What should I feed my tarantula?

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jagec

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A roach or cricket would probably be most natural...but Syringer is a good choice.
 

DrPizza

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Can it eat a whole mouse? If so, that's my vote for you sucky ass poll.

Someone already posted a video of their tarantula eating a mouse...
Someone else can search.
 

RaiderJ

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Can it eat a whole mouse? If so, that's my vote for you sucky ass poll.

Someone already posted a video of their tarantula eating a mouse...
Someone else can search.

It's posted above actually (it was my spider)
 

aidanjm

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Originally posted by: RaiderJ
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Can it eat a whole mouse? If so, that's my vote for you sucky ass poll.

I'll add a poll once I get some more options. And, yes, she can eat a whole mouse. I'll add a link to the previous video above.

How is that possible, for a spider to eat a mouse? I'm a bit reluctant to watch the vid.
 

RaiderJ

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Originally posted by: aidanjm
Originally posted by: RaiderJ
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Can it eat a whole mouse? If so, that's my vote for you sucky ass poll.

I'll add a poll once I get some more options. And, yes, she can eat a whole mouse. I'll add a link to the previous video above.

How is that possible, for a spider to eat a mouse? I'm a bit reluctant to watch the vid.

She killed it in about 2 minutes, and then slowly digested it over the course of about 24 hours. Not much left afterwards... just the head and a mush of bones & skin.
 

Ime

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I wish the original video was longer. We see the mouse get bitten and held, but we don't see the mouse die. I also wanted to see pics of the eating process.

Funny thing is, I'm scared of spiders. I like to watch them on TV though!