Amblypygid fasting

[jhjhj]

My Damon diadema has been refusing food for almost two months. Her opisthosoma isn’t fat whatsoever and it doesn’t look like premoult, and the last time she moulted was something like 4 months ago (this was the moult into maturity).
Should I be worried? Is this simply premoult?

On another note, my much younger Phrynus decoratus is in the same situation, though it’s opisthosoma is pretty fat. My main concern here is the fact that it’s been in this state for a very long time, something like 3 and a half months. It is missing a walking leg, does premoult tend to last longer when limbs are missing?

If pictures would help, I can provide some.
Thanks in advance!

 

[xXTristinaXx]

Pics

 

[GardenDrag0n]

Pics would help. I'm a relatively new Amblypygid keeper and it took me far too long to realize that my animal's fasting appeared to be related to low humidity. I was letting the substrate dry out too much. Maybe that's it?

 

[Edan bandoot]

Pictures of the bug and enclosure

 

[jhjhj]

By some coincidence, the diadema ate last night .

Decoratus ran to the bottom of the styrofoam when I turned the lights on for a picture, so the animal itself is hard to see but you can see the pill vial it’s in.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Fasting isn't abnormal. Damon never seem to look fat regardless of how much they eat. Adults also tend to eat less frequently than juveniles to begin with. If moisture and temperature are within the correct range for the animal and the enclosure is appropriate for the animal, then you don't need to worry about fasting.

 

[wizentrop]

Sounds like normal behavior to me, even for the decoratus (although I expect it more in adults, not juveniles). Sometimes my adult P. decoratus go on 5 months with no feeding. Must be some seasonal activity pattern going on with this species.

 

[mantisfan101]

What are you feeding them? Imo diadema only really went crazy over crickets

 

[jhjhj]

Crickets

The diadema ate, I guess i'll have to wait until it changes season for the decoratus!