emperor found dead

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Arachnobaron
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I have had my two emperors for few months now both where the same size 5 inches and this morining i when to feed them and found one dead laying on its side. i have not seen any signs of them acting funny. they are in a 20g long tank. with a nice size water dish and stuff to hide under the bedding i use is peat moss.
i am not sure why it died.. i took very good care of them
 

Dudo

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Maybe he was just too old :) ,but it can have a lot of reasons,maybe he ate a "poison" cricket,or there were some parasites,which you havent seen,or something.It is hard to say when I didnt see it.It is nature :razz: ,so what can we do....,everything must die someday :mad:
 

Bayushi

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The sad thing about getting an adult scorpion is you don't know how old they are. If there was no signs of a fight, it is most likely that it died of old age.
I am sorry to hear of your loss and hope the other emp is doing well, though
 

P. Novak

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No its not true. Wild arachnids have the world as their home. Are they dieing of stress, I think not. THey have thrived like that for millions of years.
 

Pink_tarantula

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it is true the minumum tarantula's cage is twice one of its legs( leg toanother leg)size from the tip of his singer to his claws when they are strathced out 2
maximum cage size:
tarantulla : for 5' full grown no bigger then a ten gallons
scorpion: i would say max 5 gallons each ( for adults ) or if you really want to strch 15 gallons a couple of them (2-3)

but i find that my taranatula and emperor's with bigger cage are smaller and tinnier but for example
i have two ts that are clutch mates and one has been put a bigger cage he is smaller then the other who was in a more enclosed area. Now they both have tinier cages
if its too smale it will die of not enough room
 

Pink_tarantula

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for wild aracnides they hide under rocks or underground but all arachnindes ca stay in a large space for a week or two if absolutely needed. i woudln't suggest it though
 

P. Novak

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Ya but so do captive tarantulas, they basically hide in their "hides"

I really dont think Tarantulas stress when they have more room then needed. I experienced it in this way:

I once had a G.rosea in a 40 gallon breeder tank for a couple of months. Behaved and acted normally, just like it did in a 2.5 gallon tank. Tarantulas really dont know that they have "too much" space. Just think about it, think its common sense.
 
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