Dubia roach loose in enclosure

[idkcassie]

Dropped a Dubia roach down in front of my T… the little bugger disappeared into the substrate so quickly and my T didn’t have any interest. It’s a B. albo, so he may also burrow and end up finding it, should I worry about that roach? It’s a juvenile, pretty small. I know you’re suppose to remove food after 24 hours, but that would probably mean digging up his entire enclosure.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Not an immediate threat unless your spider molts. It's best to find it but you could try baiting with a piece of carrot.

 

[viper69]

I know you’re suppose to remove food after 24 hours

That's no law, just a recommendation for new people. I routinely leave crix in for days at a time with certain specimens as I know their eating behavior.

Always feed an appropriate sized prey item so T can kill it and discard

About to molt- PROBLEM!!!!!@

 

[Smotzer]

By the way the tarantula’s name has been changed to Tliltocatl albopilosus

I’d get the roach out if you don’t know where it is at.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Dropped a Dubia roach down in front of my T… the little bugger disappeared into the substrate so quickly and my T didn’t have any interest. It’s a B. albo, so he may also burrow and end up finding it, should I worry about that roach? It’s a juvenile, pretty small. I know you’re suppose to remove food after 24 hours, but that would probably mean digging up his entire enclosure.

I wouldn't worry about it unless your T is close to a molt.

This is why I quit using dubia's for terestrials. My T's lost interest in dubias when they hit sub-adult. One of my T's just used them for a foot stool.

One time after a rehouse when cleaning out the previous enclosure I found a dubia that I thought it ate. It must of been in there for months. Needless to say I saved him for my arboreal.

Crickets and B. lateralis is all I use now. B.lateralis is probably my favorite feeder as they trigger the best feeding response plus they are stupid.

Those roaches will literally run right into the tarantula.

 

[Dorifto]

Same here. I found one in a rehouse eleven month after been offered to my pulchra. He was almost bigger than my T... I have to admit that it was the biggest dubia I have ever seen.

 

[greeneyedelle]

Hahaha I keep them because they’re hardy feeders to keep for in the event for in the event of an emergency, but they’re definitely not the preference for any of my t’s. Superworms are like the equivalent of bacon, crickets are eggs, mealworms are pancakes, red runners are waffles, and dubias are burnt toast: Crunchy, unappetizing, and basically never goes bad. Out of morbid fascination, my slings will eat them, but my adults refuse.

Like @Arachnophobphile I have gone into my enclosures (geckos, not t’s) to do the biannual deep cleaning and found dubias burrowed underneath water dishes for 6 months. Crazy buggers!

But I wouldn’t actively make the choice to leave it in there. They’re all unpredictable at the worst of times.

 

[Craig73]

B.lateralis is probably my favorite feeder as they trigger the best feeding response plus they are stupid.

This made me laugh hard! All I can think of is the old adage ‘you are what you eat’. Keep an eye on your T’s for any IQ drops.

B.lateralis are my go to for feeders. It’s like watching a horror movie where the people migrate to the killer while you sit there thinking they are as about as bright as the kid next door watching paint dry.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

This made me laugh hard! All I can think of is the old adage ‘you are what you eat’. Keep an eye on your T’s for any IQ drops.

B.lateralis are my go to for feeders. It’s like watching a horror movie where the people migrate to the killer while you sit there thinking they are as about as bright as the kid next door watching paint dry.

LMAO...I know right...

I laugh everytime I drop the roaches in because as soon as they hit the ground they beeline straight for the T...

Only a few times they ran down into the burrow...only to come straight back out into the T. My tarantulas never have to work to capture them.

Crickets however give some of my T's a workout. They have to really work to capture the crickets.