Cross orb weaver help.

[Swellbow]

Hello, new hear. I've been on this page before looking up info about tarantulas but today I'm looking for info about my Cross orb weaver friend. She moved into my house last August and proceeded to start spinning her web on one of my plants, she's been there ever since and I'm happy to say she's doing great.
I've been feeding her twice a week, either a cricket or a roach but sometimes I wonder if that's too often. I have looked into it on Google pretty extensively but it's hard to find good concrete information about it.
I also have heard overfeeding can effect certain spiders lifespan in a negative way so I worry about that.
So really I'm just looking for info about how often I should feed her. As of lately I have been thinking about switching to once a week which I'm sure is still plenty.
It's, like with watering plants. I worry I will either give her too much or not enough. So any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[magouilles]

there are no specific answers for your question because you shouldn't follow a strict feeding schedule
the right way to go is to look at your spider's abdomen size
a healthy spider should have an abdomen 1.5-2x larger than it's carapace for tarantulas but for some true spider species that have a much smaller carapace like Latrodectus sp. you could go to 3 maybe 4x bigger without issues
feeding a cross orb weaver once a week sounds fine but you should really monitor its abdomen size
if you could join a photo also it would help to assess if it is currently overfed or not

 

[TheraMygale]

true spider species that have a much smaller carapace like Latrodectus sp. you could go to 3 maybe 4x bigger without issues

interesting.

i am glad you mentionned a “bigger” size, because in the wild, these spiders have huge abdomens.

it helps to look at wild photos of these spiders in their elements. Its puts proportion into perspective.

good advice.

captive spiders will always get more food then wild. And the prey we give is usualy well fed too.

 

[Swellbow]

there are no specific answers for your question because you shouldn't follow a strict feeding schedule
the right way to go is to look at your spider's abdomen size
a healthy spider should have an abdomen 1.5-2x larger than it's carapace for tarantulas but for some true spider species that have a much smaller carapace like Latrodectus sp. you could go to 3 maybe 4x bigger without issues
feeding a cross orb weaver once a week sounds fine but you should really monitor its abdomen size
if you could join a photo also it would help to assess if it is currently overfed or not

there are no specific answers for your question because you shouldn't follow a strict feeding schedule
the right way to go is to look at your spider's abdomen size
a healthy spider should have an abdomen 1.5-2x larger than it's carapace for tarantulas but for some true spider species that have a much smaller carapace like Latrodectus sp. you could go to 3 maybe 4x bigger without issues
feeding a cross orb weaver once a week sounds fine but you should really monitor its abdomen size
if you could join a photo also it would help to assess if it is currently overfed or not

I have a video I took last week. Now I'm worried I might be overfeeding her because her abdomen is getting pretty big.
Thanks for the reply, like I said its hard to find good info for about em and I have so many questions, that's why I came here.