Here's a better way to get your Spider proper nutrition, rather than wasting time gut-loading a cricket: Use Dubia Roaches, rather than Crickets. Crickets: - Cannibalistic (Part of why they die like crazy), - When they die, they emit a fume toxic to the living crickets (another reason they die), - Will bite a molting Tarantula (so you have to hunt them down, and remove the survivors), - Stink like hell (Even alive), - Waste of Money, - They make annoying sounds (and a lot of it), - More effort is required if you plan to breed them, - They jump out of containers (unless using a cricket keeper, which I don't suggest), - Less nutrition (as Bob mentioned in the video). Roaches: - More Protein, - Can reproduce like crazy if kept in the right conditions (Very Economic), - They do not stink at all, - No noise whatsoever, - When they die, they won't kill off the rest of your food source, - Will not bother a Tarantula going through a molt, - They won't fly out of your container when you open it to grab one for your Spider, - Easier to chase down and catch them.
Not good advise for Canadians. In Canada it is illegal to sell or trade roaches, meaning it is next to impossible for your average hobbyists to acquire.
***** The government has deemed roaches to be an invasive species and have made it illegal to sell or trade them. The same is true for millipedes. It is very difficult to get these kind of insect in Canada.
Chaoitcme Hmmm I see. Probably for the best, really. Roaches can spread nasty things pretty easy, and can even breed ridiculously fast with or without a mate. If just one got loose and lived ...O_O
Superworms/mealworms would even be a better alternative to the crickets. I would honestly say crickets are the worst option. There's really nothing good about them other than the fact that eating one wont kill your spider....
I use carrots, lettuce, oranges, even some bread or meat to feed my crickets. The crickets are healthy and my leopard gecko is healthy. I have not and never will buy something special to feed crickets when I can simply feed them healthy scraps.
This video is very informational except to everyone in the comments who is watching this for help, don't feed your tarantula mice. They're very bad for the tarantula
If mice were bad for tarantulas, then why would some species such as the bird eater and lots of baboon tarantulas hunt for them in the wild along with birds, other insects, and even some reptiles that are FAR worse than a captive bred mouse. Yes they are not good for SOME tarantulas, but definitely not all. After all they are carnivorous for gods sake.
Bryan LaSalle just because they’re not unhealthy doesn’t mean they’re not bad feeders though. Anything that can chew your tarantula in half is a bad feeder
Wild-caught insects may harbor parasites (internal and/or external) and probably should be avoided. Many hobbyists cultivate certain types of cockroaches (B. dubia, etc.) as a meatier prey item. I would avoid cricket supplements with added calcium, as tarantulas only need trace amounts of that mineral. (Some believe that large amounts of Ca can actually create problems during the molting process, so why risk it?)
You're right that "some people believe that calcium can create molting problems during a molt" and the safety hazards of catching wild caught insects that could harbor dangerous parasites but, there are no evidence pointing to the fact that tarantulas can suffer from molting problems after eating too much calcium because, tarantulas exoskeleton is composed of several layers - The cuticle, endocuticle, and epicuticle. It is composed of a combination of chitin, a substance similar to that of plant cellulose, bound with protein to form a complex glycoprotein. There are no traces of calcium within these layers. And besides, tarantulas always prey upon vertebrates in the wild all the time like mice, lizards, birds, and small snakes and never suffer from molting problems whatsoever. The only reason why tarantulas suffer from molting problems are ignorant people who never purchase a humidifier for their Tarantulas, never refill their tarantula's water dish, and cranking up the heater a little too much drying up their tarantulas. Tarantulas need lots of water to drink and lots of humidity before a molt.
Jerum Distura I'm not aware of (but would be interested in) any comprehensive field studies regarding the effects of vertebrate consumption within groups of Theraphosids, captive or otherwise. Also, and for similar gaps of information, it seems a bit presumptive to conclude that ALL tarantulas would require increased humidity levels before or during the molting process. My own observations and experiments, though ongoing and with only 50 species, "suggest" that tarantulas are very adaptable in response to environmental variations. I appreciate the comment, fellow enthusiast... Cheers! 8)
I will help with this probable ad, and say that the food that you have showed has been great for me. Before I used veges, but they got mouldy right away, and the orange cubes don't. I prefer it, less mess, less work, and a lot less cricket deaths and they live longer. Thanks.
