all of my t’s seem to leave there dead prey deep in there burrow and I am not sure what to do there must be around 4-7 dead crickets in each burrow now, any advice on what I should do? Do I just leave them since it’s too difficult to get them out without taking apart the burrow and removing the t from the enclosure.
Removing dead prey
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TownesVanZandt
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Just leave the boluses it doesn´t kick out.
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Tweezers....still cant reach...get longer tweezers...if that doesnt work, just wait for them to be removed by the t.
I have long enough tweezers its just the crickets are right at the back normally behind the t..
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boli aren't as bad, but dead insects attract flies.
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"Dead crickets" as in, the T killed them but didn't consume them? Or are you talking about the bolus (the remains of the T's meal)?
Either way... I wouldn't worry about it. Spiders are actually rather clean animals so if the crickets were a problem the T would remove them from the burrow. One of my girls has a corner at the bottom of her burrow full of boluses plus mature male dubia wings and pronotums lol
Either way... I wouldn't worry about it. Spiders are actually rather clean animals so if the crickets were a problem the T would remove them from the burrow. One of my girls has a corner at the bottom of her burrow full of boluses plus mature male dubia wings and pronotums lol
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Cleaning isnt as effective as people think. Many think that if one cleans out bolous and prey remains it is an effective way to minimize risk if pests and fungus. But i say not. When a tarantula eats small pieces and particles is left behind. Pieces you dont see. But those particles is like a "Svenskt smörgåsbord" for mites and funghus spores! So it doesnt really help in that regards, but offcourse, one should tidy to avoid smell and more mites than nesesary
Just checked on the t and I seen one little black bug walking around is that okay?
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?!?!?! "Little black bug" doesn't tell me anything, sorry... maybe a buffalo beetle?
Sorry I don’t know much about bugs... it’s around the size of the point of a pin
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Did you feed mealworms? If so, it's one of the beetles that the worms pupate into. I'd remove it if you can. One probably isn't a problem, but I'd hate for it to stick around and take a bite out of a moulting T.
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I rarely ever find or remove a bolus -- cricket and roach ones tend to just dry out and not attract mites or anything. Safe to leave in (I mean, if you obviously can see a bolus then remove it). Just no panic if you don't find one.
I am usually more concerned with a dead feeder not eaten -- they have moisture in them and can attract mould or mites (which won't necessarily hurt a T but many of us find them annoying anyway).
No idea what black bug you have unless a mealie turned into a beetle in there -- the size you list makes me think it's something else though. Baby cricket perhaps???
I am usually more concerned with a dead feeder not eaten -- they have moisture in them and can attract mould or mites (which won't necessarily hurt a T but many of us find them annoying anyway).
No idea what black bug you have unless a mealie turned into a beetle in there -- the size you list makes me think it's something else though. Baby cricket perhaps???
No i feed crickets only
Ill try and get a picturen i don't know what a mite looks like so im note sure if it is that or not, But im guessing t's deal with that stuff in the wild anyone so i am guessing it isn't really a problem.
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it's flies you want to worry about.
Yeh it was not a fly