G. Portentosa as Feeder for Ts

[Radamanthys]

Ok, i haven't found a thread that says to me what i want.
I live in Brazil and here we have a bad supply of feeding items. We get crickets, waxworms and roaches. But the most common roaches here are way to small: adults get to 1 1/2" tops. And they aren't as fast reproducing as i wanted them to be.
So appeared here on sale the G. Portentosa and B. Craniifer. Well, Craiinifer are way to expensive. So, the questions are:

1- Is portentosa's shell so hard that it can break a fang?
2- Are they as slow reproducing as some say? (a year do mature)
3- Are them a good feeding item for Ts?

Thx guys

 

[rvtjonny]

people use hissers to feed Ts so it will be ok to use them.
ya might want to post in the Insects and Other Invertebrates them guys will have more answers for you..

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/forumdisplay.php?f=18

 

[Radamanthys]

people use hissers to feed Ts so it will be ok to use them.
ya might want to post in the Insects and Other Invertebrates them guys will have more answers for you..

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/forumdisplay.php?f=18

I thought about doing that when i need info on breeding and keeping them. For now i want info on how they are as feeders, specifically for Ts.

 

[Kamikaze]

I have fed some of my big T's hissers in the past.
I alternate them with dubia roaches. So far, I havent experienced a broken fang from my t's.
If you can source dubias, false death head roaches or orange headed roaches, I think it would be better. those species would be a great food source for your t's. Good luck!

 

[Bazzgazm]

i kind of did it to a big chilobrachys i had. totally didn't want anything to do with it. she bit through it (you could hear it crunch) And then she just rodeo rode it for a bit.. after that she said heck no and let to go crawl around till it died.