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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 186678" data-attributes="member: 26980">My very first invert was H spinifer, a scorpion.First T was C versicolor.  He lived a long life. After eating some crickets, he molted suddenly and then became unable to climb the glass.Assuming he was dehydrated, I placed him into the water dish immediately. He had difficulty leaving it and passed away one day later.I suspect the cricket but can't prove it.I also fed the same batch of crickets to my female P striata. She seemed to molt ok but upon closer inspection had no fangs.I think it's red runners from now on. I'm glad there weren't to many in that box from petsmart!!In any event, I have 2 empty cages to decontaminate & it's about time to get some P metallica slings before they're banned.Second T was L klugi. Third was a P striata, who is getting old but still going strong. Fourth was P sp machala who matured out as male. Fifth was H pulchripes, who also matured out as male...... & so on.Use caution when getting crickets from petsmart, even though I can't prove it was them.</blockquote>