That all depends in the size of the spider and/or the size and depth of the waterdish.Hi everyone, I was just wondering if it would drown my G. rosea if I filled up her water bowl? My mom thinks it could drown cause its lungs could get in it. Is that true?
A tarantula will never drown itself! only a freek accident if it somehow gets stuck in the water dish! (ive never seen this though) ive always got a stone of sorts in my water dish that sticks out the top of the water(like an iceberg)Hi everyone, I was just wondering if it would drown my G. rosea if I filled up her water bowl? My mom thinks it could drown cause its lungs could get in it. Is that true?
Actually, it's not unheard of for a tarantula to drown itself. I can remember someone on these boards a couple of years ago saying they had a T that kept backing into it's waterdish and submerging it's abdomen. Every time the owner shooed it out the dish, it would return to do the same thing until the inevitable happened. Just thought I'd throw it out there.A tarantula will never drown itself! only a freek accident if it somehow gets stuck in the water dish! (ive never seen this though) ive always got a stone of sorts in my water dish that sticks out the top of the water(like an iceberg)
thats for crickets not to drown in it!
But tarantulas above 2" must deff have a water bowl
Technically they would suffocate I suppose. If the booklungs were not exposed to air for long enough (ie submersed), then no passive exchange of gases could take place. You're right, the T wouldn't actually take water into the booklungs, so yeah, "drown" is the wrong choice of words .I think they would suffocate instead of drown honestly based on what I and Venom had to say about the hydrophobic bristles.