Well, that is only making it more difficult on yourself.
Except the majority DO, or else we'd have newbies posting every day that their spider was eaten by crickets
And how many of these tarantulas of new keepers block themselves in a burrow and are out of harms way? Crickets will eat a defenceless tarantula just as they would a bit of fruit.Well, that is only making it more difficult on yourself.
Except the majority DO, or else we'd have newbies posting every day that their spider was eaten by crickets
I am NOT saying that my personal experience represents the majority. But I am saying my personal experience echos the majority of how new keepers who haven't done their research keep their Ts.
I found out they were selling me mealworms as superworms on top of this, though. I was feeding my fully grown 6" G. Porteri 4 ""superworms"" per feeding. Now that I have real superworms, she only needed two to have her fill.Well, that is only making it more difficult on yourself.
Except the majority DO, or else we'd have newbies posting every day that their spider was eaten by crickets
I am NOT saying that my personal experience represents the majority. But I am saying my personal experience echos the majority of how new keepers who haven't done their research keep their Ts.
I am truly baffled by your apparent lack of thinking any of this is your responsibility to confirm what you are purchasing? Superworms ARE mealworms... they are ALL beetle larvae. Just different species of beetles.
Zophobas morio (superworms) and Tenebrio molitor (mealworms) are different species. I was paying for Z. Morio which is larger and more expensive. That's the difference. I'm not saying that it's not partially my fault here. I'm saying that I'm not buying from this store again now that I know better. It is my decision to support whichever establishment I want. And while yes, part of the blame was on me, but that doesn't give that particular store a pass. I should be able to go into a store, ask for Z. Morio, ask for confirmation that what I have is indeed Z. Morio, and walk out of the store as Z. Morio.
Ah, it's not random, tbf. I thought I could get away with not dumping her substrate and disturbing her too much, since she came in a larger container. Lesson learned.
It's all good, everyone here has made mistakes, that's how we learn and get better and keep them from happening In the future : )
How are superworms mealworms if they're different species?
They are different species but both are still Darkling beetles I guessHow are superworms mealworms if they're different species?
Anyways this sounds like a rant on a store we don't know and no advice is asked or given that would make any difference. Seems like a useless thread just like this comment of mine 
Ts aren't kept in small plastic Tupperware in the wild, and the vast majority of wild Ts don't make it to adulthood. Because they're eaten.
They are fragile when molting.
Exactly what @MintyWood826 said. If she wasn't in heavy premoult, I wouldn't have been miffed at all. But she is, and the crickets I pulled out were as large or larger than she was.
Yeah you’re right they don’t have any safety mechanisms while molting
Why are you acting like such a Richard? Whether you or others choose to believe a moulting tarantula is perfectly safe with crickets is a moot point. Moulting tarantulas have been killed by crickets so not having them running around their enclosure for extended periods of time is commonsense.
They aren't helpless, but there's a reason sacs often have hundreds of slings each.