Cmon man, don´t tell people to feed mice to their Tarantula. I couldn´t care less about the mice, but they can hurt your T quite badly, so just don´t.....
If you feed your ts every week/month a mice (pinkie etc) your tarantula will get a Calcium overdose.... When shedding comes they'll get stuck because their new exso-Skelton will be to hard to get out of the other one..... you can feed them mice (pink etc) but not as a weekly /monthly food source once every now and them is fine but not weekly/monthly... only as a treat
i have multiple different feeder insects i keep them heathy and happy i let them live to a elders and i put them in the terrarium and my T can hunt them if she wants
Janet Panda Then don't follow This guys advice, You Should get your info from The dark Den, Exotics lair, Tarantula dan or Tom moran. Avoid howcast at all costs
Wax worms, mealworms and superworms are much better for the tarantula than crickets as they're higher in healthy fats and protein. I only give them crickets on occasion.
Long as you know no one's been crop dusting, most bugs should be clean, but even then, you run the risk of parasites. A lot of wild caught insects may have parasites that can harm your tarantula, so I would just recommend stor bought.
I'm going to take a guess and say yes. I don't think the Tarantula's likes to eat that stuff, they like live prey, and specific types of prey. Not a bowl of jelly, or strawberries, etc.
Matthew Little depends if you want to give the T extra nutrients, you don't have to but this video is only telling you it's good to do it if you want a big healthy T
Ryan Freebody I imagine it might be a good idea to add extra nutrients, fluids etc to the tarantula diet when you're expecting they are going into pre-molt or before winter (if you mimic seasonal changes in the enclosure for "hibernation" etc) to keep them healthy during prolonged stretches of not eating. Idk if its necessary or not...just a guess
Bull, the truth is its a wild animal and each one has a different temperament, so anyone of them could and can bite, my Mexican red rump is very hostile, yet to popular belief they are great starters and are docile and skiddish and seldom bite, what a load of bs
hay there i have a chilian rose,can you tell me would you recomend dry substrate or a damp and humid substrate. also how often do you recomend i handle him as i dount want to piss him off :/ so much conflicting info around .please help :)
hey i have a chilean rose i have done my research and my tarantula is pretty happy i highly recommend dry substrate chilean rose tarantulas hate damp substrate to humid your tarantula over fill your water dish ones every so often just enough that the water will be around the water dish dont soak the sub with water just over spill it a little so it is damp around the dish and your tarantula will be fine you can handle your tarantula whenever you wont most chilean roses are mainly tamed and dose keep your substrate DRY do what i said over fill the waterdish every so often and your tarantula should be good to go make sure you refresh the waterdish every 3/4 days and i recommend not using tap water are useing a sponge sponging can cause germs etc i boil my water and let the water cool down with in a few hours and then use it so it is sterilized do you know about the molting process ? if you need anymore advise message me i am willing to help :)
I don't have a tarantula yet but I have a problem I live in an urban area where insects aren't that common which makes it hard for me to even think of getting a tarantula but is there ways to feed a spider with other things like small meats?
You should only gut-load crickets that you plan to feed to reptiles. If you plan on feeding them to an arachnid such as a tarantula, then you should feed the crickets things like plain oatmeal and bran cereal. Arachnids do NOT need that much calcium, and in fact too much calcium and be very bad for them.
GreenB NM no you feed the cricket first and once it has eaten proceed to feed the tarantula with the cricket, it's a nice way of giving the cricket it's final meal before ultimately dying.
I usually use a small container that I get from my Chinese take away funnily enough in the UK that is and store them in there, you can pick them up pretty cheap online, I usually separate the one I need and put it into another separate little container and let it feed, you don't have to do this you can just chuck crickets in for the T to hunt later if you wish, this is only if you want to give them more nutrients.
I see man, no worries the cricket is just food for the T so putting it in a separate container to feed it doesn't matter much but the way I see it as long as the T is eating fine and is big and healthy there is no need to worry, it's just what ever you think is best for your T you could even do it now and then as like a treat totally up to you.
