i can't believe you would feed other T's that you caught to your Rosie or any T. Kind of sad. i also think your Rosie could have been at risk.the first G. rosea I had back when I was little ate a number of large prey items. I caught a moth with about a 5 in wingspan one time, and she ate that. She also had about a ten minute epic battle with a 3in prey mantis, as well as gobbling up about 3 other T's (common texas t's that I caught here). My current G. Rosea ate a 4 in skink the other day, I'll have the video up soon, she actually went after it and it separated it's tail so she was eating that when the skink ran back in front of her and she dropped the tail to hit it.
YES!! That's why i could definately do without the visuals!see the poor lizard's face?
or an 8" snakeMantis's can take down huge prey items. Seen a video of a mantis killing and eating a mouse.
well I wouldn't now, but I was 7 when I got my first T and kids do stupid thingsi can't believe you would feed other T's that you caught to your Rosie or any T. Kind of sad. i also think your Rosie could have been at risk.
Oh well, i was actually just going to comment on feeding praying mantis. i don't know for certain about T's but praying mantis can be lethal to other rather large prey they take down themselves. i don't know that i would want one in with any of my T's.
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http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx
YES!! That's why i could definately do without the visuals!
Your skin is much thicker than that of a hummingbird. Also, i imagine the mantis probably goes for a meal with full force.My feeling is, if they're powerful enough to hit & kill a hummingbird (that has to be several times its weight), wouldn't it be powerful enough to hit and cause damage to a finger or hand?
I've picked up praying mantis (es/i/cactus/cacti?) before (some pretty big) and they've struck at my fingers and I hardly felt it. So I was either barely tapped, have much harder skin than I thought, or hummingbirds are even bigger dweebs than imaginable. LOL.
Still amazes me...
Please Do Not Feed Aphonopelmas to Grammostolas!!She also had about a ten minute epic battle with a 3in prey mantis, as well as gobbling up about 3 other T's common texas t's that I caught here.
My feeling is, if they're powerful enough to hit & kill a hummingbird (that has to be several times its weight), wouldn't it be powerful enough to hit and cause damage to a finger or hand?
I've picked up praying mantis (es/i/cactus/cacti?) before (some pretty big) and they've struck at my fingers and I hardly felt it. So I was either barely tapped, have much harder skin than I thought, or hummingbirds are even bigger dweebs than imaginable. LOL.
Still amazes me...
That must have been a big A** mantid!Mantis's can take down huge prey items. Seen a video of a mantis killing and eating a mouse.
as I've already said I was 8 at the time and didn't know any better.Please Do Not Feed Aphonopelmas to Grammostolas!!