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I've heard people say that to test if your T is hungry or not you should flick some water droplets on the ground near it and see if it attacks the water, but my A.geniculata doesn't attack water droplets at all. I know it's not completely necessary to test to see if a T is hungry, especially not with a genic.
But I tried a little experiment a few weeks ago and it went like so...
Me: *Drops water droplets on ground*
Mary-Jane: =B...
Me: ...*Dangles loose string*
Mary-Jane: *Attacks string* =B
Me:
...*Slowly pulls string up*
Mary-Jane: *Holds on tighter and tries to eat string* =B
My question is, can tarantulas distinguish between solids and liquids hitting the ground? I would've expected it to be the same. I usually hear of most genics lunging at the water dish as it's being refilled. Oh well, I shouldn't be complaining I guess, but it'd sure make tank maintenance more interesting. Genics must be connoisseurs at distinguishing whether something's real solid food or not. Little porkers.
Me: *Drops water droplets on ground*
Mary-Jane: =B...
Me: ...*Dangles loose string*
Mary-Jane: *Attacks string* =B
Me:
Mary-Jane: *Holds on tighter and tries to eat string* =B
My question is, can tarantulas distinguish between solids and liquids hitting the ground? I would've expected it to be the same. I usually hear of most genics lunging at the water dish as it's being refilled. Oh well, I shouldn't be complaining I guess, but it'd sure make tank maintenance more interesting. Genics must be connoisseurs at distinguishing whether something's real solid food or not. Little porkers.