My parents an i are having trouble feeding our baby rose hair tarantula, we gut load the pin head cricket (that's what the person at the pet store said to give the spider) but its not eating it, we got it last Saturday and we tried to feed it Monday and it didn't eat so we took the cricket out after an hour or so. then we tried again on Thursday and it still didn't eat so we took it out again after an hour or so. we don't know what to do and we (mostly myself) are really worried about it. plz help
I have had a RHT for ten years (a female). She is huge now! They eat rarely, or little in my experience. Give your T a couple weeks, then put in 5 to 10 regular store bought crickets and leave them in there for several days. They like to hunt/eat at night. That's what I've done and it works well. This variety of T seems to be able to go long periods without eating, so don't worry too much. Just don't annoy or disturb your T too much either. They like a quiet life, in lower light, and not too damp in their habitat.
Can you do a video on how to pick these bad boys up ? i have a pink toe that i caught in the wild, but he's too fast and i still have to get used to it.....
If you can manage to get your hand over the top of it, I pick mine up by the aide,holding it carefully between the areas of the legs so not to squish or break the limbs. It spreads out its legs like it's superman XD it's so cute. place it in your palm and keep using your hands as bridges as best you can. if it gets too much for you to handle,place it back in the container...PS tarantulas can and will jump sometimes...so...yea...
I'm new to this. If I'm going to buy a Mexican red knee, i can just feed it crickets and worms for the rest of it's life? And small mice? I'm confused by this feeding stuff x) i really want to know everything to 100% before getting a tarantula. And when do you spray the "tank" with water.. gah too much for me. .. any recommendations?
Crickets and Roaches once every week or two,should be a T's main diet. Mealworms and Superworms should be used as treats since they are high in fat and mostly just empty calories. I've only been in the hobby for about 7 moths now but I hear mice are really bad for them. Since they are apparently high in calcium. Too much calcium will cause molting problems. So I'm personally not going to do that...since I also feel bad for them lol Also if you're getting a B.Smithi then,unless it's a sling,it doesn't need any misting or spraying whatsoever. Once their at about the 2-3 inch mark,desert species like that one absolutely hate moisture. An overflown water bowl will provide all the humidity it needs. Month old comment,I know,but hopefully I helped :)
87lycanthropy No, from my experience they just drink the water that overflows into the substrate. Unless you mean that they might drown in their water bowl. If so then just make sure the bowl is smaller than their leg span. And unless you have an H. Gigas, make sure it's not too deep either. Though I definitely wouldn't give a sling a water bowl. Since them drowning in one is definitely a real possibility.
i do not need those find two or four smaller than you're spider or try to fight some big spider so you're spider can be more stronger but when my spider is really hungry use that but my spider may become fat when i feed that
No way. A large tarantula would attack a hedgehog. A small tarantula would be eaten by a hedgehog. Different species of wild animals generally don't make good friends
Wild insects can have parasites in them, which is just as bad as pesticides, you don't really want to risk it when you have a tarantula that you expect to keep as a pet for the next 10+ years
The size doesn't matter, it's a tarantula not a wuss, remember chitin=hard exoskeleton, venomous fangs=highly venomous to bugs, you ppl act like they are so frail
Could probably do that so long as theres no pesticide and what not on it. But the point of having a pet is to try and make it live longer than it would in nature. And maybe animals do under the right care.
Yes, he is... Just like you have to keep goldfish for predatory fish. Or any prey item for any pet predator. That's how predators work. Get yourself a rabbit.
Noro _ As soon as I got my first tarantula I knew that I will be an old tarantula lady, instead of a cat lady. I'll have dozens of them all around my house just sitting around and twice a week I'll walk in with a bag of crickets and dump it on the floor and all the T's will come running out of the woodwork in and eat all the crickets. At night they'll all crawl on top of me and they'll be my blanket and sleep on me for warmth. All of them will have names and personalities. Sometimes they'll breed without me knowing and I'll get baby T surprises. >O>! this is my destiny.
