My brachypelma bomie not eating

[Jfaust0827]

Hey guys if you could help me out kinda new to the hobby..So my Brachypelma bohemi is not eating my set up and temps are great and it's been like 2 months since I get her and has never ate for me..I'm thinking she might be in pre molt not sure..any advice would help thanks..

 

[Charliemum]

She's in premoult, that booty is massive she could probably get through 2 moults at that size. Do not worry give her some time she will moult then a week or 2 later she will eat again just keep her water dish full n forget food till she moults and rehardens.
All t's go through this, the older they get the less it happens but it's all part of the natural progression, they stuff their face till they look like a kiwi with legs then moult get bigger n do it all over, ah life of a t lol.
Your t is fine though, soon she will have a shiny new outfit and you won't be able to stop looking at her .

 

[Jfaust0827]

She's in premoult, that booty is massive she could probably get through 2 moults at that size. Do not worry give her some time she will moult then a week or 2 later she will eat again just keep her water dish full n forget food till she moults and rehardens.
All t's go through this, the older they get the less it happens but it's all part of the natural progression, they stuff their face till they look like a kiwi with legs then moult get bigger n do it all over, ah life of a t lol.
Your t is fine though, soon she will have a shiny new outfit and you won't be able to stop looking at her .

Ok thank you...Will do.. I a preciate that..

 

[Charliemum]

Ok thank you...Will do.. I a preciate that..

It's np I remember worrying myself when my first t refused food think we all panic when a moult is due, its a delicate time for your t. Just watch for her bald patch going dark it will go black when she is ready to moult, then if your lucky you'll get to see her do it. Always blows my mind how they just slurp out lol. Your in for a treat .

 

[Wolfram1]

+ she is super fat, so even if she wasn't in premolt (which she is) it wouldn't surprise me if she were fasting

 

[viper69]

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[fcat]

OP that container looks a little shallow...lots of substrate is good but once you put the lid on there isn't a lot of space to walk around. It might be an okay fit now but when they molt they could put on a lot of size.

Could just be the perspective of the photo though.

 

[Mustafa67]

Hey guys if you could help me out kinda new to the hobby..So my Brachypelma bohemi is not eating my set up and temps are great and it's been like 2 months since I get her and has never ate for me..I'm thinking she might be in pre molt not sure..any advice would help thanks..

WAIT

Brachypelmas (including bohemi) fast for a long time. Yours also looks fat. You need to wait and BE PATIENT!

 

[Brewser]

Brachy is Filled to the Brim, no need to feed.
Wait patiently for her to molt, and keep the water dish full as well.
Best Regards,

 

[Gevo]

For some context of what to expect, it wouldn’t be unusual for a Brachypelma of this size to fast for many months, so when people say they can fast for a long time, it’s longer than most new keepers think a long time would be. My B. hamorii fasted for nearly 6 months last year before molting, and she was about the same size. When yours is closer to actually molting, the bald, grey-ish patch on the abdomen will get very black very quickly, probably within a matter of a day or a couple of days. Individual timelines and processes can vary, but mine stayed in that stage for about two weeks, and then a few hours before she molted, she built a molting mat, and that’s when I knew a molt was imminent (though they don’t always do that).

I’m sharing those times not because there’s any kind of standard, but because as a beginner, it was tough for me to gauge how far away a molt actually was even though I knew the stages and what they signified. When I saw her abdomen get shiny, for instance, I thought that meant we were getting close and would see her molt within a couple of weeks, but the molt ended up still being months away.

So, in the end, patience is key. Things can move faster than what I outlined, but if they don’t and you feel like you’re waiting and waiting, that’s also perfectly normal.

 

[TheraMygale]

I would get a bigger water dish. And make sure there is a moist spot in the enclosure.

these are the priorities at this stage. Im definitely not saying wet the entire enclosure.

its just to make sure your tarantula will have access to some moisture before it decides to molt.

brachypelmas might be kept dry most of the time, but in the wild, they still require moisture. Youd be suprised to see it gravitate to an area that is moist in the days that preceed molting.

brachypelmas are slow species because they live in extreme conditions. They are exposed to long periods with no rain. Since they require moisture in the soil to breath: the humidity, theyve slowed down everything they do no to exert themselves.

that is probably why they can fast for long. It takes a lot of energy to hunt and feed. Imagine molting.