tiaj13
Arachnopeon
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- Apr 17, 2017
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Hi,
New to these boards, been keeping Ts for about 15 years, no more than 4 at a time and partial to just a few species. Olivia, my G. rosea is behaving quite oddly and I have never seen this in her or any other I have kept.
A few facts that people may ask:
I got her in Nov 2010, I do not know how old she is
Her last molt was Aug 2016 (easy, clean, no problems)
She lives in the same set up as long as I have had her
Pleanty of fresh water all the time
She has always been a very typical tarantula and typical of her species.
She will not eat anything but crickets - I have lizards and other Ts so have tried everything with everyone - supers, roaches, hornworms, silkworms...
She ate a bit after her molt, not voraciously, but I was not concerned. She ate a few crix sometime in fall or winter. I noticed her getting thin and that she was not taking any offerings, then a couple disappeared and one had died (I try not to let that happen :-( poor little cric). Now what she does is go for it grabs and holds it but it never makes it to her fangs, she just drops it below her - unharmed. It is the oddest behaviour I have seen. I took her out the other day to inspect her chelicerae and they seem fine
Any ideas? Sorry this is lengthy, but wanted to cover any ?? that might arise.
Thanks!
lele
New to these boards, been keeping Ts for about 15 years, no more than 4 at a time and partial to just a few species. Olivia, my G. rosea is behaving quite oddly and I have never seen this in her or any other I have kept.
A few facts that people may ask:
I got her in Nov 2010, I do not know how old she is
Her last molt was Aug 2016 (easy, clean, no problems)
She lives in the same set up as long as I have had her
Pleanty of fresh water all the time
She has always been a very typical tarantula and typical of her species.
She will not eat anything but crickets - I have lizards and other Ts so have tried everything with everyone - supers, roaches, hornworms, silkworms...
She ate a bit after her molt, not voraciously, but I was not concerned. She ate a few crix sometime in fall or winter. I noticed her getting thin and that she was not taking any offerings, then a couple disappeared and one had died (I try not to let that happen :-( poor little cric). Now what she does is go for it grabs and holds it but it never makes it to her fangs, she just drops it below her - unharmed. It is the oddest behaviour I have seen. I took her out the other day to inspect her chelicerae and they seem fine
Any ideas? Sorry this is lengthy, but wanted to cover any ?? that might arise.
Thanks!
lele