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I'm curious about this as I've read many people give the advice to let new T's get settled into their new enclosures before feeding. How long do you wait? And what are your reasons?
This is what I do also.I feed same or next day, if I feel the spider will take it. After a while it's easy to tell which spiders are "freaked out" to the point where they won't take food. Obviously, with those, I wait a couple of days until they've appropriated their hide/burrow.
This is what I do.I offer food the same day. If the T doesn't eat it pretty quickly or seems stressed out by it I take it out and wait a week or so. I figure the tarantula knows when it's hungry better than I do so I might as well leave the decision up to it.
This as well, to a degree.No particular ritual. If the tarantula looks like it's comfortable in its new cage and needs food - I feed it. If it's freaked out about the changes I wait until it calms down. If its fat, it can wait.
I don't think it should be given as advice, but more as a possible reason as to why a spider may not be eating (when it's a new or recently rehoused spider).Why is the advice to wait frequently given?
And what is the basis for this?