gorybmovie
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I lost a mealworm in my T. albo's enclosure. I know I should have crushed the head. I don't know what I was thinking. I am aware that was a stupid mistake and I've learned my lesson. At any rate, my albo has been hard at work for weeks now perfecting her underground burrow. It's a thing of beauty and I would hate to ruin it for her. However, I have heard that mealworms can kill molting tarantulas. For context, my T. albo is a 3" juvenile and I think she is nearing premolt though she is still eating but she is due for a molt soon. The mealworm was about an inch long. I thought I saw the worm in a hole in the cork bark but I was either wrong or it has burrowed deeper. The bark holds all the webbing for the roof of my T's burrow.
Here's what I've done so far: started removing dirt that does not affect my T's burrow, flushed the hole in the bark with water. left mealworm food and carrots in the enclosure in an attempt to lure it out, delicately tried to cut into the bark to open the tiny hole up with snips. So far, no luck.
So now I ask you, should I try something else to potentially save the burrow my T has worked so hard on or do I remove the T, dig up the burrow and find the missing mealworm before it can cause any harm?
Here's what I've done so far: started removing dirt that does not affect my T's burrow, flushed the hole in the bark with water. left mealworm food and carrots in the enclosure in an attempt to lure it out, delicately tried to cut into the bark to open the tiny hole up with snips. So far, no luck.
So now I ask you, should I try something else to potentially save the burrow my T has worked so hard on or do I remove the T, dig up the burrow and find the missing mealworm before it can cause any harm?