I have heard that it is possible to overfeed Tarantula's?
My reason for asking is that I have recently started feeding locusts to my 2 year old Smithi (which molted 2 weeks ago) instead of brown crickets and it is currently taking 1 a day. They are almost the same size as the spider so I can't really see where it is putting it all?
It even ran up the glass last night to get one from under the lid (quite amusing to watch it take 1/2 hour to get back down, slipping on it's own venom with a tentative "foothold" on the cork bark), so I assume that it has a large appetite for them?
What are the consequences of overfeeding (if any) or should I keep putting them in until it stops taking them?
PS: Does this apparent overtly aggressive hunting (it also follows them around the tank rather than just waiting in it's lair) indicate that I may have a male spider?
My reason for asking is that I have recently started feeding locusts to my 2 year old Smithi (which molted 2 weeks ago) instead of brown crickets and it is currently taking 1 a day. They are almost the same size as the spider so I can't really see where it is putting it all?
It even ran up the glass last night to get one from under the lid (quite amusing to watch it take 1/2 hour to get back down, slipping on it's own venom with a tentative "foothold" on the cork bark), so I assume that it has a large appetite for them?
What are the consequences of overfeeding (if any) or should I keep putting them in until it stops taking them?
PS: Does this apparent overtly aggressive hunting (it also follows them around the tank rather than just waiting in it's lair) indicate that I may have a male spider?
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