Sheet of Silk Laid, Destroyed, Not Eating

[EricSJCA]

Adult female Grammostola pulchripes suddenly laid down a thick sheet of silk after refusing roaches for a few months.
I thought maybe she was hungry and wanted help catching something to eat. So I gently put a debilitated king mealworm near her.
Not only did she refuse that, she immediately tore up her entire sheet of silk and rolled it into a ball.
Then I noticed one of her fangs was missing (or greatly shortened), and realized she could have been getting ready to molt, and I just ruined all that.
If she's having trouble eating roaches, I thought maybe she could take a small hornworm to replenish and repair.
What should I do?

 

[Charliemum]

Take out any food fill her water dish n leave her alone if she's getting ready to moult she will repair her tooth when she does.

 

[EricSJCA]

Take out any food fill her water dish n leave her alone if she's getting ready to moult she will repair her tooth when she does.

How long should I wait before attempting to feed her again?

 

[Charliemum]

How long should I wait before attempting to feed her again?

If she's an af wait at least 3/4 weeks after her moult make sure those teeth are nice n hard just keep her water dish full and she should be fine

 

[EricSJCA]

If she's an af wait at least 3/4 weeks after her moult make sure those teeth are nice n hard just keep her water dish full and she should be fine

I mean how long should I wait to feed if she does NOT molt soon.

 

[viper69]

Adult female Grammostola pulchripes suddenly laid down a thick sheet of silk after refusing roaches for a few months.
I thought maybe she was hungry and wanted help catching something to eat. So I gently put a debilitated king mealworm near her.
Not only did she refuse that, she immediately tore up her entire sheet of silk and rolled it into a ball.
Then I noticed one of her fangs was missing (or greatly shortened), and realized she could have been getting ready to molt, and I just ruined all that.
If she's having trouble eating roaches, I thought maybe she could take a small hornworm to replenish and repair.
What should I do?

What you should have done in the beginning- NOTHING. Though I will say yours is SUPER picky, never had one roll up that quick.

 

[Scoot]

Keep water topped up and wait

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Leave her alone and see what happens. I have a feeling she'll molt.

 

[Brewser]

Do not disturb sign.

 

[TheraMygale]

It’s not the end. It will do it again. Things happened with my tarantulas beyond me. They still ended up molting a while after.

Just sit back, relax, and be patient.

Make sure water always available: they need it to regenrate hemolymph. Its more important then food at this moment.

 

[EricSJCA]

Well, over six weeks later she finally laid down another sheet of web, very thin and just big enough to hold her body. The one she had in August was solid white wall-to-wall carpeting, covering over 50 square inches.
Her molt was successful, and I think I saw a fang that grew back, but it might be smaller.
Now how long to wait before feeding again?

 

[Charliemum]

Well, over six weeks later she finally laid down another sheet of web, very thin and just big enough to hold her body. The one she had in August was solid white wall-to-wall carpeting, covering over 50 square inches.
Her molt was successful, and I think I saw a fang that grew back, but it might be smaller.
Now how long to wait before feeding again?

If she's a big girl wait at least 3/4 weeks , keep her water dish full and watch her fangs, they will eventually turn full black again, don't feed her before then, and congratulations to her and you on the successful moult

 

[EricSJCA]

If she's a big girl wait at least 3/4 weeks , keep her water dish full and watch her fangs, they will eventually turn full black again, don't feed her before then, and congratulations to her and you on the successful moult

Thanks. Maybe she'll get a long awaited treat this Halloween.

 

[Charliemum]

Thanks. Maybe she'll get a long awaited treat this Halloween.

I am sure she will thoroughly enjoy it just watch for the fangs being full black it's probably how she's lost the fang in the first place, ate to early n snapped it, but don't worry another moult or 2 n you won't be able to tell

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

If she's a big girl wait at least 3/4 weeks , keep her water dish full and watch her fangs, they will eventually turn full black again, don't feed her before then, and congratulations to her and you on the successful moult

yep !
Yeah 4 weeks if you can’t see what color the fangs are . Most my Ts don’t even look hungry until a month post molt as adults .
Congrats to op !

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Just to clarify, “3/4 weeks” is not meant to be a fraction there. Wait 3 to 4 weeks. Her fang may take a couple molts to fully regenerate, but she’ll be fine.

 

[Matt Man]

if she isn't gravid, laying silk is typically making a molting mat. Combine that with lack of appetite and it sounds like pre molt. Keep the dish full of water and leave her be. They can go months without food, so just monitor her behavior for a couple weeks undisturbed

 

[A guy]

I'm experiencing something like this but not exactly.

I have a mature male Poecilotheria smithi , he's been mature for about a month now.
He lays a spermweb everyday, EVERYDAY. However, he doesn't actually load up his pedipalps. He just sets up a spermweb, stays dormant beside it for a couple of minutes then takes it down. EVERYDAY. I don't know what's up with this male.

 

[cold blood]

If she's a big girl wait at least 3/4 weeks

sorry, but that's excessive...2 weeks is more than enough

 

[Charliemum]

sorry, but that's excessive...2 weeks is more than enough

I only suggested that long because op's t lost a tooth last moult just to make sure they are nice n hard this time