If you feed your ts every week/month a mice (pinkie etc) your tarantula will get a Calcium overdose.... When shedding comes they'll get stuck because their new exso-Skelton will be to hard to get out of the other one..... you can feed them mice (pink etc) but not as a weekly /monthly food source once every now and them is fine but not weekly/monthly... only as a treat
0:29 "cricklet"
Just going to comment that then saw yours
nut He's just a little country.
Lmao
A little cricklet
Yes
Here's a better way to get your Spider proper nutrition, rather than wasting time gut-loading a cricket: Use Dubia Roaches, rather than Crickets.
Crickets:
- Cannibalistic (Part of why they die like crazy),
- When they die, they emit a fume toxic to the living crickets (another reason they die),
- Will bite a molting Tarantula (so you have to hunt them down, and remove the survivors),
- Stink like hell (Even alive),
- Waste of Money,
- They make annoying sounds (and a lot of it),
- More effort is required if you plan to breed them,
- They jump out of containers (unless using a cricket keeper, which I don't suggest),
- Less nutrition (as Bob mentioned in the video).
Roaches:
- More Protein,
- Can reproduce like crazy if kept in the right conditions (Very Economic),
- They do not stink at all,
- No noise whatsoever,
- When they die, they won't kill off the rest of your food source,
- Will not bother a Tarantula going through a molt,
- They won't fly out of your container when you open it to grab one for your Spider,
- Easier to chase down and catch them.
Not good advise for Canadians. In Canada it is illegal to sell or trade roaches, meaning it is next to impossible for your average hobbyists to acquire.
Chaoitcme He didn't mean drugs yo.
(see wut I did thur?)
Why no roaches? :c
*****
The government has deemed roaches to be an invasive species and have made it illegal to sell or trade them. The same is true for millipedes. It is very difficult to get these kind of insect in Canada.
Chaoitcme Hmmm I see.
Probably for the best, really. Roaches can spread nasty things pretty easy, and can even breed ridiculously fast with or without a mate. If just one got loose and lived ...O_O
Superworms/mealworms would even be a better alternative to the crickets. I would honestly say crickets are the worst option. There's really nothing good about them other than the fact that eating one wont kill your spider....
I use carrots, lettuce, oranges, even some bread or meat to feed my crickets. The crickets are healthy and my leopard gecko is healthy. I have not and never will buy something special to feed crickets when I can simply feed them healthy scraps.
Mr. Caputo? That you?
hahaha didn't think of that lol
OMG. You stole what I was about to comment. 😂
Alpine even the voice is the same, hahaha
OMG!!! It's so him!
bananaa_pancakes BAHAHAHAHA. BEER CAN!
This video is very informational except to everyone in the comments who is watching this for help, don't feed your tarantula mice. They're very bad for the tarantula
Care to elaborate on that?
I hear it’s bad for the mouse too, lose lose situation
If mice were bad for tarantulas, then why would some species such as the bird eater and lots of baboon tarantulas hunt for them in the wild along with birds, other insects, and even some reptiles that are FAR worse than a captive bred mouse. Yes they are not good for SOME tarantulas, but definitely not all. After all they are carnivorous for gods sake.
poptartdom haha
Bryan LaSalle just because they’re not unhealthy doesn’t mean they’re not bad feeders though. Anything that can chew your tarantula in half is a bad feeder
Wild-caught insects may harbor parasites (internal and/or external) and probably should be avoided. Many hobbyists cultivate certain types of cockroaches (B. dubia, etc.) as a meatier prey item. I would avoid cricket supplements with added calcium, as tarantulas only need trace amounts of that mineral. (Some believe that large amounts of Ca can actually create problems during the molting process, so why risk it?)
You're right that "some people believe that calcium can create molting problems during a molt" and the safety hazards of catching wild caught insects that could harbor dangerous parasites but, there are no evidence pointing to the fact that tarantulas can suffer from molting problems after eating too much calcium because, tarantulas exoskeleton is composed of several layers - The cuticle, endocuticle, and epicuticle. It is composed of a combination of chitin, a substance similar to that of plant cellulose, bound with protein to form a complex glycoprotein. There are no traces of calcium within these layers. And besides, tarantulas always prey upon vertebrates in the wild all the time like mice, lizards, birds, and small snakes and never suffer from molting problems whatsoever. The only reason why tarantulas suffer from molting problems are ignorant people who never purchase a humidifier for their Tarantulas, never refill their tarantula's water dish, and cranking up the heater a little too much drying up their tarantulas. Tarantulas need lots of water to drink and lots of humidity before a molt.
