Mister Senpai
Arachnopeon
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- Dec 4, 2019
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Hi,
A few weeks ago, I panic bought like 100 crickets as I feared they would quarantine and go into lock down. I thought about breeding them so I provided the crickets a decent enclosure and gave them lettuce and damp paper towels to drink and eat from. I only feed with crickets every 10 days, so today I opened the cricket container and found dozens of crickets dead on the ground with mold and MAGGOTS in the enclosure. I probably forgot to take the lettuce out and it got moldy. Anyways, I took all the remaining the crickets out and put them in a new container, but a little hesitant on using them as they were living with mold and maggots, which could effect my tarantulas.
Could I still use these crickets or should I dispose of them? I also have like 15 tiny meal worms that I feed to my slings, but I doubt, they will be enough for all my Ts. We recently went into lockdown in New Zealand the other day and they closed all stores except the grocery store. They say we'll be in quarantine for 4 weeks, but its very likely they will extend it to 6-10 weeks. So basically, I have a few dozen 'infected crickets' and 15 meal worms to last the next 6-10 weeks for a dozen hungry Ts.
Do you suggest I should YOLO and use the crickets, not worry as the 15 mealworms will last or should I scavenge my pesticide free but not parasitic free garden for bugs?
I'm no newbie, I understand T's can go months without food, but some of them have recently molted and didn't eat months prior to that molt, so I worried these guys will start to get hungry.
In one of my earlier posts I talked about some crazy guy feeding beef to their T's, could I possibly feed beef?
A few weeks ago, I panic bought like 100 crickets as I feared they would quarantine and go into lock down. I thought about breeding them so I provided the crickets a decent enclosure and gave them lettuce and damp paper towels to drink and eat from. I only feed with crickets every 10 days, so today I opened the cricket container and found dozens of crickets dead on the ground with mold and MAGGOTS in the enclosure. I probably forgot to take the lettuce out and it got moldy. Anyways, I took all the remaining the crickets out and put them in a new container, but a little hesitant on using them as they were living with mold and maggots, which could effect my tarantulas.
Could I still use these crickets or should I dispose of them? I also have like 15 tiny meal worms that I feed to my slings, but I doubt, they will be enough for all my Ts. We recently went into lockdown in New Zealand the other day and they closed all stores except the grocery store. They say we'll be in quarantine for 4 weeks, but its very likely they will extend it to 6-10 weeks. So basically, I have a few dozen 'infected crickets' and 15 meal worms to last the next 6-10 weeks for a dozen hungry Ts.
Do you suggest I should YOLO and use the crickets, not worry as the 15 mealworms will last or should I scavenge my pesticide free but not parasitic free garden for bugs?
I'm no newbie, I understand T's can go months without food, but some of them have recently molted and didn't eat months prior to that molt, so I worried these guys will start to get hungry.
In one of my earlier posts I talked about some crazy guy feeding beef to their T's, could I possibly feed beef?
Fine dining cuisine for T's
I saw this video on the internet of somebody feeding their T a nice piece of blue steak. In my 7 years in the hobby, I've never heard of red meat being used as food. I did some more digging and some other people have fed chicken meat, shrimp, live goldfish and... I can't validate it, mac n...
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