Tarantulas Feeding/Eating!

[Ultum4Spiderz]

pink bloom bird eater & salmon, pink.

 

[NMTs]

0.0.1 Avicularia hirschii eating and happy dancing...



Look at that butt!

 

[denny31x]

Big LP feeding arboreal style

 

[BoyFromLA]

• Pamphobeteus solaris

 

[BoyFromLA]

• Lasiocyano sazimai

 

[sparticus]

Gave the pumpkin patch sling a little more mealworm than I intentended but it was up for the challenge.

 

[NMTs]

0.1 Ceratogyrus darlingi, 4.75" DLS adult female.

 

[corydalis]

B. klaasi 0.1 juvie

 

[Kada]

P. metallica were feeling social today

 

[sparticus]

Here's my L. Sazimai with a meal:

 

[zone62]

Acanthoscurria Geniculata

 

[8 legged]

Theraphosa blondi and Neoholothele incei; both female


juvenile Grammostola pulchripes and Aphonopelma johnnycashi


Tliltocatl vagans

 

[corydalis]

Susp. male juvenile A. seemanni enjoying a cricket not even 24 hours after rehouse, growing like a champ too - molted 7 times in my care (got him last October).

 

[SpookySpooder]

Beautiful pattern and colors!

 

[NMTs]

0.1 Harpactira cafreriana juvenile:


0.1 Davus ruficeps sling:


0.0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah red sling:

 

[sparticus]

D. Diamentinensis with a mealworm snack
Baby L. Parahybana with the back half of a dubia And B. Boehmei with the front half

 

[NMTs]

0.1 Avicularia juruensis

 

[ladyratri]

P. irminia enjoying a cricket on the front porch.

Yeah, I'll get that water dish back when I rehouse it

 

[Pedipalpable]

2 small slings and 1 large juvenile.


Last night while feeding some of my slings I decided to try feeding my roughly 1/3” Aphonopelma chalcodes sling, whom I have named “Eon.” I grabbed a smaller immature mealworm and was trying to cut a few sections off with a pair of embroidery scissors whilst holding it over the enclosure, so that the pieces would drop right into Eon’s enclosure. But I ended up accidentally dropping the whole worm in. As the little one had never shown any interest in pre-filled prey, I was curious if Eon would take any interest in it, if even only to decide it was too big, so I waited. And much to my surprise, Eon grabbed it after hesitating briefly. The worm thrashed violently but Eon subdued it very quickly.
I realize that this will likely mean an extra long premolt period, but seeing how skinny the little one looked, I am nonetheless glad to see them eat.


When feeding a few more Ts tonight, I ended up giving my Nhandu chromatus sling a worm that I didn’t realize was nearly as big as the sling. But like Eon, it subdued the thrashing worm almost immediately.
Though I don’t plan on making a habit of feeding oversized prey, it nonetheless amazes me how such small slings will take on prey the same size as them, and are able to subdue it immediately.


And here is my 4” Theraphosa apophysis juvenile eating a roughly 1.5” mature superworm.
Again, zero difficulty taking it down, though I did chill the worm in the fridge for 5 minutes to weaken it prior to feeding, due to how violently it thrashed in resistance to being grabbed with the tongs. This T is now quite plump, and will likely be going into premolt very soon.

 

[sparticus]

Super grateful C. Versicolor juvie threat posing me while it takes the worm. I feel so appreciated.