Nope, I just stick to bugs I or someone else has bred and raised to feed to my Ts. Almost no chance of passing on parasites or any of that other nasty stuff.This summer, as last 2 summers, I am supplementing my Ts cricket diet with moths Im catching outside at evening. Do you also supplement and vary your Ts diet with summer bugs?
I occasionally find a house spider trapped in the sink, so I free it by moving it into the container of one of my roseas where it quickly becomes a tasty snack.
You have to be very careful. Lots of things can go wrong, parasites, disease, the thing you give them can fight back and hurt them. I know I'm being a huge hypocrit, those house spiders can fight back, but seriously, I doubt a 1/2 inch house spider poses any real threat to a 5" rosea. I'll probably end up being corrected... ;P
Just be careful, you wouldn't want to get your fuzzy friend sure.
I dunno where you live, but do not feed canker worms. You know those green caterpillars that devour trees alive. They're one of the few things that have a natural toxin in the their body. I doubt it would kill a T, but I've seen a many spiders bite into one, drop it, run off and regurgitate fluid from it's fangs.
agreed completely.I try to stick to things I have raised or were raised only for the purpose of feeding inverts.
There is a risk factor involved with feeding wild caught prey, they may have chemicals/pestisides or other unseen parasites that could harm your T. I don't know how big that risk is, but I don't like to increase risk if I don't have to.
This is how I feel.I try to stick to things I have raised or were raised only for the purpose of feeding inverts.
There is a risk factor involved with feeding wild caught prey, they may have chemicals/pestisides or other unseen parasites that could harm your T. I don't know how big that risk is, but I don't like to increase risk if I don't have to.
that is true. but it can only happen once and your T would be dead. i wouldn't risk the lives of my T's. because i live in country where is a lot of that crap in our earth.I feed "wildlife" bugs to my tarantulas, such as earthworms,beetles,spiders,moths,bees etc etc, I have always done that and have never had any problems.
It's free and it's good to vary the diet.....
Agreed, I think it's pretty risky to collect in most urban/suburban areas.Just keep in mind that farmers are not the only ones that spray crap, your closest neighbor could be a pest hunter spraying anything and everything to get ride of everything that crawls in his or her yard. I have met people like that. Storage closet full of chemicals just waiting for one living thing to twitch in the yard.
Then when it rains where do you think all that goes.
Same here, i feed my A.Avic And A.Versi Slings moths i catch out side, i have't had a problem my Ornate loves em tooI just learned that outdoor pesticides are illegal in my area!!!