I have a MM brachypelma albopilosum who I think may have a superworm stuck in his fangs. So I have been researching and can't seem to find anything about it. I created this account to see if anyone here possibly knows anything about what is going on with my T. This is my first T so let me know if I am using the wrong lingo or anything.
Some background first, my T is named Pestilence and I have had him for a little over 1.5 years. He molted his ultimate molt about 2 months after I got him (got him in October 2015 and he went into pre-molt then molted in December 2015) and has not molted since (which I have read is normal since most don't have a post ultimate molt).
He has been rather sluggish lately and not eating very well, which I thought may have been that he hasn't been able to catch the crickets. His abdomen is starting to appear shriveled despite having constant access to fresh water.
Today I stopped in to buy him some crickets for the week since I don't raise them and decided to try superworms for him since they were there and don't run as fast as crickets. I placed a superworm next to him and wiggled it around with a stick until he grabbed it. It seems like he had a little trouble killing it as the superworm was flipped around for a while after he grabbed it, so he repositioned his fangs and I thought he had it under control.
It is now 8 hours later and he is still holding the superworm in his fangs with no sign of movement on the part of the superworm. He has not started dissolving the superworm and won't drop it when I try to offer him something else, or move him around. I have even tried to irritate him to the point that he drops the cricket to it's the tong-things that I use but he just pushes them away with his feet. Typically with crickets he dissolves them and is monstantly moving his fangs around the reposition the cricket as he eats it.
Is the superworm stuck? Is he just really enjoying it? Is it normal for a T to just hold on to food? Is there anything I can do to help him?
Some background first, my T is named Pestilence and I have had him for a little over 1.5 years. He molted his ultimate molt about 2 months after I got him (got him in October 2015 and he went into pre-molt then molted in December 2015) and has not molted since (which I have read is normal since most don't have a post ultimate molt).
He has been rather sluggish lately and not eating very well, which I thought may have been that he hasn't been able to catch the crickets. His abdomen is starting to appear shriveled despite having constant access to fresh water.
Today I stopped in to buy him some crickets for the week since I don't raise them and decided to try superworms for him since they were there and don't run as fast as crickets. I placed a superworm next to him and wiggled it around with a stick until he grabbed it. It seems like he had a little trouble killing it as the superworm was flipped around for a while after he grabbed it, so he repositioned his fangs and I thought he had it under control.
It is now 8 hours later and he is still holding the superworm in his fangs with no sign of movement on the part of the superworm. He has not started dissolving the superworm and won't drop it when I try to offer him something else, or move him around. I have even tried to irritate him to the point that he drops the cricket to it's the tong-things that I use but he just pushes them away with his feet. Typically with crickets he dissolves them and is monstantly moving his fangs around the reposition the cricket as he eats it.
Is the superworm stuck? Is he just really enjoying it? Is it normal for a T to just hold on to food? Is there anything I can do to help him?
