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[GVM Major]

Hi im new to this forum and need some advice, I have a sub adult suntiger i bought her/him about 8/9 weeks ago was eating well and webbed up lovely then stopped eating whereas before was a very good feeder was worried her tank was too big so moved her to a smaller set up she has lost alot of her colour so thought she maybe ready for a moult but still no change not eating and quite well very sluggish whats wrong has anyone with more exp with arboreals help she aint interested in climbing either.

[Jamie Cooper]

Hi im new to this forum and need some advice, I have a sub adult suntiger i bought her/him about 8/9 weeks ago was eating well and webbed up lovely then stopped eating whereas before was a very good feeder was worried her tank was too big so moved her to a smaller set up she has lost alot of her colour so thought she maybe ready for a moult but still no change not eating and quite well very sluggish whats wrong has anyone with more exp with arboreals help she aint interested in climbing either.

I could be wrong, but it sounds an awful lot to me like the spider is preparing to moult. Moving it might not have been the best idea. Best thing to do is leave her be. A pic might help.

Jamie

[GVM Major]

suntiger juvie

Hi i thought that might b the case jus starting to worry now coz she ant ate for over 6 weeks she hasnt lost any condition as i said earlier jus very sluggish not what u would expect from an avic will try and add pic.

[GVM Major]

Hi i thought that might b the case jus starting to worry now coz she ant ate for over 6 weeks she hasnt lost any condition as i said earlier jus very sluggish not what u would expect from an avic will try and add pic.

[Peter Roach]

i bought her/him about 8/9 weeks ago was eating well and webbed up lovely then stopped eating whereas before was a very good feeder was worried her tank was too big so moved her to a smaller set up

Why !!!!! How can a tank be too big ? How big is the big wide open world ?

she has lost alot of her colour so thought she maybe ready for a moult but still no change not eating and quite well very sluggish whats wrong has anyone with more exp with arboreals help she aint interested in climbing either.

It has lost its colour and sluggish because it is about to moult, there is nothing wrong. Thats what they do.

jus starting to worry now coz she ant ate for over 6 weeks

Start to worry when it hasnt eaten in 6-7 months

. . . . not what u would expect from an avic . . .

So what would you expect from an Avic ?


ps. The suntigers scientific name is Psalmopoeus irminia which means that it is NOT an Avicularia.

[GVM Major]

Hey yes panick over and i appologise over the scientific name slip up lol,she/he has now moulted and is now a real beauty thanks for all advice even the sarcastic comments. P.s i thought this forum was for help and advice not sarcastic (im better and know more than you) comments to genuine posts.

[Nicolas Charrière]

Hi! Don't worry: as you said, this place is a place to learn and share advices, not sarcastic comments! It's always difficult to interpret a comment in the right way on the net / forums / emails (maybe you feel the comment was sarcastic, but it's not sure it was)... Sometimes, specialists here are worried a little because some people take a T without knowing anything about them and might harm them. But if you are here, it means you want to learn, then it's good! Welcome!

Forums on the net are interesting. But books are too. If you have the opportunity to read "The Tarantula Keepers Guide" (3rd ed) by Schultz & Schultz, it's the best book on the subject I think. It'll give you plenty of informations on your T.