JesseVonDobner
Arachnopeon
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- Sep 17, 2010
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Hi Everyone, I need some assistance. I have a north carolina wolf spider who is almost 3 inches long and I have several questions:
1. How do I sex this lil bugger? The guy I bought it from was kind of a social retard and didn't tell me the age or gender despite my repeatedly asking. It was captive bred so I assumed this "great, reliable, knowledgeable" dealer could at least give me that much...
2. Feeding: how often should I feed him/her? Its been averaging about a cricket a week and its abdomen is huge now. When it first arrived the abdomen was quite small, now its got a jammin booty.
3. Socialization: Any pointers on handling? Everytime I stick my hand in there it runs and hides. I'm glad to know my spider's eyesight is very good, but I'd like it to know that the hand doesn't = death or harm.
on a related note I was considering giving it a pinky mouse to try, because sometimes the crickets aren't so receptive to the thought of being eaten and will hide for a very long time in the enclosure and occasionally die under some moss for no good reason. A pinky mouse would let me know reliably if its eating, but will not give it anything to hunt. Thoughts?
Eating mammals might retard any socialization process, too, as it learns that mammals can be a food source.
Anyway, maybe I'm overthinking this. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!
1. How do I sex this lil bugger? The guy I bought it from was kind of a social retard and didn't tell me the age or gender despite my repeatedly asking. It was captive bred so I assumed this "great, reliable, knowledgeable" dealer could at least give me that much...
2. Feeding: how often should I feed him/her? Its been averaging about a cricket a week and its abdomen is huge now. When it first arrived the abdomen was quite small, now its got a jammin booty.
3. Socialization: Any pointers on handling? Everytime I stick my hand in there it runs and hides. I'm glad to know my spider's eyesight is very good, but I'd like it to know that the hand doesn't = death or harm.
on a related note I was considering giving it a pinky mouse to try, because sometimes the crickets aren't so receptive to the thought of being eaten and will hide for a very long time in the enclosure and occasionally die under some moss for no good reason. A pinky mouse would let me know reliably if its eating, but will not give it anything to hunt. Thoughts?
Eating mammals might retard any socialization process, too, as it learns that mammals can be a food source.
Anyway, maybe I'm overthinking this. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!