Amen to that.do spiders even eat mice? If not then whomever did this just cuz "it would be cool" is a total douch bag.
So pet Tarantuals mainly eat insects - not mammals. Whoever filmed that vid is an asshole, and Id like to kick his ass.Crickets and locusts are usually available from pet shops that sell tarantulas and reptiles and you can try other livestock which you catch yourself, such as moths and caterpillars. Some will even eat earthworms. A tarantula of about 3-4 cm in body length will eat 8-10 crickets each week although it will survive on less. You can in an emergency also feed your tarantula on cubes of beef heart though this mill be lacking nutrients if it is the sole diet. Like most arachnids tarantulas seem happier with a bit of variety in their diet. The prey items you feed your tarantula should be quite a bit smaller than the tarantula. Small spiderlings can be fed on large aphids, flightless fruitflies and newly hatched crickets (called pinheads in pet shops). As you spider moults and grows so the size of the prey it can eat will increase.
Hmm interesting, didn't know what the hell they ate. Just hate to trick glenihan into watching it haha.Found this on the web:
So pet Tarantuals mainly eat insects - not mammals. Whoever filmed that vid is an asshole, and Id like to kick his ass.
BV
:icon_lol:..why the **** do i ever open videos posted here .. excuse me while i get a brown paper bag to breath into to calm my hyperventalating....
Oh no man it's a cool vid and all - I love seeing that stuff on the nature channel and everything...it just looks like some schmuck filmed that mouse getting attacked by the tarantula just because it was cool.Hmm interesting, didn't know what the hell they ate. Just hate to trick glenihan into watching it haha.
That spider didnt look that big though. Some tarantuals get as big as 14" in diameter. Imagine what they eatits a Brazilian Tarantula I believe... they eat bullfrogs and small birds...
they are usually about 6-9 inches in diameter
LMAO!!:icon_lol:
I think those types of spiders are routinely found in peoples matresses and shoes, and come out only when it's dark and quiet.
Sorry Glen I had to drag you down with me cause I got duked into opening it too and I know you hate them as much as I do. The scariest part is when it FIRST pops out cause you are expecting a snake! I honestly bout died. Then it attacked and I felt something on my foot at same time and freaked out!..why the **** do i ever open videos posted here .. excuse me while i get a brown paper bag to breath into to calm my hyperventalating....
..why the **** do i ever open videos posted here .. excuse me while i get a brown paper bag to breath into to calm my hyperventalating....
ahhh why on earth would you own one! ::hides head under pillow::I actualy have that same tarantula, its called Rose tarantula (grammostola rosea) , and they're pretty much harmless. All I feed her is crickets, but whoever did that video is an idiot, because not only is that mouse overkill for the spider to eat, but the spider could've injured itself or even get killed while attempting to catch the mouse.