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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 131010" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I read your post with amusement, and I must say I've never had that experience. If I drop a dubia into a hungry spider's enclosure, it is pounced upon immediately. If not, I will prod it until it runs over near the tarantula, and if the spider doesn't react, I assume its not hungry and remove the roach. I seldom have to remove the roach.</p><p></p><p>I have Blatta lateralis, dubias, and hissers, and I don't see anything different from any of my tarantulas with any roach species. Over the years I've had rose hairs, curly hairs, Mexican red knees, pink toes, Brazilian blacks, Chaco gold knees and a few local spider species. Also had some scorpion and centipedes. Manitds too. All of them showed the same reaction to any insect I tossed into their lair.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible Steve isn't hungry at the moment? For experiment's sake, drop a cricket in there and see if he goes for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 131010, member: 27883"] I read your post with amusement, and I must say I've never had that experience. If I drop a dubia into a hungry spider's enclosure, it is pounced upon immediately. If not, I will prod it until it runs over near the tarantula, and if the spider doesn't react, I assume its not hungry and remove the roach. I seldom have to remove the roach. I have Blatta lateralis, dubias, and hissers, and I don't see anything different from any of my tarantulas with any roach species. Over the years I've had rose hairs, curly hairs, Mexican red knees, pink toes, Brazilian blacks, Chaco gold knees and a few local spider species. Also had some scorpion and centipedes. Manitds too. All of them showed the same reaction to any insect I tossed into their lair. Is it possible Steve isn't hungry at the moment? For experiment's sake, drop a cricket in there and see if he goes for it. [/QUOTE]
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