My Pet Birdeating Spider

Delvis · 20 Jun 2011 at 15:46

Robbo said:
They have to be live, it won't go for them if they aren't moving.

I'll tell him he should put it in a car seat and take it for a drive...

The snake...not the hamster

I presume he's tried wriggling? And has he made it miss feeds? Some of them are just stupidly picky, but hey

Robbo · 20 Jun 2011 at 15:48

Delvis said:
The snake...not the hamster

I presume he's tried wriggling? And has he made it miss feeds? Some of them are just stupidly picky, but hey

I honestly don't know, all I know is that he gives it hamsters and it won't eat mice.

Delvis · 20 Jun 2011 at 16:08

Robbo said:
I honestly don't know, all I know is that he gives it hamsters and it won't eat mice.

heh..annoying

My friend had a racist snake

Pate · 20 Jun 2011 at 16:15

IIDeathCubeKII said:
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IIDeathCubeKII · 20 Jun 2011 at 16:43

I would never feed my T live mice, in my opinion it's cruel, and they could damage her.

arknor · 20 Jun 2011 at 18:23

IIDeathCubeKII said:
I would never feed my T live mice, in my opinion it's cruel, and they could damage her.

the one on youtube is obviously terrified and trying to cling onto a rock its pretty terrible for people to ask for such things just for pleasure imo the poster asking actually used the words "lively/scared" ...

Lopéz · 20 Jun 2011 at 18:58

I would never feed my spiders live vertebrates. Cockroaches and crickets are cheap and easy to buy, I really don't see why you'd feed live vertebrate prey to captive tarantulas.

Lopéz · 20 Jun 2011 at 19:07

Hobby got a bit out of control for me a few years ago, 200+ spiders.

Now down to 38 and I've really narrowed down the range of what I keep - Haplopelma, Ornithoctonus, Lampropelma, Cyriopagopus, Poecilotheria and very little else these days. I find it a far more enjoyable hobby this way.

Rearing area for juveniles:

Adults:

Roach colony starting to establish quickly (bored of buying smelly crickets)

Robbo · 20 Jun 2011 at 19:08

arknor said:
the one on youtube is obviously terrified and trying to cling onto a rock its pretty terrible for people to ask for such things just for pleasure imo the poster asking actually used the words "lively/scared" ...

I just watched that, you don't even see the spider, you just see that something has hold of the mouse and it is trying to pull it back into the 'cave'.

Quite harsh really, I'm sure the Tarantula would be just as happy with a big cockroach or something.

Then again, what makes the life of the mouse more valuable than that of a large cockroach? It's just 'Fluffy Bunny' syndrome.

Dewotter · 20 Jun 2011 at 19:46

Most won't be doing it for 'their pleasure' it's for the spiders pleasure. Such as those as mentioned above that refuse to eat dead food.

Deiwos · 20 Jun 2011 at 20:38

arknor said:
if you want to see a mouse terrified trying to escape from a goliath spider just check youtube....

dont see what so great about watching that sort of crap , yes i know its natural but its not natural when you stick a mouse inside a tank for your own pleasure.

people like that should be stuck in a zoo enclosure with a tiger or something similar

*obligatory response about keeping animals as pets/in captivity*

IIDeathCubeKII · 20 Jun 2011 at 20:45

Robbo said:
I just watched that, you don't even see the spider, you just see that something has hold of the mouse and it is trying to pull it back into the 'cave'.

Quite harsh really, I'm sure the Tarantula would be just as happy with a big cockroach or something.

Then again, what makes the life of the mouse more valuable than that of a large cockroach? It's just 'Fluffy Bunny' syndrome.

It's not that a mouse life is more valuable than a cockroach. Invertebrates almost certainly don't feel pain, like vertebrates. Pull a leg off a cockroach and it will go back to it's regular living habbits. Pull a mouses leg off and I guarantee you it won't. Also, being eaten by a tarantula isn't the nicest way to go for something larger than a locust, they will not die quickly, it would take considerably longer than being constricted by a snake for example.

ins0mn1ac · 20 Jun 2011 at 20:47

Awesome collection Lopez!

J-FRO · 20 Jun 2011 at 20:51

Well, that's my nightmares arranged for tonight.

arknor · 20 Jun 2011 at 21:01

RKO said:
Most won't be doing it for 'their pleasure' it's for the spiders pleasure. Such as those as mentioned above that refuse to eat dead food.

if they got hungry enough they would eat it.

lets say you hated curry if that was your only choice eventually you would just eat it

G18241 · 20 Jun 2011 at 21:02

Lopéz said:
Hobby got a bit out of control for me a few years ago, 200+ spiders.

Now down to 38 and I've really narrowed down the range of what I keep - Haplopelma, Ornithoctonus, Lampropelma, Cyriopagopus, Poecilotheria and very little else these days. I find it a far more enjoyable hobby this way.

Rearing area for juveniles:

Adults:

Roach colony starting to establish quickly (bored of buying smelly crickets)

They turkistan roaches you have their Lopez?

Loving your adult tanks as well mate,

Keeping all the same type of spider in matching vivs does make things looks so neat and tidy

Lopéz · 20 Jun 2011 at 23:15

Aye, Turks - I got a batch of 800 babies a few weeks back that are now doubled in size, and a box of 50 or so adults - total outlay of around a tenner. The females are dropping egg cases everywhere. I keep them hot, and feed them bug gel and dry cat food, with the occasional bit of fruit and veg.

They can't climb but they are FAST.

Barbie · 20 Jun 2011 at 23:25

I had tropical roaches of some kind, can't remember which species though

H. Maculata with one of the roaches.

Had to get rid of the collection a few years back, landlord was getting narky about it, and it was taking over the room

Think at the peak ,we had something like 120 specimens. Did manage a few breedings, which makes me smile

G18241 · 20 Jun 2011 at 23:40

Lopéz said:
Aye, Turks - I got a batch of 800 babies a few weeks back that are now doubled in size, and a box of 50 or so adults - total outlay of around a tenner. The females are dropping egg cases everywhere. I keep them hot, and feed them bug gel and dry cat food, with the occasional bit of fruit and veg.

They can't climb but they are FAST.

Yeha my dubias are just in a big tub, heat mat one side, tonnes of egg trays and they get dry cat biscuits crushed up with tropical fish flakes and some cereal, and then an orange cut up into 4...also makes it smell nice

In a month or so that should be self sufficient so still have to get the odd tub off crickets / locusts

Doesnt help when you have a greedy ass bearded dragon who woul dhappily eat the lot in one go

Delvis · 21 Jun 2011 at 10:14

Lopéz said:
Roach colony starting to establish quickly (bored of buying smelly crickets)

Nice setup though buddy

What are spiders like with cockroaches? Also, would it be hard to create colony etc? I mean we have two Hissing cockroaches, but they are for display purposes

Don't suppose you know if frogs/toads/scorpions eat them as well?