I am fairly new to the world of spiders & am confused by it's behaviour, it doesn't want to eat & doesn't respond immediately when I storke it's abdomen, as if it's asleep.
2007-01-02 20:34:27 · 7 answers · asked by fi3ona 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Well how long have you had it? At least twice a year, spiders go into idle mode, and that's mainly because they are about to shed. They will start filling thier habitat with webs until they make one suitable enough to shed in. One morning you may find your spider on its back...don't be alarmed, it's just shedding. You can actually watch it, its pretty neat...it slips out of its skin like jammies! Tarantulas can go for a few weeks without eating and survive. As a matter of fact, after it sheds, it'll be a while before it can eat again, it has to wait for its teeth to harden. Try blowing on your spider, they hate that and will move immeadiatley. As long as it moves, you shouldn't worry too much about its laziness.
2007-01-02 20:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by dizzylilsailor 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 22:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a section on kingsnake.com for insect/spider hobbyists, you might want to check there for a breeder that you can talk with. Also, there's a very good breeder listed as a vendor at the MARS Show website, www.reptileinfo.com.
Also, I don't know much about South American geography, but I doubt if anything from Brazil will hibernate.
2007-01-02 23:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by beautifuljoe1313 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't have anything helpful to say on the matter, but why on EARTH would you even want to stroke a tarantulas abdomen?!? Anyhow, good luck with that :-)
2007-01-06 06:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by cmrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got 2 good answers already i got no more to add good luck
2007-01-03 05:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by stephen eblue eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-02 20:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tortoises do
2007-01-02 20:43:50 · answer #7 · answered by markhatter 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