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Handeling the insects + not eating
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<blockquote data-quote="Seekeroftruth" data-source="post: 180105" data-attributes="member: 33210"><p>I also struggle with this. My red runners are mixed sizes and run so fast that i have to use the tongs to get the little ones out. They are always injured and it sounds gross when they crunch in the rings. It's also bothersome for me to cut heads off mealworms. As the tarantulas get bigger it should be much easier to feed them since the feeders are much easier to work with. I really don't like bugs to begin with... Especially not grasshoppers or locusts</p><p></p><p>'Green bottle' fly eggs/ larve can be bought online and are slower than regular flies and can be easily cupped. Mini mealworms can be scooped up with a spoon... If small enough don't need to be pre killed. Some people use maggots from bait shops although I've not tried this... Seems like it would be nicer than insects crunching in tongs though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seekeroftruth, post: 180105, member: 33210"] I also struggle with this. My red runners are mixed sizes and run so fast that i have to use the tongs to get the little ones out. They are always injured and it sounds gross when they crunch in the rings. It's also bothersome for me to cut heads off mealworms. As the tarantulas get bigger it should be much easier to feed them since the feeders are much easier to work with. I really don't like bugs to begin with... Especially not grasshoppers or locusts 'Green bottle' fly eggs/ larve can be bought online and are slower than regular flies and can be easily cupped. Mini mealworms can be scooped up with a spoon... If small enough don't need to be pre killed. Some people use maggots from bait shops although I've not tried this... Seems like it would be nicer than insects crunching in tongs though. [/QUOTE]
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