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For the first time since I started keeping Ts (back in January), I've found myself with living leftovers roaming an enclosure. The culprit is my big dumb rosehair, who ate one cricket and then left the other to roam free for the last several days. I was surprised--generally it eats like it's starving--but then, hey, rosies.
My problem is that I absolutely cannot catch the blasted thing. I've tried catching, even outright killing it with tongs, but no luck. All I've managed to do is stress out the poor spider...at least I think it's stressed. I can pretty much nudge it almost in the face with the tongs and it will let me move it back so I can get to food boluses or whatever. Very laid-back T.
How long does it take a cricket to starve to death? Should I just fill the water bowl a little more than usual and hope it drowns? I'm at my wit's end!
My problem is that I absolutely cannot catch the blasted thing. I've tried catching, even outright killing it with tongs, but no luck. All I've managed to do is stress out the poor spider...at least I think it's stressed. I can pretty much nudge it almost in the face with the tongs and it will let me move it back so I can get to food boluses or whatever. Very laid-back T.
How long does it take a cricket to starve to death? Should I just fill the water bowl a little more than usual and hope it drowns? I'm at my wit's end!