Jerum Distura I'm not aware of (but would be interested in) any comprehensive field studies regarding the effects of vertebrate consumption within groups of Theraphosids, captive or otherwise. Also, and for similar gaps of information, it seems a bit presumptive to conclude that ALL tarantulas would require increased humidity levels before or during the molting process. My own observations and experiments, though ongoing and with only 50 species, "suggest" that tarantulas are very adaptable in response to environmental variations. I appreciate the comment, fellow enthusiast... Cheers! 8)
Arachnoscribe You're welcome..
0:29 INSIDE THE CRICKLET
2 years later im the one to laugh at this brilliant comment
Torrence Scott 3 years
I will help with this probable ad, and say that the food that you have showed has been great for me. Before I used veges, but they got mouldy right away, and the orange cubes don't. I prefer it, less mess, less work, and a lot less cricket deaths and they live longer. Thanks.
Cmon man, don´t tell people to feed mice to their Tarantula. I couldn´t care less about the mice, but they can hurt your T quite badly, so just don´t.....
you feed them small ones not big rats
Yes I’m going to try that orange cube. And I am going to feed him crickets have cricket half orange Cuba.👍🏻👍🏻
yeah can tarantula's eat plan fruits and veggies like we and dose it have to be that soft canned food.
If you feed your ts every week/month a mice (pinkie etc) your tarantula will get a Calcium overdose....
When shedding comes they'll get stuck because their new exso-Skelton will be to hard to get out of the other one.....
you can feed them mice (pink etc) but not as a weekly /monthly food source
once every now and them is fine but not weekly/monthly... only as a treat
i have multiple different feeder insects i keep
them heathy and happy i let them live to a elders and i put them in the terrarium and my T can hunt them if she wants
I want a pet tarantula soooooooo baaaaaaad!
I've got one there great
Harambe is Ma boo yessss i want one so bad tooo....
Jerell Wilson Just don't listen to This so called "Professional"
Janet Panda Then don't follow This guys advice, You Should get your info from The dark Den, Exotics lair, Tarantula dan or Tom moran. Avoid howcast at all costs
Hey Sry me too
Wax worms, mealworms and superworms are much better for the tarantula than crickets as they're higher in healthy fats and protein. I only give them crickets on occasion.
gummy worms too
I live in the rural fringe and the woods is just a couple blocks from my neighborhood. Am I safe? :/
Long as you know no one's been crop dusting, most bugs should be clean, but even then, you run the risk of parasites. A lot of wild caught insects may have parasites that can harm your tarantula, so I would just recommend stor bought.
Wild ones can have parasites still
what happens if I cannot feed the crickets that stuff because I don't eat Vegetables and other healthy stuff.
Hi Howcast, I have really pale skin and I want to get darker skin. Should I just stay in the sun a lot!?
I got a Caesar ad before this. I’d rather feed a westie than a tarantula!
do you just feed the gut fillings to the cricket?
I'm going to take a guess and say yes. I don't think the Tarantula's likes to eat that stuff, they like live prey, and specific types of prey. Not a bowl of jelly, or strawberries, etc.
You don't need to gutload crickets. That's mostly a thing for reptile owners. T's are fine to eat crickets without gut loading.
Matthew Little depends if you want to give the T extra nutrients, you don't have to but this video is only telling you it's good to do it if you want a big healthy T
Ryan Freebody I imagine it might be a good idea to add extra nutrients, fluids etc to the tarantula diet when you're expecting they are going into pre-molt or before winter (if you mimic seasonal changes in the enclosure for "hibernation" etc) to keep them healthy during prolonged stretches of not eating. Idk if its necessary or not...just a guess
Your channel has very much changed my view on spiders.
Can I use the blue gel cricket food???
if you get a pet tarantula and u try to pick him/her up will it mistake your hand for food and bite you
No, most species won't bite if touched. There are exceptions, though, like the orange baboon tarantula.
