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<blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 58935" data-attributes="member: 3949"><p>There has been some speculation that an extremely overfed animal could rupture its opisthosoma (abdomen) but I've never heard of that happening except for when the tarantula experienced some sort of trauma, like a fall or shipping mishap. Obesity is dangerous for everything else, so although we don't know about the effects of obesity on tarantulas many assume it isn't good for them, either.</p><p></p><p>Again, there's nothing wrong with powerfeeding a spiderling. Extra food just becomes growth. For adults, they just seem to get fat and then refuse food until they reach their normal molting time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thistles, post: 58935, member: 3949"] There has been some speculation that an extremely overfed animal could rupture its opisthosoma (abdomen) but I've never heard of that happening except for when the tarantula experienced some sort of trauma, like a fall or shipping mishap. Obesity is dangerous for everything else, so although we don't know about the effects of obesity on tarantulas many assume it isn't good for them, either. Again, there's nothing wrong with powerfeeding a spiderling. Extra food just becomes growth. For adults, they just seem to get fat and then refuse food until they reach their normal molting time. [/QUOTE]
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