I’m new to the hobby, and I decided recently (a few days ago) to get a tarantula. Me, being the dumb person I am, decided I didn’t want to raise a tarantula (I regret this choice, don’t worry).
With that being said, I got some stuff for a tarantula. Now, I wanted a Salmon pink bird eater because of their habitat choice. My mom was going to get it for me, but I got impatient and was too nervous to order online.
Sooo, I went to Petco... yes, petco. I saw a zebra knee tarantula for $40 (adult I believe). I purchased this tarantula and took it home. Again, I’m really stupid. I thought it would “just be fine”. So I set it up with a hide and everything and bought everything required. I know I made a bad choice in substrate brand. I think I got something called “reptile soil” instead of getting ecoearth stuff.
Another thing, it has a mesh lid and no holes on the side, and she/he climbs up the wall at night and I’m scared it’s leg will get stuck. Also, I didn’t get but like 1 inch of substrate in the tank and some moss, an extra piece of cork bark, and a watering dish.
My tarantula is a very sweet girl/boy. She hasn’t eaten yet (we got really small crickets to raise), which I totally expected because they were constantly being fed at petco. Here’s the thing, she refuses to use the hide and just covers herself in moss. I assume this is because of the lack of PROPER substrate.
My mom said she’ll take me to get the right kind on this Tuesday. It’s not that I’m so worried about. I’m worried because I don’t know it’s gender, and if it’s matured and a male, that’s no good right? I heard about someone else who got the same tarantula from the same place; it didn’t live long. I’m really worried about him/her. I literally started crying because I just am really concerned. It’s more than a tarantula to me. I need help. It came with a care sheet (I didn’t bother to read it because it’s more likely to be inaccurate), but it’s not because I don’t know what I’m doing.
He/she does like running around at night (sometimes I wake up to it spilling its water and climbing up the sides) so I don’t think it’s really sick or anything, but I’m still concerned. I wanted to take it out and put it in a container while I fix it up, but I’m scared I’ll stress it out too much, even though she/he doesn’t mind being touched. I don’t want to move it around this Sunday and then move it again on Tuesday.
With that being said, I got some stuff for a tarantula. Now, I wanted a Salmon pink bird eater because of their habitat choice. My mom was going to get it for me, but I got impatient and was too nervous to order online.
Sooo, I went to Petco... yes, petco. I saw a zebra knee tarantula for $40 (adult I believe). I purchased this tarantula and took it home. Again, I’m really stupid. I thought it would “just be fine”. So I set it up with a hide and everything and bought everything required. I know I made a bad choice in substrate brand. I think I got something called “reptile soil” instead of getting ecoearth stuff.
Another thing, it has a mesh lid and no holes on the side, and she/he climbs up the wall at night and I’m scared it’s leg will get stuck. Also, I didn’t get but like 1 inch of substrate in the tank and some moss, an extra piece of cork bark, and a watering dish.
My tarantula is a very sweet girl/boy. She hasn’t eaten yet (we got really small crickets to raise), which I totally expected because they were constantly being fed at petco. Here’s the thing, she refuses to use the hide and just covers herself in moss. I assume this is because of the lack of PROPER substrate.
My mom said she’ll take me to get the right kind on this Tuesday. It’s not that I’m so worried about. I’m worried because I don’t know it’s gender, and if it’s matured and a male, that’s no good right? I heard about someone else who got the same tarantula from the same place; it didn’t live long. I’m really worried about him/her. I literally started crying because I just am really concerned. It’s more than a tarantula to me. I need help. It came with a care sheet (I didn’t bother to read it because it’s more likely to be inaccurate), but it’s not because I don’t know what I’m doing.
He/she does like running around at night (sometimes I wake up to it spilling its water and climbing up the sides) so I don’t think it’s really sick or anything, but I’m still concerned. I wanted to take it out and put it in a container while I fix it up, but I’m scared I’ll stress it out too much, even though she/he doesn’t mind being touched. I don’t want to move it around this Sunday and then move it again on Tuesday.
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