Odd behavior for Davus Pentaloris

[Nocturnalnature]

Hello all!
First post here after diving into the world of invertebrates.
I’ve been working with and producing various reptiles for over 3 decades with an intricate knowledge of husbandry and behavior, however I have little to no real world knowledge of inverts, hence my very first post.

i recently acquired an adult female Davus Pentaloris and ran into a situation I find somewhat curious.
All of my other T’s will attack the prey item and devour it/them immediately, without hesitation.
Today was the second feeding attempt (first was unsuccessful offering a Dubia) for the D. Pentaloris and I presented her with two crickets. She immediately killed them, dropped them both in the same spot, moved about 3 inches away and just sat there.
Now she has wandered back over and is consuming one of them at this moment.

Is this normal behavior for this species (or any other T)?

Thank you in advance for taking time to reply!

 

[viper69]

Hello all!
First post here after diving into the world of invertebrates.
I’ve been working with and producing various reptiles for over 3 decades with an intricate knowledge of husbandry and behavior, however I have little to no real world knowledge of inverts, hence my very first post.

i recently acquired an adult female Davus Pentaloris and ran into a situation I find somewhat curious.
All of my other T’s will attack the prey item and devour it/them immediately, without hesitation.
Today was the second feeding attempt (first was unsuccessful offering a Dubia) for the D. Pentaloris and I presented her with two crickets. She immediately killed them, dropped them both in the same spot, moved about 3 inches away and just sat there.
Now she has wandered back over and is consuming one of them at this moment.

Is this normal behavior for this species (or any other T)?

Thank you in advance for taking time to reply!

I have kept reptiles and amphibians/amphibians far longer than Ts, and I've kept Ts a very long time. You can basically toss out whatever you learned in herp world regarding T husbandry to a fair amount- that's been my experience.

Common for Ts, remember like reptiles, they are not eating machines.

Also, like reptiles, every species and specimen within a species is unique in behavior to some degree. I have owned a few of this species, and they were all different in some level.

And each species has different metabolic rates generally speaking. So comparing them to your "other Ts', is like comparing the eating behavior of my Woma and Hog.

Ts are nocturnal generally speaking.

 

[TheraMygale]

Maybe they did not want to eat it yet: they could have been fine with no food.

I have two Davus pentaloris. I love them so much.

One became a scaredy cat after a molt. Never came back “confident”.

The other gets sluggish after it eats too much.

Some tarantulas will kill a prey, becauae they are annoyed or whatever reason. And not feed.

Its not strange behavior: its captive behavior.

Your tarantula is fine. Give it less prey at a time, less often. Try smaller prey too.

Report back.

 

[Nocturnalnature]

I have kept reptiles and amphibians/amphibians far longer than Ts, and I've kept Ts a very long time. You can basically toss out whatever you learned in herp world regarding T husbandry to a fair amount- that's been my experience.

Common for Ts, remember like reptiles, they are not eating machines.

Also, like reptiles, every species and specimen within a species is unique in behavior to some degree. I have owned a few of this species, and they were all different in some level.

And each species has different metabolic rates generally speaking. So comparing them to your "other Ts', is like comparing the eating behavior of my Woma and Hog.

Ts are nocturnal generally speaking.

As am I, hence the screen name

Thanks for the input!
I’ve quickly learned one thing that does transfer over from herpetoculture, and that is patience. If anything, the inverts require more of it.
I’m currently waiting on a juvenile B. Hamorii to molt and it’s driving me mad.

 

[TheraMygale]

As am I, hence the screen name

Thanks for the input!
I’ve quickly learned one thing that does transfer over from herpetoculture, and that is patience. If anything, the inverts require more of it.
I’m currently waiting on a juvenile B. Hamorii to molt and it’s driving me mad.

With time and experience, you might even be able to know within the day, when it will happen. I have not much experience, and yet, after hours of patience and observing, so far: i was able to call the day. With many of my brachys and other tarantulas.

When you sit back and watch while the do nothing: you actualy learn.

Its the same in birding: eventualy, you don’t need to see a bird to know what species it is. And when it flys in overexposure, you can still identify it.