Bull, the truth is its a wild animal and each one has a different temperament, so anyone of them could and can bite, my Mexican red rump is very hostile, yet to popular belief they are great starters and are docile and skiddish and seldom bite, what a load of bs
Where do I buy cicket
What's a turanchulur?
Matt Shumate it's a different way to say tarantula
they are tarantulas that eat criklets.
Roy Lang dammit! I was going to comment that! I was wondering if anyone else noticed the "cricklets" lol
crunchyroll fursuits no...I think its defined as "someone who doesnt understand sarcasm"...look into it (;
hay there i have a chilian rose,can you tell me would you recomend dry substrate or a damp and humid substrate. also how often do you recomend i handle him as i dount want to piss him off :/ so much conflicting info around .please help :)
hey i have a chilean rose i have done my research and my tarantula is pretty happy i highly recommend dry substrate chilean rose tarantulas hate damp substrate to humid your tarantula over fill your water dish ones every so often just enough that the water will be around the water dish dont soak the sub with water just over spill it a little so it is damp around the dish and your tarantula will be fine you can handle your tarantula whenever you wont most chilean roses are mainly tamed and dose keep your substrate DRY do what i said over fill the waterdish every so often and your tarantula should be good to go make sure you refresh the waterdish every 3/4 days and i recommend not using tap water are useing a sponge sponging can cause germs etc i boil my water and let the water cool down with in a few hours and then use it so it is sterilized do you know about the molting process ? if you need anymore advise message me i am willing to help :)
eco earth coco fiber is what i use for mine
I don't have a tarantula yet but I have a problem I live in an urban area where insects aren't that common which makes it hard for me to even think of getting a tarantula but is there ways to feed a spider with other things like small meats?
Nick Teo you should do just fine because I live in Scotland we're tarantulas cannot live and I have one.
You can't feed a tarantula small pieces of meat. They eat live insects. You can buy crickets and cockroaches from pet stores
You should only gut-load crickets that you plan to feed to reptiles. If you plan on feeding them to an arachnid such as a tarantula, then you should feed the crickets things like plain oatmeal and bran cereal. Arachnids do NOT need that much calcium, and in fact too much calcium and be very bad for them.
So in the same times, you feeding the cricket
also u can feed your t with tweezers or throw it in and dubia or red racer roaches are also and alternate food source that are better for t's
How would you get the cricket to eat the gel food? Do you place cricket,along with the food in the tarantula cage?
GreenB NM no you feed the cricket first and once it has eaten proceed to feed the tarantula with the cricket, it's a nice way of giving the cricket it's final meal before ultimately dying.
Thanks!.. So I do need a separate container?
I'm unclear about where to store ,or how, to store crickets.
I usually use a small container that I get from my Chinese take away funnily enough in the UK that is and store them in there, you can pick them up pretty cheap online, I usually separate the one I need and put it into another separate little container and let it feed, you don't have to do this you can just chuck crickets in for the T to hunt later if you wish, this is only if you want to give them more nutrients.
Ryan Freebody I see thanks! because I don't really have a place to keep the crickets Lol
I see man, no worries the cricket is just food for the T so putting it in a separate container to feed it doesn't matter much but the way I see it as long as the T is eating fine and is big and healthy there is no need to worry, it's just what ever you think is best for your T you could even do it now and then as like a treat totally up to you.
Imagine saying that any tarantula NEEDS to eat mice, like seriously?
My parents an i are having trouble feeding our baby rose hair tarantula, we gut load the pin head cricket (that's what the person at the pet store said to give the spider) but its not eating it, we got it last Saturday and we tried to feed it Monday and it didn't eat so we took the cricket out after an hour or so. then we tried again on Thursday and it still didn't eat so we took it out again after an hour or so. we don't know what to do and we (mostly myself) are really worried about it. plz help
It prolly was in premolt or it didn't wnat to eat because rosehairs do that
I have had a RHT for ten years (a female). She is huge now! They eat rarely, or little in my experience. Give your T a couple weeks, then put in 5 to 10 regular store bought crickets and leave them in there for several days. They like to hunt/eat at night. That's what I've done and it works well. This variety of T seems to be able to go long periods without eating, so don't worry too much. Just don't annoy or disturb your T too much either. They like a quiet life, in lower light, and not too damp in their habitat.
