Worrying Hunger Complications

[Adrian le Plastrier]

Hi All

I was just wondering if it is possible if you can give me some advice on my T's.

I have Lasiodora klugi (Bahia scarlet birdeater) and a Grammostola rosea (Chilean Rose) and both of them are not eating. I am worried about them as their rumps are small and they not accepting food.
The food is easily accessible and I feed them almost on a daily basis.
This is not the case for my Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue) as she will gladly accept 3 crickets at a time.

It is still summer here in South Africa and the weather is warm, so it cant be Hibernation. The Birdeater molted about a month ago, and she is still not eating.

Please advise me, as i am worried and dont want my T's to die

Thanks

 

[HungryGhost]

Photos of the tarantulas would help.

 

[Adrian le Plastrier]

i will get some and post tomorrow

 

[R.NUTT]

I wouldn't be too concerned about the G.rosea, she/he might be fasting. My rose fasted for months before, I still tried to feed her every week but she didn't want any of it. As for the scarlet I have no idea. Could be related to pre-molt or potential stress maybe.

 

[DVirginiana]

If you've been feeding the rosea every day it's not surprising that it went off food. It's probably just fasting. They're known for fasting months at a time.

 

[Adrian le Plastrier]

Heya everybody

So i have pictures as requested.
With the G.Rosea i can understand her not eating, as I have seen reports where they can go without food for a long time, sometimes up to 6 months or longer.

 

[R.NUTT]

Doesn't look like it's starving, just keep trying to feed it every week or so, f you're really worried you could try every 3 days but I'm sure when your T is hungry it will happily accept food. I think this is the reason why people such as jon3800 feed their Ts once a month, however I think weekly is probably the most suitable.

 

[Adrian le Plastrier]

Thank you for your response, and the reasons for my querie is that my scarlet never rejected food. I moved her into a new tank in Jan, to which she seems happy, and was accepting food. Then she started not accepting food then did her first molt in the new cage. It has been 3-4 weeks since her molt, and she isn't accepting the food. She can see it and she knows it is there, just she isnt in attack mode...

 

[spidey noob]

i wouldnt worry to much they will eat when there hungry !!! just wondering what feeders u use & have u tryed something diffrent ???

 

[Adrian le Plastrier]

i wouldnt worry to much they will eat when there hungry !!! just wondering what feeders u use & have u tryed something diffrent ???

ok cool, i'l keep feeding them once a week, and see how that goes. i change between crickets and roaches