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So I've had my A. metallica for a couple months. All this time I've known it to have eaten only two crickets. It was munching on one at the store when I bought it, and it ate one like a month ago in my care. I still haven't seen it grab a cricket yet though and it's pretty damn frustrating.
A few times now, something has happened. The T (which also hasn't webbed up the enclosure any) is sitting on the side up high, right by a vine I've got propped up. (pic for reference)
So the cricket gets up on top of the vine, and starts feeling around with it's antenna feelers. It feels the tarantula, running it's antenna all over the T's legs. The T DOES NOTHING! EAT THE DAMN CRICKET <edit>
EAT THE DAMN CRICKET
Seriously though, shouldn't that trigger a feeding response or something? Maybe it's in premolt and refusing food? How can I tell if it's in premolt?
A few times now, something has happened. The T (which also hasn't webbed up the enclosure any) is sitting on the side up high, right by a vine I've got propped up. (pic for reference)

So the cricket gets up on top of the vine, and starts feeling around with it's antenna feelers. It feels the tarantula, running it's antenna all over the T's legs. The T DOES NOTHING! EAT THE DAMN CRICKET <edit>
EAT THE DAMN CRICKET

Seriously though, shouldn't that trigger a feeding response or something? Maybe it's in premolt and refusing food? How can I tell if it's in premolt?
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