My eight legged friends, update topic.

[Tsubaki]

The first time i fed my spiders since the Rosea got here, she would not eat (She was still settling in so that made sense) However, it did make me wonder a bit.. The previous owner told me she refused to eat anything larger than small crickets, which just struck me as weird. He also told me she was very stressy, and shy. I seriously doubt his husbandry as she has already eaten 2 very large grasshoppers for me, and is always sitting in the middle of the tank in full sight. She has just taken another large grasshopper, about the size of her abdomen. All 3 seem very content with their homes.

[prairiepanda]

Originally Posted by jossh27

i wish i wasn't so afraid of them. they really are cool to look at. maybe one day i can dip my toes in the arachnid world... the tank would have to be massive so i could clean its cage without getting too close to it

As Tsubaki said, a smaller enclosure is better. But if cleaning makes you nervous, you can always just use a bioactive substrate! There are plenty of really chill, smaller species that you could try to start with so that you won't be too intimidated. Euathlus sp. red, for example. You can buy a baby direct from a breeder and watch it grow

Originally Posted by Tsubaki

The first time i fed my spiders since the Rosea got here, she would not eat (She was still settling in so that made sense) However, it did make me wonder a bit.. The previous owner told me she refused to eat anything larger than small crickets, which just struck me as weird. He also told me she was very stressy, and shy. I seriously doubt his husbandry as she has already eaten 2 very large grasshoppers for me, and is always sitting in the middle of the tank in full sight. She has just taken another large grasshopper, about the size of her abdomen. All 3 seem very content with their homes.

Rosea in general are really weird when it comes to food. Maybe the previous owner's husbandry was off, but maybe not. It's possible that the only times she ate for them was when they offered small crickets, so they stopped offering anything else and assumed that was what she liked. Meanwhile, the times they offered other foods could have been times she just didn't want to eat. For a while I thought my rosea was a picky eater and would only eat crickets, but I have since discovered that she just doesn't eat very often and it was coincidence that I gave her crickets when she was hungry. Her eating habits fluctuate quite a lot; sometimes she'll eat a week after her last meal, other times she'll fast for 4 months. But she maintains her weight and stays well-hydrated. From what I've heard, this is typical of rosies in particular(my other Ts are all regular eaters, except before molting or in the case of mature males)

Your girl looks well-fed and healthy, so I wouldn't worry about her past conditions