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Has anyone ever heard that coconut fiber kills goliath birdeaters over time? Im wondering if there is any truth to this rumor.
why do you change the substrate after every molt?Bob said:I have raised 5 T blondis from spiderling to adult on it with no problems over the last five years. I change the substraight after every molt though.
Bob
jbrd said:I wish our T.blondi would molt so big that i would need something bigger than a thirty gallon tank.
Mattyb said:No T is too big for a 30gal. infact a 30gal. is too big IMO.
-Mattyb
This is where I have to disagree with you my friend... ;P Maybe its just me, but I always buy bigger tanks so you can observe more of the natural behavior of the animals. But thats just me and my opinion. i have one scorp (H. spadix) in a 20L tank. I have been told im nuts though!Mattyb said:No T is too big for a 30gal. infact a 30gal. is too big IMO.
-Mattyb
When you have close to 100 Ts you might change your mind.JeKo said:This is where I have to disagree with you my friend... ;P Maybe its just me, but I always buy bigger tanks so you can observe more of the natural behavior of the animals. But thats just me and my opinion. i have one scorp (H. spadix) in a 20L tank. I have been told im nuts though!
Nah, just buy a bigger houseDavid Burns said:When you have close to 100 Ts you might change your mind.
JeKo said:Nah, just buy a bigger house
JeKo said:Well in all honesty, thats just the way I feel, I like for the animal to feel at home too, and when i even seen a 1/2 grown blondi I just felt like it would need a bigger home, and also a 55 will give me enough room to set up a biotope that will mimic its natural surroundings as much as possible. Im not saying that anyone is wrong at all in the way they keep their Ts, this is just me and the way I want to do things. I have my H. maculata in a small 5 gallon tank turned on its side with cork bark and a fake plant so not all of my Ts are kept in huge tanks. It varies on the species I keep. IMO I dont see anything wrong with providing them with a nice large home for a nice large spider. Also based on the info I see in here, I dont think I will chance using coconut fibers with my new blondi.