Will a silverfish eat a molting tarantula?

[Moakmeister]

I just saw a silverfish in my GBB’s enclosure. No idea how it got there. There’s no paper or cardboard in there. When I tried to grab it, it darted under the webs. Will this thing be okay to stay in there, or do I have to ruin Elsa’s awesome webbing to get it out?

 

[Stemmy101]

Yes I would definitely get it out. I did some research and it says they will eat virtually anything available, including other dead insects. If it'll eat dead bugs, I'm sure that means it'll eat a molting T in it's helpless state. Your Ts safety is priority, so if that means destroying her web I would do it
Edit: even if there's a chance it won't nibble on your T I wouldn't risk it anyway

 

[viper69]

Remove !

 

[Moakmeister]

Yes I would definitely get it out. I did some research and it says they will eat virtually anything available, including other dead insects. If it'll eat dead bugs, I'm sure that means it'll eat a molting T in it's helpless state. Your Ts safety is priority, so if that means destroying her web I would do it
Edit: even if there's a chance it won't nibble on your T I wouldn't risk it anyway

It hurt my heart, but the deed is done.

 

[Stemmy101]

It hurt my heart, but the deed is done.

Better safe than sorry, my friend

 

[coldbl00ded]

Yeah, if your tarantula is about to molt, and it hasn't eaten it's live food and/or there's a bug in their enclosure, get it out because they are weakest when molting