Small Abdomen on G. Porteri

[Tuskedwings]

what it says in the title her abdomen is 2/3 the size of her carapace, is this any need for concern or nah?

 

[Chubbs]

A small abdomen isn't a bad thing. Tarantulas who have recently molted often have smaller abdomen. It doesn't mean the spider is necessarily starving or dehydrated. As long as there is water available at all times and you're offering food, then there's no need to be concerned.

 

[MassExodus]

Gonna have to disagree. A small abdomen can be a very bad thing..

 

[Chubbs]

Gonna have to disagree. A small abdomen can be a very bad thing..

A shriveled abdomen can be. There's no reason to assume that just because your tarantula has a small abdomen that it's in poor health. A small abdomen can simply mean that the tarantula hasn't eaten many meals since its last molt. The abdomen isn't always going to be plump. It will vary in size depending on where the spider is at in its molt cycle.

 

[MassExodus]

A spider with a small abdomen, that hast eaten many meals since its last molt, is much more prone to dehydration then a well fed spider. That's why I don't like small abdomens. There's no good reason to allow it, unless it's just refusing to eat. Just my opinion.

 

[Entity]

A large abdomen does make one feel more at ease about the health of their spider, no doubt about that. But as long as they have water and u keep offering them food, they r deciding how big their abdomens are pretty much.

 

[T Freak]

I have a p Metallica sling with a super small abdomen but it’s not shriveled and it just molted it’s on day 4 after the moly and I’m going to pop a cricket in tomorrow I’m pretty sure it’s ready now but those fangs sure r hard to see lol. N before the moly it wouldn’t eat for awhile so I’m hoping it will be just fine.

 

[Arachnoclown]

I have a p Metallica sling with a super small abdomen but it’s not shriveled and it just molted it’s on day 4 after the moly and I’m going to pop a cricket in tomorrow I’m pretty sure it’s ready now but those fangs sure r hard to see lol. N before the moly it wouldn’t eat for awhile so I’m hoping it will be just fine.

I'll respond for you since this thread is really old. After three days your sling is good to eat. The big misconception with feeding aftermolting is mainly for juveniles and adults. Slings can eat much sooner.

 

[T Freak]

I'll respond for you since this thread is really old. After three days your sling is good to eat. The big misconception with feeding aftermolting is mainly for juveniles and adults. Slings can eat much sooner.

Thank you. I did offer a cricket to both my p Metallica and my GBB slings which had both molted on the same day lol and they both readily took their crickets and this morning the abdomens looked really nice
Now I’ll know for the future as I tend to buy all my T’s as slings.