Question of senses

[Isaac.Loure]

My girlfriend and I fed our Theraphosa blondi, and medium mouse (frozen store bought) and after thawing in warm water, she took the mouse bit it, then dropped it. Confused we warmed it further and the ate it quickly the second time. The question is thus, she thinks that since the organs were exposed (from the first bite.) That they enticed her, and I think its solely due to temperature that she refused then accepted. Any thoughts?

 

[Enn49]

It's possible she was waiting for it to "die". The first bite would inject the venom to kill a live mouse and once dead she'd go back and eat.

 

[Isaac.Loure]

It's possible she was waiting for it to "die". The first bite would inject the venom to kill a live mouse and once dead she'd go back and eat.

That hadnt occured to me. Thanks for he response.

 

[Sundae]

It was probably too cold.

 

[nedaK]

My girlfriend and I fed our Theraphosa blondi, and medium mouse (frozen store bought) and after thawing in warm water, she took the mouse bit it, then dropped it. Confused we warmed it further and the ate it quickly the second time. The question is thus, she thinks that since the organs were exposed (from the first bite.) That they enticed her, and I think its solely due to temperature that she refused then accepted. Any thoughts?

What @Enn49 said but I do have a question of my own for you. Do you only feed it mice? Because I heard that vertebrates have an unhealthy amount of calcium in them for tarantulas if they are abused as feeders.

 

[Arachnoclown]

My stirmi dont drop anything...never experienced that. Maybe it was still frozen on the inside a little?

What @Enn49 said but I do have a question of my own for you. Do you only feed it mice? Because I heard that vertebrates have an unhealthy amount of calcium in them for tarantulas if they are abused as feeders.

Not true...its a hobby myth. http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/CalciumMoltMyth.html
I feed my stirmis mice all the time. They tend not to chase small prey once they get over 10". A 11" stirmi would need 12-15 crickets per feeding. One mouse or 2 hissers is a way better meal.

 

[nedaK]

My stirmi dont drop anything...never experienced that. Maybe it was still frozen on the inside a little?

Not true...its a hobby myth. http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/CalciumMoltMyth.html
I feed my stirmis mice all the time. They tend not to chase small prey once they get over 10". A 11" stirmi would need 12-15 crickets per feeding. One mouse or 2 hissers is a way better meal.View attachment 38184

Ok.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Ok.

Theres alot of myths in the hobby, unfortunately sometimes it's hard to weave through them all.

 

[Isaac.Loure]

What @Enn49 said but I do have a question of my own for you. Do you only feed it mice? Because I heard that vertebrates have an unhealthy amount of calcium in them for tarantulas if they are abused as feeders.

Man I missed this question. No, mostly crickets, a few superworms, to date that was the only mouse.

 

[nedaK]

Man I missed this question. No, mostly crickets, a few superworms, to date that was the only mouse.

Arachnoclown said that’s a myth that they are unhealthy so keep on feeding them mice I guess, if you want.