can you feed red knee tarantula canned crickets?

[viper69]

I already use canned for other pets so it's just conveint plus mom's against live food.

I've always wondered if canned dead crickets, were as healthy as live ones? Any type of freezing process will destroy some amount of protein. However perhaps this means you will have to feed those pets MORE canned insects to get the required amount of nutrients.

The MAIN concern in feeding canned crickets to a T is the lack of water. Ts get a lot of fluids from live food. In some cases possibly all moisture requirements in the wild at times for those that live in dry climates. SO, you would definitely have to maintain a bowl of water for your T, otherwise I suspect it will die.


I've never used these products. Your best choice is to wait until you no longer live at home and you set the rules of your house, or own a reptile like your lep gex or a snake where feeding F/T mice has been done for eons will no ill effects.


If you search the forum you'll find this question has been asked previously, so you may find some new info there for you as well.

 

[ArachnetArtemis]

I would never ever eat anything made in China, mind feed it to my pet... the crickets are from the US and they are a cricket farm that sells both dead and live food plus is the most common brand to sell gut loaded food for crickets. My mom doesn't like the idea of live food because she's afraid they will escape and make noises all night, and bugs in the house she doesn't like the idea of. I'm not going out and buying it next week.. I tend to research at least month before getting. Also canned crickets (flukers) never smelt bad ever to me.. and they only stay on the shelves for a week at most as a lot of people do buy them surprisingly.

 

[awiec]

I would never ever eat anything made in China, mind feed it to my pet... the crickets are from the US and they are a cricket farm that sells both dead and live food plus is the most common brand to sell gut loaded food for crickets. My mom doesn't like the idea of live food because she's afraid they will escape and make noises all night, and bugs in the house she doesn't like the idea of. I'm not going out and buying it next week.. I tend to research at least month before getting. Also canned crickets (flukers) never smelt bad ever to me.. and they only stay on the shelves for a week at most as a lot of people do buy them surprisingly.

Well only adult crickets will make noise and they can't escape if held in a container that doesn't have large enough holes for them to fit out of. For my boyfriend's leopard gecko we only buy crickets when we feed her so they are all dead within a day so no cricket noises. If you get a sling then you can just have a small container for your crickets with some food and just scoop one out for your sling once a week. I don't think canned crickets would hurt the T, but live may be a better option. Seeing as you are in a situation where you can't even control what you feed your animals I suggest you wait until you move out/ are allowed to feed your animals what you want.

 

[ArachnetArtemis]

But don't adult tarantulas need adult crickets... I want to get a older tarantula not full grown rather then a sling, also it would cost about 20 bucks a month just in bus far alone.... to buy each time and if my mom picks it up its a hassle for her to go there every time.. how long do live crickets live for like would they be fine for a month with gut loading them and wouldn't they grow up in a month..

 

[LordWaffle]

You can feed sub adult crickets to tarantulas. If they don't have full wings, they won't chirp. I'd they do you can just put that one in first. A B smithi only gets 5.5-6 inches or so. You can feed them a few crickets at a time and if it's an adult you won't need to be taking a ton of trips to get crickets because it's not something you have to feed everyday.

 

[BobGrill]

But don't adult tarantulas need adult crickets... I want to get a older tarantula not full grown rather then a sling, also it would cost about 20 bucks a month just in bus far alone.... to buy each time and if my mom picks it up its a hassle for her to go there every time.. how long do live crickets live for like would they be fine for a month with gut loading them and wouldn't they grow up in a month..

Sounds like you're better off waiting if its going to be such a pain to get food. Also adults can go months without eating.

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[awiec]

Sounds like you're better off waiting if its going to be such a pain to get food. Also adults can go months without eating.

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Agreed, now we know the full scope of your situation, you are best to wait until you have your own vehicle so you can get your own feeders or get a plump adult, as they are content with a once a month meal.

 

[Poec54]

Sounds like you're better off waiting if its going to be such a pain to get food. Also adults can go months without eating.

But not after they've shed. Then they need to eat a lot and often for a month or two.

 

[viper69]

I would never ever eat anything made in China...

What if you lived in China? Some of our members live in China.

 

[LordWaffle]

What if you lived in China? Some of our members live in China.

Then you die slowly and horribly! Everyone knows that!

 

[BobGrill]

But not after they've shed. Then they need to eat a lot and often for a month or two.

