I have a rosie (Quincy) and I have had him for about 7 months. I have a couple of questions and yes I have read the tarantulas for beginners and the posts for rosie owners etc. that were posted on this site, very informative but i still have a couple of questions they don't seem to cover.
My first set of questions is in regard to my rosie, which just did his ultimate molt, and i'm very sure its a male, he has the bulbous pedipalps, and the hooks on his front legs (i looked at the sexing posts at the british tarantula society page (tarantulas.com ) and the posts here). What I want to know is that given that males don't live that long, I was wondering if anyone that has had a male rosie could give me an idea about how long he could possibly live? I have read any where from 3 months to 3.5 years after the final molt. Also what about eating habits? Do they change? I know these guys are neurotic anyway so I wouldn't put it past them to have a completly different set of rules here. Given he has just molted about 4 days ago i have seen some posts suggesting he won't eat for a few weeks, that he could eat immediatly uhhh,
was hoping for some guidance here. Also what can i do to prolong his life? Even if he is a male, he is still very pretty.
My last question (believe it or not lol) is in regards to his water dish. I have a little plastic dish with a piece of antibacterial sponge that i keep pretty soaked but not slimy. I was wondering if this was the right way to go? I keep hearing and seeing vastly different opinions about the sponge. (To use or not to use that is the question...)
Oh and here is a pic, I would appreciate anyone's opinion on health. He looks okay to me, but I have little experience. My camera is takes pics that register above 1 mb, so getting it below 250 kb was difficult, so its not the best pic, but its the best that i can do
My first set of questions is in regard to my rosie, which just did his ultimate molt, and i'm very sure its a male, he has the bulbous pedipalps, and the hooks on his front legs (i looked at the sexing posts at the british tarantula society page (tarantulas.com ) and the posts here). What I want to know is that given that males don't live that long, I was wondering if anyone that has had a male rosie could give me an idea about how long he could possibly live? I have read any where from 3 months to 3.5 years after the final molt. Also what about eating habits? Do they change? I know these guys are neurotic anyway so I wouldn't put it past them to have a completly different set of rules here. Given he has just molted about 4 days ago i have seen some posts suggesting he won't eat for a few weeks, that he could eat immediatly uhhh,
My last question (believe it or not lol) is in regards to his water dish. I have a little plastic dish with a piece of antibacterial sponge that i keep pretty soaked but not slimy. I was wondering if this was the right way to go? I keep hearing and seeing vastly different opinions about the sponge. (To use or not to use that is the question...)
Oh and here is a pic, I would appreciate anyone's opinion on health. He looks okay to me, but I have little experience. My camera is takes pics that register above 1 mb, so getting it below 250 kb was difficult, so its not the best pic, but its the best that i can do
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