sammyc
Arachnopeon
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- Jul 13, 2017
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Hi all.
New to T keeping and I have read a little on this behaviour. I have a sub adult male CR. Fascinating creature. My son actually got me into the hobby. He lovingly but unknowingly raised a Mexican pink for 2 years from a sling and when he moved to a colder climate, we think she passed from a little to cold than he could provide. He was devistated. Anyways, I managed to get this chap with a exo terra enclosure for the equivalent of your 20usd which is a good deal. I went and got a 9w heat pad and all the essential substrate material and goodies. He was only fed once every 2 weeks. Everything I have read says 2-3 times a week. Well I got a good stock of crickets and this guy guzzled 5 in 3 days straight. Today was the first of 4 days in a row where he didn't attack the cricket with lust and speed. So I took them out. My question is similar to a post I have read here. Are these Ts generally docile and calm with the odd exception. This boy most certainly does not like anything in his space. He will attack the paint brush without kicking a single hair or even a display. If I nudge the cricket towards him, he will launch at the brush and attack. Fortunately most of the times I've needed to use a brush to move the cricket, it hasn't come to close and he has pounced on the cricket in a nano second. That is the highlight of my day after work. He is by no means slow. Then I let him be to enjoy the meal. I say he attacks the brush cos I used it to remove some left over bits and even on 1 occasion, he came bolting out his inverted coconut and bit my brush. So much for a slow and docile CR tarantula. Not this guy and I don't mind. He is certainly not boring. Another question is, would you guys consider this behaviour as hungry or just an acception or perhaps both? I am certainly not interested in putting my hand into the enclosure to handle this chap. For 2 reasons, he seems a bit like old old world and I firmly believe in these animals enjoyed for display. There however may come a day when the enclosure needs an overhaul or it may also be cool to very briefly handle the animal for educating and showing people and kids that they are not "vicious man eating beasts". At this stage I would be way to nervous to try and risk hurting the boy if he had to bite. This CR male seems to be the opposite of what 99% of the sites say. Perhaps I'm lucky to have a fast and very active CR.
New to T keeping and I have read a little on this behaviour. I have a sub adult male CR. Fascinating creature. My son actually got me into the hobby. He lovingly but unknowingly raised a Mexican pink for 2 years from a sling and when he moved to a colder climate, we think she passed from a little to cold than he could provide. He was devistated. Anyways, I managed to get this chap with a exo terra enclosure for the equivalent of your 20usd which is a good deal. I went and got a 9w heat pad and all the essential substrate material and goodies. He was only fed once every 2 weeks. Everything I have read says 2-3 times a week. Well I got a good stock of crickets and this guy guzzled 5 in 3 days straight. Today was the first of 4 days in a row where he didn't attack the cricket with lust and speed. So I took them out. My question is similar to a post I have read here. Are these Ts generally docile and calm with the odd exception. This boy most certainly does not like anything in his space. He will attack the paint brush without kicking a single hair or even a display. If I nudge the cricket towards him, he will launch at the brush and attack. Fortunately most of the times I've needed to use a brush to move the cricket, it hasn't come to close and he has pounced on the cricket in a nano second. That is the highlight of my day after work. He is by no means slow. Then I let him be to enjoy the meal. I say he attacks the brush cos I used it to remove some left over bits and even on 1 occasion, he came bolting out his inverted coconut and bit my brush. So much for a slow and docile CR tarantula. Not this guy and I don't mind. He is certainly not boring. Another question is, would you guys consider this behaviour as hungry or just an acception or perhaps both? I am certainly not interested in putting my hand into the enclosure to handle this chap. For 2 reasons, he seems a bit like old old world and I firmly believe in these animals enjoyed for display. There however may come a day when the enclosure needs an overhaul or it may also be cool to very briefly handle the animal for educating and showing people and kids that they are not "vicious man eating beasts". At this stage I would be way to nervous to try and risk hurting the boy if he had to bite. This CR male seems to be the opposite of what 99% of the sites say. Perhaps I'm lucky to have a fast and very active CR.