Trapdoor Problem

[SpyderMacFly]

About a month ago I got a red African trapdoor spider from "Jansen Exotics". When it arrived it was healthy and aggressive, and was given about 7 or 8 inches of eco-earth to burrow in. It made a burrow and trapdoor, but there is somthing odd about it`s behavior. It will refuse to eat any prey item that I put into the container and is always holding its door shut.:wall: Could it be getting ready to molt?

If anybody knows why it is acting this way please let me know.

 

[beetleman]

most likely it's going to molt,is the substrate moist? i have traps too(different ssp.) and when they stop eating that's sometimes the case,other times they fast for awhile,but make sure the substrate is moist,they can dry out quickly.hope this helps.

 

[SpyderMacFly]

Thanks for the info! The eco-earth was a little dry.

 

[8+)]

Also, they don't need to eat very often. I feed mine about once a week, but that's probably way more often than they need.