G. rosea vs. daddy long legs
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you don't know where that's been :/
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agreed. I would hate for your rosie to get hurt because that daddy long leg was exposed to pesticides or some kind of parasite.
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wow that was very interesting
parasites are always a concern but i would be willing to wager if we ever put smears from the intestinal systems of the crickets we buy that are commercially farmed we might go catch some in the wild. I would almost wager you would find higher concentrations of parasites in farmed crickets than other wild feeder items due to close proximity and housing they are kept in.
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not very smart of you to do. And this is just a post for attention and has no value to the hobby
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not more parasites, just different. your T might be more susceptible to parasites that it would never come into contact with in the wild.
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+1 .not very smart of you to do. And this is just a post for attention and has no value to the hobby
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They wouldn't necessarily. However, in the wild the majority of tarantulas die before they're 1 year old - hence the reason they have so many eggs. If you want your tarantula to live a long life you should avoid the bad aspects of their native habitats such as predators and parasites.
You are aware that "daddy long legs" are extremely poisonous and, assuming he could have gotten a bite in on your T, your T could have become very sick and even died, right?
Fortunately this is not what happened and apparently the DLL was not able to bite him.. But I really think that was a very unwise and irresponsible thing to do.
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I would love to see your proof of this. :? I agree with X and Hilikus311.
Let the kid have some fun with the rose hair, what is life without risk.
I just bought a 2004 Lincoln Aviator, loaded. I took it out to work, there was a hail storm today. I guess I should just keep my SUV in my garage and never drive it cause the sun might damage it, it might get hit by lightning, a bird might poop on it, some crazy kids might skateboard over it, i might get into an accident, god might smite me down cause I'm wiccan, blah blah blah.
Seriously. ;P
I just bought a 2004 Lincoln Aviator, loaded. I took it out to work, there was a hail storm today. I guess I should just keep my SUV in my garage and never drive it cause the sun might damage it, it might get hit by lightning, a bird might poop on it, some crazy kids might skateboard over it, i might get into an accident, god might smite me down cause I'm wiccan, blah blah blah.
Seriously. ;P
+1 from me too.not very smart of you to do. And this is just a post for attention and has no value to the hobby
Unfortunately I do not have the time to read the links right this moment, as I'm getting ready to leave. I will check them later. Thank you for taking the time to post them.
I seem to remember a Discovery Channel documentary stating that Daddy Long Legs have an extremely potent venom, but that they are unable to bite human beings (Or most mammals for that matter) because they are too small.
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong..Not the point. Putting any potentially dangerous (either due to venom, or parasites, or pestacides) critter in your T's enclosure is potentially dangerous to your T, and is irresponsible. Agreed?
It's not like the OP knew whether or not the Daddy Long Legs was venomous, was poisonous, could bite his Tarantula, or had parasites before he put him in the enclosure.
Oh yeah I defiantly agree it wasn't a wise choice. The links don't really prove anything. More just the fact that there simply isn't enough info out there about them or an LD50 value to determine if it's true of false.