agreed. I would hate for your rosie to get hurt because that daddy long leg was exposed to pesticides or some kind of parasite.you don't know where that's been :/
+1 .not very smart of you to do. And this is just a post for attention and has no value to the hobby
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.I'm curious...pesticides I understand, but why would bugs in the backyard have more parasites than those in T's natural habitat?
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?Something I did for fun today.
I thought the T got it, but the daddy's body was so small her fangs were no use. XD I let the daddy go afterwards.
+2+1 ..... .
I would love to see your proof of this. :? I agree with X and Hilikus311.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?
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?
Well actually.. It hasn't been proven as there are no instances of a daddy long legs actually biting anything or anyone.
I am pretty sure "myth busters" even did an episode about the subject.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=94593&highlight=how+poisionous
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
http://insects.about.com/od/noninsectarthropods/f/daddylongvenom.htm
+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
Well actually.. It hasn't been proven as there are no instances of a daddy long legs actually biting anything or anyone.
I am pretty sure "myth busters" even did an episode about the subject.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
http://insects.about.com/od/noninsectarthropods/f/daddylongvenom.htm
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.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.