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Am I just bad at crushing heads?
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<blockquote data-quote="Burrito" data-source="post: 201987" data-attributes="member: 37666"><p>I swear that there must be an art to crushing dubia roach heads that I'm not getting. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes I crush a head, then watch the roach dig in and burrow down anyways (I swear there was a crunching noise). Then I overcompensate and boom...the roach doesn't even flail! Too crushed!</p><p></p><p>I've been snooping around on the forums and people say that the roaches should wander about zombie-like after a having their heads crushed, but the closest I can get is getting them to curl up and only shudder a bit when prodded. </p><p></p><p>Obviously my tarantula just leaps at the dubias when I pop them in upside-down and they're flailing like mad trying to right themselves, but this is only viable if I catch sneaking a sip of water, which isn't very often...and when I crush their heads, they don't seem quite so squirmy. </p><p></p><p>Advice would be appreciated. I crush them by flipping them upside down in a cup and then using the tips of my tongs to crush their heads. Should I be more precise? Am I crushing too much of their upper body?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burrito, post: 201987, member: 37666"] I swear that there must be an art to crushing dubia roach heads that I'm not getting. Sometimes I crush a head, then watch the roach dig in and burrow down anyways (I swear there was a crunching noise). Then I overcompensate and boom...the roach doesn't even flail! Too crushed! I've been snooping around on the forums and people say that the roaches should wander about zombie-like after a having their heads crushed, but the closest I can get is getting them to curl up and only shudder a bit when prodded. Obviously my tarantula just leaps at the dubias when I pop them in upside-down and they're flailing like mad trying to right themselves, but this is only viable if I catch sneaking a sip of water, which isn't very often...and when I crush their heads, they don't seem quite so squirmy. Advice would be appreciated. I crush them by flipping them upside down in a cup and then using the tips of my tongs to crush their heads. Should I be more precise? Am I crushing too much of their upper body? [/QUOTE]
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