Trenor
Arachnoprince
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I have froze B.lats before when I started out with some tiny slings. I bought some Ts from a guy at a show and he gave me some small B.lats to feed them with. Having 50 with just two slings I froze 5 to see how it would go. I put them in a vial and into the freezer. Shake one out and let it thaw and the Ts ate them like they would any pre-killed prey.Can you breed dubias freeze then defrost as needed like with mammal feeders?
I've never tried to freeze Dubias. With just basic care you can keep them alive for a long time so I don't think there is a need. I can however throw one in the freezer and let you know how it goes if you want.
I just crush the heads before putting them in. They will move around till they are snatched up by the T. It also keeps the from hoping down the burrows. If the T doesn't eat and you have crushed the head you can't put it back in the colony and use it later. Though, that's not too big a concern for me as I have a ton of them. Once you get used to the eating schedule of your Ts you'll have less leftovers.All this being said, I don't like Dubai's as a feeder, especially for arboreals. Dubai's have too much of a tendency to freeze and be missed by the tarantula or go straight down and hide under whatever they can wedge their body into. So feeding anything but mature males to my arboreals has been a straight nightmare.
When I fed the P.Cam last night I picked the right size, crushed it's head, and placed it near the entrance to her corkbark hide. It walked up and around a bit till she came and snatched it up.