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Ok guys I need some help here!! I got about a 3 month old spider girl. Supposidly she has eaten three times prior to me getting her. I dont think that was the case at all. She is on aspen. Room temp about 84 rear about 90. She has a hide box. In an AP rack. I've tried live fuzzy, f/t fuzzy, split head, and even tried to assist feed her. Still no luck...Any clues or tips anyone can think of??? Im lost on this one.

try placing the spider in a brown paper bag over night with a f/t fuzzy

Should I just staple the bag shut? Anything else in there? Just the fuzzy and him?

That is my favorite trick, but I use a live rat fuzzy because it poses no danger to the snake. I use a lunch bag sized bag with the top rolled down and then put it in a rubbermaid or sterilite box with the lid on it and put it in the bottom of a dark closet. If yo put a lid on the plastic box, if the snake gets out of the bag it can't get out of the box.
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Happy Herping,
Jody Barnes
Royal Kreationz

My snakes aren't fat, they're big boned.

She may be very stressed? Have you given her some time to recover from assist feeding? Sometimes a troubled feeder will do better if left alone for a week. Give her a hide and dont bother her for a week mimimum. Hope she feeds for you!

and when all else fails, give her a gerbil. Just make sure you have tried everything else first. If she gets a gerbil, she may decide its all she'll eat, and then its a royal pain trying to switch them back to mice or rats.
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James.....
"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought the beast back."

I will try the paper bag thing today! I just have to find a small paper bag. Havent packed a sack lunch in a long time lol!

I have a 450g female that will only eat f/t from a paper bag. But I don't have to close her in, she will wonder in and eat by her self. I just leave the open bag in her tub.

She is a real shy and has never taken f/t from tongs. It took a month for her to eat when I first got her.

Good luck with you baby...