0siris
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2010
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Hello fellow arachnophiliacs! :worship:
I have recently become very interested in tarantulas and soon after I stumbled on these forums. I have to say, there is a stunning amount of good information on these boards, I have been reading up on basic care of tarantulas for the past week or so.
I decided that I'd like to rear one of these fascinating creatures. After an extensive search of reputable online dealers I decided to purchase my sling from swiftinverts. I opted for the G.Rosea (Red Morph) after reading about it being an excellent beginner species
The sling should be here tomorrow, and I have just realized that all of the information that I have been reading up on over the past week was about care for adult tarantulas! Having said that, can someone shed some light for me how to care for spiderlings?
I read that you should keep slings in the vial they come in until they outgrow it. What would be the downside of putting the sling in the 10 gallon terrarium I have prepared? It has about 4-5 inches of loosely packed eco-earth with about 80% humidity (it was 95% before I baked the stuff in the oven. I can dry it out more if needed. Humidity in the house is a comfortable 50%) Do spiderlings require higher humidity/temperature since they grow faster & subsequently molt more often?
I know I should feed it pinhead crix a couple of times a week, and make sure the water dish is smaller than the spider itself. I plan on getting a buried half clay pot for a hide and perhaps a small log for a perch.
I'll cut this short before it becomes a novel
Thanks in advance for any input! I really appreciate it.
I have recently become very interested in tarantulas and soon after I stumbled on these forums. I have to say, there is a stunning amount of good information on these boards, I have been reading up on basic care of tarantulas for the past week or so.
I decided that I'd like to rear one of these fascinating creatures. After an extensive search of reputable online dealers I decided to purchase my sling from swiftinverts. I opted for the G.Rosea (Red Morph) after reading about it being an excellent beginner species
The sling should be here tomorrow, and I have just realized that all of the information that I have been reading up on over the past week was about care for adult tarantulas! Having said that, can someone shed some light for me how to care for spiderlings?
I read that you should keep slings in the vial they come in until they outgrow it. What would be the downside of putting the sling in the 10 gallon terrarium I have prepared? It has about 4-5 inches of loosely packed eco-earth with about 80% humidity (it was 95% before I baked the stuff in the oven. I can dry it out more if needed. Humidity in the house is a comfortable 50%) Do spiderlings require higher humidity/temperature since they grow faster & subsequently molt more often?
I know I should feed it pinhead crix a couple of times a week, and make sure the water dish is smaller than the spider itself. I plan on getting a buried half clay pot for a hide and perhaps a small log for a perch.
I'll cut this short before it becomes a novel
Thanks in advance for any input! I really appreciate it.