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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 27885" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>Sounds fine to me. How often are you feeding it? Baby tarantulas can be fed as little as a few crickets once or twice a month, although a couple times a week is more desirable if you want them to grow faster. Some people power-feed their baby Ts; that is, feed them as much as they will eat until they reach 2 inches to get them past their fragile tiny stage. I had two slings that I power-fed and for awhile they were molting every month. However, once they pass 2 inches, resist the urge to keep power-feeding. The bigger and bulkier they get, the greater the risk of injury if they fall from something. Yes, as molting time approaches they will quit eating and the abdomen will look nice and full.</p></blockquote><p></p>