A. seemanni hasn't eaten.

[casserole]

Hi there, so I know tarantulas will sometimes go months without accepting food but...
My A. seemanni hasn't eaten in about 1.5 years. When we first brought him home, he was eating really well, about once every couple of weeks. When he started refusing food, I assumed he was in pre-molt. He also got much angrier, started throwing up threat posture for the first time, etc. But it's been 18 months and he hasn't molted and is still displaying the same behavior.
He's maybe 3" long, and to be fair I don't actually know the sex, we just refer to it as "him". He's still moving around, webbing, and all that good stuff.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

All you can do is keep offering every so often and make sure it's hydrated.

Do you have a picture?

 

[Poonjab]

Let’s see pics of that sexy tarantula booty, bruh

 

[Matt Man]

you are doing the right things, it is either an epic pre molt or an epic fast

 

[casserole]

I know you can't see the booty well in this picture, but it's healthy looking. Hasn't gotten much smaller and definitely isn't shriveled or anything. And yeah he always has access to water! Thanks for all the replies, it's just crazy to think something can just not eat for over a year. I'll keep trying every couple of weeks!

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Needs much more substrate but i don't see anything concerning as far as your spider's appearance goes.

 

[Sterls]

As long as the abdomen is plump, don't fret. I would add more sub though.

Mine takes a while to adjust when rehoused, but eventually digs like a gopher. If you provide it more sub, it might feel more secure and start eating again.

 

[casserole]

That's a good idea, I'll definitely add more substrate for him!

 

[NukaMedia Exotics]

He's still plump so that's pretty wild. Not so sure its a male but hard to tell.

 

[KaroKoenig]

Have you tried different feeder types or smaller ones?

 

[Almadabes]

My A. seemanni just molted but took a very long time as well... not 18 months but.

I would say just make sure it has water and try a feed every 2 weeks or so, (normally I'd say a week but I'd leave yours alone more often since its been so long. perhaps it is close)

If you haven't already, try different feeders.