new smithi 5-6 inch

[gasman247]

im a newbie to T keeping and this is my first.

ive had her nearly 3 days now

she is around 5-6 nch
gasman

 

[thedude]

nice T but is the all the substrate wood chips or just that corner?

 

[penny'smom]

Hey Gasman, welcome to AB! My first T was a smithi as well, so I am a bit partial.

She's a beaut, but a little word of advice, if you don't mind. You should get her off the wood chips, and onto some peat. Wood chips of any kind are not a good substrate for tarantulas. Peat soil tends to be top choice, some ppl here mix it with vermiculite, or sphagum moss. Others use coco fiber. This comes in blocks that you hydrate, then squeeze all the excess water out of before putting it in the tank. I use this for my spiderlings and hermit crabs.

The peat can be found in any garden center, or places like Lowe's and Home Depot. Just read your labels and make sure you get plain old peat, NO fertilizers.

Hope to see more pics. May you have many happy years with your girl.

 

[pinkzebra]

Oh, she's beautiful! I love smithies. I do agree with the above two posters though, she should definately not be on wood chips.

Enjoy her!

Jen

 

[gasman247]

thx for the advice,cant belive they sold me the wood chip from the pet store?? i asked him and he said this was the stuff,bought a big bag of it!!!

off to buy the peat tomorrow then as soon as they open.do i need to get rid of all chipping?? or mix the pat in?? strange he would tell me to put this a few inches thick on the bottom on its own?unless i just wasnt listening?


thx again


gasman

 

[ranchulas]

I would get rid of all the wood chips. Awesome first T! Welcome to an addiction like no other

 

[thedude]

they tell you to buy it so they can make money for one thing and another is that they dont know what the flip there talking about

 

[tmanjim]

Peat is definitely the way to go. I get a 40 lb. bag every 5 or 6 months or so, 23+ T's, and my wife also uses it for gardening. Make sure it is all organic with no chemical additives that could be T harmful. ENJOY. And by the way, go get a few more T's.

 

[Profkrakatoa]

VERY pretty! I'm considering a B. smithi for my next T

 

[Morkelsker]

thx for the advice,cant belive they sold me the wood chip from the pet store?? i asked him and he said this was the stuff,bought a big bag of it!!!

That's pet stores! Sometimes, sellers dont even knows that T's are still venomous, like if they had a surgery to feep of their venom.