I've searched already and I need some help.
I've been teaching Forest Ecology here at camp for the past two days -- caught some very pretty centipedes (and released) and some cool millipedes (I've still not gotten the hang of caring for those, but fun for the kids to see) -- anyway I caught what looks to be a juvenile wolf spider. Small but with all the right markings.
In our Nature center we have the book entitled "They Don't Have to Die" and all they talk about in there is the care of adults. They talk about feeding crickets twice a week and all that.
From what I've read on here, these guys grow up well, are voracious predators and don't hide as much as the T's do. They also for what I do have the advantage of being native. Also someone here said if you raised them right from a young size they could be tamed like tarantulas are (or used to being handled)
What I need to know is: Do I need to feed a spiderling more then twice a week? Can this one (dubbed Aragog) be handled eventually? How long do they take to grow up and molt and all that?
Thanks!
Naomi -- Naturalist at Flat Rock River YMCA Camp -- St. Paul, Indiana
I've been teaching Forest Ecology here at camp for the past two days -- caught some very pretty centipedes (and released) and some cool millipedes (I've still not gotten the hang of caring for those, but fun for the kids to see) -- anyway I caught what looks to be a juvenile wolf spider. Small but with all the right markings.
In our Nature center we have the book entitled "They Don't Have to Die" and all they talk about in there is the care of adults. They talk about feeding crickets twice a week and all that.
From what I've read on here, these guys grow up well, are voracious predators and don't hide as much as the T's do. They also for what I do have the advantage of being native. Also someone here said if you raised them right from a young size they could be tamed like tarantulas are (or used to being handled)
What I need to know is: Do I need to feed a spiderling more then twice a week? Can this one (dubbed Aragog) be handled eventually? How long do they take to grow up and molt and all that?
Thanks!
Naomi -- Naturalist at Flat Rock River YMCA Camp -- St. Paul, Indiana