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Regalmatt
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 Posted - 06/02/2012 : 20:38:19
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| Hi guys, I've had suki for 6 wks now, she's a 4 yr old normal, weighing 1kg,she's 4' long and has a bad feeding history,Being on the light side for her age I've been trying to feed her 1 med rat( roughly 80g) every 7 days or so,the 1st 3 feeds went well but now she's not interested,she's missed her last 2-3 feeds, she shed a few days ago which I thought was the reason for her being off her food, but I've tried since the shed but to no avail, I know they can go for a long time, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm to blame and doing something wrong? I'm going to weigh her tonight.am I right being concerned? |
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Posted - 06/02/2012 : 20:44:06
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Hi - know what you mean as I bought an 06 female last winter - BUT - this is the season for royal fasting.
You're NOT to blame!
My girl (Surahi) was allegedly addicted to mice ...and then she fasted ...come spring her appetite picked up and I was even able to wean her on to rats.
Keep offering your girl a meal (a smaller prey item can work well) and keep weighing her, but even if she refuses food, she will start eating again as the year advances.
She's a royal - got to love them! |
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Regalmatt
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2012 : 20:58:54
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| I've just weighed her and she's put on 17g! I know it's not a lot, but it's not a loss! |
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Posted - 06/02/2012 : 21:03:18
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| Ah well - there you are - wait till spring and she'll be scarfing the rats down and putting on weight like anything! |
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Regalmatt
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2012 : 21:23:14
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| Cheers BATS, can always rely on you! My plan is to get a spider male this year and get suki up to breeding weight, and hopefully next years breeding season... |
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Posted - 07/02/2012 : 00:13:13
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| Sounds cool! I'm sure Suki will oblige now she's got a settled home with you and spiders are known to be good eaters - all the best for eggs in 2013. |
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