Javalon
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2017
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Hey Everyone! Relatively new to the Tarantula Keeping Hobby, I recently acquired a roughly 6 year old, female G. Rosea, she is my first one(I know how typical
) Her previous enclosure was getting pretty tight for her, so I built a new enclosure for her, and rehoused her on Wednesday. after doing the standard "walk around and check stuff out" motions, she now primarily stays in this one particular spot or on top of her hide, and I know G. Rosea are dubbed the "Living Rock" of the Tarantula world, but she really rarely moves, but I am curious if this is because it is a higher point in the Enclosure and thus less humid, and I am concerned the ventilation might not be enough for her, but its almost impossible to find a guide on specifics since everyone has their own opinion regarding enclosure ventilation. Any Help, suggestions, criticism is greatly appreciated! I'm including some basic info and a pic for reference, I apologize if this seems like a silly topic or question to ask, but I'd rather be thorough, I love this T and don't want to see it come to any harm. Thanks everyone!
-Enclosure dimensions: L13" x W9" x H6"
-Bagged Eco-Earth Coconut fiber substrate
-Regular temps around 75F during the day 68-70F at night
-No noticeable moisture on enclosure walls(but could have been?) Substrate was as dry as I think it could be(would not stick together much if at all when squished in hands)
-Ventilation 15 holes on each of the North and South sides of the enclosure, and 4 on each of the West and East walls, all at the top
-Water bowl is 3" diameter about 1" deep with river rocks in it
-last Molt was in September 2016, last feeding was on Friday(Jan 6/2017)
-Is at rested posture almost exlcusively and rarely walks on the walls of the enclosure(that I've seen)
) Her previous enclosure was getting pretty tight for her, so I built a new enclosure for her, and rehoused her on Wednesday. after doing the standard "walk around and check stuff out" motions, she now primarily stays in this one particular spot or on top of her hide, and I know G. Rosea are dubbed the "Living Rock" of the Tarantula world, but she really rarely moves, but I am curious if this is because it is a higher point in the Enclosure and thus less humid, and I am concerned the ventilation might not be enough for her, but its almost impossible to find a guide on specifics since everyone has their own opinion regarding enclosure ventilation. Any Help, suggestions, criticism is greatly appreciated! I'm including some basic info and a pic for reference, I apologize if this seems like a silly topic or question to ask, but I'd rather be thorough, I love this T and don't want to see it come to any harm. Thanks everyone!-Enclosure dimensions: L13" x W9" x H6"
-Bagged Eco-Earth Coconut fiber substrate
-Regular temps around 75F during the day 68-70F at night
-No noticeable moisture on enclosure walls(but could have been?) Substrate was as dry as I think it could be(would not stick together much if at all when squished in hands)
-Ventilation 15 holes on each of the North and South sides of the enclosure, and 4 on each of the West and East walls, all at the top
-Water bowl is 3" diameter about 1" deep with river rocks in it
-last Molt was in September 2016, last feeding was on Friday(Jan 6/2017)
-Is at rested posture almost exlcusively and rarely walks on the walls of the enclosure(that I've seen)
