Is this Chacco Gravid OR Just Healthy???

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 8, 2009

I she too big or what? Experts Pls tell me.... Is it P90x time.... or she just a happy eater and she would do just fine???

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stevetastic · Apr 9, 2009

woah

how big is she?

Endagr8 · Apr 9, 2009

Imo:

She doesn't appear to be mature yet, therefore she can't be gravid. She does look very well fed, which is acceptable for this slow-growing species.

codykrr · Apr 9, 2009

hmmm...well to me it looks like she is fixing to molt honestly, but she isnt much of a "kicker" so its hard to see the tale tale dark patch.

Gaston · Apr 9, 2009

WOW!!!!

This chaco is very fat!!!!

she is not adult, only fed, fed and more fed....

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 9, 2009

she prolly about 1.5 from top carapace to bottom abdomen max.... she's a juvi stil.... so do i keep feeding or start fasting????

stevetastic · Apr 9, 2009

you could wait until she molts before you feed her again.

whats her feeding schedule like?

wedge07 · Apr 9, 2009

Wow, I think you take the prize for fastest T.

I would slow down on the feeding.

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 9, 2009

i give her about 2-3 med size crickets every 2-3 days... am i feeding her too much??????... she never leaves any remains..... but what i noticed is that she just recently dug her self a corner, and she curled up in it......i think she about to molt...

Lennie Collins · Apr 9, 2009

TARANTULA GOT BACK!

stevetastic · Apr 9, 2009

1-2 crickets a week is fine. and when you say curled up do you mean tucked her legs in over her carapace or culled under her?

wedge07 · Apr 9, 2009

Arachnoholic420 said:
i give her about 2-3 med size crickets every 2-3 days... am i feeding her too much??????... she never leaves any remains..... but what i noticed is that she just recently dug her self a corner, and she curled up in it......i think she about to molt...

She very well could be preparing to molt. I think it might be wise to put her on a diet maybe 1 or 2 crickets a feeding and once a week. I would make her fast for a few weeks before you start the new feeding regimen. It's not that she's not healthy right now I just think it might be a bit easier for her get around if there was a little less of her.

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 9, 2009

stevetastic said:
1-2 crickets a week is fine. and when you say curled up do you mean tucked her legs in over her carapace or culled under her?

it's curled over....not under like a death curl.... im prolly gonna put her on a diet now.. ill fast her for about two weeks and see what happens.. also ill take a pic and show you guys what im talking about....

stevetastic · Apr 9, 2009

at that size you could fast her untill she molts and then start the right diet. she has plenty to hold her over till then.

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 9, 2009

Lennie Collins said:
TARANTULA GOT BACK!

you got that right MY BABY'S GOT BACK!!!! LOL

Arachnoholic420 · Apr 9, 2009

stevetastic said:
at that size you could fast her untill she molts and then start the right diet. she has plenty to hold her over till then.

i think your right... she's due for a diet... then i'll start from scratch... thanks for the advice....

biomarine2000 · Apr 9, 2009

OMG that t is huge! I cant even get my chacos to eat regularly. I think its because they dont prefer to eat dubia. I may try feeding them my b lateralis. Apparantly they love crickets.

Rupert · Apr 9, 2009

She does look a bit big but I wouldn't worry, if you start fasting I would watch because my T was looking a bit fat so I started fasting and cut his food right down then he moulted and never eat for about 3.5 weeks and when he come out of molt he was dangerously small and Im still trying to feed him back upto a good size of what I was told 2.5 times the carcase,

continue from that does anyone have any idea how to fatten him up as its been awhile Ive been feeding twice a week now and results are slow, Im talking weeks

LeilaNami · Apr 9, 2009

I really don't understand why you guys are laughing at this. That is horribly fat T that is in severe danger of rupturing from the slightest fall. I wouldn't call that healthy at all.

Rupert · Apr 9, 2009

LeilaNami said:
I really don't understand why you guys are laughing at this. That is horribly fat T that is in severe danger of rupturing from the slightest fall. I wouldn't call that healthy at all.

Theres a chance she will get stuck severely during next molt aswell at that size, it is dangerous to let the T grow to that size, people only learn from mistakes

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