About 6 inches. I just switched to that bark and soil mix a few months ago. I think I'm going to go back to eco earth cocofiber next time I change his tank. What do you suggest for substrate?
@frodogecko you never have to actually clean their cages unless there s a mold problem or mite infestation. i use peat moss and eco earth. about 75 peat moss and 25% eco earth.
Yeah, mine is on the same substrate I put in with her 16 years ago...substrate doesn't just go bad.
Eco earth, jungle mix, basic top soil, coco fiber or peat moss are all acceptable substrates (some mix them, but its not necessary)...wood chips are not.
@cold blood Seriously, it's not a rosea? I bought him at a pet store about 13 years ago and they told me he was a rosea. I absolutely love him! He's so sweet and docile. I've taken him to my kids school and girl scouts to educate kids about them.
It still carries the same common name of rose hair, or Chilean common (it refers to a lot of species actually). Back then there was no distinction between the many species marketed as rose hairs. They were actually considered color forms then, with rosea getting the RCF (Red Color Form) and the rest (almost all of which back then was porteri) were NCF (Normal Color Form)...its only been in the past, maybe 5 years that they are all being recognized as separate species.
I got mine 16 years ago now, and for a long time I assumed it was a rosea as well, its not, its porteri as well.
@cold blood Has yours ever gone very long without eating? Probably not from the looks of his abdomen . Mine hasn't eaten in about ten months. I don't understand because he was always such a good eater. I've always fed him crickets, but since he stopped eating I've tried mealworms and a small fuzzy. Other people on this forum said these T's are known for fasting for long periods of time (even up to 2 years). What do you think?
I don't mean to sound like a douche or anything, but how can you teach people about them if you lack this basic knowledge? Anyway rosies are indeed known for long periods of fasting. Especially tricky if they're wild caught. I have a suspicion that mine is since it was bought from a pet store (rescued her a few years ago from an estate where the owner had died and didn't exactly keep the spider well in the first place). She ate for the first time in about 18 months a few weeks ago. So no worries there. Just make sure she has a bowl of clear water. =)
@Nex You don't sound like a douche. I wasn't teaching kids every technical fact about tarantulas. These were really young kids. I was just trying to teach them they didn't have to be afraid of spiders. I would hold it and tell them what they ate, stuff like that. I figured it was a she, I call it "him" because we named it Gimli. None of my T's have been sexed so I have no idea what gender they are. I call them he/him because of what we name them. It is good to hear you had one that went 18 months without eating. I always make sure there's clean water and I offer a cricket about once a week. I even tried a fuzzy the other day, no luck.
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