Anymore to add (Grammostola pulchripes)

Spidernoob2003

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I started research for this species last night and this is what I've found on videos, site, and here on Arachneboards, so if there is anything to add, remove or rework please let me know I'm putting this together for me to make sure I can care for this species.
Chaco Golden Knee Care
Scientific Name: Grammostola pulchripes
Lifespan: Females: 20-25 years Males: 5-10 years
Size: 5-8”
Enclosure Type: Terrestrial*
Enclosure Size: Adult: 5-10 Gallons Juvies-Slings: 3x’s the length in horizontal space and 1.5x’s it’s lengths from the substrate to the lid*
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill enclosure up to 50% with substrate, 2. Hides (dig a starter burrow for slings) 3. Decor (moss, real or plastic plants, branches, cork flats, leaf litter) 4. A water dish
Substrate: Coco fiber, peat moss, topsoil, vermiculite, premade substrate (Zoo med eco earth, plantation soil, reptisoil)*
Temp: Room Temp*
Humidity: Slightly moist for sling and juvies, but dryer for adults*, so provide a water dish
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies for the smallest slings, 1 small cricket or roach, prekilled prey
Juvie: 2-3 medium cricket, mealworms
Adult: 4-5 large crickets, couple of large roaches, mealworm
Feeding Schedule* (If this is someone reviewing this or is pet sitting, please look at notes)
Cleaning: Spot clean frequently, remove uneaten prey after 24 hours,
Note: Enclosures being 3x’s the size of the spider applies to all life cycles along with the height, Must be well ventilated, Feeding depend on the size of the abdomen (If bigger than the head, feed less, but if it’s smaller feed more), Prey should be 2/3 the size of the spider, An over filled water dish should do just fine for adult humidity (they are infamous for filling up water dishes full of dirt), Can be kept up to 80* F, This species does like to dig, so keep in mind when picking substrate
 

viper69

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You have a lot of * that lead to no where, and you have a lot of grammatical errors

vertical height doesn’t match up
 

Andrew Clayton

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I started research for this species last night and this is what I've found on videos, site, and here on Arachneboards, so if there is anything to add, remove or rework please let me know I'm putting this together for me to make sure I can care for this species.
Chaco Golden Knee Care
Scientific Name: Grammostola pulchripes
Lifespan: Females: 20-25 years Males: 5-10 years
Size: 5-8”
Enclosure Type: Terrestrial*
Enclosure Size: Adult: 5-10 Gallons Juvies-Slings: 3x’s the length in horizontal space and 1.5x’s it’s lengths from the substrate to the lid*
Enclosure Setup: 1. Fill enclosure up to 50% with substrate, 2. Hides (dig a starter burrow for slings) 3. Decor (moss, real or plastic plants, branches, cork flats, leaf litter) 4. A water dish
Substrate: Coco fiber, peat moss, topsoil, vermiculite, premade substrate (Zoo med eco earth, plantation soil, reptisoil)*
Temp: Room Temp*
Humidity: Slightly moist for sling and juvies, but dryer for adults*, so provide a water dish
Food*
Sling: Flightless fruit flies for the smallest slings, 1 small cricket or roach, prekilled prey
Juvie: 2-3 medium cricket, mealworms
Adult: 4-5 large crickets, couple of large roaches, mealworm
Feeding Schedule* (If this is someone reviewing this or is pet sitting, please look at notes)
Cleaning: Spot clean frequently, remove uneaten prey after 24 hours,
Note: Enclosures being 3x’s the size of the spider applies to all life cycles along with the height, Must be well ventilated, Feeding depend on the size of the abdomen (If bigger than the head, feed less, but if it’s smaller feed more), Prey should be 2/3 the size of the spider, An over filled water dish should do just fine for adult humidity (they are infamous for filling up water dishes full of dirt), Can be kept up to 80* F, This species does like to dig, so keep in mind when picking substrate
This T can get to 7" so you're planning on putting it in a 21" cube definitely does not need 21" in height. This is just a rough guide for size it can go in something bigger it can go in something smaller.
Prey 2/3 the size of the spider? Again 7" spider, what you feeding it that's over 4".
What do you mean by can be kept up to 80°f? Is this supposed to be a maximum? I hope not as that's some of the lowest temps in my T room they do fine in the mid 80s keeping them at lower temps I find slows there growth even more.
If you're feeding live food you should be taking it out if the T doesn't take it then, if you're feeding pre killed then you remove it 24 hours later if uneaten.
 

