Recent content by Tynan918

I went ahead and bought 1200 mealworms and 24 horned worms. Hopefully this plays out better than the crickets.

Thanks guys !

My T's enclosure started to develop mold and fruit flies so I began cleaning the enclosure. I wanted to remove the T to get all the mold out. I lifted the hide slowly and found it sitting behind a T molt. It molted. It's been in the hide for about a month or more, refused to eat since late...

I can buy 1,250 large (.75") Mealworms for $15.99...half the price and 3/4 more than the crickets...can also buy some horned worms for experimenting. I can buy 1000 small (3/4-1") Superworms for $26.45 From research, Superworms can bite and kill a T, if the head isn't crushed, and are a...

Well after a little reading, hornworms are more of a treat, not high in fat or protein, but good for hydration and hunger strikes. I'm reading that mealworms are good staple food as an alternative to crickets, you just have to mash their heads before putting them in to feed so that they don't...

I've been looking into buying horned worms as an alternative to banded crickets. I buy 500 large banded crickets a month for $30 from Josh's frogs to feed my T, and my sons bearded dragon. However, care for the crickets seems hard and they usually all die off before the month is over with. I...

It's not webbing, it's a liquid like substance.

That's definitely the ultimate option.

This T is a little over 4" DLS: Too soon to see the dark triangle if it was there or should I see it at this size ?

I did a bit of research while waiting for answers to this thread yesterday. With the Theraphosa species, it's easier to determine sex via ventral sexing then it is for most other species. Males have a dark brown triangle in the middle of the upper book lungs, females do not. Here's a...

Or do I need a better picture ?

She's gotten much fatter since I've had her... Before: After:

Well, the setup is complete:

I'll look into that.