Not really familiar with the method but guessing so. I might try and take one leg off the cricket so it isn't powerful enough to get off the string. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong about this...
maybe now that he's gotten some food he will be adventerous enough to try coming out for some water. It looks like he hasn't left the fridge since I lost him, he's so shriveled up and dehydrated
If you try the cricket again maybe you could try it like a fishing hook. You could poke a needle through and then tie the sting after cutting the needle off. This is just a guess, don't know if this idea would kill the cricket. Hopefully not if it's poked through at a good spot.God ahsifkrbe it is impossible to tie a cricket up. First one struggled and cut itself in half trying to jump out of the thread and the second one I took its big legs off and it was so debilitated it couldn't move close enough to him on the thread. So I took the thread off, threw it in there and heard him catch him about 10 seconds later. Seems he isn't keen on hunting right now and only catches the crickets if they get close enough to touch him. Poor baby
I'll have to see if I can dig up the thread (or if someone is kind enough to post it themselves
), but basically one of the members on here lost one of their slings many moons ago and found it residing in their bathroom shower drain. After many failed attempts to lure it out, they eventually managed to get it out by literally fishing for it with a superworm tied to a string. There's also a video she recorded of it when she finally got it outCrickets should be alright. It might be more difficult though, since they can do more than just squirm about aimlessly
That was smart thinking. I'm going to try and remember that. Might come in handyI'll have to see if I can dig up the thread (or if someone is kind enough to post it themselves
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Here's the link. It should provide all the breathtaking tales, suspense, and knowledge of bathroom drain anatomy that you should need for one day: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/darlingi-has-colonized-a-drain.274963/That was smart thinking. I'm going to try and remember that. Might come in handy
Thanks! Looking forward to a good readHere's the link. It should provide all the breathtaking tales, suspense, and knowledge of bathroom drain anatomy that you should need for one day: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/darlingi-has-colonized-a-drain.274963/
It's definitely something worth remembering
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Maybe if you have time, you can get some mealworms/superworms and try those.
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So glad you found it! The spider fishing method triumphs again!
As long as you're 100% certain that he can't get back out from the catch cup, he'll be perfectly fine there overnight. He won't suffocate. If the catch cup has a lid, it would be much more preferable to use that instead of a book, but it's not completely necessary as long as he's secure. I think you deserve a rest and can deal with it in the morning. Go get some sleep!
Oh yeah, it's his catch cup on top of a book underneath another terrarium which is upside down working as double catch cup. This fjsisofnbrvsic isn't getting away from me in my sleep that's for sure lolAs long as you're 100% certain that he can't get back out from the catch cup, he'll be perfectly fine there overnight. He won't suffocate. If the catch cup has a lid, it would be much more preferable to use that instead of a book, but it's not completely necessary as long as he's secure. I think you deserve a rest and can deal with it in the morning. Go get some sleep!
