how long can a t survive without water or food or both?

[TheForever Beginner]

i know i can just google this question but i want a clear answer from experienced keepers

sorry for the obvious question

 

[DomGom TheFather]

How long's a piece of string?

 

[TheForever Beginner]

How long's a piece of string?

um so do i need to give out the t's details?
if so then its a g. pulchripes
juvenile

 

[8 legged]

241 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 3 seconds!
NO!!!
You live up to your name!
This of course depends on the species, on the environment (humidity, temperature), on the feeding status and countless other factors.

I have already been on the road for 3 weeks and have prepared everything. That wasn't a problem. However, I didn't have any slings at the time.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

It's highly variable but usually longer than you think.

 

[TheForever Beginner]

241 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 3 seconds!
NO!!!
You live up to your name!
This of course depends on the species, on the environment (humidity, temperature), on the feeding status and countless other factors.

oof yeah sorry.

species is g. pulchripes, i feed it mealworms once every week and refill its water dish (water dish is a mineral water bottle cap)

Or are you saying its impossible to determine how long a t can survive with out food and water?

 

[Neonblizzard]

Are you just curious or are you planning on leaving your spider for an extremely long time?

 

[Liquifin]

A tarantula can go a long while without food if it's well fed and has a good size abdomen. As for an exact time without food, well, there's no way too tell exactly how long they can go without food. As long as it's abdomen is well sized, then it can go a good while without food as long as it's abdomen is plump.

For an example, one of my G. pulchripes juvenile went 11 months without food since it went on a fast. But it had a decent sized abdomen so it wasn't hungry for that long while.

 

[8 legged]

oof yeah sorry.

species is g. pulchripes, i feed it mealworms once every week and refill its water dish (water dish is a mineral water bottle cap)

Or are you saying its impossible to determine how long a t can survive with out food and water?

Provide enough water and feed the animal sufficiently, then 3 to 4 weeks should not be a problem. If I see that correctly, the humidity is rather high with you. That can be an advantage.

Anything beyond that would be too risky for me ...

 

[TheForever Beginner]

Are you just curious or are you planning on leaving your spider for an extremely long time?

thats the thing i didnt think it through and left after giving it a mealworm and a full waterdish(size of a bottle cap), its been 2 weeks since then

thats the thing i didnt think it through and left after giving it a mealworm and a full waterdish(size of a bottle cap),m its been 2 weeks since then

and i dont think im coming back for at least one more week

A tarantula can go a long while without food if it's well fed and has a good size abdomen. As for an exact time without food, well, there's no way too tell exactly how long they can go without food. As long as it's abdomen is well sized, then it can go a good while without food as long as it's abdomen is plump.

For an example, one of my G. pulchripes juvenile went 11 months without food since it went on a fast. But it had a decent sized abdomen so it wasn't hungry for that long while.

ah then thats a relief, she's pretty stuffed, water is the problem then

thanks for the reply

Provide enough water and feed the animal sufficiently, then 3 to 4 weeks should not be a problem. If I see that correctly, the humidity is rather high with you. That can be an advantage.

Anything beyond that would be too risky for me ...

noted for the next time im leaving

 

[Neonblizzard]

thats the thing i didnt think it through and left after giving it a mealworm and a full waterdish(size of a bottle cap), its been 2 weeks since then

You didn't consider the needs of your pet before you went away? Then at the second week of being away it occurs to you to ask?

They will probably be fine, they can go many weeks without eating. You shouldn't really be regularly leaving them unsupervised for long periods of time, but going on vacation for a week or so is fine if you feed them / fill their water up

 

[TheForever Beginner]

You didn't consider the needs of your pet before you went away? Then at the second week of being away it occurs to you to ask?

They will probably be fine, they can go many weeks without eating. You shouldn't really be regularly leaving them unsupervised for long periods of time, but going on vacation for a week or so is fine if you feed them / fill their water up

yeah im a forgetful person. still that cant be an excuse to forget my t's need, thanks for the advice

 

[viper69]

i know i can just google this question but i want a clear answer from experienced keepers

sorry for the obvious question

No one can tell an absolute answer!

I had an adult albo go without food for 18 months

I had a small Chilean species do the same.

 

[Poonjab]

The correct answer is 6 days.

 

[Matt Man]

water is more I'm portent than food, all the more so for Grammastola who have a rep for long fasts

 

[CommanderBacon]

The correct answer is 6 days.

This is the correct answer.

 

[DaveM]

You're setting yourself up for silly answers when you ask for a clear answer to a question that depends on many unknown factors.

Mine is whichever is greater between @Poonjab 's 6 days, or how long you can live without love.

 

[Edan bandoot]

A while, sometimes.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Not sure about how long they can go without water but a plump adult of a slow growing species can go more than 2 years without food.

 

[cold blood]

are you saying its impossible to determine how long a t can survive with out food and water?

pretty much....but 6 months if its plump...possibly as much as double that, but I say 6 months because if its a juvie, it would likely molt within that 6 months. Could it die in this time, sure, if the conditions were harsh enough.

There are many things that play a role...temps, the ts hydration prior, your ambient humidity and probably other things I'm missing.

Be clear, this is all about water....fat ts regardless of the size of the t, simply don't need food until after its next molt.

With a meal and a full dish, living where you do, you wont even be gone long enough for the t to notice or care.