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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heretic" data-source="post: 224747" data-attributes="member: 41495">It is very common for stressed Tarantulas to refuse food. There is another thread I just saw where the owner says the T is just sitting in a corner with its legs covering its body. This is a shielding tactic stressed Ts use to protect themselves. Water is very important as said.The T could be in pre-molt and may not eat for a long time and no one is going to be able to tell you how long that will be.  I've heard stories of Ts refusing to eat for a year.  Its hard to believe but that is the extreme case of it.Some Ts will stop eating and die as well.  The enclosure may be so far off from what it needs the stress might keep it in defensive mode and it will never eat if it feels always threatened.If you cant post a pic of it please describe it as much as possible. We need to know exact coloration and that should give people a clue as to what it needs.This could also be a male at the end of its normal life. Depending on where the kid got it many people will sell old males that only live for a few years to make a quick buck knowing its gonna die in a few months.</blockquote>