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my favorite spider has died.
and i do not know why.
it was my baby goliath.
although i only had it for a little more than 5 months in that time it molted twice and appeared very healthy, it never refused a meal and i kept it in ideal conditions.
it never showed even the slightest sign of abnormal behavior, then i fed it it before i went to work and it ate but when i got back 8 hours later, it was dead but not in a death curl.
i was told by some one who has raised several of these to treat it like a swamp spider, and so i made a humidifier which i hooked up to it's cage and kept a large shallow water dish and a heat gradiant so that it could choose between warmer and colder.
i misted occasionaly but i did not get the substrate damp so there was never a problem with mold.
i know they are big mean and comparatively(to my other spiders) ugly, but i have an appreciation for this species and already i want to get a new one.
and i do not know why.
it was my baby goliath.
although i only had it for a little more than 5 months in that time it molted twice and appeared very healthy, it never refused a meal and i kept it in ideal conditions.
it never showed even the slightest sign of abnormal behavior, then i fed it it before i went to work and it ate but when i got back 8 hours later, it was dead but not in a death curl.
i was told by some one who has raised several of these to treat it like a swamp spider, and so i made a humidifier which i hooked up to it's cage and kept a large shallow water dish and a heat gradiant so that it could choose between warmer and colder.
i misted occasionaly but i did not get the substrate damp so there was never a problem with mold.
i know they are big mean and comparatively(to my other spiders) ugly, but i have an appreciation for this species and already i want to get a new one.