Spider fighting in the Philippines

[mantis360]

Has anyone seen spider fighting?I went to the Philippines and visited my uncle and he catches these spiders.They look like orb weavers but more agressive towards another spider.First you get 2 spiders.Second starve them then put them on a stick and the one that kills the opponent wins and gets the meal.Maybe there is a video on youtube or something.

 

[nickyp0]

fighting anything is wrong dog fights etc. starving an insect just to see it fight for food is wrong :evil:

 

[skinnylegs]

check this out:

 

[jarek]

I don't think they have anything better to do so they watching fighting spiders

 

[OGIGA]

check this out:

I thought it would be more exciting...

 

[robo mantis]

That is sick and wrong :shock:

 

[colddigger]

shouldn't this be in the arachnid forum?

also, if those spiders in the youtube video were starved i'd love to see them when they're full :lol: !

 

[Asa]

That is wrong :evil: . You should never starve and fight an insect for fun.

 

[HempKnight]

My buddies and me throw a bunch of huge black widows into a container and leave them there for weeks. We each bet on one. I won last time. There is no difference between feeding your mantis a cricket or a fruit fly and feeding a spider to another spider. They are all insects and they just live off instinct. I don't agree with starving them though.

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

Forcing anything to fight is wrong. Though i do agree that it is SIMILAR to feeding a mantis a crick its also different. Unless for hand feed your mantis, the crick has a better chance at survival than two spiders in a tiny cup or something similar... Dogfighting, bullfighting, bearfighting etc is all wrong. we are supposed to help a life grow, not torture 2 or more souls!! :evil:

 

[OGIGA]

Not that I disagree with you, buddhistsoldier88, but please make sure that you state that it's your opinion. People may have different ideas of what's right and wrong. Even if I think something is wrong, I wouldn't just say it without saying that it's my opinion.

 

[Asa]

Not that I disagree with you, buddhistsoldier88, but please make sure that you state that it's your opinion. People may have different ideas of what's right and wrong. Even if I think something is wrong, I wouldn't just say it without saying that it's my opinion.

Well that's a matter of opinion. It's not really neccessary to state that it's your opinion, when it's fairly obvious. Of course, that's my opinion.

As to fighting spiders, I don't care for it at all. As for crickets, I've spent hours training my own. I understand that there is no big difference between feeding our mantids. Starving them is just something I would not do.

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

how can you train a cricket?! just curious...

 

[Deutschherper]

I agree with robo mantis, nickyp0, Asa, and buddistsoldier88. Forcing animals to fight is wrong :x .

 

[Asa]

how can you train a cricket?! just curious...

With crickets it is more difficult. You attach a small weight to their back legs to buff up their leg muscles, and feed them vitamin enriched protein. You feed them like you would a proffesional fighter. Lots and lots of eggs.

 

[sammyp]

hmmm.. can't say I can stomach the idea of feeding one spider to another. Feeding your pet inverts feeder insects is necessary for their survival and doing your duty as a responsible pet owner. Putting a bunch of half-starved bugs in together to watch them 'fight' is simply a sick way for humans to amuse themselves. But, yeah, I guess this sort of thing will always be a matter of divided opinions...

 

[Morpheus uk]

Absolutly nothing in common with feeding a mantis a cricket, you feed your mantis so it can leave, where as you make something fight cause your gone in the head for some kicks

 

[Morpheus uk]

Woops didnt relise this was an old topic my bad ^_^