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<blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 55037" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>Most times I tong feed mine, but I've seen all of my arboreals come down to ground level to hunt, I just saw my P mettalica dig up a roach 2 days ago..fantastic to watch. Avics stay on the wall, 99% of the time, in my experience. Mine rarely leave the wall, and they're fat and happy. If you DO tong feed, and haven't done it before, just remember, hold your hand steady and don't jerk the tongs away when they lunge. Just grab the very edge of the prey and present it to them, so they don't end up biting at the tongs. Many times they'll put one or two legs on the tongs when they grab the prey, if you jerk away you will injure them..if they crawl up the tongs, let them, they've done it to me several times and never tried to bite, they just get excited sometimes when they eat <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> That's just for Avics. I don't recommend anyone feed Poecis like that. It's not worth the painful bite, if one gets squirrelly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MassExodus, post: 55037, member: 4086"] Most times I tong feed mine, but I've seen all of my arboreals come down to ground level to hunt, I just saw my P mettalica dig up a roach 2 days ago..fantastic to watch. Avics stay on the wall, 99% of the time, in my experience. Mine rarely leave the wall, and they're fat and happy. If you DO tong feed, and haven't done it before, just remember, hold your hand steady and don't jerk the tongs away when they lunge. Just grab the very edge of the prey and present it to them, so they don't end up biting at the tongs. Many times they'll put one or two legs on the tongs when they grab the prey, if you jerk away you will injure them..if they crawl up the tongs, let them, they've done it to me several times and never tried to bite, they just get excited sometimes when they eat :) That's just for Avics. I don't recommend anyone feed Poecis like that. It's not worth the painful bite, if one gets squirrelly. [/QUOTE]
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