Tarantula Care

[Wish fire]

Can someone plz help me. I'm getting a pink haired tarantula **my friends giving me hers** and I dont know anything about them.... can someone help me and give me some info on what they eat how there habitat should be?

Thanx alot,
- Wishfireo>

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

I replied to this in General Discussion. Hope it helps you.

Aidan

[Wish fire]

thanx alot that sight is awsome. But by any chance could someone tell me how much to feed him a day.... **he's only a baby**

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

If he's a baby then feeding daily is unnecessary. Put a small cricket in 2-3 times per week, make sure that he does eat them. If he doesn't remove them as they could be getting close to a moult and a cricket in there with him can be fairly harmful.

Aidan

[Andrew vV]

Okay. First off, Im terrible when it comes to common names and Im trying to figure out which species it is. Do you have any idea?? Was it bought at a pet store?? (they are VERY often mis-labeled)
How big is a "baby" in terms of legspan?? some people have different definitions of the word when it comes to spiders:)

The species, temperature and amount you feed it can strongly influence the rate at which your baby grows....or doesnt.

[Wish fire]

Okay It's a Chilean Rose hair Tarantula. It was bought in a pet store. And I have no idea how big he is in leg span. But he is really young. I know I'm supposed to feed him Pinhead crickets, small roaches or meal worms when there young but I have no idea how much I'm supposed to feed him how often etc. Oh and am I supposed to have a heating system? Because my friend Just keeps him in a rubermaid no heating... well it would be room temp cause she keeps him in her room... Ah this sounds like more work then she explained it to be:( But if you could let me know I would grately appreciate it,
Thanx,
-Wish fire

[Wish fire]

Oh and thank you so much SaIiLdVaEnR for all yor help:>

[Andrew vV]

No, these are by far the least demanding pets on the planet. Rose hairs are extremely hardy and Im sure you will have no problem keeping him/her.
a spider will stop eating when it has had enough, preparing to moult....or in the case of rose hairs....no apparent reason(this is not normally a problem for spiderlings)
If you have trouble finding small enough crickets, simply take a larger one--not too big-- and crush/remove its head. Most spiderlings seem to have no problem with taking dead prey. Make sure you remove any uneaten remains.

No heating system required. Some people seem to go out of their way to make keeping spiders harder than it needs to be. Pet stores are mainly responsible for this, as well as bad books. Keep your spider at room temp, and it will do just fine.

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

No problem Wish-Fire,

Aidan

[Wish fire]

Wow, your really educated when it comes to the whole Taranchula thing arent you? Thank you so much for all your help Andrew vV:) I grately appreciate it.

[dr greenlove]

Originally posted by Andrew vV
No heating system required. Some people seem to go out of their way to make keeping spiders harder than it needs to be. Pet stores are mainly responsible for this, as well as bad books. Keep your spider at room temp, and it will do just fine.

I would just like to state the obvious and say that "room temp" would depend entirely upon the temperature of the room...:(

Assuming that you live in a centrally heated environment then that would probably be fine. These creatures are fairly hardy and do not need temperatures that high. I kept most of my collection at temperatures in the 70's for many years.

But when i first started out i tried the room temperature (by the way, i am from England, so my 'room temperature' would of course be different from your own) method and eventually the critter (Chile rose) stopped eating. When supplemental heating was sorted out the appetite returned.

Incidentally, the above chile rose was my first spider and she died last summer, by my reckoning she was at least 17 years old (at leasty thats how long i had her for and when i aqquired her she was full grown).

Good luck!

[Andrew vV]

Originally posted by Wish fire
Wow, your really educated when it comes to the whole Taranchula thing arent you? Thank you so much for all your help Andrew vV:) I grately appreciate it.

No problem and good luck with your new pet!

[Andrew vV]

Originally posted by dr greenlove
I would just like to state the obvious and say that "room temp" would depend entirely upon the temperature of the room...:(



Right and wrong. Science needs a definition of "room temp" for the conduction of experiments. It is referred to as SATP---which equates to 298 degrees K(25 celcius) and pressure of 1 ATM (atmosphere) I believe this is kinda the general understanding for "room temp" though you are right.....some people do have their own idea of it:D

Cheers,
Andrew