Hello everyone,
I'm getting an Aconthoscurria Geniculata on wednesday, so I thought I'd ask you all for some tips. It will be a subadult (hopefully, and probably) female, so I don't know, maybe around 4-6" large. I have an aquarium, which I used earlier for some hermit crabs, that I plan to house her in. It's 50x20x30cm, with a liftable lid on top. It doesnt have any ventilation holes on the sides, but the lid leaves a gap of perhaps 3-4mm between it and the tank itself, on two sides, together with a triangular hole thats about 3x1.5 cm (bottom, height). All in all, i think this is ventilation enough, but of course, I am not certain. Also, I have a 20x20 heatpad, and I bought a ~12" tong, together with a waterbowl, and a hidingplace.
Now, I took care of my brothers avic during half a year, ending about a month ago, so I have basic knowledge about keepin Ts. After much consideration, not to say experience of a species which seems to be constantly really fascinated by the inside of its net, I have decided that a big, beautiful, voracious, while being as docile as possible though its not THAT important, spider, is what I want... so, well, now its almost certain that I'll be getting this genic on wednesday
So.. how high a humidity will the spider prefer? I've read 60-70%, as well as 75-80%, so I'm not too sure. Besides keeping the waterbowl full, how often will I have to mist the tank?
I should perhap mention that I'll use a mixture of vermiculite and peat moss as substrate, perhaps 10cm deep.. or, do you think the spider would prefer even more substrate?
Ive read quite a bit about genics, and gotten the impression that they'll, well, pounce on even the slightes source of vibration. For example, someone somewhere wrote that his specimen attacked the waterbowl, when he filled it up. So.. and this I have though about quiite a bit... how shall I go about picking the waterbowl up, when I need to clean it? Wear really rough gloves and hope for the best? Shoo the spider into hiding?
Can genics climb glass, and if so, do they often? And, how fast are they? Is it possible that it'll zip up the side and then into freedom, as soon as I open the lid?
How often should I feed it? Twice a week, each time as many crickets or whatever it can gulp down?
Too long, really too long this message turned out, but I really would like to hear your thoughts about this. Also, any tips you have, whatsoever, I really welcome.
Thanks for your time.
EDIT: Ahem, lol
I'm getting an Aconthoscurria Geniculata on wednesday, so I thought I'd ask you all for some tips. It will be a subadult (hopefully, and probably) female, so I don't know, maybe around 4-6" large. I have an aquarium, which I used earlier for some hermit crabs, that I plan to house her in. It's 50x20x30cm, with a liftable lid on top. It doesnt have any ventilation holes on the sides, but the lid leaves a gap of perhaps 3-4mm between it and the tank itself, on two sides, together with a triangular hole thats about 3x1.5 cm (bottom, height). All in all, i think this is ventilation enough, but of course, I am not certain. Also, I have a 20x20 heatpad, and I bought a ~12" tong, together with a waterbowl, and a hidingplace.
Now, I took care of my brothers avic during half a year, ending about a month ago, so I have basic knowledge about keepin Ts. After much consideration, not to say experience of a species which seems to be constantly really fascinated by the inside of its net, I have decided that a big, beautiful, voracious, while being as docile as possible though its not THAT important, spider, is what I want... so, well, now its almost certain that I'll be getting this genic on wednesday
So.. how high a humidity will the spider prefer? I've read 60-70%, as well as 75-80%, so I'm not too sure. Besides keeping the waterbowl full, how often will I have to mist the tank?
I should perhap mention that I'll use a mixture of vermiculite and peat moss as substrate, perhaps 10cm deep.. or, do you think the spider would prefer even more substrate?
Ive read quite a bit about genics, and gotten the impression that they'll, well, pounce on even the slightes source of vibration. For example, someone somewhere wrote that his specimen attacked the waterbowl, when he filled it up. So.. and this I have though about quiite a bit... how shall I go about picking the waterbowl up, when I need to clean it? Wear really rough gloves and hope for the best? Shoo the spider into hiding?
Can genics climb glass, and if so, do they often? And, how fast are they? Is it possible that it'll zip up the side and then into freedom, as soon as I open the lid?
How often should I feed it? Twice a week, each time as many crickets or whatever it can gulp down?
Too long, really too long this message turned out, but I really would like to hear your thoughts about this. Also, any tips you have, whatsoever, I really welcome.
Thanks for your time.
EDIT: Ahem, lol
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