Hey everyone,
I'm looking to get a T. to give to my school's outreach program. We have a number of reptiles, but I thought we should have an invertebrate representative as well, and who better than T.s for that?
I've been doing a lot of reading, and I personally think the following T.s would be good candidates;
B. smithi - most specimen being docile, fairly easy to take care of, good coloring
G. pulchra - same as above, though I've heard they can sometimes be even more docile
C. cyaneopubescens - easy to care for, good presentation of webbing, good coloring
Avic. avic - docile, good coloring, good presentation of arboreal species, webbing
Avic. versicolor - great coloring good presentation of the variation spiders can have
The criteria I've applied has been as follows;
1. Ease of care. -A T. that does not require all too much complicated care would be best. Humidity is negotiable, the setup and housing could mostly compensate, though I've been leaning toward the very simple drier climate species overall.
2. Handleability. -The reason this is important is simply because the professor doing the outreach would need to be able to coax the T. into a travel container. Actually holding the T. would not really happen unless necessary.
3. Stress tolerance. -As the animals need to be transported to the various elementary schools and such the T. would need to have a fair stress tolerance overall to being handled, transported, and then returned to their enclosure later.
4. Size. -Children tend to be able to appreciate things when they are of moderate size. The importance of a creature's life tends to go up with size in most people's minds. Having a T. that is a good size would allow them to recognize insects and arachnids more as living creatures than the simple idea of 'bugs'.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I'm looking to get a T. to give to my school's outreach program. We have a number of reptiles, but I thought we should have an invertebrate representative as well, and who better than T.s for that?
I've been doing a lot of reading, and I personally think the following T.s would be good candidates;
B. smithi - most specimen being docile, fairly easy to take care of, good coloring
G. pulchra - same as above, though I've heard they can sometimes be even more docile
C. cyaneopubescens - easy to care for, good presentation of webbing, good coloring
Avic. avic - docile, good coloring, good presentation of arboreal species, webbing
Avic. versicolor - great coloring good presentation of the variation spiders can have
The criteria I've applied has been as follows;
1. Ease of care. -A T. that does not require all too much complicated care would be best. Humidity is negotiable, the setup and housing could mostly compensate, though I've been leaning toward the very simple drier climate species overall.
2. Handleability. -The reason this is important is simply because the professor doing the outreach would need to be able to coax the T. into a travel container. Actually holding the T. would not really happen unless necessary.
3. Stress tolerance. -As the animals need to be transported to the various elementary schools and such the T. would need to have a fair stress tolerance overall to being handled, transported, and then returned to their enclosure later.
4. Size. -Children tend to be able to appreciate things when they are of moderate size. The importance of a creature's life tends to go up with size in most people's minds. Having a T. that is a good size would allow them to recognize insects and arachnids more as living creatures than the simple idea of 'bugs'.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks