Hello everyone,
I'm currently keeping my brothers a.avicularia, and have gotten so fascinated by her that I have decided to get a T of my own; a Chaco Golden Knee; Grammostola Aureostriata =)
I will order it in a few weeks, and it will be a fully grown female spider. So, I thought I'd ask you some questions on how best to make sure she'll feel as comfortable as possible in her new home.
I have a glass tank, terrarium/vivarium or whatever you call them, which measures 50cm (2.5cm = 1") x 30cm x 25cm. I believe it can hold 10 gallons, something like that. The measures I wrote was the "outside"-ones, meaning the actual space the spider will have to live in is a little bit smaller than that. Will it suffice? She wont feel cramped, eh? Dont want her to become claustrophobic, heh.
How thick a layer of substrate should I put in the tank? I have vermiculite and, um, torv in swedish, probably turf or peat moss or something in english; brown dirt-looking dry stuff. Will this do? If so, how thick a layer, and how much of each?
Chacos are burrowing I've read, so: will she dig a deep burrow? Or should I make a burrow for her? If so, would a flower-tin on the side halfway down the substrate do? Or should I put in some kind of tube? Maybe just dig a burrow for her? Should I but in some tree-piece or some kind of plant?
Do they require much moisture? The tank I'm meaning to keep her in doesnt have many any ventilation holes, but the top of it comes of, so the supply of fresh air should be sufficient. Should I moisture the substrate, or spray the tank once a week or something?
Ok, here's just some random questions I have, feel free to answer one or more if you have the time =) :
Do chacos spin a net? Can they climb glass? How many large crickets can they typically much down in a week? Maybe crickets will be insufficient, as she will be quite large? Chacos are quite non-active, typically, and move rather slowly, eh?
Lol, I know this post turned out to be a hundred questions thrown in randomly or something, but I only want to make sure the spider gets the care she wans/need/prefers. I have read the caresheet on this page, but the info I'm after here is just everyday detailed information one might need when caring for a Chaco.
Thanks for any input,
/Morr
I'm currently keeping my brothers a.avicularia, and have gotten so fascinated by her that I have decided to get a T of my own; a Chaco Golden Knee; Grammostola Aureostriata =)
I will order it in a few weeks, and it will be a fully grown female spider. So, I thought I'd ask you some questions on how best to make sure she'll feel as comfortable as possible in her new home.
I have a glass tank, terrarium/vivarium or whatever you call them, which measures 50cm (2.5cm = 1") x 30cm x 25cm. I believe it can hold 10 gallons, something like that. The measures I wrote was the "outside"-ones, meaning the actual space the spider will have to live in is a little bit smaller than that. Will it suffice? She wont feel cramped, eh? Dont want her to become claustrophobic, heh.
How thick a layer of substrate should I put in the tank? I have vermiculite and, um, torv in swedish, probably turf or peat moss or something in english; brown dirt-looking dry stuff. Will this do? If so, how thick a layer, and how much of each?
Chacos are burrowing I've read, so: will she dig a deep burrow? Or should I make a burrow for her? If so, would a flower-tin on the side halfway down the substrate do? Or should I put in some kind of tube? Maybe just dig a burrow for her? Should I but in some tree-piece or some kind of plant?
Do they require much moisture? The tank I'm meaning to keep her in doesnt have many any ventilation holes, but the top of it comes of, so the supply of fresh air should be sufficient. Should I moisture the substrate, or spray the tank once a week or something?
Ok, here's just some random questions I have, feel free to answer one or more if you have the time =) :
Do chacos spin a net? Can they climb glass? How many large crickets can they typically much down in a week? Maybe crickets will be insufficient, as she will be quite large? Chacos are quite non-active, typically, and move rather slowly, eh?
Lol, I know this post turned out to be a hundred questions thrown in randomly or something, but I only want to make sure the spider gets the care she wans/need/prefers. I have read the caresheet on this page, but the info I'm after here is just everyday detailed information one might need when caring for a Chaco.
Thanks for any input,
/Morr