Do I look fat...?

Static_69

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kinda looks bigger than it should be....you can tell if its too big if the abdomen is dragging when the T is walking...if so you should probably stick to a consistant diet of like 3-5 crickets a week.


Risto
 

Iktomi

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Okay...I just went and checked and was surprised to see that she holds it up when she walks. That makes me feel a little better...
:)
 

Static_69

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well its good that it doesnt drag but try not to "over-feed" because it raises the risk of an abdomen injury if the T falls.


Risto
 

JDK

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It's ok. Some fat is good for a bigger abdomen after a molt.
 

Nemesis

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Inktomi,
With all my spiders, I worry about their getting enough food...with all except my Curly Hair. I purchased her from a local pet shop when some college kid's land lord found spidey after kid had flown the coop. I should have named her Scarlet O'Hara, because I swear her previous deprivation must driven her to shake her pedipalp in the air and swear, "As God as my witness, I will never go hungry again!!!!!" She is truely a monstrosity. Her abdomen is as big as a golf ball. I swear! I have her in a 1/4 tank where it is impossible for her to do ANY climbing. I Love her to death. I'm gonna' back of the midnight snacks a bit, though:)

Pax,
Kelly O
 

SpiderTwin

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I would hate for it to get too large. As said above you take the chance of injury if it's a terestrial and it likes to climb. Looking at that one, if it were me I would let it go a week or so before feeding it again. I know you've heard that you can't feed a sling too much, but I'd say yours is doing just fine for now.
 

mebebraz

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meet Oprah, (before her diet)
lighter is for sizing, she doesnt actually smoke.......loves her sweets though.
 

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Grael

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ink how big is that sling? and what species is it? :D just wondering ^_^
 

DiStUrBeD-OnE

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It looks to me like a Brazillian White knee (A. Geniculata)
Its how mine looked about 2 months ago :D
 

Iktomi

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Grael...yeah, it's a genic...about an inch and a half and already a stubborn little thing.
 

Iktomi

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Mebebraz...is that an L. parahybana? Some of them look like they almost have a blue tint...must be the flash. I'm getting one tomorrow and am excited!
 

Grael

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Originally posted by Inktomi
Grael...yeah, it's a genic...about an inch and a half and already a stubborn little thing.
see this is why i think my nova isnt a . Geniculata at that size she had a lot brighter colors and a lot darker skin.....
 

Grael

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Originally posted by Inktomi
Got a pic?
nope sorry only recent ones on my "i see you baby" thread =D but shes 2.5 inchs in those....
 
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