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[freyabutland]

i have a pet tarantula and i am a bit worried she is shedding and seemes to be very hungry but they are not normally ment to eat is this bad or is it just because she is more hungry than normall

thanxx

[estie]

They're not normally meant to eat??????

[Chessman]

Just a point. you said 'she'. if your sure of the sex, maybe she's eating for more than one.

[Fern57]

Which species is she? I had a Salmon Pink that would eat then about an hour later start her moult.

[Laura-sakura]

What freyabutland meant is they aren't supposed to eat while they're molting. It can be dangerous to feed the spider as they are at the most vulnerable during this time.
Some spiders only need to be fed once a week so I would give her a little more time.

[estie]

Ahhhhhh. OK I feel better now! What do they eat, by the way?

[londondave]

We have 2 Red Knee Tarantuls. They eat Cricketts. (by the way it is better to feed the Cricketts first with fruit/veg and most waste products & fish flakes before feeding them to the spider, then the spder will get better nutition.

Spiders are vulnerable during a molt cos the cricketts can eat the spider.