ok so my rosie has not eaten a cricket or anything for 9 months 14 days. i find this amazing. she will not touch anything. i have tried it all. conditions are perfect she is is very healthy. its not really a problem atall i guess. im just wondering how long does or can this last for????:?
my Rosie- 9 month fast?
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Healthy in looks is all that matters, so long as she her abdomen is not shrinking then she is just doing her thing. I think my record was no food intake for 1 year 4 months. But I did whitness water being drank from her water dish. So make sure she has a water dish and thats about all you can do!
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My rosehair had a fast which lasted close to 11 months. It only started eating crickets a few weeks ago lol.
for rosehairs, this is pretty normal
for rosehairs, this is pretty normal
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Water is typically consumed while you are sleeping. So unless you are awake from dark till morning odds are you are not going to see her drink ither.
yeah man i work nights so im up all nighti get up at 2pm and go to sleep ussually at like 9am. yeah no rest for the wicked i guess
. all my T's are ussually outdoing some stuff. last night my P.Ornata was doing backflips from one side of her aquarium to the other. LOL wish i could just do a backflip let alone across a distance.
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. all my T's are ussually outdoing some stuff. last night my P.Ornata was doing backflips from one side of her aquarium to the other. LOL wish i could just do a backflip let alone across a distance. peace
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I was concerned about my l. Parahybana who has not eaten for 6 months. She drinks though and is still rather plump so I guess she's ok. She moulted last sunday so I'm going to get her a pinky this weekend and see if she'll eat it.
I guess spidys can go a pretty long time without food. I wonder what causes them to stop eating though.
I guess spidys can go a pretty long time without food. I wonder what causes them to stop eating though.
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my rose has done the same thing. at first she was eating a cricket every other week, than none for 7 months. she finaly ate a huge grasshopper a few weeks ago. i tthought somthing was wrong with her, im very releaved to hear its normal. although my other rose eats every day, but hes kinda young, and i want him to grow big and strong!
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The longest rosie fast I've ever heard of was 2 years. As long as it is has water and can drink, and its abdomen isn't shriveled, it should be fine. None of mine has fasted at all yet. (knock on wood)