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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steph" data-source="post: 41112" data-attributes="member: 3015">Hello,I posted about the 3rd week of Jan reporting that my Brachypelma smithii sling (hatched late fall/early winter of 2013) had closed herself (I know, technically still to early to know gender) off in her burrow around Jan 1st, and being a 1st-time baby T owner, I was more than a bit curious as to how long a juvenile of that age range could go without eating, as generally her previous pre-molts hadn't been more than 2-3 weeks. Okay, well the sling, still closed off in her burrow (she's fully visible to me at all times in there with where she located the burrow) finally molted about 4 days ago. I have, all this time, never stopped spritzing the enclosure every 2-3 days, but now I'm REALLY wondering how long she can continue without food?  I realize it takes about 5-7 days for a T's new exoskeleton to harden post-molt, and when I posted with the original question, one of the responses I got explained that T's may seal up their burrow entrance to stay warm in winter. So I'm appealing to the nice folks on the forum for more guidance regarding this. I had an adult Grammastola rosa female about 20 years ago, so this baby T is all new territory here. I have been consulting my copy of the Tarantula Keepers handbook, I just don't recall any of the sling-related info going into this, as I know the author can't anticipate every situation. Thanks for your guidance on this.    Steph</blockquote>

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