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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Adraps11" data-source="post: 66278" data-attributes="member: 4220"><p>I'm waiting for my A. Hentzi to come out in the open before feeding it. I can't tell if it's colors are completely back yet, but it's been two weeks since it shed it's skin. With my flashlight all I can tell is that it looks solid, the carapace looks tan or a light in color. I don't like just throwing insects into the enclosure, because the hide is so large, if she didn't want the food, and it kept annoying her, I'd have to rip up everything, just to get to it. Doing that runs the risk getting hit with urticating hairs. Hopefully my pet cave will do some decorating soon! I hardly ever see her, unless she's wandering around in premolt, I want to power feed her for a few weeks, so she can get her strength back. After she eats again I'll relax. I'll try feeding tomorrow and see what happens. I wish my local beardie/feeder guy had some regular fast moving cockroaches. I've only visited him once, next time we'll get a complete look at all the feeders he has. Dubia roaches are good at playing dead and digging into the substrate! I did have to clean the cage recently, and the T didn't lay down any more webbing, so the web network is down. lol I have a jar with 5 darkling beetles and was intending to feed those to her, but read somewhere that Ts don't like them, but I remember my rose hair digging one up and eating it. My other option is to start out with a few crickets, even though I hate them, they are lively and most likely to get a response out of the T. I'd actually prefer June Beetles, medium sized kaydids, or cicadas as feeders. Imagine having a room full of mature male cicadas with a few females thrown in. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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