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<blockquote data-quote="Fuzzball79" data-source="post: 35108" data-attributes="member: 3190"><p>Had to dig up this thread, because I've noticed definite prey preferences in some of mine:</p><p>A. Genic SAF:</p><p>Cricket: no mercy, gets pounced on straight away</p><p>Waxworm: lets it tickle her feet for a while and then grabs and eats it</p><p>Lateralis: Pounced on an devoured</p><p>Morio Worm: tried it yesterday and she ran away from it when it crawled into her new burrow under the log (she made it herself). She then spent ages sulking outside her hole, not wanting to go back in while that creepy thing was there. She's back inside this morning so I assume the worm either moved on, or she eventually killed it (or she's let it move in with her, lol). Maybe she just wasn't hungry yet neither.</p><p>Dubia Roaches: Need to try them again when she's recovered fully from her molt. The last time she'd just gone into premolt and wasn't interested.</p><p></p><p>G. Rosea SA unknown:</p><p>She's finally over her fasting phase and is eating again. In fact she seems constantly hungry at the moment, always on the prowl. Tough, she only gets food every 2 weeks.</p><p>Brown crickets: Get pounced on and eaten</p><p>Lateralis: If she's fast enough to grab them straight away or within a couple of attempts, she eats them. If they escape too many time she gives up and sulks for weeks.</p><p>Wax Worm: Yucky! If the go anywhere near her, she lifts her legs and backs away.</p><p>Dubias: Not interested at all, just lets them crawl underneath her. I hope at least one of the "bigger" (both not fully grown yet) will eventually take them as I am becoming quite attached to the roaches now. When I start given them names it'll be too late, lol.</p><p>Black cricket: Did not want it at all.</p><p></p><p>B. Boehmei sling:</p><p>Is yet again in its loooong premolt period (she takes about a month), so I have not had the chance to feed it a lot.</p><p>Small brown crickets: When its hungry it'll catch them midjump, which is very impressive to watch</p><p>Small meal worm: Will eventually eat them if there's nothing else. Probably because it doesn't have a big web where they get caught in so I have to squash their heads to stop them from digging.</p><p></p><p>GBB sling:</p><p>Seems to be in premolt now, as it's not eating which is unusual for it. </p><p>It's got pretty much the same eating habits as the Boehmei, with the advantage of heaving thick webs, so everything can be live fed.</p><p></p><p>A. Versicolor juvi:</p><p>It eats about anything I offer. It sometimes takes a while to catch it, but eventually I'll find it munching away. So far it's had:</p><p>Wax worm</p><p>Meal worm</p><p>Brown cricket</p><p></p><p>Last but not least</p><p>T. Gigas sling:</p><p>I shall be calling it Jason, as it relentlessly stalks its prey until it's ready to pounce and kill.</p><p>The prey has to be alive and it doesn't seem to like it being placed in its web directly. </p><p>Mini Mealworm: Tried a prekilled one and placed it into its web, so it was ignored. Haven't tried a live one because they dig straight in.</p><p>small brown crickets: as stated. Hunts and kills mercilessly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fuzzball79, post: 35108, member: 3190"] Had to dig up this thread, because I've noticed definite prey preferences in some of mine: A. Genic SAF: Cricket: no mercy, gets pounced on straight away Waxworm: lets it tickle her feet for a while and then grabs and eats it Lateralis: Pounced on an devoured Morio Worm: tried it yesterday and she ran away from it when it crawled into her new burrow under the log (she made it herself). She then spent ages sulking outside her hole, not wanting to go back in while that creepy thing was there. She's back inside this morning so I assume the worm either moved on, or she eventually killed it (or she's let it move in with her, lol). Maybe she just wasn't hungry yet neither. Dubia Roaches: Need to try them again when she's recovered fully from her molt. The last time she'd just gone into premolt and wasn't interested. G. Rosea SA unknown: She's finally over her fasting phase and is eating again. In fact she seems constantly hungry at the moment, always on the prowl. Tough, she only gets food every 2 weeks. Brown crickets: Get pounced on and eaten Lateralis: If she's fast enough to grab them straight away or within a couple of attempts, she eats them. If they escape too many time she gives up and sulks for weeks. Wax Worm: Yucky! If the go anywhere near her, she lifts her legs and backs away. Dubias: Not interested at all, just lets them crawl underneath her. I hope at least one of the "bigger" (both not fully grown yet) will eventually take them as I am becoming quite attached to the roaches now. When I start given them names it'll be too late, lol. Black cricket: Did not want it at all. B. Boehmei sling: Is yet again in its loooong premolt period (she takes about a month), so I have not had the chance to feed it a lot. Small brown crickets: When its hungry it'll catch them midjump, which is very impressive to watch Small meal worm: Will eventually eat them if there's nothing else. Probably because it doesn't have a big web where they get caught in so I have to squash their heads to stop them from digging. GBB sling: Seems to be in premolt now, as it's not eating which is unusual for it. It's got pretty much the same eating habits as the Boehmei, with the advantage of heaving thick webs, so everything can be live fed. A. Versicolor juvi: It eats about anything I offer. It sometimes takes a while to catch it, but eventually I'll find it munching away. So far it's had: Wax worm Meal worm Brown cricket Last but not least T. Gigas sling: I shall be calling it Jason, as it relentlessly stalks its prey until it's ready to pounce and kill. The prey has to be alive and it doesn't seem to like it being placed in its web directly. Mini Mealworm: Tried a prekilled one and placed it into its web, so it was ignored. Haven't tried a live one because they dig straight in. small brown crickets: as stated. Hunts and kills mercilessly. [/QUOTE]
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