How long can my T's go without eating?

[InternetSwag]

Hi guys, most of my T's have now gone almost 2 month without eating.
Its winter now in my country and they're all kinda like hibernating. Either buried themselves or just kinda lazing about.

None of my feeding attempts have been successful. Though they are kinda fat if I look at them. I probably got them to fast now because they ate massive worms last time.

 

[Rs50matt]

Fasting is a possibility. They can go a long time without food. 2 years isn’t unheard of. Water is more important so as long as they have access to that they’ll be fine and eat when ready.

 

[Nunua]

My small B. auratum sling went without food for 5 months

 

[PanzoN88]

Fasting is a possibility. They can go a long time without food. 2 years isn’t unheard of. Water is more important so as long as they have access to that they’ll be fine and eat when ready.

I will echo this statement, because my T. albopilosus Nicaragua female did this for nearly for that amount of time.

 

[Lawrence b]

My Grammostola pulchripes often fast for periods of time with no ill affects .

 

[ThatGuy83]

Spiders in general can go long periods without feeding. There was a study mentioned in the Biology of Spiders where a black widow survived for 200 days without eating.

 

[Diggs]

Yeah I have one like that, Selenotypus sp. it's winter here as well, it closed of it's burrow entrances and molted, that was 63 days ago. I can see it and the molt at the bottom of it's burrow, it will tap it's legs or turn around whenever I check on it, still alive, so not worried, it's gonna do what it wants to do. Spring time in a month, maybe it'll surface then.

 

[Avicularia Kael]

My T. albopilosum went 11 months.

 

[timc]

As long as they want. If you want to avoid fasting feed less frequently, something like a cricket a week for adults, but even that’s no guarantee. My T. albopilosum went close to six months without a meal before. It’s right up there with AB as the most frustrating part of this hobby...

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Bigger feeders you can expect longer time between feedings. Also, if your temps are 60-70 fahrenheit, this will also slow down their growth. Most of mine barely ate all winter long when my T room was kept at 70F. Once summer came and its now 80F+ in the room they are eating and molting like crazy.