Read the sticky on how to really care for your rosea. Keeping the room with the T on natural light and sporadic light feedings really do bring them out of 'pet rock' status and ,hopefully, no long period 'off-feeds'. Mine has adjusted and began acting like a 'normal' T ,not a complete weirdo, since I've done this. have fun and pics now, pleaseagreed, humidity is way way too high, i wouldnt be surprised if the spider just sat on the side of the tank and refused to touch the substrate. rosies come from one of the driest places on the planet, they do not like high humidity. also humidity like that is almost begging for mites and other vermin to come live in the tank.
I just figured he was shortening 'Chilean'. If he means it as a scientific name, well...
ditto, otherwise it would bug the crap out of me
<edit> sorry that i am new to this and cant reel off the name of every spider i am a newbie ok so do me a favour and give me a break yeah..... i just want to care and love my t and if it means comming here to talk and learn about other spiders then whats ya prob?? obviously u had a very misspent youth
Hey hey hey! Now where did that come from??? I'm pretty sure that he wasn't attacking you as a person!
Whoa now, we got a live one here, a regular OBT!
Starting out on this forum and insulting people, is not a logical/ smart thing. You say you 'just want to care and love my t,' so let's start doing that; and stop attacking people that could help you. Common names are a nightmare and xhexdx was simply expressing that. Nothing was aimed at you as an insult, so simmer down.
The scientific name for your T is G. rosea, I am sure you will find it easy to remember. That isn't the case with some scientific names, but this one is cake!G. rosea like it bone dry, so I would lower the humidity, let the substrate dry if it isn't and then give your T some time to settle in. Keeping it in inappropriate conditions, can have a definite effect on appetite. Maybe after a few days/ week/ weeks you will try crickets again and she will 'be on it like a shot.'
ok well firstly instead of making me feel like a idiot please understand that i am new to this hobbie and dont make me feel like a twit secondly i am sorry but like i said i am new to this so forgive me if i dont know all the scientific names
No one can MAKE you feel anything. If you feel your knowledge base isn't broad enough, then fix it. Don't complain that someone pointed out that you were confusing with your thread title. I also was confused by it and wondered if it was a species I hadn't heard of, or someone misunderstanding how to present scientific names. Not a single person has been down on you, because you were unaware of the correct scientific name. You seem to be insecure about being new to the hobby and waiting for someone to belittle you and are interpreting everything as an attack; I see no evidence of one. So, please stop the melodrama, it isn't needed or warranted.