Leila
Arachnobaron
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- Feb 7, 2017
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I've been procrastinating creating this post. I thought I had every aspect of modified care for my tarantulas down, but that is proving to be untrue.
Several of you are aware that my left leg is broken (as of Friday) and in a full cast- from top of the thigh down to my toes. I am a very petite person, so moving about with this cast (and a painful leg) is laborious.
This poses a major problem when it comes to tarantula maintenance. Ponder for a moment if any of my Ts were to make a mad dash out of his/her enclosure- I would be completely unable to retrieve the spider.
Anyway. I currently have my small collection sitting on shelves in the livingroom beside me. I wanted to be able to monitor their water and such. However, there are so many cons to having them in here, such as: the temps can be a bit cooler at times, the room is so darn bright..
Three of my six Ts are slings. This also concerns me, given the conditions are not the best. One of my slings almost darted out of its condiment cup last night when I was adding water. Yikes!
I'm telling ya- it's just unnerving when you are not in control as much. Maintenance is a breeze for me under normal circumstances; but the circumstances are far from normal atm.
Tips anyone? Any ideas how to make this easier, more fool proof, etc? Should I place the slings in larger enclosures so they won't be likely to dart?
I hope this does not sound cold, but I am not looking for sympathy- I just require some assistance with my 8-legged babies.
Thanks!
Several of you are aware that my left leg is broken (as of Friday) and in a full cast- from top of the thigh down to my toes. I am a very petite person, so moving about with this cast (and a painful leg) is laborious.
This poses a major problem when it comes to tarantula maintenance. Ponder for a moment if any of my Ts were to make a mad dash out of his/her enclosure- I would be completely unable to retrieve the spider.
Anyway. I currently have my small collection sitting on shelves in the livingroom beside me. I wanted to be able to monitor their water and such. However, there are so many cons to having them in here, such as: the temps can be a bit cooler at times, the room is so darn bright..
Three of my six Ts are slings. This also concerns me, given the conditions are not the best. One of my slings almost darted out of its condiment cup last night when I was adding water. Yikes!
I'm telling ya- it's just unnerving when you are not in control as much. Maintenance is a breeze for me under normal circumstances; but the circumstances are far from normal atm.
Tips anyone? Any ideas how to make this easier, more fool proof, etc? Should I place the slings in larger enclosures so they won't be likely to dart?
I hope this does not sound cold, but I am not looking for sympathy- I just require some assistance with my 8-legged babies.
Thanks!