kicking hairs at mouse

[LV-426]

lived there all my life, i have seen the rise of invasive species from the start

 

[redrumpslump]

no not kittens, im thinking WC imported G. rosea i can get real cheap as an occasional food source. its just a thought.

This may have been a joke, but if not i hope you seriously consider all the problems with it. The biggest being IMO the potential for injury to your pet tarantula. Plus i see it as a waste of a good tarantula even if it is a rosea.

Matt

 

[xhexdx]

This may have been a joke, but if not i hope you seriously consider all the problems with it. The biggest being IMO the potential for injury to your pet tarantula. Plus i see it as a waste of a good tarantula even if it is a rosea.

Matt

Ditto .

 

[Unravel]

yea i don't see a single even remotely positive side to feeding your stirmi rosies

 

[tarantulagirl10]

no not kittens, im thinking WC imported G. rosea i can get real cheap as an occasional food source. its just a thought.

Hopefully that was a joke.

 

[Kendage]

no not kittens, im thinking WC imported G. rosea i can get real cheap as an occasional food source. its just a thought.

You're not serious are you? Not only is it a risk to your tarantula, god knows any pesticides and/or mites they could have on them... :?

 

[LV-426]

im not joking, better than a mouse IMO

 

[redrumpslump]

im not joking, better than a mouse IMO

Not better then dubias or other roaches. Not worth risking a fang to the abdomen or the possiblity of a wc rosea carrying mites or parasites.

Matt

 

[LV-426]

well since its prohibited to have or ship roaches in FL the state i live in, what is a good option then. im just flirting with the idea of feeding it another T. I may do it, maybe not. and if my T get hurt/dies, well just get another one.

 

[redrumpslump]

Good idea.

 

[synyster]

Guess i'll try feeding my husky a poodle tonight and see how that goes...

:wall:

 

[Fran]

Anything is a better idea than that

Go to a pet store, get a brown anole. Get worms online, crickets....Cut your thumb... but dont do what you have presented to us.

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

Anything is a better idea than that

Go to a pet store, get a brown anole. Get worms online, crickets....Cut your thumb... but dont do what you have presented to us.

Whoa... Fran suggesting feeding a T a vertebrate.

As for feeding Ts to other Ts, that is ridiculous. For that, and the fact you said you would "just get another one" if it dies from it, that shows carelessness.

 

[grayzone]

while i strongly agree with the cons of feedin a t to another t is it really that wrong? i mean, in the wild theyd eat eachother if given chance... plus people/breeders let slings be canniblized ALL THE TIME and for profitable reasons at that... also they do it to save money on food and to down size a collection THEY CANT MANAGE so , that said, i DO DISAGREE but not just shame on him i can say i wont be downsizing MY collection just to save on 2 bux worth of feeders

 

[synyster]

while i strongly agree with the cons of feedin a t to another t is it really that wrong? i mean, in the wild theyd eat eachother if given chance... plus people/breeders let slings be canniblized ALL THE TIME and for profitable reasons at that... also they do it to save money on food and to down size a collection THEY CANT MANAGE so , that said, i DO DISAGREE but not just shame on him i can say i wont be downsizing MY collection just to save on 2 bux worth of feeders

I don't think the issue is about saving on feeders but mostly about downsizing to a manageable number of slings. Imagine housing 1500 baby LP's! For some (most) this is too time consuming so letting them cannibalize is a good way of getting a count that is more appropriate to manage. Also, after cannibalization, you get the strongest slings of them all which IMO, raises the success rate of surviving slings. Now this is my two cents on that idea.

Otherwise, in this thread we are discussing feeding a mature T to a bigger (also mature) T. This will most likely become a death fight leading to the consumation of the fallen T. But will the other T have damage? Most likely yes. And also there is the concerns about the health of the consumed T and what parasites can be transferred to the other one. It is just a plain bad idea and has, IMO, no place in the hobby.

There is also the matter of no concern by saying "If it dies, I don't care. I'll just get another one!".........

 

[grayzone]

noted.. i agree completely... i was just stating that as an interesting thought.... to the OP... completely ignore all this banter as it seems the intent of this post has gotten off subject. my advice is ( if ya cant aquire roaches ) feed it large crickets and do so in appropriate numbers... i also hear BEEF HEARTS is a good source of nourishment for a large t? opinions anybody?

 

[synyster]

noted.. i agree completely... i was just stating that as an interesting thought.... to the OP... completely ignore all this banter as it seems the intent of this post has gotten off subject. my advice is ( if ya cant aquire roaches ) feed it large crickets and do so in appropriate numbers... i also hear BEEF HEARTS is a good source of nourishment for a large t? opinions anybody?

True: the way you pronounced it makes it an interesting thought. I'm hoping though that it just stays a thought

True: this post has gotten completely off subject!

And beef hearts? Never heard about that! It would be interesting if someone could come up about it...
I feed my T's (even my mature T.blondi and mature L.parahybana) crickets and superworms due to the fact that roaches aren't available in Canada. So far so good with those feeders! (even though my T.blondi is going through a rough time...)

 

[gromgrom]

Wow... the stupidity of people... :wall:

How is an adult G. rosea even close to as cheap as superworms/roaches/crickets/anoles, or hell, ignoring roaches?

 

[grayzone]

i hear that grom.... even here in WA state, a rosie costs around 20 bux for a juvie to adult from the same pet stores you'd buy feeders..... doesn't sound like good math to me.... if whoever posted that likes to throw away money ill give em my address and they can send me some

 

[jebbewocky]

Only specific species of roach are illegal to own in FL, and ALL species require an import permit when crossing ANY state lines.
Dude, just buy crickets, or breed superworms.