My tarantula is refusing food

[Yk96]

So i have a Pink toe tarantula im assuming its an adult i got her at petsmart the last time she ate was Feb15 and she hasn't ate since i took her out the cage Feb25 to hold her put her back and let her there she built a thick web and hasent move from there i went to give her food today and she kinda stumbled and was acting sluggish. I really dont know whats going on if she is in pre molt or not. HELP! She climbed back a little bit in her web

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Can you get a clear picture of the pedipalps? You might have a mature male. Also, is there a constant water source? Most here will advise you not to handle tarantulas. It is very dangerous for them, especially an arboreal who could jump expecting a tree branch nearby to safely land on, instead of splat on the floor.

 

[cold blood]

Tarantulas only need so much food, once they reach their fill, they no longer require food....even if it's many months....years for some.....the heavy webbing is a good indicator of pre-molt for an Avic, as this is when they do the most webbing by far.

 

[Yk96]

Cant really see it good, but you can see 1 pedipalp and yes he/she always has a clean fresh water dish all the time and the conditions are 75 80% humidity with temparture conditions frok 70 80

 

[TheraMygale]

Nothing unusual yet.

not all spiders eat when full.

at this point, your humidity numbers arent the issue. It would be the ratio of moisture in enclosure versus the ventilation ratio.

which i doubt are any reason for its current behavior.

its doing exactly what it should do. Nothing at all.

its safe in its little web. Its not hungry. Its being an Avic.

its abdomen is not in a bad way.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Cant really see it good, but you can see 1 pedipalp and yes he/she always has a clean fresh water dish all the time and the conditions are 75 80% humidity with temparture conditions frok 70 80

Not a mature male. Don’t worry about chasing humidity numbers. You can try to offer again in another week or two if she hasn’t molted. Avics don’t get as fat as terrestrials before molting. When suspecting a possible impending molt, I only offer prekilled. A mealworm with the head crushed dangling in a hole nearby can easily be removed if not pounced upon.

 

[Yk96]

Not a mature male. Don’t worry about chasing humidity numbers. You can try to offer again in another week or two if she hasn’t molted. Avics don’t get as fat as terrestrials before molting. When suspecting a possible impending molt, I only offer prekilled. A mealworm with the head crushed dangling in a hole nearby can easily be removed if not pounced upon.

Ok thanks good to know i didnt know whether it was a male or female was hoping for a female so im exicted about knowing. Heres a more detailed video of my friend trying to feed it witch she refused , But today when i offered her a cricket she stumbled a little bit so i was worried shes back in her webb where shes been for the longest now since feb15 when she started building the web

 

[viper69]

Did you search the forum first? There’s a BILLION posts with your exact title!

 

[Yk96]

I also have this Avic Avic M6 sling and hes refusing food too but he seems healthy not sure if to leave him until he molts or keep offering pre killed last time he ate was around the feb 28 HELP! :/ first timer i know i will learn over time i have 3 tarantulas right now this one is zoe hes on the corner hes a bit black

Did you search the forum first? There’s a BILLION posts with your exact title!

Will check now thank you

 

[Mustafa67]

So i have a Pink toe tarantula im assuming its an adult i got her at petsmart the last time she ate was Feb15 and she hasn't ate since i took her out the cage Feb25 to hold her put her back and let her there she built a thick web and hasent move from there i went to give her food today and she kinda stumbled and was acting sluggish. I really dont know whats going on if she is in pre molt or not. HELP! She climbed back a little bit in her web

Wait

 

[viper69]

Will check now thank you

If you have specific questions after reading come back to this same thread of yours and ask

 

[cold blood]

Cant really see it good, but you can see 1 pedipalp and yes he/she always has a clean fresh water dish all the time and the conditions are 75 80% humidity with temparture conditions frok 70 80

Maintaining such humidity numbers can be deadly, when they go downhill because of this, food refusal is the first thing we see....then the t is on the ground, then they curl, then they die.


What used to be known as sudden Avic death syndrome, is actually caused by chasing those high humidity numbers.....It's why the hobby has moved away from keeping them this way and why you no longer see this "syndrome" talked about.

 

[Yk96]

Okay i will try not to chase humidity numbers anymore , will modertly to lightly moist soil just slight but not to much

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Ok thanks good to know i didnt know whether it was a male or female was hoping for a female so im exicted about knowing. Heres a more detailed video of my friend trying to feed it witch she refused , But today when i offered her a cricket she stumbled a little bit so i was worried shes back in her webb where shes been for the longest now since feb15 when she started building the web

You can only tell if your T is male or female from the epigastric furrow (underside by the book lungs). There’s a forum on here specifically for sexing. I can only see that isn’t a mature male.

 

[Yk96]

Okay so last night my Tarantula drunk some water because i seen droplets in her webs and this morning she was moving around a lil bit and now he/she is turning over



Doesn’t seem to be moving help

 

[Yk96]

Update he/she molted it might be a female tho i examined the molt. She has a flap its hard to get it open but it opend up with tooth pick. You guys helped alot thank you so much guyys for your replys !

 

[cold blood]

Okay i will try not to chase humidity numbers anymore , will modertly to lightly moist soil just slight but not to much

Predominantly dry!

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Congratulations on the successful molt! Just remember to leave her be to harden up. Don’t feed her until her fangs are fully black.

 

[Yk96]

Predominantly dry!

Thanks will do that

Congratulations on the successful molt! Just remember to leave her be to harden up. Don’t feed her until her fangs are fully black.

Thank you im really happy was my first time experiencing a molt with a tarantula of that size. process took like 3 and half hours. And yes her fangs are are white i will leave them till they are harden and black!

 

[Yk96]

Would any one here know a shipping company that would ship tarantulas , Specificly to Puerto Rico moving there with a few years so i would like to know anywhere the ships live animals like arachnids.