G. Pulchra sling ate once in last 120 days

[Peachaboo]

My g pulchra 1 inch sling buried and stopped eating for 40 days, came out and ate once, and has been buried for 70 more days. I can see the spider and it’s fine. Do I continue to just do nothing or can I dig a hole and try to feed it?

 

[Colorado Ts]

This is the way with G.pulchras young Paduan...you will just have to accept it...

And get more tarantulas to spread out your attentions. It makes it easier, trust me...

 

[viper69]

My g pulchra 1 inch sling buried and stopped eating for 40 days, came out and ate once, and has been buried for 70 more days. I can see the spider and it’s fine. Do I continue to just do nothing or can I dig a hole and try to feed it?

Why would you try to feed a wild animal in this context? Trust your T to know better than you.

 

[Chroma Trigger]

You can try feeding it, once it emerges. My B. Smithi sling was buried for 6 months and molted twice, without eating in between molts. That's normal in both species - and both are painfully slow growers.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Do I continue to just do nothing or can I dig a hole and try to feed it?

Continue to do nothing, slings of slow growing species can easily go months without food, I had a 1.5" B. albiceps sling refuse to eat for over 5 months and currently have a 0.5" A. bicoloratum that hasn't eaten in 5 months.

 

[Goopyguy56]

I had my g pulchra burry itself for 120 days with no food. It's fine. A species which requires great patience.

 

[Peachaboo]

Haha okay thanks. I figured to just continue to wait I am still suprised a living thing can go that long without food or water