Ok, well first off I'd like to say I'm delighted to be a new member of Arachnoboards After obtaining a beautiful Grammostola Rosea, I can now begin to consider myself a wannabe T' keeper
I got Rosie (not very original I know ) 3 days ago, but I'm a little puzzled on how she is behaving, compared to what I have read of many people's experiences of the interweb :?
I am a total noob when it comes to keeping T's, she is my first, but I love her to pieces. I'm trying to follow all advice about temperatures and humidity, feeding and handling (or lack of) to substrate. But that's the only thing causing an issue. I was recommended by the Pet Shop owner to use Komodo Rainforest Substrate, which I didn't think would cause a problem. The substrate can be seen here. Though maybe I am just getting paranoid, but Rosie hasn't put a foot on it since she's been in her enclosure. The only time I have seen her move onto it was when she was drinking from the jar lid I provided, though she then retreated, back up the side of the tank :wall:
Do any of you guys know if this is normal, or am I doing something wrong. My parents take the approach of "She's just a spider, you think she's really that bothered by it", to which any reply I give is met by "Don't you love it when kids answer back" rather sarcastically :wall:
Please let me know when you can, cause I don't want her to be unhappy with her home
Cheers guys
Oh, and sorry if this is in the wrong Thread, still getting my way around this board
I got Rosie (not very original I know ) 3 days ago, but I'm a little puzzled on how she is behaving, compared to what I have read of many people's experiences of the interweb :?
I am a total noob when it comes to keeping T's, she is my first, but I love her to pieces. I'm trying to follow all advice about temperatures and humidity, feeding and handling (or lack of) to substrate. But that's the only thing causing an issue. I was recommended by the Pet Shop owner to use Komodo Rainforest Substrate, which I didn't think would cause a problem. The substrate can be seen here. Though maybe I am just getting paranoid, but Rosie hasn't put a foot on it since she's been in her enclosure. The only time I have seen her move onto it was when she was drinking from the jar lid I provided, though she then retreated, back up the side of the tank :wall:
Do any of you guys know if this is normal, or am I doing something wrong. My parents take the approach of "She's just a spider, you think she's really that bothered by it", to which any reply I give is met by "Don't you love it when kids answer back" rather sarcastically :wall:
Please let me know when you can, cause I don't want her to be unhappy with her home
Cheers guys
Oh, and sorry if this is in the wrong Thread, still getting my way around this board