Most anticlimactic feeding video ever.

[SpellKaster4]

Hey all. Just got a Aphonopelma seemanni and this is its first feeding with me. Thankfully I got all the excitement on video lol. Sorry the quality of the video isn't amazing. I recorded it real quick on my phone to show a friend. Hope you enjoy!

 

[octanejunkie]

Nice looking T

Maybe it's not a fan of dubias

 

[SpellKaster4]

Thanks! It really wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't like dubias lol. I started a colony on accident so I got tons. My LP is a garbage disposal but my porteri refuses literally everything except crickets. It would be my luck that nothing I have wants to eat them lol.

 

[octanejunkie]

I have a similar experience with my colony of red runners, only our spiders are interested in them. Our lizards prefer crickets and the kids are literally sick of bring offered roaches for every meal - I don't know what to do with all these damn roaches buy more spiders I guess

 

[SpellKaster4]

That's the exact solution I came to lol. Good as time as any to start checking off that list I made.

 

[Konstantin]

Thanks! It really wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't like dubias lol. I started a colony on accident so I got tons. My LP is a garbage disposal but my porteri refuses literally everything except crickets. It would be my luck that nothing I have wants to eat them lol.

Hi
Dubias like to play dead and burrow. I crush their heads to prevent it and induce better feeding response.They live few days like that so if not eaten can give it to some other T.
Regards Konstantin

 

[SpellKaster4]

Hi
Dubias like to play dead and burrow. I crush their heads to prevent it and induce better feeding response.They live few days like that so if not eaten can give it to some other T.
Regards Konstantin

Yeah, I've learned that over the time of having the dubia. I might try crushing the head of one next time I feed my porteri but that little butthead has turned them down before. It's funny, doesn't seem to matter of it's a roach, worm, or whatever. Wiggling or sitting still. It just investigates them and follows them a bit before losing interest. But if I drop a cricket in it grabs it instantly each time. We'll see with my A. Seemanni, I'll try some tricks next feeding to get a stronger response. I'm just glad it took the dubia. I don't need two problem children lol.

 

[Not my B.Vagans]

That was dope haha my Ts are picky, some only like to eat super worms and the others only like to eat crickets.