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  1. UralOwl

    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    I know this thread is old now, but I thought I'd update on this in case anyone ever stumbles upon this and is curious on the outcome (spoiler: it didn't end well) So, I believe I already mentioned in this thread that she managed to molt. Her missing fang did regrow, but not fully. Both her...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    I noticed when changing her water this morning. I decided to get a quick look while I was at it, as I was surprised to see she had suddenly molted, but otherwise have left her alone. I'll check up on her again in a few days and see how she's doing, then probably try offering a waxworm in 2-3...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    So I have an update on this: She molted just last night. I haven't had a great look at her yet as she's still very fresh. I noticed her chelicerae is slightly white (which is a little weird, it's not something I've ever noticed before with other Ts after they've molted) and her fangs (!) are...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    The humidity in her enclosure has usually been around 60% - 65% (a little lower in the winter sometimes, bit higher in the summer), and the humidity in the room in general is usually kept around 50% or higher. I try not to let it get too low, hence overflowing the water dish, but I think the...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Yes, I always take out any uneaten bugs, usually within 10-30 minutes if it's obvious they aren't going to eat, just in case. Unfortunately, I can't get any good photos of her fangs/chelicera currently. The scarring looks very similar to another "bad" molt I witnessed with a male T that went...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Mostly bone dry, I often overflowed the area near the water dish so it was moist around that section in case she ever needed/wanted it, but she mostly just kept clear anyway. I only occasionally see her near the water dish, and most of the time when I do, she's drinking.
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Currently, yes. There were no feeder bugs in her enclosure during her molt however.
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Unfortunately, not really. She's still alive, and I've been continuing to try to feed her bug soup and waxworms, but have decreased it to once every 2 weeks now. Main reasons being because I'm still not sure if she's eating the soup, and she can sometimes spend hours trying to pick up a waxworm...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Yes, she's been very interested in live waxworms I've been trying to feed her, but she keeps dropping them due to not having fangs. She'll keep attempting to eat them for a good half hour or so though. Good to hear your T managed to pull through. I've been keeping an eye on mine and I think she...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    I didn't notice the water going down much previously, and I have seen her at the water dish once or twice. I'll try and start feeding her by syringe ASAP though, as soon as I get one. Yeah, my Ts generally don't drink much so I did think it was a bit weird. I've lost a T before due to what I...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    She's actually been drinking quite a lot, I've noticed her water dish nearly empty a few times now, so I've been topping up her water 1-2 times a day. She has a fairly sizeable enclosure so I could definitely fit another water dish in there. Thanks for the suggestion on feeding her through a...
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    G. pulchra lost fangs in molt, how can I feed her?

    Hi all, So my old female Grammostola pulchra recently molted and... it wasn't too successful. Sadly, it seems one of her fangs is completely missing, and the other is deformed and hanging off to the side. I've never actually had this happen before with any of my Ts, I've had some lose a leg or...
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    Aphonopelma chalcodes curling legs and twitching

    She mostly showed no interest, sometimes she would kinda "chase" it for a bit, then lose interest. Sometimes she'd slam the ground where the cricket was moving as well, but it seemed more like a defensive strike than her trying to eat it. Unfortunately, she passed away 2 days ago overnight. Her...
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    Aphonopelma chalcodes curling legs and twitching

    I did try lightly soaking half of the substrate for the past week or so, but she just stayed away from it. She's always had access to water from her dish but despite hanging around it a lot, I'm unsure if she's drinking from it. She doesn't seem to be moving around much in the ICU at the moment...
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    Aphonopelma chalcodes curling legs and twitching

    I've had my A. chalcodes for nearly 10 years now, she was the second spider I ever got. She last molted about 3 months ago now, and ever since she's been a bit on the weird side. She's been more "grumpy" than usual, flicking hairs a lot for no apparent reason, hovering over her water dish a lot...
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    Euathlus Sp. "red" dying?

    I've had my adult female Euathlus sp. "red" for about 6-7 years now (she was an adult when I got her). She was wild caught, and pregnant when I received her. Recently she hasn't been eating or drinking for about a year now. She's gone on long food fasts before, which hasn't really worried me...
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    Can tarantulas get phantom pregnancies?

    Thanks, I love owls as well, been looking to try and get into falconry once I graduate in July. I got excited when there were some owls at my campus last week, though unfortunately they were just there for the day as part of a display rather than a new edition to our animal unit (studying at an...
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    Can tarantulas get phantom pregnancies?

    Same, it's a bit depressing seeing the spider put so much effort into nothing.
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    Can tarantulas get phantom pregnancies?

    That's strange, here's the direct links to them: https://imgur.com/JACtWH5 https://imgur.com/HXzSqU9 https://imgur.com/3FYaCQL I've never had one of my Ts produce phantom sacs before, so it got me a bit worried. Thanks for your input though, never knew they can produce false eggsacs before.
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    Can tarantulas get phantom pregnancies?

    So I apologise if this sounds a bit stupid, but is it possible for tarantulas to have phantom pregnancies/eggsacs? Recently my adult female Brachypelma Albiceps dug up a lot of the substrate next to her water dish (and dumped it in her water dish, nothing unusual, she seems to hate her water...
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