Theraphosidae diet?

[Andrew Murdoch]

At present I am feeding my Theraphosidae type Tarantulas crickets and hoppers/locusts, there have been occasions I have dusted my live food with 'grub-grub' (this contains protein, calcium and vitimin D3..... it is really for improving the nutritional value of mealworms etc.)
Is this adequate or should I try and vary their diet?
I look forward to reading your suggestions and reading your experiences.

[Michael Tabor]

im sure crikets and locust's are fine for a T's diet but i like to offer as much variety as i can its possibly better for your T but its also great to watch them eat different insects.
im not sure what you mean dusted your livefood i do this for my reptiles as they need extra calcium in there diet but dont think this is needed with T's to make sure my T's get the best out of the livefoods i just feed the livefood fresh fruit,veg and dog biscuits get them nice and fat.

[Craig Neal]

Yea i agree with above ^^ you don't need to dust them.

[Maria Clarke]

I have also been told not to give T's added calcium, as it just isnt necessary,
alot of the time it can do more harm than good

[Craig Mackay]

Yep, as said above a varied diet is best but mainly crickets will be fine. You wouldn't want to eat only one food for the rest of your life, lol! I feed mainly crickets and give them some mealworms everynow and then. I'm tempted to give roaches a go too. I don't bother with locusts as I find them quite expensive for what you get and I've heard a lot about the bacteria in locusts being bad for the T's. I dunno how true it is but I prefer not to risk it. Interestingly, the last thing my G. rosea ate before going on an epic 6 month fast was a locust. He moulted last month so its maybe just coincedence.