Stirmi food now LP food

[Jones0911]

for those wondering the answer is yes.

I fed my Stirmi a roach and apparently it was full because the roach (not sure if it was on the roach's own accord or the Stirmi's doing) ended up dead in the water dish.


Since I hate wasting stuff, I offered it to my juvenile Lasiodora parahybana which immediately took the wet roach so yes Tarantulas will eat prey items without issue that have been around other Tarantulas prior to them eating it.

 

[Venom1080]

I reuse prekilled prey items if they aren't taken within 12 hours. No big deal.

 

[EulersK]

I didn't know the myth that tarantulas wouldn't eat prey that was around other tarantulas even existed... how do these myths even get started?

 

[Jones0911]

I didn't know it was a myth, I was just saying this for anyone unsure.

 

[0311usmc]

What are you wanting, a pat on the back or a high five or something?

 

[Jones0911]

No one said that you ass

 

[0311usmc]

You offered a food item to a walking 24/7 hungry tarantula, the lp and you are surprised it took it. You can drop a cheerio in front of a tarantula and 9 out of 10 times its going to pounce on it only to release it when it relizes its not food and you are surprised a tarantula took pre killed prey.

 

[Jones0911]

I never said anything about being surprised I'm just making conversation on the boards.

Realize...

 

[0311usmc]

Your status says arachnobaron but your post screams I have been in the hobby less than 24 hours, realize.

 

[Jones0911]

Either read the posts or don't care what you think my posts "screams"

 

[0311usmc]

I'm just saying the obvious, tarantulas can't tell if prey has been with another tarantula or not. It's not like a tarantula sprays urine on it to mark it as its own. Your post makes people new to the hobby think such, like a tarantula will reject prey because it has been with someone else. A post that shouldn't even have been made if you ask me. Now we have icu's, my tarantula is on its back is it dead and can I feed my tarantula prey that wasn't eaten by the first tarantula I tried feeding threads.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

What are you wanting, a pat on the back or a high five or something?

Hmm. That was a bit unnecessary, wasn't it?

 

[Swoop]

What are you wanting, a pat on the back or a high five or something?

The irony is astounding.

 

[Olan]

Who is this guy?

 

[Lunitar]

I have enough T's these days that roach bingo is a regular game.

 

[Ghost56]

I'm just saying the obvious, tarantulas can't tell if prey has been with another tarantula or not. It's not like a tarantula sprays urine on it to mark it as its own. Your post makes people new to the hobby think such, like a tarantula will reject prey because it has been with someone else. A post that shouldn't even have been made if you ask me. Now we have icu's, my tarantula is on its back is it dead and can I feed my tarantula prey that wasn't eaten by the first tarantula I tried feeding threads.

Are you drunk or something? FYI, MMs and females can sense each other from across an entire room so I'm sure they can pick up on a feeder that's been on another T's webbing. They most likely just don't care since their sole purpose is to survive, and they sorta need food to survive .

 

[Swoop]

Are you drunk or something?

It's Friday and he's a grunt so if he wasn't when he posted, he probably is by now

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

This leads me to ask what is probably an incredibly stupid question. (Hey, at least I may be able to turn this thread away from being a total train-wreck)
If an OW tarantula with potent venom should envenom a prey item, and said prey item is subsequently given to a NW tarantula, would the NW suffer any ill effects? Given that venom may not be poisonous to ingest (it is my understanding that some snake's venom can be drank as long as one does not have sores in the mouth or ulcers in their stomach allowing the venom to enter the bloodstream) would the hypothetical NW spider suffer any ill effects?

 

[Socfroggy]

Who is this guy?

Not someone we would benefit from paying attention to.

 

[dangerforceidle]

Venoms are comprised of proteins of various lengths. Digestive systems are designed to break down proteins into amino acids. Denatured proteins are no longer functional, so ingested venoms will be harmless (unless there is leakage into the bloodstream as you alluded to).