sling A.Seemani not eating after a molt.

That Guy

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Its been about......4 days now... And no matter what I put in its cage, it wont eat. Ive tried dead crickets. Mealworms. Live crickets. Big crickets. Small crickets.... It still wont eat. And I cant see if the molt went bad and it lost its fangs. I just dont know.... If you can help, please post!
 

Lopez

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I've had T's go nearly a week without food after a moult, yet others take food less than a day after the process.

Is there any way you can persuade her up against the glass to see the spider's underside?
 

RugbyDave

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you also have to make sure that the fangs have hardened back up to that ink-jet-black colour....

and it could just be a quirk -- 4 days? Try almost 4 and a half months with one of my bad boys...

it's alright, the fangs may not even be hard yet, which is good the T isn't eating, cos it could do some pretty good damage to an un-hardend fang.

dont worry

peace,
dave
 

That Guy

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ok, i feel much better. I put it on some glass, and the fangs are a ink color. But it still isnt eating. Mybe its fasting.
 

Lostkat

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I wouldn't worry. T's seem to have some bizarre feeding habits. I now work on the presumption that they'll eat if/when they want to and usually wait about 3 or 4 days postmoult before trying to feed anyway. However, my little versi moulted the other week whilst a cricket was in the tank (I didn't know he was premoult when I recieved him), and proceeded to nail and eat the crick on the same day :eek: He's only 1.5cm across though, so hardening time must have been rather short.
 

That Guy

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its eating now... I loked in its cage, and saw a little cricket leg hanging out.. It was a funny sight
 
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