I've been trying to study tarantula's for a while now and finally went out and got a juvinile A. Avicularia, I'm pretty sure it's a female...I was just wondering about a few things.
1. How big should she be before I put her in a mid sized Exo-terra enclosure?
2. (Dunno if this is dumb) Do spiders groom themselves? lol. It looked like she was cleaning her toes with her mouth/fangs, should I be worried?
3. Lots of people tell me with an A. Avic to usually not worry with a hide, being arboreal they will spin their own. Will she spin her own if she isn't an adult yet? If not, what would be some good suggestions for an adequite arboreal hide? (I'll try to post a pic of her enclosure after work, it's one of those plastic terrariums flipped up on end, with some branches and cork bark and a small tree. I think it's nice, she seems to like it *Hasn't got off the wall yet:8o but there isn't really a hide.) She eats and drinks fine, and stays off the substrate, which is that eco-earth coconut stuff. (Bad?)
Help!? Bwahaha. It would be great if I could get some suggestions or what not. Thanks guys. :8o
1. How big should she be before I put her in a mid sized Exo-terra enclosure?
2. (Dunno if this is dumb) Do spiders groom themselves? lol. It looked like she was cleaning her toes with her mouth/fangs, should I be worried?
3. Lots of people tell me with an A. Avic to usually not worry with a hide, being arboreal they will spin their own. Will she spin her own if she isn't an adult yet? If not, what would be some good suggestions for an adequite arboreal hide? (I'll try to post a pic of her enclosure after work, it's one of those plastic terrariums flipped up on end, with some branches and cork bark and a small tree. I think it's nice, she seems to like it *Hasn't got off the wall yet:8o but there isn't really a hide.) She eats and drinks fine, and stays off the substrate, which is that eco-earth coconut stuff. (Bad?)
Help!? Bwahaha. It would be great if I could get some suggestions or what not. Thanks guys. :8o