 

[viper69]

As am I, hence the screen name

Thanks for the input!
I’ve quickly learned one thing that does transfer over from herpetoculture, and that is patience. If anything, the inverts require more of it.
I’m currently waiting on a juvenile B. Hamorii to molt and it’s driving me mad.

Def more patience for Ts

 

[Mustafa67]

Hello all!
First post here after diving into the world of invertebrates.
I’ve been working with and producing various reptiles for over 3 decades with an intricate knowledge of husbandry and behavior, however I have little to no real world knowledge of inverts, hence my very first post.

i recently acquired an adult female Davus Pentaloris and ran into a situation I find somewhat curious.
All of my other T’s will attack the prey item and devour it/them immediately, without hesitation.
Today was the second feeding attempt (first was unsuccessful offering a Dubia) for the D. Pentaloris and I presented her with two crickets. She immediately killed them, dropped them both in the same spot, moved about 3 inches away and just sat there.
Now she has wandered back over and is consuming one of them at this moment.

Is this normal behavior for this species (or any other T)?

Thank you in advance for taking time to reply!

Yes, normal. BE PATIENT!!!

 

[Nocturnalnature]

Thanks for the input folks!

She ate them both, which pleases me to no end.
I am a bit bummed she turned down the dubia since I have a never ending supply of them, but buying a few crickets every 10 days or so certainly isn’t the end of the world if she continues to refuse roaches in the future.

Regardless, she’s a beauty!!

 

[TheraMygale]

Thanks for the input folks!

She ate them both, which pleases me to no end.
I am a bit bummed she turned down the dubia since I have a never ending supply of them, but buying a few crickets every 10 days or so certainly isn’t the end of the world if she continues to refuse roaches in the future.

Regardless, she’s a beauty!!

I know some say freezing looses nutritional value, but you could still freeze some if you have too much. Or sell or share with people who might not be as fortunate as yourself.

i sure could use a roach sharer in my area

 

[Nocturnalnature]

I know some say freezing looses nutritional value, but you could still freeze some if you have too much. Or sell or share with people who might not be as fortunate as yourself.

i sure could use a roach sharer in my area

if you ever make it to Franklin County Va. I’ll gladly send you home with a nice sized starter colony of your own.

 

[TheraMygale]

if you ever make it to Franklin County Va. I’ll gladly send you home with a nice sized starter colony of your own.

I love the intention!!! So kind of you. Never would make it past the border. Im Canadian. We arent allowed to have fun.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hello all!
First post here after diving into the world of invertebrates.
I’ve been working with and producing various reptiles for over 3 decades with an intricate knowledge of husbandry and behavior, however I have little to no real world knowledge of inverts, hence my very first post.

i recently acquired an adult female Davus Pentaloris and ran into a situation I find somewhat curious.
All of my other T’s will attack the prey item and devour it/them immediately, without hesitation.
Today was the second feeding attempt (first was unsuccessful offering a Dubia) for the D. Pentaloris and I presented her with two crickets. She immediately killed them, dropped them both in the same spot, moved about 3 inches away and just sat there.
Now she has wandered back over and is consuming one of them at this moment.

Is this normal behavior for this species (or any other T)?

Thank you in advance for taking time to reply!

every t I’ve owned has done this .

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[Nocturnalnature]

every t I’ve owned has done this .

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Thanks for the input!

I haven’t observed this behavior in any of the others……….that is, until this morning.
My young female Neoholothele Incei decided she’d kill the cricket and set it to the side, then went back a few hours later and started munching away.
I don’t want to be presumptuous since I am a newcomer to the world of inverts, but it seems to me that it might have to do with the ratio of predator versus prey and removing themselves from harms way while the venom does its work.

 

[TheraMygale]

For the record: my odd Davus molted yesterday. Yesterday morning, i could tell something was up because it was weirder then ever, just by its posture


and it is looking amazing. Checked up on it last night and there it was already colored. This morning ir removed its molt to another part of its enclosure

it just took longer because it is bigger then my other and fatter. Thats my guess: fed to often big prey.

now i just give small prey.