Are my cuties in premolt??🙂🙂

[Cheeto puff]

Hey I got them 2 months ago I was feeding them and they’re weren’t eating I got 2 crickets basically in their fangs they won’t eat are they in pre molt???
here they are

 

[Liquifin]

It's hard to say based on the pictures since you can't get a clear shot on just the abdomen without the enclosure lid or webbing in the way. The abdomen is fat for sure and is probably too full to eat more. So it's overweight for sure and can go a long while without eating. Now the mesh can pose a potential hazard in future so I recommend finding someway to deal with it. Overall, the enclosure could use a bit of a adjustment, but the spider is looking fine.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Are you serious?????
What kind of crazy photos are those where anyone can actually see anything????

Take a clear, unobstructed photo of the abdomen.

 

[viper69]

Are you serious?????
What kind of crazy photos are those where anyone can actually see anything????

I liked those words a lot

 

[Cheeto puff]

Are you serious?????
What kind of crazy photos are those where anyone can actually see anything????

Take a clear, unobstructed photo of the abdomen.

Are you serious?????
What kind of crazy photos are those where anyone can actually see anything????

I liked those words a lot

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I get that you don’t want to disturb your T there and his/her abdomen does look plump. What do you mean that you got crickets in their fangs, but refused to eat? I’m confused by that statement. Also, you’ll want to replace the mesh lid with drilled acrylic, so your spider doesn’t get its little claws caught in that mesh.

 

[Cheeto puff]

I get that you don’t want to disturb your T there and his/her abdomen does look plump. What do you mean that you got crickets in their fangs, but refused to eat? I’m confused by that statement. Also, you’ll want to replace the mesh lid with drilled acrylic, so your spider doesn’t get its little claws caught in that mesh.

I put a cricket up to his/her mouth is what I mean

Als

I get that you don’t want to disturb your T there and his/her abdomen does look plump. What do you mean that you got crickets in their fangs, but refused to eat? I’m confused by that statement. Also, you’ll want to replace the mesh lid with drilled acrylic, so your spider doesn’t get its little claws caught in that mesh.

o this is the only cage that’s cheap we don’t have a lot of money

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Ah, you mean tong feeding. They will generally hunt okay on their own if you drop in an appropriately sized feeder, or you could put a prekilled cricket on the web and see if (s)he takes it during a 24 hr window. If not, remove it. Don’t need to buy a new cage, just change out the mesh on the lid with a cut to fit piece of acrylic glued in with aquarium silicone (with plenty of time to cure). Just make sure you drill some holes in the acrylic first for ventilation. There are premade ones on Etsy (tinker frames) but I don’t know how much those are.
Heres also a super helpful post on Avicularia care. Lots of good stuff there.

Avicularia Husbandry?

Hi! I'm new to the forum and am unsure if this is the right place for this, but I was wondering if there's anything I should know in advance before purchasing an Avicularia genus? (specifically, I have my eye on some a. metallica slings) I've done some reading, but being that I've only ever had...

arachnoboards.com

 

[cold blood]

this is the only cage that’s cheap

that's not true....sterillite is an excellent and super cheap option...this ENTIRE setup cost me less than 10 bucks and its perfect for an avic.

avic housing-adult

• cold blood
• Mar 13, 2018
• 1
• avicularia enclosure pinktoe tarantula

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

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Are you serious?????
What kind of crazy photos are those where anyone can actually see anything????

Take a clear, unobstructed photo of the abdomen.

i spy a fat t !