How do I feed my tarantula??

[turgle]

I want to feed my tarantula because I think she’s hungry, given that she keeps coming out and looking for prey or is sitting near the entrance of her hide. Whenever I open the lid she gets spooked and runs back inside when I try and feed her. I am a new tarantula owner and I have an Arizona blonde. I dropped a cricket in there and closed the lid and now I’m watching to see if anything happens. Any advice or tips?

 

[Astrozombies]

Just leave her alone. If she's hungry she'll find the cricket and eat.

 

[turgle]

Just leave her alone. If she's hungry she'll find the cricket and eat.

Ok thank you! Will the cricket harm her if left alone though?

 

[Astrozombies]

Only if the spider starts to moult.

 

[DEXTER107]

Ok thank you! Will the cricket harm her if left alone though?

Or the cricket finds her (tragically).

 

[turgle]

Or the cricket finds her (tragically).

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[DEXTER107]

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I meant as crickets like to “rove” around, it will eventually meet up with a sitting T who will then catch/eat it.

 

[DustyD]

How long have you had the T? How often has it been fed? Size of the T? Pictures of the T and enclosure could help identify any issues. Also does its abdomen look full? It may not be hungry.

Finally, do you know it is a female?

 

[rawr2d2]

If my T comes out of the burrow or even peaks out, it means they're hungry and hunting. If I leave a wiggly mealworm right outside the burrow entrance, my T will grab it. They don't have to be out and grabbing right away to eat. With another T, I put the food on their web and let them find it. Remove after 24hrs if they don't find it or they just don't want it.