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<blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 68578" data-attributes="member: 1152"><p>Congratulations on your new <em>P. irminia</em>; what a fantastic Valentine's day present! You've definitely got yourself a winner with that woman. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Having had many instances where I've dropped a cricket in with a T that was in pre-molt (and even a close call where the cricket was left in there while the spider was actually molting), I'd be really surprised if your last <em>P. irminia </em>died due to stress from the prey item. Usually if they're not interested in eating, they'll avoid the crickets or bat them away when they get to close. Where prey items DO pose a threat to tarantulas is if they are left in the cages during the actual molt when the spiders are very vulnerable. In those instances, crickets have been known to feed on the helpless Ts. Not knowing the situation completely, I would couldn't say if your husbandry lead to its death or if it was just a weak specimen that died from natural causes. That said, I do think you can rule out the cricket stressing it to death. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I would just hate to have you freak out the next time it comes time for your new one to molt thinking the prey can kill it by stressing it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tomoran, post: 68578, member: 1152"] Congratulations on your new [I]P. irminia[/I]; what a fantastic Valentine's day present! You've definitely got yourself a winner with that woman. :) Having had many instances where I've dropped a cricket in with a T that was in pre-molt (and even a close call where the cricket was left in there while the spider was actually molting), I'd be really surprised if your last [I]P. irminia [/I]died due to stress from the prey item. Usually if they're not interested in eating, they'll avoid the crickets or bat them away when they get to close. Where prey items DO pose a threat to tarantulas is if they are left in the cages during the actual molt when the spiders are very vulnerable. In those instances, crickets have been known to feed on the helpless Ts. Not knowing the situation completely, I would couldn't say if your husbandry lead to its death or if it was just a weak specimen that died from natural causes. That said, I do think you can rule out the cricket stressing it to death. :) I would just hate to have you freak out the next time it comes time for your new one to molt thinking the prey can kill it by stressing it! [/QUOTE]
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