Back in the saddle with a sub adult L. Parahybana!

[HoneyOilers]

Lord have mercy, yes it's very bad. They will eat your T when it's molting if allow that to happen and leave them in. Always crush them like how I stated.

As long as I get the two out now do I have to change the substrate?

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Can the worms hurt the tarantula otherwise? I’ve got two that burrowed in and other posts I read stated that this shouldn’t be a problem? Should I be digging out the worms?

Very bad they can kill a T you need to keep track of them I don't crush there heads but I offer it and if the T doesn't take it straight away I take it back out. Good practice just to crush there heads though.

 

[HoneyOilers]

Very bad they can kill a T you need to keep track of them I don't crush there heads but I offer it and if the T doesn't take it straight away I take it back out.

I’m going to get my T out now and do some digging, maybe just change the substrate

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I’ll get on digging them out right away. Should I be doing a full change on substrate now?

Are you sure it was only 2? There gawna be hard to find, probably only going to get them by pulling all the sub out.

 

[HoneyOilers]

Are you sure it was only 2? There gawna be hard to find, probably only going to get them by pulling all the sub out.

That’s my plan, and yeah only two in there the rest are in a deli cup, I think I’ll keep it on crickets for now is 1” OK? It’s got a good sized abdomen on it

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I’m going to get my T out now and do some digging, maybe just change the substrate

If you know there are only two loose in there just retrieve and remove them.

When offering them you can't just crush the head. You have to crush all the leg segments as well. If you just crush the head they can still crawl away and/or burrow as I found out. Their mandibles can injure a tarantula as well. It's good practice to crush the little farts first before offering them

 

[Andrew Clayton]

That’s my plan, and yeah only two in there the rest are in a deli cup, I think I’ll keep it on crickets for now is 1” OK? It’s got a good sized abdomen on it

Yeah with that size abdomen 1" crickets are fine. Always keep an eye on that as you don't want to overfeed it.

 

[HoneyOilers]

If you know there are only two loose in there just retrieve and remove them.

When offering them you can't just crush the head. You have to crush all the leg segments as well. If you just crush the head they can still crawl away and/or burrow as I found out. Their mandibles can injure a tarantula as well. It's good practice to crush the little farts first before offering them

I’ve got the T out, was not happy about it but I’m going to start the sifting process tomorrow morning and add some substrate, unfortunately I’ve disturbed the sweet tunnel it had going

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Better to have disturbed the T than leave the superworms in burrowed in the sub. You don't want a dead T down the road

 

[HoneyOilers]

Better to have disturbed the T than leave the superworms in burrowed in the sub. You don't want a dead T down the road

Truth

Is tunneling behaviour common with this breed?

 

[sparticus]

Is tunneling behaviour common with this breed?

Yes. Mine sits out on top of the tunnel quite a bit, though.

 

[cold blood]

Is tunneling behaviour common with this breed?

Species, not breed.....almost all terrestrials will burrow at times, although many larger species like your LP tend to spend most of their time out in the open.

And as long as you removed the rogue super worms, a substrate change isn't necessary....just add substrate.

 

[HoneyOilers]

Species, not breed.....almost all terrestrials will burrow at times, although many larger species like your LP tend to spend most of their time out in the open.

And as long as you removed the rogue super worms, a substrate change isn't necessary....just add substrate.

I’ve got it in a container right now with some sifted soil to ensure there was no worms in that container, and tomorrow I’ll start scooping out and screening the earth.

 

[Spifdar]

Superworms crush their head and continue crushing downwards all leg segments before offering it. Also if kept on oatmeal or bran change that out once a week or every other week or you will wind up with a mite infestation.

As a mealworm feeder who may later move to superworms for a larger T, why do you need to crush all leg segments? I hadn't heard this and would like to learn

 

[sparticus]

As a mealworm feeder who may later move to superworms for a larger T, why do you need to crush all leg segments? I hadn't heard this and would like to learn

They are surprisingly capable of recovering from injury if it's not severe enough.

 

[cold blood]

As a mealworm feeder who may later move to superworms for a larger T, why do you need to crush all leg segments? I hadn't heard this and would like to learn

Legs don't matter, you crush the head

 

[Arachnophobphile]

As a mealworm feeder who may later move to superworms for a larger T, why do you need to crush all leg segments? I hadn't heard this and would like to learn

Scroll up to one of my earlier replies. Here it is again, crushing just the head does not guarantee that the super or mealworm will not continue on later to crawl away and/or burrow. I've had it happen to me with superworms.

 

[Spifdar]

Scroll up to one of my earlier replies. Here it is again, crushing just the head does not guarantee that the super or mealworm will not continue on later to crawl away and/or burrow. I've had it happen to me with superworms.

Sorry, missed that! That's good stuff to know, thank you.

 

[viper69]

From some of the questions asked it seems the OP hasn’t done enough research

 

[Charliemum]

Even with crushed heads worms can survive, remove the head, pincer it just behind the head roll it across a hard surface (I have a head cup) n the head will pop right off then its safe to feed. All my t's get headless they all take it np even my big 8inch girls .
The only gross part of this is the heads keep going so I usually empty them outside after I have finished feeding the t's . Live heads in the bin is too much for me .

Do not feed mice! they have to much calcium and they will cause your t issues if you feed mice as a long term food. Maybe if your t has just had baby's n is 9+ inches but not live ones the damage the mouse can do isn't worth it.
I read that's why ppl struggled with Theraphosa years ago because they were fed pinkys and the amount of calcium in them caused moulting issues for the t's....I have no idea how true this is or how they knew it was the mice but just incase I ovoid them at all costs better safe then sorry.
Great choice of spood btw, congratulations and welcome to ab