viper69

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This T can get to 7" so you're planning on putting it in a 21" cube definitely does not need 21" in height. This is just a rough guide for size it can go in something bigger it can go in something smaller.
Prey 2/3 the size of the spider? Again 7" spider, what you feeding it that's over 4".
What do you mean by can be kept up to 80°f? Is this supposed to be a maximum? I hope not as that's some of the lowest temps in my T room they do fine in the mid 80s keeping them at lower temps I find slows there growth even more.
If you're feeding live food you should be taking it out if the T doesn't take it then, if you're feeding pre killed then you remove it 24 hours later if uneaten.
Id love to feed my neighbors to a T
 

A guy

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Haven't you done a similar post like this already? Have you even read the replies on that one?
 

Andrew Clayton

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That is correct although I don't them yet, just G. rosea
Real slow growers them Rosea, l love Grammostola Pulchripes, it was my 1st T, he matured though, Got 2 more though got a larger one that was supposed to be female and a smaller one unsexed hoping it could be a male. Turns out the bigger one I got as a female is male and the smaller one is female so will no be breeding these guys lol. Female in the pic c835ce4e-f421-4d4f-800c-b3460ea05634.jpeg
 

Spidernoob2003

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Id love to feed my neighbors to a T
That is pretty funny. Should mention I was had just woken up when I post this also I thought the 2/3 size thing was like part of the feeding, so is that for sling or something because if so please let me know.
 

Andrew Clayton

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That is pretty funny. Should mention I was had just woken up when I post this also I thought the 2/3 size thing was like part of the feeding, so is that for sling or something because if so please let me know.
I feed prey items roughly the size of its abdomen, although will feed multiple smaller prey or on occasion Fred a larger prey item and just don't feed as often. Don't really have a size guide for it, just think to myself yes that T will take down that cricket and throw it in.
 

Spidernoob2003

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I feed prey items roughly the size of its abdomen, although will feed multiple smaller prey or on occasion Fred a larger prey item and just don't feed as often. Don't really have a size guide for it, just think to myself yes that T will take down that cricket and throw it in.
I had forgotten about that part thank you.
 

Spidernoob2003

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You have a lot of * that lead to no where, and you have a lot of grammatical errors

vertical height doesn’t match up
The * is to signifiy to go to notes, also could you please clarify what you mean by "vertical height doesn’t match up" please? I had mention that from the substrate to the lid it should 1.5x's the spider's length
 

Andrew Clayton

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The * is to signifiy to go to notes, also could you please clarify what you mean by "vertical height doesn’t match up" please? I had mention that from the substrate to the lid it should 1.5x's the spider's length
With the vertical height, if you go with that 3x rule you were talking about that's at least a 21 inch high enclosure for a terrestrial spider, I have adult P Cambridgei (arboreal) in 18 inch hight arboreal setups so yeah the vertical height doesn't match up.
 

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I think what OP is doing is cool, I did something similar for my girlfriend if I were to pass away. I typed up a 7 page packet with everything there is to know about the spiders in the spider room.

Would she want to keep them at that point? Not sure, but at least she has the care sheets haha.
 

Andrew Clayton

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I think what OP is doing is cool, I did something similar for my girlfriend if I were to pass away. I typed up a 7 page packet with everything there is to know about the spiders in the spider room.

Would she want to keep them at that point? Not sure, but at least she has the care sheets haha.
I know if I die my spoods are probably going to get gave away there is no way she's keeping them lol
 
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