There was another thread discussing survival is slings and someone posted a link to an article. The numbers are from memory so most likely a bit off. However, natural selection devours baby spiders in the wild. That’s why spiders produce so many offspring. In captivity there is no predation or resource competition
Almost none of these Ts is hugely moisture dependant and other than occasionally overwhelming the water dish I wouldn't use moss or moist substrate. I heard people lost avic and caribena species from increasing enclosure humidity too much.
While I'm all for variety and diversity (I do give my Ts the occasional chicken slice), pinkies are the worst vertebrate to feed as they're mostly fat with very little muscle tissue (protein and carbs).
Literally makes no sense.
Lol
Ouch. I mean I haven't tried keeping avics communally, but I've also never heard of anyone keeping them communally so I'm guessing it's a pretty bad idea.
I remember distinctly in the 90s, pet stores in western Canada (Or at least Vancouver island and Vancouver) would always say that pink toes can be kept in groups. this may be pre internet tarantula forums, I am not sure. But it was "common knowledge" at that time and region that pink toes were the species of tarantula to be kept together haha. Hindsight is always 20/20!
Low enough if I do get crickets I feed them all off asap . Roaches are the preferred food but my colony’s too small to be fed off yet . So superworms are what I’ve been using lately .What are the survival rates of crickets in captivity?
I remember distinctly in the 90s, pet stores in western Canada (Or at least Vancouver island and Vancouver) would always say that pink toes can be kept in groups. this may be pre internet tarantula forums, I am not sure. But it was "common knowledge" at that time and region that pink toes were the species of tarantula to be kept together haha. Hindsight is always 20/20!
It really depends on how you keep them and the species of cricket.....banded crickets are as hardy and hard to kill as dubia.
ahhh, that was just a lie.
Agreed, banded crickets last much longer for me. But they don't get as big as house crickets for some reason. That said I hate keeping crickets long term anyway cause they're noisy and smell bad. I buy as much as I'll feed in 24 to 72 hours. The thing is, it's just hard to do without crickets.. they don't dig and disappear in the substrate, they're always on the move, and they're cheap.
I used to be able to keep them alive , I just quit buying them because they never carry the large ones . Is it bad to feed Ts superworms for an extended period of time ? Not sure how long til my roaches are plentiful enough to feed any off .
no....honestly they're my favorite feeder, I just dont get them much anymore.,,,but all my vent holes are drilled out, so a super fits right through and the ts just grab them as i hold them there.
Is your dubia roach colony kept at 85F or so? Cause they grow slower and are much less fecund at room temperature (68 to 73F).
In got them a heat mat hooked back up but they were breeding room temp for years then stopped . I didn’t catch on quick enough…