B smithi sling won't eat and has small abdomen.

NewAgePrimal said:

Is the substrate damp? That could turn them off. A week without food won't kill it. Try again in a couple of days.

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Ludedor24 said:

As with most brachys the best bet is prekilled. Your best is to be sure to continue to mist with water once a week and try a smaller container such as a 20dram or smaller vial. Fruit flies may be attempted but best luck will be the large cricket leg. Place in a dark area for 24hrs. Try to feed once every 5 days at that size.

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cold blood said:

Sometimes they just won't eat...other times they just choose to molt very early without ever getting really fat. I have a B. vagans that when it was that size, would eat once, maybe twice after molting, then sit idle for a month or so before molting. Its sibling would eat 8-10 meals in that same time.

I also have a pair of B. albiceps, one eats well and plumps up normally, the other is the master faster. Despite its small size (its just under 3/4" now), it stops eating well before it gets that plump rump. It just went 44 days refusing food. I kept offering because its rump was still kinda small, but it kept refusing like it was its job. After that 44 day fast, it molted last night without issue. Both of the t's I mentioned are also growing slower than their respective siblings or all other brachy slings that I have raised. I wouldn't worry if I were you, its just taking its sweet time....maybe its just lazy...lol.

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Arachnomaniac19 said:

Alright. Thanks. I normally wouldn't worry but the last T I got starved itself to death. It's was a 1/4" Pseudohaplopus sp "long hair" that didn't eat for 3 months.

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