Drinking

[bunniegh]

i have had my T for a week now and I have not seen her drink.

 

[TownesVanZandt]

i have had my T for a week now and I have not seen her drink.

Well, give it its one-week sober chip then! Jokes aside though, Ts don´t drink that often from their water bowls, but they do and you should always keep it filled

 

[spookyvibes]

i have had my T for a week now and I have not seen her drink.

This is normal, it’s not common to catch them drinking. As long as her abdomen isn’t shriveled, I wouldn’t worry.

 

[Minty]

I have never seen any of my tarantulas drink. As above, nothing to worry about unless there is a shrivelled looking abdomen.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

They like to do a lot of things when you're not watching so always a good idea to keep a full water dish

 

[sasker]

You will rarely see them drink (if ever), but if you do it is one of the cutest things to behold. Face dunked in the water, butt in the air, very dramatically They stay like this for quite some time, too.

 

[weibkreux]

Of all my Ts, my LP is the one I caught drinking most of the time. I also witnessed my P. regalis and B. hamorii drink once. But I do catch them dumping substrate on their water dish most of the times.

 

[s dave]

Of all my Ts, my LP is the one I caught drinking most of the time. I also witnessed my P. regalis and B. hamorii drink once. But I do catch them dumping substrate on their water dish most of the times.

The struggle is real!

 

[Dry Desert]

i have had my T for a week now and I have not seen her drink.

If you are really worried lightly spray a corner of the enclosure, the T may not be used to drinking from standing water. As others have said you will probably hardly ever witness it drinking though.

 

[FrDoc]

It has been my experience that this is a specimen, not species, dependent situation. The most pointed example I have to make my point are my two B. vagans, one I have never seen drink, and rarely do I have to fill its water dish. The other’s dish is empty every few days, and when I fill it, within a few minutes it straddles the dish and drinks for several minutes. It’s a lush.

 

[Ellenantula]

I've only caught a few of mine drinking -- it always pix worthy (I have no life! --lol)
But they do drink when they need to -- probably while you're catching some ZZZZs.
But they do drink!

[edited a dozen times, can't get proper pictures uploaded, sorry]

 

[SonsofArachne]

I have 93 T's (not bragging.......okay, maybe a little), I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen a T drink.

 

[Vanisher]

Biggest chance to see them drink is before and after a moult. But if one have a large collection, its not uncommon to see them drink

 

[Ratmosphere]

I usually witness my tarantulas/true spiders drinking from their water dish late at night. Only seen it about 4 times however.

 

[Katiekooleyes]

Seen one of mine drink twice, ever. And both times were just before a molt. Never seen either of the others drink.

 

[Flashback]

I've never seen my drink. I thought I saw him drinking once, but that was false alarm. I was even curious on if he knew where the water dish was even if he was thirsty. I mean he's climbed over it before, so I'm assuming he knows when he is stepping in water ???

 

[Tenebrarius]

only seen my avic and my P platyomma drink.

 

[Keke713]

Always keep a dish full and camera ready!

 

[Lenita]

‘‘Tis a rarity! They probably drink at night. My big T has taken to pooing in her water bowl instead of drinking from it

 

[viper69]

i have had my T for a week now and I have not seen her drink.

You have watched your T 24/7 100% of the time?


Even if you have, no guarantee it's thirsty.