Well dont take advice from this guy (Not this video in particular) But most of his videos are trash
Can you do a video on how to pick these bad boys up ? i have a pink toe that i caught in the wild, but he's too fast and i still have to get used to it.....
don't handle it or youll die
PhadeadMusic
no?
If you can manage to get your hand over the top of it, I pick mine up by the aide,holding it carefully between the areas of the legs so not to squish or break the limbs.
It spreads out its legs like it's superman XD it's so cute.
place it in your palm and keep using your hands as bridges as best you can. if it gets too much for you to handle,place it back in the container...PS tarantulas can and will jump sometimes...so...yea...
I heard arboreal ones jump but terrestrial ones don't, is that not true?
+Kazekai Yes its not true terrestrial one can jump but not very far or high
I'm new to this. If I'm going to buy a Mexican red knee, i can just feed it crickets and worms for the rest of it's life? And small mice? I'm confused by this feeding stuff x) i really want to know everything to 100% before getting a tarantula. And when do you spray the "tank" with water.. gah too much for me. .. any recommendations?
Crickets and Roaches once every week or two,should be a T's main diet. Mealworms and Superworms should be used as treats since they are high in fat and mostly just empty calories. I've only been in the hobby for about 7 moths now but I hear mice are really bad for them. Since they are apparently high in calcium. Too much calcium will cause molting problems. So I'm personally not going to do that...since I also feel bad for them lol Also if you're getting a B.Smithi then,unless it's a sling,it doesn't need any misting or spraying whatsoever. Once their at about the 2-3 inch mark,desert species like that one absolutely hate moisture. An overflown water bowl will provide all the humidity it needs. Month old comment,I know,but hopefully I helped :)
87lycanthropy No, from my experience they just drink the water that overflows into the substrate. Unless you mean that they might drown in their water bowl. If so then just make sure the bowl is smaller than their leg span. And unless you have an H. Gigas, make sure it's not too deep either. Though I definitely wouldn't give a sling a water bowl. Since them drowning in one is definitely a real possibility.
***** yeah ty for the help ^^
i do not need those find two or four smaller than you're spider or try to fight some big spider so you're spider can be more stronger but when my spider is really hungry use that but my spider may become fat when i feed that
Can you feed them baby mice pinkies?
If its big
+Ohh PaZax thats what she said xD
haha
Under no circumstance should you attempt to feed your pet tarantula Varanus pantopes horni
Will my hedgehog get along with a tarantula and vice versa?
Bill Doe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
yay
+Plutoid
Sorry but I wouldn't put a tarantula in the same tank with a hedgehog the hedgehog would probably eat the tarantula
No way. A large tarantula would attack a hedgehog. A small tarantula would be eaten by a hedgehog. Different species of wild animals generally don't make good friends
Yes.
Wild insects can have parasites in them, which is just as bad as pesticides, you don't really want to risk it when you have a tarantula that you expect to keep as a pet for the next 10+ years
So what should u feed them??
@@BREEZYCEO1 Insects raised in captivity. If you need them, mealworms are extremely easy to breed, so just go for that
could you feed a tarantula a dubia roach?
+Primo Supremo Yes! just give it the right size of dubia :)
Primo Supremo Dubia and other cockroaches are actually the best feeders for tarantulas
The size doesn't matter, it's a tarantula not a wuss, remember chitin=hard exoskeleton, venomous fangs=highly venomous to bugs, you ppl act like they are so frail
CRICLET????
But why not just feed the tarantula the gutload directly instead?
+jackfavvv A tarantula will not eat anything that is not alive
jackfavvv good luck getting a tarantula to eat orange cubes and fruit
Yes, pin it down and jam the orange cubes down its throat
Who gut loads the crickets in nature?
No one. The crickets feed itself all it needs in nature. In captivity the cricket can't feed itself.
What if we took the food plants that you find in nature and gave them to the crickets?
