I Fed Roaches to My Ts for the FIRST Time! :)

[WYSIWYG]

I fed my T's some lobster roaches today and most of them seemed to absolutely LOVE them! I was a little concerned about the smell of whatever oil the person used at the top of the container. It didn't smell like vaseline. I'm trying to find out what it is and I'm hoping it won't hurt any of my critters because I fed about 45 of them.

I noticed most of my aphonopelmas weren't particularly interested. I don't know if it's just because they weren't hungry or if they were saying "what is this crap you're trying to feed me?!?"

50 roaches sure go fast! Thank goodness I didn't pay an arm and a leg for them. Now I can afford to go get some more!

And here's the thing I like best about them.......

NONE of them peed on me like crickets usually do! =D

Wysi

 

[PapaSmurf]

hey what kinda trantulas, and how good did they eat them was thinking about trying them with mine,

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by Jguy001
hey what kinda trantulas, and how good did they eat them was thinking about trying them with mine,

I have quite a variety. It would take me awhile to list them all here. If you look in that "My Inverts" section, you can see though you may need to scroll through quite a few!

I didn't see my pokeys eat them, but maybe they just weren't hungry today. Also, I didn't see my avics eat them either, at least not right away. I'll check on them tomorrow. The only aphonopelmas I had actually eat the things were the seemani and my bicoloratum.


Wysi

 

[Palespider]

The only thing that bothered me about feeding my T's roaches was the fact that it took a good hour for the things to finally die. They are supercreatures and very hard to kill.

Now mice on the other hand die after only 15-20 seconds. Seems more humane... to me anyway.

Jim B.

 

[PapaSmurf]

well i was thinking of feeding my usambara ,red baboon and stripe knee roaches

 

[FRAZE01]

Where do you get them at?

 

[Vys]

Hehe, yes, roaches have several advantages as food.
But yeah, they do seem to take a long time to die , and some spids definitely aren't interested in them. If you can generalize so.

 

[Dafne]

Last time I was in the pet store in my area and I wanted to buy some pinhead crickets. Unfortunatelly they were out of them, so they offered me roach babies... I was hesitating for some time but then decided to try. I fed my bigger slings with them and they just loved them... I think I am going to buy them more often.

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by Palespider
The only thing that bothered me about feeding my T's roaches was the fact that it took a good hour for the things to finally die. They are supercreatures and very hard to kill.

Now mice on the other hand die after only 15-20 seconds. Seems more humane... to me anyway.

Jim B.

I think it depends on what kind of roaches you feed your critters. I've heard some people try to feed Madagascar Hissers to their Ts, so I can imagine those might take an hour to die. These lobster roaches have a shell that isn't NEARLY as tough as the hisser so they do die pretty fast as far as I can tell.

Besides that, I have too many Ts to have to afford anywhere from $.95 to $1.25 (+ tax) for a pinky and I have no interest in raising my own.

Wysi

Wysi

 

[Palespider]

Originally posted by WYSIWYG
I think it depends on what kind of roaches you feed your critters. I've heard some people try to feed Madagascar Hissers to their Ts, so I can imagine those might take an hour to die. These lobster roaches have a shell that isn't NEARLY as tough as the hisser so they do die pretty fast as far as I can tell.

Besides that, I have too many Ts to have to afford anywhere from $.95 to $1.25 (+ tax) for a pinky and I have no interest in raising my own.

Wysi

Wysi

I have used all kinds. The last I used was an Lobster and my brother recently tried an Orange Head.

Jim B.

 

[Ultimate Instar]

Palespider,

If your Ts will accept dead prey, you can use Code Monkey's method for killing roaches (or any invert). Throw the roach in water with a drop of soap. The soap allows the water to infiltrate into the respiratory system. My 4-inch G. pulchra is such a coward; she'll only eat dead roaches.

Karen N.

 

[Buspirone]

Roaches have a decentralized nervous system. IIRC, they have ganglia(nerve clumps) that are located in different parts of their body and control different body functions. Thats why they can "live" for so long without a head or other injury. The ganglia in the head control their sensory organs(eyes, antennae) and their mouth. The ganglia located in the body control other functions.

 

[Palespider]

I have never tried dead prey, but I've been using crickets, mice, and (although very expensive) anoles.

Interesting method though.

Jim B.

 

[Palespider]

Originally posted by Buspirone
Roaches have a decentralized nervous system. IIRC, they have ganglia(nerve clumps) that are located in different parts of their body and control different body functions. Thats why they can "live" for so long without a head or other injury. The ganglia in the head control their sensory organs(eyes, antennae) and their mouth. The ganglia located in the body control other functions.

Yeah, I remember on 'Most Extreme Animals' they said a roach can live for over a month without a head. Talk about tough!

Jim B.