I was browsing through my local Craigslist pet section when I saw an ad for some tarantulas. The guy wanted $100 for a few nice divided cages, and whoever bought them got 8 Ts for free: P. pulcher, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, P. regalis, P. formosa, GBB, B. auratum, and a rosie. The cages were made divided- each compartment has a seperate sliding screen door and the dividers are glass. I know divided tanks aren't supposed to be a good idea, but these should work, right?
I didn't get a great look at them when I picked them up because the lighting wasn't very good and I was tired. The ad had said he'd been forgetting to feed them, but I didn't realize how underfed they were when I got them. Out of all of them, only the rosie and the regalis look like they've eaten in the past couple months, and all of their cages were totally dry with no water in their dishes.
All of them got water (and drank) as soon as we got home, and all except the auratum and the rosie ate superworms last night. I got some crickets today because they wouldn't eat roaches either, and I'm going to try those tonight. I would normally wait a few days before feeding them, but I'm not sure the auratum will make it much longer if it doesn't eat.
I will try to get pictures of the Ts and their setups tomorrow or the next day.
Are any feeders better than others for underfed Ts? Anything I should be doing to help them out?
I didn't get a great look at them when I picked them up because the lighting wasn't very good and I was tired. The ad had said he'd been forgetting to feed them, but I didn't realize how underfed they were when I got them. Out of all of them, only the rosie and the regalis look like they've eaten in the past couple months, and all of their cages were totally dry with no water in their dishes.
All of them got water (and drank) as soon as we got home, and all except the auratum and the rosie ate superworms last night. I got some crickets today because they wouldn't eat roaches either, and I'm going to try those tonight. I would normally wait a few days before feeding them, but I'm not sure the auratum will make it much longer if it doesn't eat.
I will try to get pictures of the Ts and their setups tomorrow or the next day.
Are any feeders better than others for underfed Ts? Anything I should be doing to help them out?