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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timc" data-source="post: 175296" data-attributes="member: 4054"><p>Most tarantulas will just fast and refuse food if they’re not hungry but this doesn’t usually happen in their spiderling phase. The only real two drawbacks to “over feeding” is if a spider has a big enough abdomen and falls from too far a height it can rupture and kill the spider (avoidable with proper husbandry) or you end up with a big fat spider that fasts for months on end and doesn’t molt for what feels like forever. Your brachypelma, as a slow growing species will be susceptible to this when it becomes a juvenile. However, at the sling stage and in your situation, feed them until they look like they’re going to pop and turn up the heat.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> It’ll likely molt sooner or later.</p></blockquote><p></p>