Favorite T to feed?

[elliotulysses]

I have a few that are quite entertaining to watch at feeding time. My 8+ inch MF LP, for example. I'll throw in three crickets for her, and she'll chase them all down & stuff them all in her mouth at once. It's amazing watching something that big move so fast.

I saw my B. emilia quite literally fly over her water dish once to get at a cricket.

My 4+ inch G. pulchra never refuses food, she's on those things like ugly on an ape.

Good to know! My girlfriend is getting a g pulchra for Valentine's day

 

[Ghost Dragon]

Good to know! My girlfriend is getting a g pulchra for Valentine's day

She won't be disappointed, elliot. The puclhra is one of my favourites: Very active, very hardy, voracious eaters, usually pretty docile, and their velvet black appearance when they get bigger is very striking.

Are YOU buying it for her, for Valentine's Day? If so, you're a very thoughtful partner. She'll love it.

 

[elliotulysses]

She won't be disappointed, elliot. The puclhra is one of my favourites: Very active, very hardy, voracious eaters, usually pretty docile, and their velvet black appearance when they get bigger is very striking.

Are YOU buying it for her, for Valentine's Day? If so, you're a very thoughtful partner. She'll love it.

Yep! There's a reptile show on the holiday. I'm going to surprise her since she has strongly shown interest in a pulchra. She's a sucker for big black terrestrials. Depending on what they have i will probably get myself a gift too :O

 

[ReclusiveDemon]

My E. murinus pops out of it's burrow like a jack in the box to rip crickets out of my tongs, and I get left with a lost leg; as you can imagine it's quite dramatic.

 

[TsunamiSpike]

So far, definitely our little GBB slings. One was particularly fun last night, watered the substrate a bit first and s/he just chased around the sensations of water drops one by on...so cute...before voraciously pouncing on her dinner.

 

[elliotulysses]

So far, definitely our little GBB slings. One was particularly fun last night, watered the substrate a bit first and s/he just chased around the sensations of water drops one by on...so cute...before voraciously pouncing on her dinner.

That sounds adorable!

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My E. murinus pops out of it's burrow like a jack in the box to rip crickets out of my tongs, and I get left with a lost leg; as you can imagine it's quite dramatic.

My rosea likes to do that. Besides feeding time she is the epitome of chill.

 

[Curious jay]

Phormictopus cancerides are always fun to feed, especially slings.

Ephebopus murinus lightning fast out the burrow to snatch anything up.

Got two unknown species from Peru that are probably the best feeders of my whole collection, just rehoused them this weekend so I'll try and get a video of them up sometime if I find the time.

 

[louise f]

My favorite tarantulas to feed must be
Chilobrachys guangxiensis. really fast in speed. fun to watch Lasiodora parahybana jumps on anything moving
and all my Pokies they are so greedy.

 

[eldondominicano]

My favorite tarantulas to feed must be
Chilobrachys guangxiensis. really fast in speed. fun to watch Lasiodora parahybana jumps on anything moving
and all my Pokies they are so greedy.

My C. Guangxiensis' are feisty eaters

 

[Angel Minkov]

Those vicious Pokies of mine. They are absolutely fascinating to watch. Especially if the prey item is larger than them. The fight is worth filming.

 

[BobGrill]

Oddly enough, my pokies are vicious eaters as slings and juvies, but the adults are some of the less enthusiastic eaters I've seen. They eat just about every time I feed them, but they're not very hard hitters compared to my GBB or blue fang.

 

[johnny quango]

I have a few ts that show a fierce response to prey some are the usual suspects like my 2 pamphobeteus slings my G iheringi sling also behaves the same way and now my B verdezi sling as started doing it too. On the other end of the scale there's my G pulchra female she's the 2nd largest t I own at around 6" but she's so gentle when feeding it's almost like she gives a reassuring hug just before the bite. I've also just added a P cochleasvorax to my collection so that should be an interesting one to watch

 

[Tarantula Fangs]

My GBB, hands down!! It seems to eat almost every single time, fast, powerful, and doesn't retreat when she nabs her prey. I remember when I first fed her a Superworm, of course now I know she was, at the time, too small for it but she did not care, took on that superworm with complete disregard for herself, lol. http://youtu.be/3zQ_4OvVMcQ

 

[Dochardee]

My. E. Cyanoganthus, it will come out,stalk, pounce, and retreat down its burrow. I just love the speed of its attack and the force it hits with. I love ambush predators.

 

[TarantulaTom99]

My L. Parahybana, completely takes out the poor cricket

 

[elliotulysses]

My GBB, hands down!! It seems to eat almost every single time, fast, powerful, and doesn't retreat when she nabs her prey. I remember when I first fed her a Superworm, of course now I know she was, at the time, too small for it but she did not care, took on that superworm with complete disregard for herself, lol. http://youtu.be/3zQ_4OvVMcQ

Wow what an impressive video. That T has her priorities straight!

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My. E. Cyanoganthus, it will come out,stalk, pounce, and retreat down its burrow. I just love the speed of its attack and the force it hits with. I love ambush predators.

That's what I love as well. You have to admit these guys are fierce

 

[Tfisher]

N. Chromatus takes super worms like its her job. Just gave her a hissing cockroach and my God was it lovely to watch! Also P. Irminia will gobble everything that touches her web.

I can't wait to watch M. Balflouri eat!

 

[cold blood]

N. Chromatus takes super worms like its her job.

As a spider, taking prey actually is her job:wink:

 

[Blue Jaye]

My three versi females 2 always grab food lightning quick while the third is super gentle and girly about it . Also my G . pulchra
she grabs and tumbles across the enclosure it's awesome to watch lastly G. porteri when I feed her mealworms she loves to tap and dig them up . I usually feed her 3 at a time and she never misses a one .

 

[Jebbles]

Either has to be my P Cambridgei's which literally cause all hell while feeding or my N Tripepii, who STOMPS which each step. They're wild.