G. Pulchripes sling won't kill prey anymore

[iky nikki]

My Chaco won't go after food anymore... So I figured it's not hungry. But it eats the crushed crickets I leave... Que Paso!? Lol :|

 

[rockhopper]

How often are you feeding it and how big is it?

 

[iky nikki]

About an inch.. Trying to feed it at least twice a week... Do u think it could be temperature conditions?

 

[Storm76]

About an inch.. Trying to feed it at least twice a week... Do u think it could be temperature conditions?

Uhm, more like being full and/or close to a molt, I guess. Got a picture of the little guy? Twice a week is a lot and they'll usually stop eating alltogether once full....

 

[rockhopper]

About an inch.. Trying to feed it at least twice a week... Do u think it could be temperature conditions?

I feed mine twice a week so I don't think its over fed or anything. I'd try to hold off for a week and see what happens. Maybe its not very hungry but won't pass up a meal just sitting in front of it.

 

[SamuraiSid]

I would suggest aiming to maintain a particular opisothoma size, although I cant be more specific than this. I honestly dont know how large the abdomen should be for most T's, and dont know if it varies wildly between species. I generally aim for 1.5x - 2x volume of the cephalothorax(sp?).

But as a general guideline, i suggest feeding it prey items/ dead crickets that have equal volume to the abdomen. Depending on the temperature of the enclosure would determine how often you can feed it. From my limited experience, if you can maintain 80F twice a week should be sufficient. Up here in the frozen north where temp ranges currently vary from 68F - 74F I find one adult cricket leg to be sufficient for my 1"DLS brachy's. My Lasiodora can handle a small cricket per week at these temps.

When I was using a hot box to keep my slings at ~80F, I could feed the aforementioned T's twice per week, with slightly smaller offerings each time.

 

[iky nikki]

Uhm, more like being full and/or close to a molt, I guess. Got a picture of the little guy? Twice a week is a lot and they'll usually stop eating alltogether once full....

this is my first time tryna feed him since about a week ago

 

[rockhopper]

Looks healthy to me. Just try again in a week or so.

 

[Ludedor24]

its a little fuzzy but Ide say premolt...that abdomen looks to be a solid dark color

 

[iky nikki]

its a little fuzzy but Ide say premolt...that abdomen looks to be a solid dark color

even if its still eating the dead crickets i leave for him?

 

[iky nikki]

its a little fuzzy but Ide say premolt...that abdomen looks to be a solid dark color

this is the most recent i have

 

[rockhopper]

Definitely well fed and the abdomen is looking pretty dark. I've had Ts that eat the day before a molt so just because its eating the pre-killed doesn't mean a molt isn't approaching.

 

[Ludedor24]

Ide say premolt for sure just keep it humid

 

[Toogledoo]

Looking at its butt, I'd also definately say premolt.

 

[captmarga]

Way fat. Big Booty. Keep it moist and see if it doesn't start going shiny. It might not be able to comfortably move and grab crickets!

Marga

 

[Theist 17]

Looks like premolt to me. My G. pulchripes is about one instar ahead of yours, from the look of things, and it looked fairly similar to that last picture in premolt.

Speaking of, mine just started premolt behavior in the last couple days. Hopefully, we'll both see some molts in the next few weeks!