a. geniculta, is this power feeding?

[solaceofwinter]

thought my Giant white knee sling looked hungry so i gave her a mealworm...
do you guys think she has had enough?

if any of you dont have one of these spiders get one, too cool! i bet she would take another if i gave it to her!

 

[surena]

thought my Giant white knee sling looked hungry so i gave her a mealworm...
do you guys think she has had enough?

IT IS NEVER ENOUGH

 

[Thoth]

Yeah I'd slow down a bit on the feeding. Though A.genics are never full, mine even broke its premolt fast for a snack.

 

[Fille]

That's what I like about mine too. Her ravenous appetite.

 

[moricollins]

Cool A. genic, but i wouldn't call it a sling anymore. It's a juvenile well, in my opinion anyways....

Mori

 

[CedrikG]

I would call her a juvenile with a fat ass

 

[solaceofwinter]

still a sling in my book, about the size of a quarter. eh anyhow. she's cool, now if the l.para would catch up i wont be able to keep food in the house. not to mention the GBB... thats what is cool about T's if you cant get food for a month or 4 they'll be okay. (im joking about the 4)

 

[Mina]

It is not possible to feed a geniculata to much food, in their own opinion anyway! She is adorable!!! My Max is bigger then your little beauty, 2 1/2 inches, but believe me they eat!! Max gets 5 to 6 large crickets a week. Please don't yell at me, it is not my fault. My husband insists that if he does not have as much as that he is being starved to death. I think he would be fine with half that. Your little one would probably have gleefully taken another worm if you had offered. Just watch the worms, very high in fat.

 

[Dave C]

Very nice T.A fat T is a happy T but don't feed them to many worms.

 

[solaceofwinter]

i didnt have any crickets and she just looked at me so sad, kinda like the little shop of horrors "feed me!" look. ill get her some crix monday. at least she can get 4 days to recover and lounge around a bit. like i said i cant wait for her to get big along with the l.para. I love hungry T's.

 

[common spider]

I have 2 of them and they are pigs.The more you throw in there tanks the more they eat.Too me it is best too keep them on 2 to 5 crikets a week becuase if you give them anymore lets just say a small mouse or something they will get very large and run risk of falling and dieing from the fall.


Just my 2 cents.

 

[solaceofwinter]

my rose is fat assed and she has been around for years now. well see how she acts when she is more adult right now she digs alot but has no for sure burrow. doesnt seem to like anything ive given her. eat and molt

 

[GREF]

Hairy Legs!!

My A. genic (4"+)eats as much as i feed him! What amazes me is he never leaves anything! Not a bolus in sight! Last week i gave him a small pinkie which was devoured instantly (well in about 5 hours) leaving not a trace . I don't think he even put it down for a second.

GREF

 

[Ralph]

Yup～mine has a big appetite too. thats amazing.
mine is over 17Cm Ls now. a female.
she's aways eating too much crickets one times.
and i feed her a Mouse some times.
very good feeling i got from her.like her so much.

 

[gustavowright]

Nice genic..what a huge butt.

 

[curiousbob]

Someone's got some junk in the trunk. :}

 

[tarsier]

holy cow. that T is fat.

 

[Big and Hairy]

LOL. My big female has a huge ass also. Her appetite is endless.

 

[AfterTheAsylum]

I have two 5inch genics. They eat like mad. I would say power feed the hell out of it until it gets a decent size, then you can cut back. Most people disagree completely with power feeding because of climbing and falling and they think it shortens lifespans. Give it the desired conditions/surroundings and it will sit pretty in it's burrow and never move.

 

[Prometheusmum]

I have 2 of them and they are pigs.

Not pigs! SPIDER! Lol! I'm silly!

A fed spider is a happy spider, and judging by the size of the big boy, it's happier then I've ever been! :razz: