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Strange G.Rosea eating habits?
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<blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 51868" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>David, after owning her for awhile you'll relax, and it won't bother you so much. They eat when they want to eat, if they don't it's no big deal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> You'll see many people say things like "feed slings two times a week, juvies once a week, adults every 2 weeks or every month", but those are general guidelines, not meant to be strict rules you must adhere to. How many times a sling will eat a week depends on what prey items you're feeding and how large the item is. The simple fact is, every spider is different, with different habits for eating and molting and wandering, and that behavior will change periodically. It's not just roseas that fast, either, other species do it as well. Mature males of any species are notorious for it. Some spiders will go into a long pre-molt, others will enter pre-molt and molt quickly after that. Some will be moody, some won't, regardless of species. Some roseas will bite you readily, some are as tame as pet rocks...until they have a bad day. This applies to every species of spider you can name. Sorry, I'm long winded when I'm in a good mood <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" /> Hope this helped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MassExodus, post: 51868, member: 4086"] David, after owning her for awhile you'll relax, and it won't bother you so much. They eat when they want to eat, if they don't it's no big deal :) You'll see many people say things like "feed slings two times a week, juvies once a week, adults every 2 weeks or every month", but those are general guidelines, not meant to be strict rules you must adhere to. How many times a sling will eat a week depends on what prey items you're feeding and how large the item is. The simple fact is, every spider is different, with different habits for eating and molting and wandering, and that behavior will change periodically. It's not just roseas that fast, either, other species do it as well. Mature males of any species are notorious for it. Some spiders will go into a long pre-molt, others will enter pre-molt and molt quickly after that. Some will be moody, some won't, regardless of species. Some roseas will bite you readily, some are as tame as pet rocks...until they have a bad day. This applies to every species of spider you can name. Sorry, I'm long winded when I'm in a good mood :D Hope this helped. [/QUOTE]
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