Why won't my curly hair tarantula eat?

Your tarantula is molting

And when this occurs, they will typically go without eating for several weeks before the molt. If your spider's eating habits and other behaviors seem to be different from ordinary, it is likely that a molt is approaching. Adult males rarely, if ever, molt.

How long can a curly hair tarantula go without eating?

Tarantulas are able to survive several months and up to two years without having regular access to food.

How do I feed my curly hair tarantula?

Simply drop the prey into the enclosure near your spider. It's recommended to do the feedings in the evening when the spider is more active and ready to eat. Just be sure to remove unwanted prey within 24 hours, or it actually can stress your spider. Curly hair tarantulas get most of their hydration from their food.

How do I know if my tarantula is hungry?

A tarantula that is hungry will often sit with its legs outside of its burrow or web waiting for a meal to come. Occasionally, they will start pacing the enclosure. They may also react more strongly to stimuli, like the refilling of their water dish because they are actively hunting.

Is my tarantula dehydrated?

Dehydration presents with symptoms you can clearly see: He's lethargic and appears to be shriveled or shrunken, and his body may appear wrinkled. The treatment for dehydration is water. Provide clean water in a shallow dish wide enough for your tarantula to crawl on but not so deep he could drown.

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Should I mist my curly hair tarantula?

If the enclosure gets too dry, the tarantula can have difficulty molting, and this can lead to death and disfiguring of your spider. To keep conditions humid, keep a small water dish or bottle cap full of water available at all times. The enclosure can also be misted, but be careful not to mist the spider.

Do curly hair tarantulas like dry substrate?

Best humidity levels for curly hair tarantulas

Curly hair tarantulas prefer high humidity levels between 65-85%. One of the best ways to do this is keeping the substrate appropriately damp. Simply pour water in until it's moist, but not saturated or swampy. The top layer should be dry.

What temperature does a curly hair tarantula need?

Temp: this species should be kept at 70 - 85 degrees. Heating and lighting : this species doesn't need any heating or lighting as long as your house stays at 65°-80°F. If your house drops below that , a small portable heater is recommended to heat up the room. Humidity and water : the humidity should stay at 65%-80%.

Can mealworms hurt my tarantula?

Don't make meal worms the only food in your tarantula's diet. Instead, feed them along with crickets, silk worms, roaches and other insects. Meal worms can make up 60 percent or more of the diet. This improves the quality of your tarantula's diet and prevents nutritional deficiencies.

How often should you clean a tarantula cage?

Tarantulas aren't generally very messy, so their habitats only need a little bit of cleaning on a day-to-day basis. Otherwise, all you have to do is do a deep cleaning of your spider's terrarium once every 4-6 months.

How long does it take a tarantula to eat?

Your fully grown spider will likely accept prey every 10-14 days. It is not uncommon, however, for a spider to abstain from eating for a full month after a large meal. Tarantulas will keep eating until they are full. They will abstain from eating when they are soon to molt, or preparing to lay eggs.

Why is my tarantula curled up?

A mildly dehydrated tarantula may have a shruken abdomen and become inactive. A more severely dehydrated tarantula will have its legs curled underneath it to some degree. Once a tarantula becomes dehydrated it requires the most basic form of tarantula first aid—the ICU cup.

Do tarantulas eat at night?

Tarantulas hunt mostly at night. So, if you are looking to see them, you are more likely to find them out and about around your home or in areas where tarantulas are plentiful at night. For insects that they prefer to feed on, they feed at night. As for when do tarantulas attack people?

How can you tell the age of a curly hair tarantula?

Most females, once they reach maturity, are two-thirds the size of their full-grown size. Look online for the specific species of tarantula that you own, and determine if the female is at least two-thirds its full size. If the tarantula is male and has not yet reached maturity, it may be between 2 to 5 years old.

How often does a curly hair tarantula molt?

As a result of a hard and inflexible exoskeleton that cannot accommodate a growing spider, they must periodically molt the old exoskeleton and grow a new one - usually once or twice a year. They have simple eyes that can detect variations in light.

How can I tell if my tarantula is dying?

Do tarantulas need a water bowl?

Tarantulas do willingly drink out of a water dish, and for this reason, I offer them to most of my collection. Although you can keep tarantulas without water dishes, it's easier to make sure no one is getting dehydrated by keeping a regular source of water available.

What time of day should I feed my tarantula?

Feed juveniles daily, adults every other day. Since they are nocturnal, feeding should occur at night. Be sure that food is smaller than the tarantula. Remove any uneaten live food as it may cause injury to a resting tarantula.

Can tarantulas eat dead mealworms?

Will a tarantula eat dead crickets or other insects? Young tarantulas and slings will typically scavenge feed on dead insects readily. This makes them really easy to keep as long as you always have mealworms on hand (just cut the mealworms into the perfect meal-sized pieces for the baby spiders).

Will a tarantula eat dead bugs?

Tarantulas are predators, which means they like to hunt their prey. Although some tarantulas might eat frozen or dead mealworms or crickets, others turn their faces from dead meat. Instead, buy live insects you can drop into the tarantula's habitat and let her eat on her own terms.