URGENT!!!! VERSI SLING WONT EAT AND ITS NOT IN PREMOLT!!!

[Grammostola in my heart]

HELP! my versi sling hasnt eaten for 2 weeks. She's drinking the droplets of water on the side of her enclosure, but she wont eat. she's about 3/4" to 1". will i have to forcefeed? how do i do that with such a small sling? Advice is much appreciated.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

HELP! my versi sling hasnt eaten for 2 weeks. She's drinking the droplets of water on the side of her enclosure, but she wont eat. she's about 3/4" to 1". will i have to forcefeed? how do i do that with such a small sling? Advice is much appreciated.

Hello
First off a photo of the enclosure and specimen would help greatly, what size prey do you feed it ? Shouldn't be anything larger than the abdomen, just my personal view. If it is in premolt,you will see it move sluggish drink more water and avoid prey if it is still small darkening of the mirror patch is harder to see.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

i know. im feeding her baby supers (i breed them) and shes still not eating them. shes not drinking more and her colors are bright as ever. shes in a 1/2 gallon rubbermaid jar and nothing looks abnormal. her fangs are fine.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

the supers are in oatmeal

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

at times like these i wish i had a camera

 

[Spiderman66]

When was the last time she ate

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

week and a half to two weeks

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Okay,I have had a versi not eating for about a month then bam a molt. Pictures would help greatly, otherwise I'm shooting in the dark.

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

nah. she cant be in pre molt. or anything like that. she molted just 3 weeks ago and she fasted for 1 week in her previous molts

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

gtg be back idk when

 

[tcrave]

slings will molt several times a year. my avic molts every month with it was just 3/4 of and inch then she molted every two months.now she molts every 4 months and now she is 4 inches. just give your sling time. try offering it a small cricket. take it out if she dont eat it take the cricket out. and try again three days later. if her abdomen is plum i would not worry to much. bothering it to much can cause stress.
What is the temp and humidity?. just like martin posted above a pic would help

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

temp is mid to high 70s. humidity is 70-75%

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

weird. just checked on her and shes at the bottom of her enclosure

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

she had good ventilation too, so it isnt that...... she has 3 1" 1/2 inch screen vents

 

[tcrave]

i would give her time more likely in premolt

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

but she only ate once during this molt cycle so far........

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

IS SO CONFUSED

 

[Grammostola in my heart]

why is she on the ground?

 

[tcrave]

exploring maybe.

 

[tcrave]

as long its not in a death curl i would not stress