Question about pinheads

[Jfaella]

Can pinhead crickets cause harm to my 1/3" slings?

 

[Rhodin]

Can pinhead crickets cause harm to my 1/3" slings?

My 1/4" brachy didn't always take live pinheads and often preferred prekilled. If the pinhead was the same size as the T or bigger I would prekill it if it was small enough then I would put it in live for one night and if it didn't, I would take it then I would squish it's head(so it's still twitchy) the following night and leave it overnight.

If your T isnt molting chances are the cricket will do no harm, just be sure to remove uneaten prey to avoid problems.

 

[Poec54]

Only if it's molting and hasn't sealed itself in it's retreat.

 

[Shrike]

Probably not, but as others pointed out, tarantulas are very vulnerable during the molting process. I avoid feeding if I suspect an impending molt.

 

[Arachtion]

Pin heads are a waste of money, get meal worms or small crickets and disable them, let it scavenge, plus tiny slings only need like two meals like that and they go into premoult

 

[friendttyy]

Sometimes they do but rarely unless the T is in premolt

 

[Jfaella]

Ok I was just curious I removed the pen heads last night because she wasn't eating them and what do you know I get up this morning and find a freshly molted tarantula. So glad I removed them.

 

[friendttyy]

Congrats man enjoy your T with new cloths

 

[captmarga]

I use 8-day old crickets for my slings, smash them a bit and toss them in. I have 500-800 slings at any given time, I'm not cutting up parts!

Marga

 

[Jfaella]

G. Pulchripes

 

[friendttyy]

enclosure is kind of big.