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Normal Behavior?

TheSuperSoaker

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3 Year Member
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Well I have an 3in cobalt blue. 12in of substrate, heat pad, plants, all the works in her enclosure. She use to eat every chance she got but its been a few days since I fed her anf threw her a cricket last night and she completely ignored it. So I tried again this morning and same thing completely ignored it. So I touched her with a paint brush and normally she's right on it ready to attack but shes just been docile and not being bothered by it. Just weird if you ask me. Thoughts?
 

torstrum

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somtimes they don't eat the cricket right away, I'd take it out after a day, give her 5-7 days and try again. If she's getting ready to molt you(MAY) notice some lightening/dulling of her color. Being lazy/docile is a general sign of premolt. you don't want to overfeed her in general, but ESPECIALLY approaching a molt. If her abdomen is too big it can cause problems in the molt that could potentially be fatal
 
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