Help, please. After several months of waiting, my B. lateralis colony has grown sufficiently, to where I am ready to use as the primary food source for my t’s. What is the best way to capture them for transfer to the t enclosures. I would only want to catch a few at a time (of a specific number and size to feed each individual spider). These rascals, B. lateralis, are really fast. A pooter works ok on a limited basis, but only is good for catching smaller nymphs. Trying to corner and catch in a vial is very difficult due to their speed. Thankfully, the t’s don’t seem to have much of a problem in catching them.
As a side note: this species really does multiply as rapidly as reported. Once an mature egg-laying population of around 50 or so is in place, the colony will increase around 15-40 per day, and if all those and each subsequent batch were allowed to mature could just about take over the earth in a short time.
As a side note: this species really does multiply as rapidly as reported. Once an mature egg-laying population of around 50 or so is in place, the colony will increase around 15-40 per day, and if all those and each subsequent batch were allowed to mature could just about take over the earth in a short time.