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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 150341" data-attributes="member: 4151"><p>any spider should be capable of taking live prey if the right size. General rule of thumb is dont feed live prey any larger than the size of the abdomen of the spider. It is therefore easy to conclude that as the spider grows as does the prey. I also call this the "Jurassic Park'" approach to feeding. Remember the scene where T Rex is.being fed a goat and it refuses. The immortal words are "TRex doesn't want to be fed, she wants to hunt". Same applies for your spider so as long as the prey is sized correctly, they will hunt and kill</p></blockquote><p></p>