really odd behaviour during A. hentzi feeding

[Kamobeas fan]

so i got a juvenile A.hentzi 2 weeks ago and today i offered it a dubia roach, this time it actually went for the food but when i dropped it the roach hid underneath the tarantula and the T just stood there, you can sorta see it underneath the T in the image, then the T walked to its burrow for the first time since i've had it and the roach was gone, did the T eat the roach or did the roach hide?

 

[A guy]

It's not hungry.

 

[Kamobeas fan]

It's not hungry.

it ran after it though, and idk where the dubia has gone

 

[kingshockey]

probably the roach burrowed

 

[Kamobeas fan]

probably the roach burrowed

probabbly, should i wait a week to feed again or try again in a few days

 

[viper69]

How would we know????

 

[TLSizzle]

Sometimes they kill prey as a response. Hence why people call them 'aggressive'. Your T looks nice and fat. And Aphonopelma can go a looooong time without eating.
I wouldn't worry if I were you.

My adult Aphonopelma does not hide at all. She has been hanging around her water dish a lot lately and research has shown me that it's likely due to it being monsoon season where she hails from. So I been keeping a larger corner of her enclosure damp. Have you noticed yours doing that? Would be interesting to compare although mine is a A chalcodes...

 

[Tarantuland]

probabbly, should i wait a week to feed again or try again in a few days

I'd try again in a month

 

[ArynAlba]

Agreeing with what TLSizzle said here:

Sometimes they kill prey as a response. Hence why people call them 'aggressive'. Your T looks nice and fat. And Aphonopelma can go a looooong time without eating.
I wouldn't worry if I were you.

Usually my Brachypelma/Aphonopelma spp. just shy away from prey they don't want to eat, but my more "food-motivated" species will almost always dispatch prey, even if they end up not eating it (either because they're full, in premolt, etc.)
Given your T's abdomen size, I'd honestly just keep the water dish full and wait until the size of that abdomen goes down! It could be weeks, months, maybe even a year--Aphonopelma, like I mentioned previously, are notorious for having veeeeerrrryyyyyy slow metabolisms and growth rates, haha. Usually, abdomen size will go down massively after a molt, but it can happen outside of that as well. I'd stop offering food until then, though, just since your T's abdomen does look so plump.

 

[kingshockey]

best thing you can do is use the search function on this forum and read/ learn about your pet. before you stress/ freak out the first time it decides to fast. good luck

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Dubias can burrow i suggest looking for we’re it’s hiding .