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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 235012" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>We do not see some of our T's for months at a time. For example, my Melopoeus albostriatus is on view today, for the first time in at least 5 or 6 months. </p><p></p><p>All you need to do is pop a small cricket in & then remove it, if uneaten after 24 hours, or as soon after that, that you can grab it. The cricket will find the Tarantula & end up eaten if the tarantula is hungry. And often tarantulas will only eat when the room is dark & quiet, so just pop the cricket in & leave the taratula to do what comes naturally. </p><p></p><p>Tarantulas are ambush predators. They sit & wait for the food, or the vibrations of potential food. Throwing food close to a tarantula, is likely to result in panic & retreat, as much as a feeding response. So the food does not NEED to be put close to the T. Just pop the food in & leave 24 hours. Enclosures are small & crickets move, so T's will find their lunch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 235012, member: 29323"] We do not see some of our T's for months at a time. For example, my Melopoeus albostriatus is on view today, for the first time in at least 5 or 6 months. All you need to do is pop a small cricket in & then remove it, if uneaten after 24 hours, or as soon after that, that you can grab it. The cricket will find the Tarantula & end up eaten if the tarantula is hungry. And often tarantulas will only eat when the room is dark & quiet, so just pop the cricket in & leave the taratula to do what comes naturally. Tarantulas are ambush predators. They sit & wait for the food, or the vibrations of potential food. Throwing food close to a tarantula, is likely to result in panic & retreat, as much as a feeding response. So the food does not NEED to be put close to the T. Just pop the food in & leave 24 hours. Enclosures are small & crickets move, so T's will find their lunch. [/QUOTE]
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