Hey guys, I fell off the radar for a while but I wanted to explain the situation I have with my spider. I've had him since early February and (thank the BP gods) he FINALLY ate for me for the first time today!

It took him several minutes before finally striking the rat pup (I've had him in a dark room for a while, I tried everything--even baby gerbils) and even longer before he was able to strike the second (hours). He's a big yearling, but he's had no interest in larger food..it scares him, or he ignores it if it's pre-killed.

I feel like his wobble causes him way too much trouble feeding. Even with the second rat pup, he'd inspect it all over and rub his face against it..but it took him ages to finally grab it, it's like his body just won't follow his brain! If he has this kind of trouble with tiny food, how should I feed him larger prey, now that he's eating?

Any advice is appreciated, I'm just so glad he's off his fast! He's shed once since I've had him and it was perfect, that plus his parameters: I know it's most likely nothing environmental.