getting a green bottle blue

theapexgerman · 03-03-12, 03:20 PM

Ok so my breeder knows a buddy who knows of someone who has a few green bottle blues T's but they won't be here till wed or Thursday and getting one ok so here are my questions should I get male or female? What type of cage should I get? What substrate should I use? What's the best food for them? Do I need a heater for them etc under tank heater,or a basking light and do they need a water dish? And any other genral stuff I look for care sheets but each one says something different

BarelyBreathing · 03-03-12, 03:24 PM

Females live longer, get a female.

My sling is in a 5 gallon Critter Keeper. Ten gallons will be an alright size for an adult. I have mine on Eco Earth. My younger tarantulas eat crickets, my older ones eat dubia roaches. I don't have heat on mine, but they are in a climate controlled room. If your room is too cold, a small under tank heater will be enough. I don't have a light on mine, but I do have a small water dish.

theapexgerman · 03-03-12, 03:33 PM

Ok how often do they eat? And how moist should I keep the eco-earth? And they will be in my reptile room and its climate control and I belive these are not young ones but I'm not to for sure

smoothie4l · 03-03-12, 03:45 PM

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Ok how often do they eat? And how moist should I keep the eco-earth? And they will be in my reptile room and its climate control and I belive these are not young ones but I'm not to for sure

Keeping T's are SO easy. You can mist the cage if you would like but the water bowl will be fine. Now I could go on and on but the website 'arachnoboards' (another forum I am part of) will solve all your problems give it a look and use the search bar in the corner.

theapexgerman · 03-03-12, 03:53 PM

Ok ill take a look on it

bushsnake · 03-03-12, 04:00 PM

they are basicly a dessert species so keep them dry

theapexgerman · 03-03-12, 04:10 PM

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they are basicly a dessert species so keep them dry

Ok will do

theapexgerman · 03-03-12, 10:42 PM

Ok the guy wants like 120 bucks for a green bottle blue isn't that a little a to much lot of money for a spider

Skumbo · 03-04-12, 11:34 AM

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Ok the guy wants like 120 bucks for a green bottle blue isn't that a little a to much lot of money for a spider

Looked into other ones for sale, that looks like about right if not a few bucks cheaper than what those kind go for. Keep in mind its like geckos and snakes, morphs (or rare colors/etc) are more money!

That said, i found one or two that had smaller (younger?) ones for sale for like $35 - $45, the more expensive ones are adults, ones with more blue, etc.

theapexgerman · 03-04-12, 11:37 AM

I can understand snakes and gekos but spiders I see some onlike for 60 bucks but after shipping its going to be like 100 bucks I rather get me another snake guess I got to wait till there a little cheaper

BarelyBreathing · 03-04-12, 11:45 AM

It depends if it's a male or a female, and what size and age it is. Females are much more expensive, and slings are pretty cheap because there is really little guarantee that they will live.

theapexgerman · 03-04-12, 11:53 AM

These are a maybe 7 months old so and there all females I did read that slings do got a low rate of survival

BarelyBreathing · 03-04-12, 12:06 PM

That's a fair price.

bushsnake · 03-04-12, 12:10 PM

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That's a fair price.

i agree...specially if its a sexed female

Skumbo · 03-04-12, 12:27 PM

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I can understand snakes and gekos but spiders I see some onlike for 60 bucks but after shipping its going to be like 100 bucks I rather get me another snake guess I got to wait till there a little cheaper

its just preference. I'd never spend over $50 on a gecko, I don't care that much, they're not my "thing" and for others I'm sure they'd much rather spend $100+ on a gecko than a snake!