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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 56925" data-attributes="member: 1152">I have several species of tarantulas that seem to recognize seasonal weather shifts and either stop eating. slow down their eating, or bury themselves in their hides for the winter months. Although my tarantula room is heated, they seem to key into some environmental cue (I'm guessing it's the drier air and slightly lower temps) that tells them that it's time to lay off the food for a bit. For two years, my G. pulchripes slings both buried themselves for several months. For three years straight, my Aphonopelma schmidti buried herself starting in October, as did both of my M. balfouri young adults. Lower temperatures also lead to lower metabolisms, so just about all of my Ts will slow down on the eating and molting during the winter months, and most speed up during the warm summer months.</blockquote>