Hello,
I've got a purple tree spider that has me a bit concerned, and was hoping I could get some advice.
I purchased the spider about three weeks ago, its nearly mature (estimate from size only) but had been kept in a vial it must have out grown when still a sling. It couldn't even turn around in the vial. It had probably been in it on the store's shelves for weeks - maybe months.
It's horribly undernourished - I've only seen it eat three turkistan roaches within the first few days and nothing since.
It's kept in a T room with heat regulated between 75-76 and 80-81 degrees, tank misted twice a week, turkistans on hand, and was believed to have molted fairly soon before I purchased it.
I believe it to be female based on ventral shots which makes its opisthosoma's size even more worrisome to me.
Tarantulas being all instinct I find it hard to believe that even kept in that sling vial that it could have lost the 'knowledge' of how to hunt, but at this point I really don't know what to think.
I'd love some suggestions or advice.
Thank you!
Tam
I've got a purple tree spider that has me a bit concerned, and was hoping I could get some advice.
I purchased the spider about three weeks ago, its nearly mature (estimate from size only) but had been kept in a vial it must have out grown when still a sling. It couldn't even turn around in the vial. It had probably been in it on the store's shelves for weeks - maybe months.
It's horribly undernourished - I've only seen it eat three turkistan roaches within the first few days and nothing since.
It's kept in a T room with heat regulated between 75-76 and 80-81 degrees, tank misted twice a week, turkistans on hand, and was believed to have molted fairly soon before I purchased it.
I believe it to be female based on ventral shots which makes its opisthosoma's size even more worrisome to me.
Tarantulas being all instinct I find it hard to believe that even kept in that sling vial that it could have lost the 'knowledge' of how to hunt, but at this point I really don't know what to think.
I'd love some suggestions or advice.
Thank you!
Tam
