So my Chromatopelma molted around 5 days ago and I thought I'd feed it...
I got a small cricket from PetSmart (Although it seems to be larger than any of the other small crickets I've bought from them...), I pinched off a few legs and crushed the cricket's head. I thought it was dead.
I put it in the cage and I come back 20 minutes later, my little tarantula climbed up the wall and is afraid to go down to the ground because the cricket is moving around, not jumping at the tarantula (it can't nearly reach it) but still moving...
My enclosure is a small terrestrial spiderling kit (http://www.jamiestarantulas.com/enclosures.htm) and I'm not sure how to get the cricket out without the risk of hurting my T...
PLEASE HELP!!
I got a small cricket from PetSmart (Although it seems to be larger than any of the other small crickets I've bought from them...), I pinched off a few legs and crushed the cricket's head. I thought it was dead.
I put it in the cage and I come back 20 minutes later, my little tarantula climbed up the wall and is afraid to go down to the ground because the cricket is moving around, not jumping at the tarantula (it can't nearly reach it) but still moving...
My enclosure is a small terrestrial spiderling kit (http://www.jamiestarantulas.com/enclosures.htm) and I'm not sure how to get the cricket out without the risk of hurting my T...
PLEASE HELP!!