Few questions about G. rosea

[xhexdx]

EVERYBODY OVERFEEDS THEIR CHILEAN ROSES!

I don't .

[Rolf Oldenburg]

How often do you feed than Xhexdx?

[Pikaia]

... So when I will heat them with a spotlight witch was in their older enclosure (It got up to 27-28(80.6-82.4 fahrenheit) degrees celcius in there and 17 in the night) they would move more and eat often right? ...

Maybe. Or they could die if they get too hot and dry. The point of keeping the tarantulas is to keep them alive, to learn something about an almost completely alien life form, not to make them jump around faster.

... They are not wild caught as far as I know because the guy I bought them from bought it from someone. (The guy I bought them from only had them 3 months)
The female is from 2009 and the male from 2010. ...

Unlikely. They're too large to be only 2 and 3 years old based on your photos. Chilean roses are slow growing, desert tarantulas, not fast growing, rain forest species. I vote "Wild Caught" and maybe 10 to 15 years old. Probably. Usually. Maybe. On a good day. Possibly. (There's nothing "for sure" where Chilean roses are concerned! )

It's much more likely that those are the years when he BOUGHT them, not when they were hatched.

... I've checked him and thought he might be a she, I've posted pictures on the sexing gallery but no response at all. ...

I just found your photos at http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gall...hp?i=25118&c=9 and http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gall...hp?i=25117&c=9.

FEMALE!

... I WILL NEVER EVER PUT THEM TOGETHER ...

Excellent idea! Especially since they're both female.

... The problem with tossing a cricket in is that the cricket can burrow in the spiders home-made cave. (wood with loads of substrate over it.) ...

What's this "wood" thing you're talking about? What kind of wood? Why?

If the cricket can dig itself in, it can also dig itself out again. It doesn't make any difference if the tarantula eats it before or after.

... I'm afraid the cricket will make a good nest and may lay eggs. ...

If you're keeping the tarantula properly the cage and substrate will be much too dry for the eggs to hatch. No worries there.

... I'm probably over reacting a lot but I just want the best for them. ...

GO BACK AND READ CARE AND HUSBANDRY OF THE CHILEAN ROSE TARANTULA AGAIN. MAYBE AT LEAST TWICE.

... Sorry for all the nooby questions :$

"The only dumb questions are the ones you don't ask."
"Dumb questions are always easier to deal with than dumb mistakes!"

Fire away!

Having said that, it would be helpful if you read the books and other material we recommend before popping questions. It saves a lot of time and bandwidth.

Hope this helps.

[xhexdx]

Once every month or so, maybe.

[Rolf Oldenburg]

Pikaia I really appreciate your long awnsers! (I don't quite know how all those quotes work so I will just give awnser in the order you posted it)

I agree that keeping them alive and happy is the most important thing, and I won't put any sort of heating inside the enclosure.

I've counted backwards for the years.
The guy said they are 2.5 and 3 years old.
The biggest female is 5-6 cm (leg span) and the other female (what i've bought as male) is 4-5 cm.
Is the change really THAT huge that they are wild caught? (I know that they are reallly hard to breed)

Thank you for confirming my thought I really appreciate it.

This wood i'm talking about it actually bark. You see it on 1 of the photos where the female is on it.
I covered it with substrate (eco-earth).

Alright than I can be sure there wont be any little crickets inside of the T enclosure.

I've read it about 5 times. I just like to hear it from others too and that way I sometimes understand it better.


Once again thanks a lot for your time and long awnsers.

The largest female is moving around and webbing everything and the other female is sitting on a small flat stone and doing nothing.
She did walked back wards to poop against the wall though

[Pikaia]

Pikaia I really appreciate your long awnsers! ...

I drive lots of people crazy.

(I don't quite know how all those quotes work so I will just give awnser in the order you posted it)

... The biggest female is 5-6 cm (leg span) and the other female (what i've bought as male) is 4-5 cm.
Is the change really THAT huge that they are wild caught? (I know that they are reallly hard to breed) ...

Wow! They look twice that size in your photos! I suppose it's possible for them to be that old at about 5 cm DLS. All right, I'llaccept that they may very likely be captive bred.

[QUOTE=Rolf Oldenburg;2001499]... This wood i'm talking about it actually bark. You see it on 1 of the photos where the female is on it.
I covered it with substrate (eco-earth).

Next time you clean the cage (which shouldn't be necessary for almost a year) don't use the bark/wood. Use whatever brand of shredded coconut husk is available. In spite of all they try to tell you, they're all pretty much the same. If you have a choice go for cheap.

... The largest female is moving around and webbing everything and the other female is sitting on a small flat stone and doing nothing.
She did walked back wards to poop against the wall though

Must simply be personality differences. I can't think of any other good answer.

Cheers and best of luck.

[Rolf Oldenburg]

Thank you

I agree they look a lot bigger on the photos but I can't wait till they get bigger, although it will take a while :P.