Feeding my Lasiodora Parahybana

[viper69]

Luckily I’ve never had a pet that required mice or the sort in their diet. Kale in the fridge that has gone bad is rank enough and about the most this chap can deal with; didn’t belong there in the first place but I don’t do the shopping.

So is it kosher for mice to go between the frozen hot dogs and hot pockets in the freezer?

I have- nasty

 

[basin79]

Asking whether they could throw a live mouse in with a tarantula as a treat but getting offended by a response to that question.............

A mouse is a mammal that feels pain. Real pain.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

wow. I wasn’t expecting such a rude response. I am new to this, and want what’s best for my tarantula. I figured this was a platform made for asking questions and getting answers to better care for my tarantula. But I guess it’s just a place for people to be nasty. Yes, I don’t know much about him. That’s EXACTLY why I’m asking questions. TO LEARN. You are very rude. I suggest you log off of this and stop answering questions if you’re going to be so mean about it. Have a great day ma’am.

@viper69 may come across as abrupt and rude but their husbandry tips are always with good intentions. They have been on here for a long, long time so the questions can get repetitive, especially if they are as basic as asking if a mouse is a good feeder to a spider when they kill snakes! Also, if gender is unspecified in this day and age, I recommend not assuming it. It can come across rude. Enjoy the boards!

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

I would never even CONSIDER feeding any of my tarantulas a live vertebrate. Or a frozen-thawed one either, for different reasons.

As somebody pointed out, a "treat" is not applicable to a creature such as a tarantula. I suppose it could be debated whether or not they have taste receptors or not, but I sort of doubt it in regard to them preferring something taster than a cricket. In the sense that they probably do not consider a cricket any tastier than a mealworm, or a dubia, or any other commonly used feeder and would not prefer a mouse over all of those.

I'm not sure how what their reaction to certain types of prey whose primary defense is a nasty taste or odor, such as a stink-bug. Because that sort of defense targets animals who do have a sense of taste. I would suspect that the same chemicals that create the distasteful effect might create a similar effect in a more physiological manner, ie, discomfort from irritating compounds excreted by a particular prey, but I could be completely mistaken, because I am unaware if tarantulas can "taste" in the sense we perceive it.

Bottom line, no need to do it. No benefit.