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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 54572" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>I haven't found any information saying the superworms will eat molting spiders, and I've been feeding them to mine for three years now. they burrow as soon as they hit the soil, and don't come to the surface at all after that..so maybe, MAYBE, they could be a danger to burrowers, but I really don't believe that. I'm not sure where that information is coming from but in my experience, it doesn't happen. I cut worms in half for slings, crush the hind legs for sling/juvie size, and feed the full size worms to med- large juvies/adults. I've never had a problem. The worms that burrow turn into beetles, beetles that spiders won't or can't consume, darkling beetles that I kill when they emerge from the soil. I have often thought that they would kill or maim a molting tarantula, and while it hasn't happened to me, I believe it's highly likely that it could easily happen. I still feed worms though. Spiders generally do a great job of defending themselves from inferior threats like this. Just like most spiders don't fall and mortally wound themselves in their enclosures, yet we take precautions as keepers because we worry about any dangers, so I don't blame people who take precautions.</p></blockquote><p></p>