B smithi

[Table]

So I got this .75" B.smithi in July 2020, and it has yet to eat or molt. I understand that Ts can go long periods of time with little to no progression. (I have a A. chalcodes) I'm just worried about a small sling refusing food for so long. I have seen it drink and it scavenged right when I got it. The T looks to be in a premolt, when should I get worried? The T also hasn't burrowed or used its hide once. always out in the open and quite bolty. (Strange for premolt). The bottom Pic is my B auratum who also hasn't eaten since I got it.

 

[viper69]

Suggest you learn more about Ts

You have 2 Ts that are FATTER than damn Jupiter, esp the first one!

Why in all hell would you expect them to eat??????????????????????????????

What critical thinking skills lead you to asking? I’m curious.

You own a species that can be skittish- again learn more about the species you own.

Not all Ts use hide or burrow in captivity and it depends on how they are setup.

Enjoy

 

[WolleWolf]

At what temp do you keep them?

 

[Table]

You have 2 Ts that are FATTER than damn Jupiter

The first one got really fat from just 1/4 of a smaller mealworm when i got them. the second one didn't eat at all. I'm not really worried about eating as they are quite plump. Its just I expected a molt by now, even my three G. pulchras grew significantly faster. I understand that their slow growing, just how slow it was just worried my a Lil.\

their kept at room temp which it about 75F

 

[viper69]

The first one got really fat from just 1/4 of a smaller mealworm when i got them. the second one didn't eat at all. I'm not really worried about eating as they are quite plump. Its just I expected a molt by now, even my three G. pulchras grew significantly faster. I understand that their slow growing, just how slow it was just worried my a Lil.\

There’s never a reaon to be worried about growth. It will eat when it wants to and molt when it wants to. No one can tell you when etc
So it’s growing more slowly than another slow growing species- so what, other then changing temps you can’t control anything. Or had you not considered that you are at the mercy of nature yet?


Read the other millions of posts on here just like yours and you should not worry.

Searching and researching is smart to do here.

 

[Table]

I'm glad I shouldn't worrie, its just that ik slings are alot more delicate and I didn't want anything to happen.

 

[Smotzer]

I'm glad I shouldn't worrie, its just that ik slings are alot more delicate and I didn't want anything to happen.

As long as it has access to water it should be fine! The first one is likely not going to need much to eat even after the molt that thing is fat as hell lol

 

[8 legged]

So I got this .75" B.smithi in July 2020, and it has yet to eat or molt. I understand that Ts can go long periods of time with little to no progression. (I have a A. chalcodes) I'm just worried about a small sling refusing food for so long. I have seen it drink and it scavenged right when I got it. The T looks to be in a premolt, when should I get worried? The T also hasn't burrowed or used its hide once. always out in the open and quite bolty. (Strange for premolt). The bottom Pic is my B auratum who also hasn't eaten since I got it.




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Look like Roseanne and Daniel Conner

 

[Table]

At what temp do you keep them?

that thing is fat as hell lol

Like I said I only gave it a small pice of a mealworm and it just got super big. iv seen it poop so I'm not worried about an impaction or anything. I honestly just wanted to know if I was doing sothing wronge.

 

[Smotzer]

Like I said I only gave it a small pice of a mealworm and it just got super big. iv seen it poop so I'm not worried about an impaction or anything. I honestly just wanted to know if I was doing sothing wronge.

Patience my friend.....nothing wrong, just make sure it has water and sit back and wait for it to molt, nothing more you can do!

 

[8 legged]

Like I said I only gave it a small pice of a mealworm and it just got super big. iv seen it poop so I'm not worried about an impaction or anything. I honestly just wanted to know if I was doing sothing wronge.

It is quick to feed the little ones fat, they can take it. Just take a week off. Everything looks pretty good!
Apart from the abundance, they make a stable impression. That they grow as fast as a stone is certainly known. If they don’t eat anything for a week or more, it doesn’t matter.

 

[Table]

I haven't even offered them food in three weeks (not the smithi, no food for him), I'm trying to dial it back to reduce stress. I don't mind waiting, iv got lots of othere Ts to keep me company.

 

[8 legged]

This is one of my B. hamoriis from 2019. The photo is taken 5 min ago. The last time she took food was in the first week of february... And it is definitly fine. Just be patiently

 

[Smotzer]

I haven't even offered them food in three weeks

This is not even a slight remote problem for a tarantula as plump as that, it will molt when it is ready, likely not before that
All is normal!! I had one not eat since around January and just molted a few days ago, they do their own thing. I purposely stopped feeding it when it was plump enough and just waited for it to molt.

 

[Table]

I find myself alot more impatient which my Brachys, as there my favorite NW Ts. iv got four, but none of them are big enough to be told apart. Def slower then my Grammostolas, which surprised me. Thanks for the responses.

 

[Smotzer]

I find myself alot more impatient which my Brachys, as there my favorite NW Ts. iv got four, but none of them are big enough to be told apart.

Yup that can happen with very slow growing NWs...and if they get plump too fast they can go on food strikes for a very long time and or (not clearly with yours) they will burrow down and seal themselves off, driving newer people insane. They only need so much food to prepare for a molt, you can acheive this fast or slow, with slow growings it may be best to spread that out evenly across a longer period so that it may be more likely to eat through the majority of the molt cycle. This is what I do.

 

[Scp682]

Chonkers

 

[viper69]

I'm glad I shouldn't worrie, its just that ik slings are alot more delicate and I didn't want anything to happen.

They aren’t more delicate if you pay attention to them.

In fact some slings I own are far more hardy than some of my adults.

We make mistakes when we assume they are all the same. Each species is unique.

 

[Neonblizzard]

Those are some thicc ass boiiis! As long as they have water it's fine. It's just a waiting game a lot of the time with T's. A lot of them don't do much in a hurry

 

[Blueandbluer]

Ts... and brachys especially... do things on their own timeline. It's a challenge to get used to when you're primarily experienced in less... glacial animals. But yeah, as all others said, just make sure they have water. They're good.