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how can she be in premolt? shes only eaten once
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URGENT!!!! VERSI SLING WONT EAT AND ITS NOT IN PREMOLT!!!
- Thread starter Grammostola in my heart
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nah shes cleaning
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Spiders stop eating for random reasons. If she is not in a death curl and has a water source, I would not worry too much.
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never heard of an avic doing it though
my avic is all over her enclosure and on the ground. every t has different personalities
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dont own a camera. her abdomen is okay, about the size of her cephalothorax. her colors are at full brightness, shes not drinking more than normal, and shes fast as ever. not sluggish at all. compared to my pre-molt g.pulchripes, the avic seems like it just came out of a molt.
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yeah....... heh. just freaking out because ive never had a sling go that long without food
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You wouldn't want to have my B. Boehmei sling, lol. It molted not long after I got it (spent about a month in its burrow, not eating), had a few meals, went into its bottle cap hide about a month ago, sealed itself off and hasn't eaten since. It's driving me nuts, lol! I can occasionally see it because it dug out a little peep hole on the side, so at least I know it's alive.
My Versi juvi is constantly moving up and down its webbing tube, probably depending on where the warmest spot is. Right now it's sitting at the bottom. I reckon it could be in premolt, as it, like yours hasn't eaten in a while (about 2 weeks) and is staring to look a little duller than before.
I guess, Tarantulas just grow when they need to and don't keep to a certain time frame. Not spiders, but my corn snakes often have phases where they shed only a month after their last time and they only get fed once a month.
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my parents murdered my snake.....
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Keep an eye on your sling. If it stays on the ground for long periods of time then there might be something wrong. Substrate should be dry with good cross ventilation and a water bowl should be present. This is also a T that does not like to be disturbed too often.
Without seeing the setup it will be difficult to diagnose the if there is a problem.
Without seeing the setup it will be difficult to diagnose the if there is a problem.
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The enclosure seems to be rather large for a 1" sling. She may not be able to find her prey.
Just a thought.
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she has a HUGE web. thats why i gave her such a large enclosure. i always put the prey right next to her. also, she suddenly got REALLY dark overnight.
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wrong timestamp
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It might just be the angle of the picture: Does it have anything to climb, like a branch or bark piece? I can see the plant behind the enclosure, but can't see if there's anything inside.
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nothing in there... i know i should give her cork bark or something, but i dont know how to shape it
