Great Basin Ben
Arachnosquire
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- Oct 2, 2010
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Hi there everyone,
I recently purchased a beautiful Aphonopelma bicoloratum female, (approx. 3 3/4 inces), a few weeks ago, and was getting worried because she hadn't eaten the first 3 times I offered her food.
However, after a careful pouring over of Schutlzs' book, I did exactly as recommended, and added a couple of crickets prior to dark hour, and didn't bother her. If they were still in there in the morning, I'd remove them, and repeat a couple of nights later. I watched her drink from her water dish, so dehydration, wasn't really a concern. BUT, this morning, the CRICKETS were GONE!
Has anyone else her had this kind of timidity towards feeding from their A. bicoloratum ? She does seem to be afraid of her own shadow, but is slowly warming up, almost as much as my A. eutylenum has. All in all, the Mexican Bloodlegs, are QUITE beautiful, docile, and wonderful T's, but mine seemed to be on a bit of a hunger strike. I'm glad to see she's finally regaining her appetite. She's not showing any obvious signs of pre-molt, and I realize that this means next to nothing, but I'm assuming that with her newly refound thirst for cricket insides, that she's still a little ways off from any molting.
Anyway, thanks for looking, and if anyone else has any A. bicoloratum keeping experience, I'd love to hear how your's eat.
I recently purchased a beautiful Aphonopelma bicoloratum female, (approx. 3 3/4 inces), a few weeks ago, and was getting worried because she hadn't eaten the first 3 times I offered her food.
However, after a careful pouring over of Schutlzs' book, I did exactly as recommended, and added a couple of crickets prior to dark hour, and didn't bother her. If they were still in there in the morning, I'd remove them, and repeat a couple of nights later. I watched her drink from her water dish, so dehydration, wasn't really a concern. BUT, this morning, the CRICKETS were GONE!
Has anyone else her had this kind of timidity towards feeding from their A. bicoloratum ? She does seem to be afraid of her own shadow, but is slowly warming up, almost as much as my A. eutylenum has. All in all, the Mexican Bloodlegs, are QUITE beautiful, docile, and wonderful T's, but mine seemed to be on a bit of a hunger strike. I'm glad to see she's finally regaining her appetite. She's not showing any obvious signs of pre-molt, and I realize that this means next to nothing, but I'm assuming that with her newly refound thirst for cricket insides, that she's still a little ways off from any molting.
Anyway, thanks for looking, and if anyone else has any A. bicoloratum keeping experience, I'd love to hear how your's eat.