pauls
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I just purchased a cute little rose hair tarantula today. It's my first spider I owned, but I've been wanting one for a while now. I think I have everything figured out, but I'd like some further input to make sure I'm doing things right. I have a 10 gallon tank with about 1-1.5" of a soft, cork-like substrate. I have a water dish and will put in some branches for it to hide in later on. The temperature sits around 70F average, dropping as low as 65F for only a few hours daily.
One question I have is about the water dish. It is about an inch deep. The pet store told me to saturate some cotton balls and keep them in the dish. A friend of mine said no cotton, but line the dish with rocks in case the spider falls in. I was also wondering about humidity. The pet store said spray the spider daily with warm water...but I was informed that annoys the spider. I heard spraying the walls is a good routine. That and putting saran wrap under my screen top. A friend says it will hold in humidity and stop the spider from getting its toes caught in the screen. I'm informed that feeding is very basic. Toss a few crickets in every couple of days, then remove the leftovers after 24hrs. I know about molting, so I have no questions there. One last concern is something for my spider to hide/crawl around/etc. I didn't want to buy any extravagant object from the petstore and was told I could use drywood found outside. Is this a wise idea, or should I just fork out money and buy something?
Here's a picture of my new friend. Thanks for any suggestions given!
One question I have is about the water dish. It is about an inch deep. The pet store told me to saturate some cotton balls and keep them in the dish. A friend of mine said no cotton, but line the dish with rocks in case the spider falls in. I was also wondering about humidity. The pet store said spray the spider daily with warm water...but I was informed that annoys the spider. I heard spraying the walls is a good routine. That and putting saran wrap under my screen top. A friend says it will hold in humidity and stop the spider from getting its toes caught in the screen. I'm informed that feeding is very basic. Toss a few crickets in every couple of days, then remove the leftovers after 24hrs. I know about molting, so I have no questions there. One last concern is something for my spider to hide/crawl around/etc. I didn't want to buy any extravagant object from the petstore and was told I could use drywood found outside. Is this a wise idea, or should I just fork out money and buy something?
Here's a picture of my new friend. Thanks for any suggestions given!
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