happy BDAY to me!!!

[keen]

finally its here!!!! i wanted to wait till my actual bday but wanted pick of the bunch too! i got my g. pulchr today from my LPS. 29.99 for a sling.
i have had no previous experience with T's so dont make fun of my setup if its not up to par. i used just SLIGHTLY moistened coco fibre for bedding and put a rock and half of a pot in there. what do you think?

this is Porter

his/her home

with lid
i'll move it to bigger home as it grows the critter keeper is only temporary

 

[Julia]

Congrats and welcome!

That's a pretty good looking setup too. Just a tip: If she starts exploring and accidentally falls on that rock, she will be hurt. You could add a few handfuls of substrate to the tank, which will serve two purposes... 1. If she falls, she won't have far to fall and therefore, won't get hurt. 2. Extra substrate could be used to bury the rock a bit, in order to reduce it's surface area, reducing the chance that she would land on it.

Enjoy your new little one!

 

[Avicularia Man]

Nice selection on your first Tarantula. That is on my must have list.

 

[keen]

thanks for the tip i'll do that this evening. i held it for a few seconds when transfering from vial to tank. very cool.

 

[Steve Calceatum]

Congrats, happy birthday, and welcome to your new addiction!!!! Isn't this just great?????

Your setup looks good, just follow advice given for a while and you will get the hang of your new hobby. Enjoy!!!!!

 

[Fyreflye]

Happy Bday, and welcome to both the hobby and the forum!

I've not kept that species myself, so i'm not sure about it's specific requirements, but you might look into putting a water dish in there for him. Tiny slings will drink from water droplets in their enclosure, but bigger slings and adults will actually drink from a bowl.

You'll want something small enough that he can't fall in and drown- some people even put small rocks in the water dish to avoid this.

 

[MarSea222]

Hey Happy BDAY!! That's a nice lookin lil g.pulchra! They are fun. I have a couple of them that look to be around the same size as yours. One of them loves to dig,:wall: and the other is always out on dispay.. Enjoy!!!

 

[keen]

thanks to all for the bday wishes and nice words. i am thrilled to have this spider. it seems as though they are highly sought after. my LPS actually had about 6-8 of them in stock after i purchased mine. here are pics of more soil added and rock submerged more. i'll add a bottle cap dish for water as well.

 

[Abby]

Happy Birthday!
Good looking T, I also have a pulchra sling
Nice home she has there now

 

[sharpfang]

Good Start!

Visit Petacular Exotics in Antioch, Ca........they will have a few affordable New additions 4 ya, advice and supplies as well. EBV in Berkeley, a little more expensive, but also good.

:clap: C-Ya @ next Tarantula meeting: Jan 23rd in Concord, Ca.

 

[Avicularia Man]

I guess I did forget to say happy birthday, so......HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!