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Does this species overeat like lasiodora endlessly? I cut off my sub adults 6"+ from food they never refuse food.
thanks :biggrin:
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Do Pamphobeteus sp Platyomma? Overeat?
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Pamphs are one of the only genus I would actually worry about eating till they pop. I eventually stop feeding and wait for mine to molt once it gets real plump. Their feeding response is simply ridiculous....I freakin' love em.
My ld is in pre-molt now and hasn't wanted anything to do with food for a few days...never had that happen with the nigricolor yet.
Acanthoscurria may be another.
My ld is in pre-molt now and hasn't wanted anything to do with food for a few days...never had that happen with the nigricolor yet.
Acanthoscurria may be another.
Sana
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I have a pamphobeteus sp. Santo Domingo and I've noticed the s/he will eat constantly. Someone told me that pamphos will eat all the time even up until they molt. I'm not sure that is quite true, as mine seems to be in pre-molt at the moment and hasn't eaten in the last three weeks. Finally not having the darn creature try to eat everything that moves has been a welcome relief. I have heard that you can't over feed a T and so far my Santo Domingo eaten itself to death so I just go with it.
Poec54
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What are you, some kind of wanna-be Biggest Loser coach?
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I currently have 2 pamphobeteus sp and they are completely different when it comes to feeding my sp machalla behaves pretty much like a brachypelma it eats till its no longer hungry and then refuses food. My sp mascara on the other hand will eat and eat until it looks like it's going to pop, so far it eats up to 2 days before it moults if it wasn't for the colour change i would never know it was moulting it doesn't even lay a moult mat
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My sp. Platyomma will eat until it's huge and then takes a small "break" and then will eat a meal right before it molts. They never stop eating and molt as soon as they are full to eat more.
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Haha, yeah, aren't they great :wink:
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Gotta make sure T stays on a diet, don't want it exploding:biggrin: Roaches are big meal, crickets are better for weight watching.