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Message: <blockquote data-quote="katiekatelyn" data-source="post: 29732" data-attributes="member: 2931">I have 13 tarantulas, that range from a MM t.stirmi to an h.lividum sling & all the best ones between. I am not afraid of them, but I do respect their speed & ability to defend themselves in ways I wouldn't want to experience. However, what I am absolutely terrified of is their food. I can only get my hands on crickets, & they scare the sh*t out of me/gross me the hell out. The little ones, not so much, but currently all of my T's except one are on an adult cricket diet. I had the bright idea to stick them in the freezer yesterday for a couple of minutes & waited for them to settle down. It worked & my T's accepted them. I just wanted some opinions on this. It seemed like a good solution to me because not only do they make my skin crawl, I feel really bad grabbing them from anything but their antennas with my tongs & they tend to rip off when they struggle. I've tried the ovipositors, but it only makes them freak out which in turn freaks me out. I can't do the legs because if they fall off I feel like I'm hurting them, & that is silly because I am sending them to their deaths so it shouldn't matter to me but it does. /:</blockquote>