Camel crickets or spider crickets???

[ArachnoDaddy5]

I usually feed my a. Seemani the typical feeder crickets from the pet shop. Lately they have been a little slack on the "large" size. I was wondering if it would be safe to feed her camel crickets which are plentiful in our wellhouse. I was thinking to of course stick to a specific size and not get ones too big, Or could these crickets harm the T?

 

[AnimalNewbie]

I’d avoid wild caught prey items.
On a side note if you have any other questions feel free to ask them and is your semmani climbing a cork tube?

 

[ArachnoDaddy5]

I’d avoid wild caught prey items.
On a side note if you have any other questions feel free to ask them and is your semmani climbing a cork tube?

She gets adventuraous at times. When she isnt in her hide, she will often be seen climbing the outside of the cork log. I have her cork log buried in the coconut fiber and she dug a nice burrow right into it.

 

[Theneil]

Most will advise against wild caught prey to avoid the risk of parasites and pesticides. Depending on your particular location/situation those may be more or less of a concern for you. i have no knowlege on different types of crickets, but my very uneducated guess would be that the cricket itself would not be a heath concern, only the risk of contamination of something else the cricket may have contact with.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

What in the world, is a camel crickets???? Superworms are prob safer if u need something bigger.
G porteri hardly eat much at all tho.... this your only T or no?

 

[AnimalNewbie]

What in the world, is a camel crickets???? Superworms are prob safer if u need something bigger.
G porteri hardly eat much at all tho.... this your only T or no?

its an A. semmani

 

[PidderPeets]

I had to look them up just make sure I was thinking of the right thing. We call them cave crickets by me. I agree that pesticide or other chemical exposures are the main reason I would suggest against it.

I also honestly am not sure an A. seemani would be able to catch one. They rely on vibrations to avoid danger just as much as tarantulas rely on vibrations to find food. And they respond to any vibrations by jumping indiscriminately as far as they can. Sure they, might not be able to get far in an enclosure, but I think it'd be enough to avoid getting caught. And I think it would be faster than a seemani would be able to catch. It may even scare the spider into leaving it alone

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

cave Crickets are big , unless you raise enough to get rid of pesticides it’s not worth risk. Outdoor food can cauSe all sorts of issues, most of wich are deadly: I dono if it’s possible to captive breed them . How many Ts you have ?normal large Crickets or superworms will do.
I never had success captive breeding big 2”+ black field crickets .
I use dubia & rarely superworms.

 

[ArachnoDaddy5]

cave Crickets are big , unless you raise enough to get rid of pesticides it’s not worth risk. Outdoor food can cauSe all sorts of issues, most of wich are deadly: I dono if it’s possible to captive breed them . How many Ts you have ?normal large Crickets or superworms will do.
I never had success captive breeding big 2”+ black field crickets .
I use dubia & rarely superworms.

I had to look them up just make sure I was thinking of the right thing. We call them cave crickets by me. I agree that pesticide or other chemical exposures are the main reason I would suggest against it.

I also honestly am not sure an A. seemani would be able to catch one. They rely on vibrations to avoid danger just as much as tarantulas rely on vibrations to find food. And they respond to any vibrations by jumping indiscriminately as far as they can. Sure they, might not be able to get far in an enclosure, but I think it'd be enough to avoid getting caught. And I think it would be faster than a seemani would be able to catch. It may even scare the spider into leaving it alone

thats an excellent point. Ill probably go to superworms or roaches. Thank you

 

[Theneil]

If you feel ambitious, i would think a single generation of captive breeding should be adequate to rid them of any possible pesticide risk. I wonder if they would inspire the same feeding response that the pet store crickets do. My A. seemani is one of the less ravenous spiders and it doesn't seem to be that excited by red runners or dubia. It did seem to like super worms for a while though...

 

[ArachnoDaddy5]

If you feel ambitious, i would think a single generation of captive breeding should be adequate to rid them of any possible pesticide risk. I wonder if they would inspire the same feeding response that the pet store crickets do. My A. seemani is one of the less ravenous spiders and it doesn't seem to be that excited by red runners or dubia. It did seem to like super worms for a while though...

Mine has a ferocious appetite and favors crickets over worms. If i were to get the camel crickets, it would be from my spring house and water well area, so no pesticides.