JonnyTorch
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@Adelheid1976 Cold blood gave you a great detailed answer. Follow that advice and you'll have a happy tarantula.
Here is the thing...the care is basically the same....and really, it is pretty much the same for nearly all beginner species.So ultimately, all the research was geared towards a Chilean Rose Hair
Theyre not...the curly you had is far better...rose hairs are among the most boring and inactive of all ts.because ALL the videos and guides said they were the best)
Just watch out for the urticating hairs, they can shoot hairs in the air when they are nervous. Just don't go touching them. But all new world tarantulas mentioned above can do that, just Brachypelma does it more so than others. Brachypelma can be a pet rock sometimes too, less of one than my Rosea, but at least they're very prettyI will have to look into the Brachypelma family!
You do mean flick off hairs right? I know some people thought they shot out hairs on command when asking about my spiders lol.Just watch out for the urticating hairs, they can shoot hairs in the air when they are nervous. Just don't go touching them. But all new world tarantulas mentioned above can do that, just Brachypelma does it more so than others. Brachypelma can be a pet rock sometimes too, less of one than my Rosea, but at least they're very pretty
Yes. Same thing. They flick hairs, or shoot them, just like humans can flick boogers or shoot them... Lol. I say "shoot" because technically they do it as a projectile toward their threat, a bullet, being shot, is a projectile as well. But oh well, semantics.You do mean flick off hairs right? I know some people thought they shot out hairs on command when asking about my spiders lol.
Ah ok. When I hear shoot I think more self propelled.Yes. Same thing. They flick hairs, or shoot them, just like humans can flick boogers or shoot them... Lol. I say "shoot" because technically they do it as a projectile toward their threat, a bullet, being shot, is a projectile as well. But oh well, semantics.
They're pretty bulletproof in terms of care but they're basically pet rocks with such slow metabolisms that it makes them extremely easy to overfeed which results in them refusing to eat for anything up to two years at a time (an adult only really needs to eat like 8 times a year).Chilean Rose Hair (because ALL the videos and guides said they were the best)
Do yourself a favour and stop watching his videos immediately. Literally the only YouTuber worth watching outside of the documentary-style channels is Tom Moran (people will say "But Dave's Little Beasties/Tarantula Collective" but neither of them are consistent enough with the quality of the info they provide for my liking).We were also watching a video from Exotics Lair on Youtube
Don't forget to look at A chalcodes, they're adorable imoSo a Rosea is like having a pet rock? Huh, I'm glad we didn't get one then. I already know they aren't interested in a G Pulchra (that's a Brazilian black, right?) but I will have to look into the Brachypelma family!
I think using MULTIPLE resources for research is the best way to learn and gain the best information. AB is great...amazing, as is Tom Moran. I don't discount the others either but it's all a line of information in my research book.Do yourself a favour and stop watching his videos immediately. Literally the only YouTuber worth watching outside of the documentary-style channels is Tom Moran (people will say "But Dave's Little Beasties/Tarantula Collective" but neither of them are consistent enough with the quality of the info they provide for my liking).
We should start a "nutter" swap because I like them feisty (Joking about the swap)another side bar on Grammastola. The rosea was always called a 'great starter' because of their disposition. Then owners found a small fraction of them (roughly 10%) were psycho.
Through a rough poll among owners, I found this trait seems to exist across the genus. So when buying any Grammastola, you have a 1/10 chance (+/-) of getting a nutter.
My G. pulchripes is one of them, my daughters pulchra is typical
My G. pulchripes thinks she's old worldWe should start a "nutter" swap because I like them feisty (Joking about the swap)
You can probably take it down a bit like another inch, or pack it down a bit. That's looking like the legspan of an adult if it's stretched out from the dirt to the top, go for 1.5x the legspan. If you get an adult, it will be fine if you do. That way you can see a bit more of the tank, but that is looking much safer. That direction + acrylic lid is great. Looking good.So first step in the remodel is complete- added more substrate! Does this look like a better distance to prevent falls?
looks good, as @JonnyTorch said, just compress it a bit.So first step in the remodel is complete- added more substrate! Does this look like a better distance to prevent falls?