males go off feed more than females?

[greghall]

well my male has'nt ate since 3/22,my female eates every week,plus my new female pastel is a aggresive feeder she eats real good!,my male is 519g is that early for him to go on fasting for breeding?Im not really worried about it I try him every couble of days,& the last meal was pretty big that he ate.

[West Coast Jungle]

in my experience males fast more, seems natural since they dont need the body mass females do.

[hondo1967]

My spider who is 476 grams stopped eating for 2 weeks now, i put a 55 gram rat in for 20 mins if he dont take it , i remove it and offer him food the next week. sooner or later he will eat. Patience is the key.

[greghall]

Im not too concerned yet Ill keep trying each week,as long as my females are eating great Im happy!

[pythontricker]

all of my males go off feed for a really long time. What I do is put a blanket over the entire cage and give them a week of no handling so they aren't so stressed them give em their food out the blanket over again and give em how ever long it takes.

[Schlyne]

Males definitely fast more. In my experience, the males that I have when they come off the fast, they are ready to eat anything and everything they can get.