tarantula question

drache · 07-10-2007, 05:13 AM

when are they big enough to try a superworm?

ssssnakeluvr · 07-10-2007, 07:42 PM

their body length should be about as long as the superworm....

GarterGuy · 07-11-2007, 12:50 AM

Agree.....the prey item shouldn't really be any bigger then the spider, actually I prefer to not give anything bigger then the cephalothorax of the spider.....just to be on the safe side.

Roy

drache · 07-11-2007, 06:38 AM

thanks guys
I think I'll wait a couple more sheds then

ssssnakeluvr · 07-11-2007, 11:20 PM

I prefer to use crickets....they aren't at tough skinned as the superworms....

GarterGuy · 07-12-2007, 01:18 AM

I've never had a problem as long as the tarantula is big enough. I know my big Redrump birdeater would eat big cockroaches and would have no worries about penetrating their tough shells. She'd grab them and there'd be this horific crunching noise as her fangs penetrated it.

Roy

GarterGirl · 07-12-2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr

their body length should be about as long as the superworm....

Hmmm
That makes sense!

07-10-2007, 05:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
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GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356	Re: tarantula question Agree.....the prey item shouldn't really be any bigger then the spider, actually I prefer to not give anything bigger then the cephalothorax of the spider.....just to be on the safe side. Roy __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

07-11-2007, 06:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,839	Re: tarantula question thanks guys I think I'll wait a couple more sheds then __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

07-11-2007, 11:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,413	Re: tarantula question I prefer to use crickets....they aren't at tough skinned as the superworms....

07-12-2007, 01:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356	Re: tarantula question I've never had a problem as long as the tarantula is big enough. I know my big Redrump birdeater would eat big cockroaches and would have no worries about penetrating their tough shells. She'd grab them and there'd be this horific crunching noise as her fangs penetrated it. Roy __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

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