I recently obtained three adult tarantulas. Two rosies and a B. smithi. I have had tarantulas for 10 years and have always kept them on coconut fiber in various degrees of wetness depending on the species. Lately I have started mixing in some tumbled aquarium stones for the drier ones because it makes it more stable. It's a nice natural look too.
These spiders came in their enclosures. Nicely decorated 10 gal aquariums. One of the rosies is on artificial grass carpet which the previous owner(who has had T's for 15 years and really was knowledgable) said was the only thing it liked. The other two are on Calci-Sand. I have never heard of anyone using calci-sand for tarantulas. These have been on this stuff for years. They look great. The B. smithi was a 2 inch juvi when she got it and now it's HUGE.
Any opinions about this. Do I change them to coconut fiber and gravel (my preference) or keep them on Calci-Sand?
These spiders came in their enclosures. Nicely decorated 10 gal aquariums. One of the rosies is on artificial grass carpet which the previous owner(who has had T's for 15 years and really was knowledgable) said was the only thing it liked. The other two are on Calci-Sand. I have never heard of anyone using calci-sand for tarantulas. These have been on this stuff for years. They look great. The B. smithi was a 2 inch juvi when she got it and now it's HUGE.
Any opinions about this. Do I change them to coconut fiber and gravel (my preference) or keep them on Calci-Sand?