Quote Originally Posted by Scaleyz View Post
Well said! My mature male spider was very plump in the beginning when I first started placing him back and forth between the 2 females, and as I pulled him out for a rest from one female to the other I would offer him a meal and for awhile he was eating then he stopped. Once he stopped he was still locking with the 2 females and I noticed the weight dropping off him. Had I not monitored and pulled him when I did there could have been problems.

I now have him started on another breeding project with only one female and he is eating mice steadily so lets see how long it lasts
How much weight loss is "dropping off"? With meals as large as medium rats, a good portion of that could just have been the ever-present meal that he was finally able to digest and poop out.