Elisa,
The female is still unresponsive even with the cosmetic enhancement. It could still be a good sign! I heard about your successful R. spinosus copulation! Congrats...
Fabian,
Copulation occurred under my care, in which 14 neonates were produced. A total of 3 died shortly...
Had a clutch of C. meru's ~ a year ago. All of them sold but one, due to a bent nostral horn (possibly caused by an improper shed). I would have let the horn grow out naturally, but noticed that it was bending toward the left horn. So I fashioned a plastic brace that essentially stressed the...
albacheck,
Very informative post I'm glad to hear that someone other than myself is feeding garden spiders to their chams. What types of chams are you keeping.
An article I read stated that most venoms are composed of proteins and denatures in the stomach. Unless there are openings in the digestive tract the venom ingested is harmless. I'm sure that spiders are a common food source in the wild. I'm worried about a bit that might occur during the...
So i've been experimenting with local insects in my area as possible feeders. I currently breed Meru's which in my experience are picky eaters. I recently located a field which houses hundreds of garden spiders (Araneus diadematus) and thought they would be a nutritional meal especially...
All arthopod exoskeletons are made of chitin (ie flies and beetles). So I would imagine that the thickness of this structural amino sugar would determine whether it is killed (via chomping) or digested properly.
On the other note, Redlupin nice pic the the fig beetle I feed them to my chams...