Will roaches harms ts that are molting?

[arthurliuyz]

I dropped a live dubia into my obt's burrow, not realizing that you're not supposed to drop live feeders. I found that she was in pre-molt and her burrow is so deep that it's almost impossible to dig it out (also it has just established it's burrow, so I'm not willing to destroy it, however if I have to, I will.). What should I do?

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Roaches are capable of harming a molting spider.

Roaches love bananas. You can try placing a piece in the enclosure and leaving it in a quiet, dark place in hopes of drawing it out.

 

[MarkJ]

Roaches love bananas. You can try placing a piece in the enclosure and leaving it in a quiet, dark place in hopes of drawing it out.

Oranges might work as well...

 

[Wolfram1]

Is the roach in the enclosure or in the burrow? If i understand this right P. murinus will line their den with silk and even close it off before molting.

A roach burrowed in the soil would not be able to get to the molting spider.


If it is inside the burrow it might be a problem. The banana lure @DomGom TheFather suggested could work. Or any overripe fruit really.

 

[arthurliuyz]

Is the roach in the enclosure or in the burrow?

It's inside the burrow (I'm not quite sure if the dubia burrowed deeper into the substrate as dubias do, or is just hanging around. The amount of webbing makes me unable to see things.). But as you've mentioned, my obt closed up the burrow entrance so I'm worried the roach might not be able to get out / sense the fruit I provide.

 

[Wolfram1]

hmm, if the spider was active enough to close the entrance afterwards it might have killed the roach anyway, with or without eating it. They do keep themselves safe if they can. Now if you dropped a roach onto a molting tarantula that would be a different story.

 

[arthurliuyz]

hmm, if the spider was active enough to close the entrance afterwards it might have killed the roach anyway, with or without eating it. They do keep themselves safe if they can. Now if you dropped a roach onto a molting tarantula that would be a different story.

So I don't have to do anything now?

 

[Wolfram1]

So I don't have to do anything now?

that's your decision, i would probably just wait it out..... its a risk but a small one

i mainly trust a spiders instincs when it comes to closing off their burrows

 

[arthurliuyz]

Since the t's hidden, how can know that sth has gone wrong?

 

[Wolfram1]

You really can't in many situations, that is why we use prekilled feeders in those cases.

It is not because the spiders prefer freshly dead prey, they don't, but so we can be 100% certain nothing went wrong.

 

[arthurliuyz]

You really can't in many situations, that is why we use prekilled fedders in those cases.

It is not because the spiders prefer freshly dead prey, they don't, but so we can be 100% certain nothing went wrong.

Gotcha. Thanks a lot for the help.

 

[Ivike22]

leave it

 

[viper69]

Yes

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Roaches have absolutely no qualms about eating each other so they won't have any about chowing down on a moulting/freshly moulted tarantula either.

 

[joossa]

"The threat of a dubia"

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I really hate Dubia roaches....

Out of all the feeders I used to use I can say without a doubt Dubia's suck.

Crush their head everytime before offering to a T is the best route for these little aggravating bugs.