miss moxie
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I acquired my G. Pulchripes on June 27th, so I have had her for 2 weeks. I waited one week before feeding, and fed her 2 medium sized crickets. I feed one at a time, I'm a little paranoid about leaving crickets alive and uncaught in my T's enclosures. I have the time to wait for them to finish eating, plus I rather enjoy watching the take down. (Not sure if this is 'wrong' or harmful, if it is please let me know so that I can amend my routine)
So in the entire time I've had her, she's technically eaten twice, but has only eaten two crickets total while I've had her. I was looking at her yesterday and noticed she is particularly plump. I'm wondering if perhaps she is pre-molt? I've never had a T molt in my care, and am still learning and experiencing new things.
I'm very concerned about over-feeding, I don't want her to have any health problems later on. Are 2 crickets a week too much for her? Given how large she is right now, should I wait a week (or more) before feeding her? Or is she normal-sized for a spider her size? My A. Geniculata is 3" as well, and not as plump. And she seems bigger than when I first got her. I'll include a picture of her from then as well, it will be the third/last one.
I just want to do whatever is in her best interest. Also I hope I'm posting this in the correct area. I couldn't find anything that answered my questions using the search feature.
So in the entire time I've had her, she's technically eaten twice, but has only eaten two crickets total while I've had her. I was looking at her yesterday and noticed she is particularly plump. I'm wondering if perhaps she is pre-molt? I've never had a T molt in my care, and am still learning and experiencing new things.
I'm very concerned about over-feeding, I don't want her to have any health problems later on. Are 2 crickets a week too much for her? Given how large she is right now, should I wait a week (or more) before feeding her? Or is she normal-sized for a spider her size? My A. Geniculata is 3" as well, and not as plump. And she seems bigger than when I first got her. I'll include a picture of her from then as well, it will be the third/last one.
I just want to do whatever is in her best interest. Also I hope I'm posting this in the correct area. I couldn't find anything that answered my questions using the search feature.