Brachypelma Vagans behaviour

[Theneil]

Only larger species that are hungry seem to notice , and if full you can still find dead dubia scattered all over or hiding.

i have used dubia for the full spectum of sizes from prekill for 1/8" K. brunipes sing up to about 5-6" adults (Biggest i have) and many inbetween.

Mature male dubia are the best for getting a strong feeding response which can make feeding larger specimens easier though.

i will say they, in general, get a weaker feeding response, but they can work reguardless of size. Searching the forum should provide a bunch of tips for feeding dubia from crushing the head, to shining a laser light at them.

 

[nicodimus22]

I have a 5 and 1/2 inch female that is about on par with my A. avic with docility. The smaller female (1 and 7/8 inches) is quick to run in the hide when disturbed, but hangs out in the open 95% of the time. An underrated species in my book.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Oh yeah?? My B. albo and B. emilia both suck at dubias and let them become their roomates after they burrow. I found a dubia chilling in my albo's enclosure last week. I can't even remember the last time I gave her one! I'd tried to dig them out after they went uneaten but I apparently missed one and the T didn't seem inclined to go after it in the weeks it was in there. F- in hunting. :I

Another reason I switched to B. lateralis for most of my T's - no burrowing.

 

[cold blood]

Crush a dubia's head and its never gonna burrow...always crush heads first, its very simple and alleviates the issues seen with burrowing prey items.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Crush a dubia's head and its never gonna burrow

True, but I like B. lateralis for lot of other reasons too. They're active and don't freeze like dubia's so you get a good feeding response, and some of my T's were getting fat on dubia's but are at a healthy size with B. lats. Just my personal preference.

 

[Theneil]

True, but I like B. lateralis for lot of other reasons too. They're active and don't freeze like dubia's so you get a good feeding response, and some of my T's were getting fat on dubia's but are at a healthy size with B. lats. Just my personal preference.

i use mostly Lats now too for the same reasons. Sometimes i use Dubia for my larger Ts but with Lats i can feed either multiple or more often so there's not a lot of downside to them.

 

[weibkreux]

True, but I like B. lateralis for lot of other reasons too. They're active and don't freeze like dubia's so you get a good feeding response, and some of my T's were getting fat on dubia's but are at a healthy size with B. lats. Just my personal preference.

I also prefer lats when it comes to feeding since they love to run around, making the T chase after them. My only problem with lats is they always make the egg trays moist despite having good ventilation, dubias are always dry (and easier to catch LOL).