How does my Tarantula survive

[SoreArms]

My tarantula has really been my favorite pet. It doesn't smell, it doesn't make any noise and it doesn't require attention. Unfotunately, I often forget that it is there and it will often not eat for periods of up to two months. I don't enjoy it, i feel bad each time, but I am always amazed that it can survive that long without eating.

 

[PHATchik]

Ugh. I mean this in the nicest way possible, but just let it die. I'm terrified of them.

 

[canadianhitman]

It lays around doing nothing to preserve energy, I'm guessing.

But you should put an 'X' on your calendar every two weeks or something as a reminder to feed the poor thing.

 

[JohnnyMolson]

I'm curious...what do you feed your pet tarantula?

 

[SoreArms]

Crickets, usually 5 a week (when I remember).

 

[canadianhitman]

Why not feed it some bigger prey? That way it could go longer between feedings.

 

[SoreArms]

You think it'll eat some of those big magadaskar roaches? I think they are relatively cheap.

 

[canadianhitman]

I was thinking a frog or a toad would make a nice big meal as well. The giant cockroach might be good...but could the tarantula's fangs penetrate the shell?

 

[Razorguns]

feed it a human. i wathced a movie once i rented, and the tarantula totally ate him up.

 

[SoreArms]

Tarantula eating mouse

 

[canadianhitman]

That'd be so much more fun to watch than seeing it attack crickets.

 

[SoreArms]

I'd feel bad, I once had pet rats. I'm emotionless towards crickets and other similar life forms.

Who knows though, maybe I'll give it a shot. Besides, I assume a mouse is much more anabolic than crickets.

 

[canadianhitman]

You want anabolic? Feed the mouse a few D-bol...THEN feed him to the tarantula about an hour later.

 

[glennds]

sore feed your goddamn tarantula! how would you like to be left in a box to starve to death? damn, that is cruel.

 

[Deus Ex Machina]

I had a Zebra-legged tarantula for a while... I used to feed him small blue-belly lizards.

 

[SoreArms]

sore feed your goddamn tarantula! how would you like to be left in a box to starve to death? damn, that is cruel.

Yeah. Good thing I'm not starving it to death 'cause it's still alive, but maybe starving it to delirium. You're right though. I just threw in 5 large crickets.

Blue belly lizards, interesting.