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Two days ago, a dear friend of mine said a "small tarantula" crawled it's way into his house and (not knowing one thing about spiders) brought it to me in a small paper cup with a semi moist paper towel inside as a gift (my birthday is in a week - yay me lol). Turns out it was a Calisoga longitarsus spider - aka a "false tarantuls." I have seen a few in person but never cared for one before. As it was a gift from my friend, who saved it from being stepped on, he has become a tad attatched to it, I promised him I would care for it and treat it as part of my personal collection. However, that requires me to aquire the knowledge to do so. Anyone have any tips on proper care of this species of spider?
Also, out of curiosity, when true spiders mature as males, do they "hook out" and gain emboli as do tarantulas? By rudimentary "tarantula standards" this little one looks female only by physical standards I've based of off my knowledge solely as tarantulas - as in its shape (front legs not lengthy, body nor stalky, plump abdomen) - however I have no clue if that has any merit when guessing the sex of this spider.
Please help me! Will send much better/clearer pics when I transfer it from the paper cup to an actual enclosure to demonstrate why I think it could be possibly female (although that fact that it wandering into my friend's house does seem to be MM behavior). Regardless of its sex I really more need help with husbandry and such, so if anyone out there can drop some knowledge, please drop it here! BOOM!!
Here also are some (super crappy) pics my friend took, they probably won't help but I'll post anyways. THANKU U!!!!
Also, out of curiosity, when true spiders mature as males, do they "hook out" and gain emboli as do tarantulas? By rudimentary "tarantula standards" this little one looks female only by physical standards I've based of off my knowledge solely as tarantulas - as in its shape (front legs not lengthy, body nor stalky, plump abdomen) - however I have no clue if that has any merit when guessing the sex of this spider.
Please help me! Will send much better/clearer pics when I transfer it from the paper cup to an actual enclosure to demonstrate why I think it could be possibly female (although that fact that it wandering into my friend's house does seem to be MM behavior). Regardless of its sex I really more need help with husbandry and such, so if anyone out there can drop some knowledge, please drop it here! BOOM!!
Here also are some (super crappy) pics my friend took, they probably won't help but I'll post anyways. THANKU U!!!!