Hi everyone,
I was at the White Plains Reptile Expo today and came back with two tarantula spiderlings and a pacman frog. Both of the spiderlings are 0.25 inches in size. The species I got were B. Albopilosum(true form not hobby) and Euathlus sp. Red. I understand that these tarantulas are the best beginner species. I'm also well aware that it will take quite some time before they reach adult size. I don't mind that as I'm somewhat arachnophobic and figure that if they grow slowly I will get used to their larger size gradually as well.
Having said that, how long can I expect to wait for the slings to reach 2" or more in size?
Are both of these easy slings to raise? I want to make sure to give them the best possible care.
Regarding basic husbandry, both of them are in half pill bottle sized containers. The albopilosum is on vermiculite and the sp. red is on coco fiber. The vendor I bought them from said to mist the substrate to provide them with water instead of using a water dish. I don't even know anything small enough that could even suffice as a water dish in such a small container in any case. How often should I wet the substrate and is a couple of drops of water off of my finger a good way to go about doing so? I plan on chopping up mealworms to feed the slings for the time being. How small a slice of the mealworm should I be putting in? Remember, these are 1/4 inch slings. I'm very excited about getting started in the hobby! Thanks for reading.
I was at the White Plains Reptile Expo today and came back with two tarantula spiderlings and a pacman frog. Both of the spiderlings are 0.25 inches in size. The species I got were B. Albopilosum(true form not hobby) and Euathlus sp. Red. I understand that these tarantulas are the best beginner species. I'm also well aware that it will take quite some time before they reach adult size. I don't mind that as I'm somewhat arachnophobic and figure that if they grow slowly I will get used to their larger size gradually as well.
Having said that, how long can I expect to wait for the slings to reach 2" or more in size?
Are both of these easy slings to raise? I want to make sure to give them the best possible care.
Regarding basic husbandry, both of them are in half pill bottle sized containers. The albopilosum is on vermiculite and the sp. red is on coco fiber. The vendor I bought them from said to mist the substrate to provide them with water instead of using a water dish. I don't even know anything small enough that could even suffice as a water dish in such a small container in any case. How often should I wet the substrate and is a couple of drops of water off of my finger a good way to go about doing so? I plan on chopping up mealworms to feed the slings for the time being. How small a slice of the mealworm should I be putting in? Remember, these are 1/4 inch slings. I'm very excited about getting started in the hobby! Thanks for reading.