Does my P. Whitei have too much junk in the trunk?

amblypibitch

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I really don’t know how else to ask this lol. My other amblypygi will eat and then become full and reject food until they’re hungry again the following week (normal).
My two Phrynus girls have never once rejected food. When I first got them they were underweight so it made sense that they wanted to eat three or four crickets right off the bat but their appetites haven’t changed (it’s been three or four weeks).
I’ve dropped their consumption down to two crickets a week but they still sit there with their jaws open waiting for prey even after they’ve eaten two lmao.
Will they eat until they explode? Is this a concern? I’ve never had this issue (is this even an issue?) before so I’m a little lost lol
Pictures attached for reference - sorry they are shitty quality, it won’t let me upload the video so they’re kind of blurry screenshots from that.
 

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that1ocelot

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Amblypygi can never really have too much junk in the trunk.

It looks like yours might be ready to molt! They get significantly fatter a day or so before.
 

amblypibitch

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They’ve both been this thick for a couple weeks! Hopefully they moult soon haha
Thank you though it’s comforting to know that they won’t eat until they pop
 

Albireo Wulfbooper

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Wow those are thicc amblies! None of mine have ever come close to this. You can definitely cut down on feeding - one cricket a week is plenty - but they do tend to reject food when they've had enough.
 
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