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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 78651" data-attributes="member: 4199">I've run out of adult lateralis except for the few female and single male i've threatened my son about feeding.  Found out the lps here is now breeding dubia and selling them in 4 sizes, so my larger T's that were eating the adult lateralis are learning the hard way to eat the sub adult dubia.  So far i've had some success in the change.  The GBB "bites" them, then sits back with one foot on it to wait for it to move then pounces and devours it.  the freshly molted B. albo "Moe" does similar, but with his front 2 feet or 1 foot and a pedipalp.  the LP and genic gobble them up like candy.  All of my other Ts are either to small for the dubia i have or run from them.I've found waiting until their first meal after a molt is a good way to change their food preferences <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>