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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 81645" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>i've found avics to be picky.  Both of mine will not eat if the food is the size of their abdomen or larger, it has to be smaller or they run from it.  Also neither of mine will venture out of their web to eat, unless the roach is like on the leaf beside the opening to the web tunnel then they'll snag it and go back in.  But if the roach is on the leaves above, or on the substrate below, it stays there unharmed.  I've got a roach that has molted in the versicolors enclosre cause i can't get it out without tearing her web tunnels all apart. it hides under the web right under her and sits there.  I've been dribbling a bit of roach food on the substrate for it and it's now Raven's pet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>