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nuno
04-01-03, 12:53 PM
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/512/654t_feeding-med.jpg
Trace
04-01-03, 01:03 PM
Most cool!!!!! That's a beautiful spider Nuno!

Cheers!

Trace
ThEmAdHaTtEr
04-01-03, 01:09 PM
SWEET..Nice spider nice pic. looks like hes likin the fuzzy. thanks for sharing.
nicola_boulton
04-01-03, 01:29 PM
uwwww!!!!
Blackwidow69
04-02-03, 12:11 AM
:cool: Wow nice pic, way to go and ya know what my brazilian salmon pink is up to eatting rat fuzzies.. still good shot...;)
Pixie
04-02-03, 08:24 AM
Nice pic!!! How long did it take your T to finish her meal? Some eat quicker than others, mine likes to take her merry time!!!

Pixie
nuno
04-02-03, 08:45 AM
Pixie, it took her like 24 hours for her to eat it.
paolo_28
04-02-03, 09:24 AM
Very nice shot Nuno.:D
boa
04-02-03, 10:04 AM
very nice shot nuno congrats on your new spider
Matt
04-02-03, 05:30 PM
hey nuno, was it alive when you fed it?
nuno
04-03-03, 01:15 AM
Yes, it was Matt.
Matt
04-03-03, 09:09 AM
i figured that, i dont know how often spiders eat dead???, my skeleton will only eat live as well....anyways, thanks for the info
Matt
04-03-03, 09:12 AM
ive posted this pic before, but since we're on the topic, though id post a pic of my angery little girl again.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/20p1010006.jpg
Matt
04-03-03, 09:14 AM
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/20p1010005-med.jpg
Pixie
04-03-03, 10:34 AM
She's really pretty! Nice pics :) Keep posting more!!!

Pixie
nuno
04-03-03, 10:41 AM
Wicked pics Matt!! :D That's a beautifull spider.
OttawaChris
04-04-03, 12:17 PM
The trick to feeding dead prey to fussy tarantulas is all in the presentation... most if not all spiders will eat dead prey. I have gotten my spiders to eat all kinds of different things... from chicken strips to small chunks of beef to goldfish.

Try dropping the prey item about 2 or 3 inches in front of the spider's palps. I bet you see the spider pounce on it! I will try and record some video footage of mine in the near future.

Feeding anything live that is much past the pinky stage is risky business though... mice can easily take off a leg with a bite and you will have an injured spider on your hands. I am not a bleeding heart that is against feeding live... but when I am dealing with a very expensive specimen I tend to air on the side of caution.
MoreliaMike
04-06-03, 08:46 PM
Nice pics guys. I haven't seen my female in about a month. Man can they burrow.
Mike