Feeding vertebrates to invertebrates…choose your side!

[JamieC]

While there may not be any proof that calcium intake is bad for tarantulas, why take the risk? It is so unnecessary. If experienced hobbyists have reason to believe that it is bad for them, then that's good enough for me. They may feed on a variety of things in the wild, but that doesn't mean they need these in captivity.

Jamie

 

[kylestl]

I think nothing is wrong with feeding a T a mouse or small lizard or toad or frog They aren't picky eaters and that helps in nature not to be picky Ive seen a mantis eating a hummingbird so its not as unusual as we likely think really. I think this whole vertebrate thing is a myth anyway likely made by some moron who fed a T a mouse that was too big and the mouse killed it. My Haplo's my pokie and my OBT and LP have all eaten vertebrates and they are flourishing Although Shelia my KB eats just about anything lol.

refer to my post, your tarantulas cage is not the wild. You are responsible for its survival, unlike in the wild it is responsible for its survival. In the wild a t will eat a mouse if the opportunity presents itself but that is because it has to survive and will get every meal it cam even if it means risking his life. Tarantula can easily be injured and anything bigger then a piny you run a risk.

I disagree. I would be willing to try feeding a vertebrate to one of mine, but I wouldn't be doin it for "sadistic pleasure." I'd be doing it out of curiosity, not entertainment. I think you're being a little intense and judging people you don't even know.

Being curious to see something die is sadistic to me. I didn't get my ts to fill my weird curiosities.

 

[spiderwomen]

truth is some T's rarely turn down live food, if a t.blondi or L.parahybana were in the wild they would eat what came along, wether it was a cricket, roach or some nice little mice or maybe a mouse. depending on what kind of T it is mice is apart of the diet, epsecially in larger T's.

 

[Amoeba]

I've got no need to feed F/T mice nor the need for people who feed live mice to their Ts (especially on youtube) there are other ways to vary diet than feeding vertebrates my 2¢

 

[paassatt]

Hurricanes occur in the wild too, so maybe you should shake your spider's enclosure violently to simulate fierce winds while pouring water into it too?

The argument of "it happens in the wild" isn't a viable one and doesn't hold up. It's completely irrelevant when you have something in captivity. You're ultimately going to feed your spider whatever you want to regardless of the advice you receive here, but don't use the bogus "in the wild" argument to justify it.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Poison Ivy grows naturally in the wild, yet I've never come across a greenthumb, including myself, that thought it would make a nice edition to their indoor garden.

 

[BigJ999]

Spiders are predators I don't think being picky would help them survive long in the wild OW T venom's have been shown to be very potent towered mice actually. Some Aussie T's are actually known to eat small chickens and mice and rats however their diet is likely mostly insects but they won't pass up a mouse if it comes their way. I honestly don't know who started this whole don't feed your T's warm blooded prey thing my LP has eaten lizards,toads and frogs my OBT has eaten frogs and toads my King Baboon has eaten frogs and toads. My haplo's have also eaten frog's and toads

 

[paassatt]

Wow, you pro-vertebrate people just won't drop the "wild" argument, will you?

 

[BobGrill]

Wow, you pro-vertebrate people just won't drop the "wild" argument, will you?

Pro vertebrate people? I don't much like the thought of being labeled that way, and though I am neither for it nor against it, I never recall using the "wild" argument.

 

[paassatt]

Pro vertebrate people? I don't much like the thought of being labeled that way, and though I am neither for it nor against it, I never recall using the "wild" argument.

I wasn't referring to you, specifically. Others have used the argument and they were the people I was addressing.

 

[BobGrill]

I wasn't referring to you, specifically. Others have used the argument and they were the people I was addressing.

Ah well thank you for clearing that up. And though I am not against feeding vertebrates, I agree that using that argument is a bit pointless.

 

[grayzone]

hey.... guys.... mind if i hijack this thread and ask how you feel about creating hybrid ts??? i really want a P. metallica mixed with a OBT:sarcasm:

---------- Post added 03-31-2012 at 09:24 PM ----------

we all have our own views.. the only things more annoying than this debate, and ME bumping this thread i was directed to is the fact somebody intentionally caused a war over prey items.. feed your ts what you want people, your the ones paying for them AND the feeders... just dont tell other people whose right or whose wrong... subjects like this are a lot like religion or politics...