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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arachnoclown" data-source="post: 206720" data-attributes="member: 27444">When I was much younger and didn't know any better I fed my Theraphosa stimi  full grown rats. They never let go...rolled around with them till they were dead. Don't ever try this though...it eventually caused great harm to my spider.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I have however seen a couple small adult Ts attack a hissing cockroach and let go to find it eating it later. I too think your correct. Maybe it's because it's in a small enclosure and knows it will find it later.</blockquote>