I am considering putting live, low light plants in my tarantula enclosure in the near future. However, whenever I look for information on substrate, everyone says the same thing: "No Fertilizers. They will kill your tarantula". However, I can't find a clear answer as to why fertilizers are a bad thing. Tarantulas don't eat plants or dirt; can they absorb something harmful in another manner? Or is the problem mold related? Also, I did see that tarantulaguy1976 (he seems to have quite a bit of experience in the world of tarantulas) uses time-release fertilizer sticks in his enclosures to help his plants out. Anyone have any science behind fertilizers and tarantulas?
TLDR: How are soil fertilizers harmful to tarantulas?
Thanks,
Phil
TLDR: How are soil fertilizers harmful to tarantulas?
Thanks,
Phil