Could probably do that so long as theres no pesticide and what not on it. But the point of having a pet is to try and make it live longer than it would in nature. And maybe animals do under the right care.
No one does. The point of gut loading is to add everything a wild cricket does not have in the wild. So it becomes a better prey item for pets.
The crickets do
you guys should check out the dark den videos much better than this
Roaches > Crickets
friend has a bird eatter that will only eat live mice.
FluffyTurbo don't feed tarantulas mice. It's unnecessary and the mouse can very badly bite the tarantula. Feed the tarantula large Dubia roaches
I heard feeding it only mice will make it hard for them to molt and the tarantula can die. Calcium or something
criklet
Why don't I use mice
Mice are usually better for snakes if you have a Goliath bird eater yeah get it a mouse or something once in a while
Anonymous World Class too much calcium. only feed once a month to every 3 months. they are only if needed
Luke The Vampire Slayer that's actually a myth, there is a fine amount of calcium.
So youre basically saying you have to keep pet crickets to feed a pet tarantula
Or worms, wax worms, earth worms etc...
Or use store bought
Yes, he is... Just like you have to keep goldfish for predatory fish. Or any prey item for any pet predator. That's how predators work.
Get yourself a rabbit.
The best idea is to simply feed the crickets a varied, healthy diet all of the time. Then they will always have nutrition in them to feed to the T.
Lots of people have pet tarantula's and other spiders actually.
Looks like this Dude is dressed for aligator feeding
I though Tarantulas HATE CITRUS ????? WONT THE CRICKETS OR WORMS TASTE LIKE CITRUS FROM THAT FOOD ????
why not just feed the cubes to the spiders
SASUKEEEEE
I like how he pronounces chitin..
I feed my tarantulas apples
1000 subscribers because I’m cute do you mean you feed you crickets that since if your feeding your Tarantula apple that's bad
Beaste Beat No i feed my tarantula apples and I feed them McDonald’s cheese burgers and fried potatoes
1000 subscribers because I’m cute ok
I gut load them for a healthy T
And own a rose hair
before you get a t READ AND BUY AND BUY AGAIN 'THE TARANTULA'S KEEPER'S GUIDE" BY SCHULTZ'S
Thanks!!
They also like live bananas and Hawaiian pizza.
lucky me i live in a rural area
Is it still alive? Probs not a good idea
Use a super worm
Mr.caputo? Tf
Feed it with a wasp. Its good food
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57 visualisations ha
lol he says tarantuler
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I should buy a tarantula so it eat all these roaches in my house just let him run around and live in the corners but hopefully the rats dont eat him😬
I don't think that would be the best idea but you never know if the tarantula is the one that eats the rats
Dan Viegas HELL TO NO IF THE TARANTULA CAN EAT A ENTIRE RAT THEN THE RAT AND SPIDER WILL BE PUT DOWN!!
Noro _ As soon as I got my first tarantula I knew that I will be an old tarantula lady, instead of a cat lady.
I'll have dozens of them all around my house just sitting around and twice a week I'll walk in with a bag of crickets and dump it on the floor and all the T's will come running out of the woodwork in and eat all the crickets.
At night they'll all crawl on top of me and they'll be my blanket and sleep on me for warmth.
All of them will have names and personalities. Sometimes they'll breed without me knowing and I'll get baby T surprises.
>O>! this is my destiny.
windragon12343 ewwww lmao
+windragon12343
that actually sounds like the making of a superhero. screw ant man.... we need spiderma.......... spider person
DO NOT GO OUT AND CATCH YOUR TARANTULAS PREY, SPEND 10 DOLLARS ON SOME FOOD AND CRIKETS THAT ARE CAPTIVE BRED. DONT RISK ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gotta gutload em
he he he
who the hell gonna get tarantula pet?
If you feed your ts every week/month a mice (pinkie etc) your tarantula will get a Calcium overdose....
When shedding comes they'll get stuck because their new exso-Skelton will be to hard to get out of the other one.....
you can feed them mice (pink etc) but not as a weekly /monthly food source
once every now and them is fine but not weekly/monthly... only as a treat
GH0ST69 K1LL3R thats a myth.
GH0ST69 K1LL3R you don't need to feed your tarantula mice btw