Papiroach
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is it true ?
Power feeding shortens lifespan of ts?
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Only for males if you can even do so, I got a male curly hair super fat it hasn’t molted in over a year now. As for power feeding there are a lot more variables to grow size and lifespan.
LASIODORA growth rates ?
Mine are growing rather slow room temperature, but people who keep them 80+ record quicker growth. I expected them to grow really fast but they don’t Grow any quicker then brachys did in my care . This is just a survey to see people’s growth speed and results it seems regardless if you power or...
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I read yes it is . There is even a thought that t's only get so many moults in their lifetime so obviously feeding lots n adding heat to make them moult faster would cut down your time with them.
I have no idea how true this is but it was something I found interesting while scrolling through the posts doing research on specific sp or problems.
I think there would have to be a study done on a proper scale to find out for sure.
Either way I don't do it just because I want as long as possible with my t's n if there is even a chance it's true I don't want to risk it.
I have no idea how true this is but it was something I found interesting while scrolling through the posts doing research on specific sp or problems.
I think there would have to be a study done on a proper scale to find out for sure.
Either way I don't do it just because I want as long as possible with my t's n if there is even a chance it's true I don't want to risk it.
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Power feeding is a term from snakes, it is not a term for Ts.
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Nope…..they just don’tSome things never die
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We should organize another crusadeSome things never die
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Agreed, but lately I hear things are rather explosive
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I did some reading on how the term "power feeding" is used in the snake keeping hobby and the general consensus is that it is roughly defined by overfeeding a snake using a variety of methods- the more common of which is simply feeding 2-3 times a week as opposed to once a week- with the intention of faster growth to reach sexual maturity quicker for breeding. The unfortunate consequence of power feeding snakes is obesity and other health problems which result in a shorter lifespan.
Other than the result of health issues shortening the lifespan in snakes which is unknown in tarantulas, how is the definition different for tarantulas and why wouldn't it have a place in the tarantula world?
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Whether this applies here is subject to debate. That being said, 'power feeding' in mammals, sometimes called free feeding with ruminants or excessive food sources speaking generally, is a known cause of numerous chronic diseases very often leading to debilities and a shortened life span.
I revert to thinking of cattle and horses turned loose from overwintering in barns into spring grass pasture. Ranchers carry knives and watch cattle like hawks, ready to stab the intestinal tracts to relieve bloat before it becomes lethal. In horses the same free feeding can cause founder, insulin disregulation, that often permanently debilitates the animal if not promptly treated. Foundering a horse is very common with the rich kids and their pampered horse pets, pouring concentrated and nutrient rich feeds into them. And then there is the fact that spiders subsist on junk food. Predigested highly concentrated select components of their victims. Similar to the highly processed crud found in convenience stores
I revert to thinking of cattle and horses turned loose from overwintering in barns into spring grass pasture. Ranchers carry knives and watch cattle like hawks, ready to stab the intestinal tracts to relieve bloat before it becomes lethal. In horses the same free feeding can cause founder, insulin disregulation, that often permanently debilitates the animal if not promptly treated. Foundering a horse is very common with the rich kids and their pampered horse pets, pouring concentrated and nutrient rich feeds into them. And then there is the fact that spiders subsist on junk food. Predigested highly concentrated select components of their victims. Similar to the highly processed crud found in convenience stores
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Because they grow in a completely different manner.
You cant force an obscene amount of food into a t... eventually they stop eating and fast when they have reached a certain limit. Cram a bunch of food into a t and it just ends up fasting for a longer period of time waiting for its body to be ready for the next molt. They just don't have a linear growth (maybe that's not quite the proper term) like a snake does as a snake will grow entirely based on feeding (and temps) in a more consistent, linear fashion, while a t will only grow during a molt, which is more of a staggered growth.
For a t, power feeding would merely be an extremely heavy feeding schedule that would, in most cases, just result in eventual (and often early) refusal until the next cycle..... as opposed to power feeding. The fatter a t is, the less food it needs and wants, not the same for a snake or other reptiles that will just eat and eat without much pause and get a sustained [extremely] fast growth rate as a result.
It doesn't matter how much my rose hair eats for example, it will still molt on the same 5-6 year cycle....so its growth will essentially be at the same rate it would if I fed on a "normal" schedule....it will merely fatten quicker.