Hm....what have we here? Seems an unsuspecting little cage of insects...
It's going to be a Blood Bath!
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Upon closer inspection, it appears as if these are feeder crickets....hmm..I wonder what they are for...
Gee Burly, what the heck is that in that other cage over there? Looks kind of Hairy!
Join me tomorrow morning. Its gunna be a Blood Bath! Prepare to witness nature in all its fury.
Sweet! Almost as good as the the daddy longlegs that my my son fed to his preying mantis. 
Spiders rule, I had some monsters on my front porch this summer. I'd keep the floodlights on to attrack moths to the web. Spent hour drinking beer watching spiders eat. It's old school redneck entertainment. Them fancy rednecks get the bug zappers.
I have had this Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula for about 3 years now. Actually I bought it for a GF who hated spiders, but her mom took care of it anyway, so when I moved back to TN, i sort of got her back. They have a lifespan of 20+ years. Much good entertainment. She's super mellow and has only bitten one dude.
You keep it in the same small box? Something like a 10 gallon fishtank might add more hunting drama.BurlyShirley said:
Ever try chucking a small mouse in there?
Actually you have to keep them in a smaller box becuse if they climb they can hurt themselves with only a small fall. Spider experts ive talked to say the setup I have is optimal. Its bigger than it looks tho.Westy said:
Next year she will be full grown and ready for a mouse or a small lizard or something. Its just crickets and whatever bugs I catch here and there now, though.
That'd be awesome to watch her kill a mouse, I didn't know that they could.
They can kill and eat anything smaller than their body-size. Like, without the legts. Right now she's about the size of two quarters laying side by side in the body area. But legs get out to maybe 4 inches in diameter.s1ngletrack said:
Mice can fight, wouldn't be a good idea to chance it until you knew it was a sure thing.
How often does it shed the exoskeleton. A GF of mine had a freshwater lobster that was fun to watch molt.
How often does it shed the exoskeleton. A GF of mine had a freshwater lobster that was fun to watch molt.
Let the carnage begin!!!
She has molted only twice in the last 3 years and I saw niether event. Though I have one of the exoskeletons saved somewhere. I dont know why. Its been quite a spell, so Im assuming she'll molt again sometime this winter. When she does, she grows alot though. it was a tiny thing when I got her. Maybe 2 dimes size. They get full grown at 4 to 5 years I guess.Westy said:
If I give her a mouse next year, it will be just a little baby one. Id feel better off with a lizard or two first. She has only 7 legs. She lost one in a wierd water-bowl accident involving my GF last year, but she's totally recovered and doesnt even miss it at all.
Where's the rolled up newspaper?
Just for that, Im going to feed a kitten to Shaqualla here.chicodude01 said:
yeah, and my german shepard would tear your cat into little pieces. What's your point?chicodude01 said:
Burly, when did you enact the slight spelling change and more importantly how?
gettin all upset
MMM..... The Circle of Life 
Burly did you write and ask what PETA feels about all this?