Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts. Sign up today!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eighth Eye Blind" data-source="post: 242014" data-attributes="member: 49683">New T's can definitely bring them in. After that we really don't know a whole lot. There's certainly a suspicion that feeders can carry them in but true proof is lacking. They may just come in from the garden on people's hands and clothes.  There isn't much public support for research grants to study a microscopic worm that kills large spiders so there's very little real science out there about this.Personally, I'm paranoid enough that I established my own mite- and parasite-free roach colony and stopped buying commercial feeders altogether. That's a bit of work, though. I can't really say if it's worth the trouble. Washing hands before doing anything with the T's is an easy and quick habit to build, though. That alone will help keep both parasites and harmful chemical away from your pets.</blockquote>