Look, there is no reason to not stick to established substrates that are proven. Where do tarantulas in the wild live in, on or near Cedar trees or the like?
but really having said that, where do they live on potting soil either?..:? these are spiders kids. Nothing more. You could go outside...
Hysterocrates Hercules is or, could be something that exists. There is, according to West a type specimen in England. The problem is, it is so old that no one more than likely even knows where that is in all their collections or the hobby would have heard about it.
Having said that, West...
Any self respecting tarantula can kick away any cricket that might be bothering it. If you have several in there just pluck them out. If you only have a few simply leave them alone. They will either die from starvation or drown due to plain stupidity. Your spiders will be just fine. Pull the...
Leave it alone. An unseen spider is a happy spider. Additionally, the above is correct. It is simply settling in. Do NOT bother your new spider. It will come out in due time. Allow it to do what spiders do.
I feed mine Oatmeal, ground up cat food, orange slices, baby food [they really like banana] but also other types, tomato pieces and little bits of greens when and if i am preparing them something. They will eat just about anything you will when it comes right down to it. As for cleaning, I use a...
This is how I keep my big girl.
The Rubber maid tubs can be purchased at Wally World for about $4.50 or so and provide enough room for them to grow. The tub size is about 42 gallon i believe. If yours is smaller a large Kritter Keeper will do for sometime yet. Then move her to something like...
Again as above..why are you misting your spider? true, they do have a natural range from Costa Rica south but they are generally considered coming from some of the dryer regions on earth. Misting only serves to confuse them due to the fact that if they are WC, which there is a good chance they...
If you are still not sure about the answers here why not consult someone with a bit more expertise on the subject? try contacting Rick C. West @
http://www.birdspiders.com Rick is good at answering reasonable questions that are not a waste of his time. He is considered one of the world's...
Roaches?..sounds like a meal. Why not try and attract them to a live trap and feed them to your spiders?..just a thought. What kind of place do you live in that have roaches running around in anyway? collect them and feed them off.
Great idea posting on sparking a bowl for the whole world to see. What one does in their own time is their business but exposing captives that depend on you for their very survival to anything unnatural is not a good idea any way you look at it. There is some humor here but again, some people...
I concur with the last post. Let nature take its course in this matter. If you try pinching the injury you may cause more harm than good. Additionally, If you don't mind, I'd like to be there to see how you react when it reels around on you and bites the daylights out of you..kidding of course...
The part i liked best is when you said you only like to hold her when she is tame..cute. No such thing as a "tame" tarantula but i got a kick out of that anyway. Some are correct above. They seem to be more defensive when they know they are in/on their own turf if you will. Try taking them out...
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