That is true.

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[Smokehound714]

The crickets dont need to be huge. Ive gotten away with a small dish full of termites. (Lol i have easy access to them) My biggest aphono loves 'em. She'll scoop em all up, roll them into a ball, and much away.

 

[ArachnetArtemis]

Or I could be a pain and ask for only female crickets from the pet shop XD then I could buy once a month... or wait till my brother gets a truck or somthing... she might be more willing if they don't make noise, also do they smell like how bad is it (crickets) even if my mom says no even after research it's still good to know for the future
Also how much does 12 Oz of cricket food normaly last

 

[awiec]

Or I could be a pain and ask for only female crickets from the pet shop XD then I could buy once a month... or wait till my brother gets a truck or somthing... she might be more willing if they don't make noise, also do they smell like how bad is it (crickets) even if my mom says no even after research it's still good to know for the future
Also how much does 12 Oz of cricket food normaly last

I've never noticed much smell from my crickets when I have kept them, just make sure to remove dead ones/old molts often so no mold pops up. As for your other question it all depends on how often you feed them.
*Head desk* I am a bad reader yes, 12 Oz of cricket food will last forever, I would also supplement them with maybe an orange or a veggie every so often.

 

[viper69]

Or I could be a pain and ask for only female crickets from the pet shop XD then I could buy once a month... or wait till my brother gets a truck or somthing... she might be more willing if they don't make noise, also do they smell like how bad is it (crickets) even if my mom says no even after research it's still good to know for the future
Also how much does 12 Oz of cricket food normaly last

There's one species of cricket that makes very little noise actually, not the usual loud chirping that is commong. Forget the name, but see it advertised in Reptiles Magazine. My friend has Fluker's Cricket Chow, 3 containers of 10.5 oz each, last over 20 years, including keeping many insectivorous herps and frogs too.

Crickets smell if you keep your face by them, esp the dead ones! Just depends on how/where you keep them.

 

[cold blood]

I also have not noticed much smell, but they do molt...I had one go through a "bad" molt last month, its legs got stuck, so I gave it a whirl and tried to free it. I was not successful, it was then mercifully fed to a B. smithi, which I suppose would have been its destination regardless...sucks to be a cricket. It is important to keep them clean, their "poo" looks like dirt specks and also attracts water, and therefore mold. Dead crickets must be removed quickly or the death seems to become contagious...dead crickets do reek.

On another note, I have some Fluker's cricket diet stuff, and I have found that, while they eat it fine, the consistency of it tends to attract moisture, and therefore mold. Its about the only thing that molds in there other than maybe strawberries and I think I am done with it. Sounds different than the "chow" you're talking about viper. I notice that some fruits and vegies, as well as a nugget of dog kibble, seem to really attract them and get them feeding very readily. The vegies just dry out and don't really cause an issue if left in too long. Carrot or apples seem to be favorites, lettuce seems almost useless other than for hydration.

It took me a bit to keep them alive, and keeping them dry seemed to be the biggest hurdle for me. I also got better results with less ventilation, which I can't make any sense of because I always hear they should be well ventilated. Once you get it down they last a month, much longer if you start with smaller ones obviously.

You can also get superworms, if the t will eat them, they offer a big meaty meal, meaning lower feeding frequency...also they don't need to be kept cool, they eat rotting wood, so feeing them is as easy as putting in wood, and they last almost forever it seems. I bought some (a dozen) for the first time in February, I still have 5, alive and kickin like the day I picked them up....very, very easy to keep for supplemental feed.

 

[friendttyy]

I am so sick of those Chinese canned crickets putting good, honest American cricket factories out of business!

Watch it I am chinese -_-

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I would never ever eat anything made in China, mind feed it to my pet...

Racist piece of human.

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You alk hate my Motherland.

 

[ArachnetArtemis]

I have nothing against chinese or china... it's just heard of so many foods being recalled and having bad effects on pets that were made in China, maybe the kind of food that's realy in China(sold to chinese) are just fine just not a lot of the brands that are shipped(food wise anyway). It's a lot of the made in Chinese brands I'm against not the Chinese food in general.

 

[friendttyy]

Jokes man. I dont take offence just bored and tired of java coding.

 

[Smokehound714]

canned crickets are bad. they are low in nutrients. No moisture.