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If they do drink? How? Has anyone seen them do this?
Um...they drink with their mouths. It's not particularly complicated, and yes plenty of people have seen it.dGr8-1 said:If they do drink? How? Has anyone seen them do this?
I have seen T. Blondi roll up wet substrate and suck the water out of it. I have also seen the same spider drink from it's water dish. She splays her legs out and then pushes her mouth into the water. I have even seen a picture of a T. Blondi going "swimming" on these very boards.dGr8-1 said:If they do drink? How? Has anyone seen them do this?
AMAZING!!! You even have a picture of it!!! WOW!billopelma said:They sure do, I've seen many of mine drink out of dishes or suck in spray droplets off surfaces. Of course they seem to prefer filling the dishes with dirt and discarded food or poo'ing in them...
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dGr8-1 said:My red knee's probably one thirsty Tarantula. That explains why the dish dries out so fast.
LOL so does my smithi, I think he taught my auratum the trick too. With the room getting into the mid 80's during the day, it gets stinky fast. I also had my G.rosea's dish dry out for the first time since I got it, and it mine sat in it too. Then again it always hangs out right next to it, or with a leg or two in the water. :?wicked said:Several of my tarantulas will bring their crickets over to the water dish to eat them. I have seen them put down the cricket, get a drink, then go back to eating. When my B smithi is done, he dumps the bolus in the water dish.
If my G rosea's water dish goes dry he will sit in it till I fill it again. My G pulchra does it too. Guess they are breaking down the tarantula/human communication barrier![]()