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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Martin Oosthuysen" data-source="post: 34475" data-attributes="member: 1070">HelloThis is a very debatable topic,since one group would say they can't overeat and another the opposite. Those who believe they can - growth too fast longevity of T shorter- due to fast growth the T will develop incorrectly Those believe it can't- T's are not like reptiles and will stop or refuse when enough- is it needed that a T is fed a lot ? No,since in the wild food isn't always in abundance. - males will tend to eat more due to faster growth rate than females In the end it's which side you believe,I personally can't see a T over eating at all. Is it needed ? Nope,a sling could be fed three times a week yet again up for debate. With the specific genus,grammostola will eat aggressively and suddenly stay without food for weeks even months like the famous Rosea and I've seen this with pulchripes as well.</blockquote>