Tavyn
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2005
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Hello all I am high school teacher in Sarasota Florida. I am a relative newcomer to the world of keeping arachnids as pets.
Over the last several years I have kept a male Brachypelma vagans. He has been great fun for me and hugely interesting to my students. Due to school policy the tarantula (considered a dangerous venomous insect by the school board) is only allowed to visit my classroom and only with approval from my principal and the notification of all parents that he will be present.
What I am looking for is another arachnid that would be able to reside full time at school. Something non poisonous, hardy, and easy to care for in a drafty air-conditioned school that will go from low 70s when kids are present to the high 80s and even 90s on the weekends. A food source that doesnt spoil or an organism that can go long periods without food. (The tarantula was perfect, there are times when he wont eat for a month.) This makes spring break and christmas break easy.
I have a 20 gallon aquarium tank at school that I would like to use for this critter. It has a lid but not one I would trust to keep any kind of climbing critter in.
Multiple critters would be better than one. Millipede maybe? Roaches? Has to be relatively "acceptable" so as to not freak out the kids or their parents or my principal. The tarantula was a tough sell. Anybody have any ideas?
Over the last several years I have kept a male Brachypelma vagans. He has been great fun for me and hugely interesting to my students. Due to school policy the tarantula (considered a dangerous venomous insect by the school board) is only allowed to visit my classroom and only with approval from my principal and the notification of all parents that he will be present.
What I am looking for is another arachnid that would be able to reside full time at school. Something non poisonous, hardy, and easy to care for in a drafty air-conditioned school that will go from low 70s when kids are present to the high 80s and even 90s on the weekends. A food source that doesnt spoil or an organism that can go long periods without food. (The tarantula was perfect, there are times when he wont eat for a month.) This makes spring break and christmas break easy.
I have a 20 gallon aquarium tank at school that I would like to use for this critter. It has a lid but not one I would trust to keep any kind of climbing critter in.
Multiple critters would be better than one. Millipede maybe? Roaches? Has to be relatively "acceptable" so as to not freak out the kids or their parents or my principal. The tarantula was a tough sell. Anybody have any ideas?