AhstTraotee
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 5, 2019
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Greetings from Sweden!
My fiance and I are first time T owners (our little baby is a young female B. smithi we named Zagara, kudos if you get the reference.). I've included a picture to give you more experienced peeps a better idea of her size. We were told she had apparently molted a day or two before we purchased her, and to wait a week or so before attempting to feed her.
Week passes by, and attempts have begun. We were recommended to feed her crickets, and I can only assume that was what she was eating when she was at the pet shop (a very nice location in Gothenburg that appears to have experience with exotic pets). However, when we try feeding her, one of two things happens:
1. She backs away with her legs tucked in, giving off an appearance like she's scared of the crickets.
Or 2. I cut the crickets into smaller pieces, thinking maybe their size is intimidating, and receive nothing but total disinterest in return.
I'm not too concerned about her starving yet, since I know these guys can go a good while without food (meanwhile the crickets are being gut-loaded and spoiled rotten. ), but I'm wondering how to feed her when she seems almost timid towards her food. Any advice?
My fiance and I are first time T owners (our little baby is a young female B. smithi we named Zagara, kudos if you get the reference.). I've included a picture to give you more experienced peeps a better idea of her size. We were told she had apparently molted a day or two before we purchased her, and to wait a week or so before attempting to feed her.
Week passes by, and attempts have begun. We were recommended to feed her crickets, and I can only assume that was what she was eating when she was at the pet shop (a very nice location in Gothenburg that appears to have experience with exotic pets). However, when we try feeding her, one of two things happens:
1. She backs away with her legs tucked in, giving off an appearance like she's scared of the crickets.
Or 2. I cut the crickets into smaller pieces, thinking maybe their size is intimidating, and receive nothing but total disinterest in return.
I'm not too concerned about her starving yet, since I know these guys can go a good while without food (meanwhile the crickets are being gut-loaded and spoiled rotten. ), but I'm wondering how to feed her when she seems almost timid towards her food. Any advice?