Staple diet besides dubias

[Moakmeister]

I feed my Ts locusts

I’d be open to starting a colony

I’d love to get some of those for the occasional exciting feed. I wanna see my new P. imperator grab one.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I meant super worms- were did you get the idea they are not nutritious for any length of time???

Sounds like misinformation they are one of the best feeders for inverts.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

You voluntarily went back to crickets? Why?

Because I have a small collection of tarantulas of about 30 adults (or nearly so) and don’t need to keep a large self sustaining colony of feeder bugs. For me it is easier to get 50 adult crickets from the pet supply store about once every other month. Also, I learned how to take care of crickets properly and they don’t die and stink the next day.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Because I have a small collection of tarantulas of about 30 adults (or nearly so) and don’t need to keep a large self sustaining colony of feeder bugs. For me it is easier to get 50 adult crickets from the pet supply store about once every other month. Also, I learned how to take care of crickets properly and they don’t die and stink the next day.

I've got a large self-sustaining colony of feeder bugs for 4 adult tarantulas. I just hate leaving the house.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Because I have a small collection of tarantulas of about 30 adults (or nearly so) and don’t need to keep a large self sustaining colony of feeder bugs. For me it is easier to get 50 adult crickets from the pet supply store about once every other month. Also, I learned how to take care of crickets properly and they don’t die and stink the next day.

My roaches aren’t growing fast enough I had to use mealworms . Oddly most of my mealworms aren’t getting very big. So there too small for my adult Ts

Raising mealworms?? Tips ?

For my mealworm colony I keep the beetles and worms in Tupperware on a thin layer of dry topsoil with some egg carton pieces I pick out and pupae and put them in a separate small container until they emerge as beetles and I wait for them to brown up a bit before introducing them to the beetles...

arachnoboards.com

 

[cold blood]

Exactly my point, I want the source of his data

Likely doesn't exist

Than dubias? I’ve always heard for years that dubias are the best and healthiest feeders ever!

Whenever I've seen nutritional info it has ALWAYS been with regards to other animals, usually reptiles. Tarantulas have never been proven to have such nutritional needs.....feed only mealworms, get a healthy t....feed only crickets, get a healthy t, feed only roaches, get the same healthy t.....etc.

Moral of the story, feed whatever you want or whatever is convenient.

 

[Moakmeister]

Likely doesn't exist

Whenever I've seen nutritional info it has ALWAYS been with regards to other animals, usually reptiles. Tarantulas have never been proven to have such nutritional needs.....feed only mealworms, get a healthy t....feed only crickets, get a healthy t, feed only roaches, get the same healthy t.....etc.

Moral of the story, feed whatever you want or whatever is convenient.

I wish we had the capability to find this stuff out ourselves. Unfortunately the biology community has this very low on their priority list.

So yeah, just feed them easy superworms lol. Buy other stuff for when you wanna watch a T take on something bigger like a roach or grasshopper.

 

[l4nsky]

Moral of the story, feed whatever you want or whatever is convenient.

Might change in the future lol. I've been chasing an issue I've been having growing up Omothymus spp from 2i to 4" DLS. Any I've acquired over that size have been perfectly fine, but most under that size get a few molts in and then die after a molt with some pretty clear neuro issues.

I think I have it tied back to high uric acid intake in combination with the high uric acid this genus likely produces naturally due to their immense growth rate. Essentially, my theory is the Malpighian tubules can't cope with the sheer amount of toxins in the body and they're passing from this buildup.

I believe the high uric acid intake is due to lateralis roaches being able to convert protein into uric acid for storage much the same way we store extra calories as fat. My colonies have been fed a >20% protein diet to boost production for years, but now I'm switching them to a 15% protein to see if I can get better results growing Omothymus, maintain the colony's production rates, and not impact any other species.

 

[Moakmeister]

Might change in the future lol. I've been chasing an issue I've been having growing up Omothymus spp from 2i to 4" DLS. Any I've acquired over that size have been perfectly fine, but most under that size get a few molts in and then die after a molt with some pretty clear neuro issues.

I think I have it tied back to high uric acid intake in combination with the high uric acid this genus likely produces naturally due to their immense growth rate. Essentially, my theory is the Malpighian tubules can't cope with the sheer amount of toxins in the body and they're passing from this buildup.

I believe the high uric acid intake is due to lateralis roaches being able to convert protein into uric acid for storage much the same way we store extra calories as fat. My colonies have been fed a >20% protein diet to boost production for years, but now I'm switching them to a 15% protein to see if I can get better results growing Omothymus, maintain the colony's production rates, and not impact any other species.

Lowkey interested in this experiment. Do keep us posted.