I let the Ts (plural now!) settle in over night. This afternoon I fed "Smithy" the B.Smithi a moth larva. Within literally, ten seconds, she attacked and devoured the wiggly! I witnessed her first feed. *does happy dance*
Later in the evening, I offered a pinhead cricket. I didn't see it, but it's definitely gone now. What a little beast! I love it!
Okay, the Brazilian Black and White is only 1/4 inch. I think it's stressed at the moment. Won't eat, doesn't move much. I thought it was dead earlier, but in retrospect, it was looking for a burrow, and so it pressed its body on to the side of the vile. As soon as I poked a pen in to the substrate, it ran in. Problem solved, hopefully.
I actually picked up half a dozen crickets last night, but they were way too big. It was suggested to me, that I rip off their legs and feed the babies "drumsticks." I couldn't imagine doing that! So Chris released them all in to the front garden. Lucky bugs!
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Tarantulas won't eat dead food, as they sense prey via vibration and movement.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you could trick them, but that seems like more work than is necessary.
I am sure many people have said this, but the Tarantula Keeper's Guide is invaluable:
http://www.amazon.com/Tarantula-Keepers-Guide-Comprehensive-Information/dp/0764138855/
Yup, I've been reading it. Thanks! I've read that sometimes they will go for dead stuff. *shrugs* I thought I'd try because the cricket was hopping around in there all day, and nothing was happening. It was easier to kill it, and try offering it dead, rather than fishing it out alive.
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