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<blockquote data-quote="Salatia" data-source="post: 222644" data-attributes="member: 38837"><p>Re. Realising you removed the cricket - it's very handy to have a note of when you feed a T, whether they catch their dinner there and then or not, signs they've fed like seeing them make the catch/removing the bolus/remains of the prey you fed that time (which doesn't necessarily mean it was that feeder, if you have a T who likes to stash their rubbish and only occasionally chucks some out, but its information!), and if (and maybe when) you decide to remove a living feeder. It provides patterns to follow, and helps in these situations! </p><p></p><p>Glad they came out okay! I wouldn't be surprised if tarantulas without existing molt complications are pretty resilient when molting - barring extremes. Thing is a lot of potential complications are things we cant easily see, so it's likely easier to assume that any messing could be the difference between then making it or not. There are tonnes of occasions where they've survived through complicated molts, sometimes with eventual assistance, but it's very possible that wouldn't have happened had they been disturbed etc. early on. We are working blind to a point, so it's best to be as hands off as possible and leave them to what they've been managing successfully for a very long time. There are still very limited occasions that we can be of help - it's useful to know when those are, still, but otherwise we need to trust them.</p><p></p><p>On the other side, don't trust any feeder with mouth parts that can harm a T, and look at effective ways of mitigating this. Some crush the head, as the body will still move for a time on many insects. This can cost more feeders in the long run if it is ignored and then the T shows signs of interest in food after remains are removed/won't scavenge but in most cases it's fine to wait until you would otherwise next feed anyway. At the start, it's very easy to see a 'hungry' T and respond to it, even for those of us who are used to limiting their mammalian pet's food. But I've learned that for some that's a very good way to result in a long fast - which is way more anxiety causing that me telling them they've got a fat rear and don't need any food today, or feeding but making a note to push their next likely feed back a bit.</p><p></p><p>Sorry that was a lot!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salatia, post: 222644, member: 38837"] Re. Realising you removed the cricket - it's very handy to have a note of when you feed a T, whether they catch their dinner there and then or not, signs they've fed like seeing them make the catch/removing the bolus/remains of the prey you fed that time (which doesn't necessarily mean it was that feeder, if you have a T who likes to stash their rubbish and only occasionally chucks some out, but its information!), and if (and maybe when) you decide to remove a living feeder. It provides patterns to follow, and helps in these situations! Glad they came out okay! I wouldn't be surprised if tarantulas without existing molt complications are pretty resilient when molting - barring extremes. Thing is a lot of potential complications are things we cant easily see, so it's likely easier to assume that any messing could be the difference between then making it or not. There are tonnes of occasions where they've survived through complicated molts, sometimes with eventual assistance, but it's very possible that wouldn't have happened had they been disturbed etc. early on. We are working blind to a point, so it's best to be as hands off as possible and leave them to what they've been managing successfully for a very long time. There are still very limited occasions that we can be of help - it's useful to know when those are, still, but otherwise we need to trust them. On the other side, don't trust any feeder with mouth parts that can harm a T, and look at effective ways of mitigating this. Some crush the head, as the body will still move for a time on many insects. This can cost more feeders in the long run if it is ignored and then the T shows signs of interest in food after remains are removed/won't scavenge but in most cases it's fine to wait until you would otherwise next feed anyway. At the start, it's very easy to see a 'hungry' T and respond to it, even for those of us who are used to limiting their mammalian pet's food. But I've learned that for some that's a very good way to result in a long fast - which is way more anxiety causing that me telling them they've got a fat rear and don't need any food today, or feeding but making a note to push their next likely feed back a bit. Sorry that was a lot! [/QUOTE]
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