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As long as your T is in her tank and can't get out, your dog will be just fine. I don't know which substrate is best, but peat moss seems to be the most popular choice.
Chilian Rose Hair or Common Pink Toe
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You don't need to do this unless your tank ends up with mold or mites - and since it's going to be a dry tank, it won't have mold or mites. Changing out a spider's substrate upsets them a LOT (it destroys the weblines they lay all over the ground that tell them they're in familiar territory), and you don't really need to do it ever, they're pretty sanitary little animals.
You can pick out old cricket parts with some 12" tongs from the pet store, but that's all the cleaning you really need to do. Take the water dish out and rinse it if it gets a lot of dirt or anything else funky in there.
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Sometimes this indicates that a T doesn't like its substrate. What did you end up putting in the enclosure?
If Jasper is a rosie there is no typical way for it to act. Rosies forgot to read the chapter of the book about "Typical Rosie Behavior". One of our rosie slings has to investigate everything every day and if you add something to its enclosure it has to immediately be stalked from the side wall, stalked from the substrate, and then touched a few times to see if it should be eaten or pooped on.
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Very very true. My rosea likes to climb and hang from the top of her cage every few months or so, even when her substrate hasn't been messed with. There is no for sure answer.
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mature males will have small hooks above the last segment of the front legs( if i remember right). i am sure you can see some examples if you search for "mature male or MM rosea" in the search function. chances are that its just getting accustomed to its new home.
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not necessarily, he could be around for a while. you can still get the avic too!
can any1 tell me if it is a boy or full grown yet?
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=124005390&albumID=1736732&imageID=23084648
is it clear enough?
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=124005390&albumID=1736732&imageID=23084648
is it clear enough?
My first T was an avic I got from a pet store... it also turned out to be a MM and didn't live all that long. After that I decided to buy my next T from an online dealer (I also couldn't decide between another pinktoe or a rosie, so I got both). The shipping sucks (all the more reason to buy two at once ) but you get the satisfaction of knowing you're buying from someone who really knows Ts. Also, you can get slings (baby Ts) from them which are very rewarding to raise.
Don't lose faith in your guy yet though, he may still have a good deal of life left to live, and you really learn so much from your first T.
) but you get the satisfaction of knowing you're buying from someone who really knows Ts. Also, you can get slings (baby Ts) from them which are very rewarding to raise. Don't lose faith in your guy yet though, he may still have a good deal of life left to live, and you really learn so much from your first T.
Actually both have features that can point toward your T being a male. Try to get pics of both. The little short ones are actually the pedipalps. Those are where the emboli (1=embolus) or "boxing gloves" on a mm would be. The first long ones are the actual legs where you would find hooks on a mm.