RatKing216
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2011
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- 11
Hello everyone. I am a brand new member here on Arachnoboards. Ten minutes ago. Anyway, I have a very important question for you all. I am brand new to the hobby! I have 1 Tarantula so far. It is a 1 1/2" Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue) that I got from Paul at PetCenterUSA.net. Great transaction! Great seller! I never have handled it, nor do I plan to handle it. I love Tarantulas, but I don't really feel comfortable holding them. Anyway, as I said, I am new to the hobby. Now this may be a bad idea and that's why I'm asking the experts here. I found a P. murinus for sale at a very good price. $95 for an 5" adult female!!! Now, I am a bit terrified at the fact it is an "Orange Bitey Thing", but I am intrigued as well. They are truly beautiful! Now this may be part ego and part stupidity, but there's something about having the baddest spider on the block! So although a bit scared, I don't wanna jump into anything! I want to study, research, ask questions and get advise. I REALLY want to get her, but as Jon3800 says... Impulse buying. Shame shame. So I wait. I'm giving it 3 weeks. That will give me the time I need to save for her and another tank and whatnot. And if she sells in that time, then I'll look around again.
So here's the meat of the thread. The questions... Is it even possible I could be ready for this? How bad are they really? Speed/Aggression. Here's my thought process on this thing. As I said I'm a bit scared so I NEVER plan on giving her a chance to escape or bite me! But I may have it figured out. So I'm planning on buying the largest Critter Keeper I can find. $20 or so probably. Then whenever I need to feed I'll just pop the little top window part and throw it in. Well what about water and cage maintenance you ask? (This is where you tell me good or bad idea). I plan on making a wooden box enclosure for her too hide in and then attach a "trap door" on it. Then whenever I need to give her water, or do anything in the cage for that matter, I can just wait until she's in the box and close her in. Like I said, it will be a complete box too. So when I need to change the substrate I can wait until she's in there, shut the door, pick up the whole box, and then clean her home. That's my biggest fear is changing the bedding. And when I need to change in her home? I guess I'll figure that out at a later date. Maybe quickly put a cup over her while she's outside her home and then clean it. I plan to change the substrate once every 7-9 months and the "hide" maybe every 15-18 months. Is that about right? Now the real question is this... I plan to use 4-5 inches of substrate, have 1 water dish, and the wooden box in the tank. Will she even use the box? It will look like a regular box made of wood all the way around. I may put some substrate inside the box too make it a bit softer. But I know they like to web up corners I guess. So will she use the box if that's the only hide she has? Is this even a good idea? And lastly what's the best Temp/Humidity for them? I've only been in the hobby for about 1 month so far. But there is something about the OBT. I wouldn't mind a Colbalt Blue either. But I think (oddly enough) that an OBT would be easier to take care of. Well sorry for going on for so long. I hope someone reads this. This is my 1st ever thread here and I don't know if it's going in the right spot. Hell, I don't even know how I'm going to find this thread once I log out! Please help answer my questions if you can. I think I covered everything.
So here's the meat of the thread. The questions... Is it even possible I could be ready for this? How bad are they really? Speed/Aggression. Here's my thought process on this thing. As I said I'm a bit scared so I NEVER plan on giving her a chance to escape or bite me! But I may have it figured out. So I'm planning on buying the largest Critter Keeper I can find. $20 or so probably. Then whenever I need to feed I'll just pop the little top window part and throw it in. Well what about water and cage maintenance you ask? (This is where you tell me good or bad idea). I plan on making a wooden box enclosure for her too hide in and then attach a "trap door" on it. Then whenever I need to give her water, or do anything in the cage for that matter, I can just wait until she's in the box and close her in. Like I said, it will be a complete box too. So when I need to change the substrate I can wait until she's in there, shut the door, pick up the whole box, and then clean her home. That's my biggest fear is changing the bedding. And when I need to change in her home? I guess I'll figure that out at a later date. Maybe quickly put a cup over her while she's outside her home and then clean it. I plan to change the substrate once every 7-9 months and the "hide" maybe every 15-18 months. Is that about right? Now the real question is this... I plan to use 4-5 inches of substrate, have 1 water dish, and the wooden box in the tank. Will she even use the box? It will look like a regular box made of wood all the way around. I may put some substrate inside the box too make it a bit softer. But I know they like to web up corners I guess. So will she use the box if that's the only hide she has? Is this even a good idea? And lastly what's the best Temp/Humidity for them? I've only been in the hobby for about 1 month so far. But there is something about the OBT. I wouldn't mind a Colbalt Blue either. But I think (oddly enough) that an OBT would be easier to take care of. Well sorry for going on for so long. I hope someone reads this. This is my 1st ever thread here and I don't know if it's going in the right spot. Hell, I don't even know how I'm going to find this thread once I log out! Please help answer my questions if you can. I think I covered everything.