Why is my Tegenaria duellica not eating?

superafroboy

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When i got this girl (caught from the wild) she seemed very healthy and young it has been about i would say 3 weeks i have had this girl she had been eating fine but after she has molted ( i did wait for her fangs to harden ) she has been very timid and kind of interested in food but never has gone for it. I am also positive she is a female by here pedipalps being long and thin what i am not sure about is if it is a duellica or not but im about 60% sure it is. not sure if this is important but she is about 1.5 inches legspan Edit: found out she actually may be Eratigena atrica markings look a bit more like that then Eratigena duellica
 
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superafroboy

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yes and i am feeding her wild caught grasshoppers all of my other spiders seem to like them but she seems scared not sure why she is also my biggest
 

CRX

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Wild caught prey is risky to feed. They can introduce parasites and pesticides.
 

superafroboy

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yes i know im trying to get some crickets but they are hard to find and i found out the problem it was because i was setting them on the web and not dropping them for some reason she just goes crazy when i do that
 
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