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I've made up my mind about what species to get, and picked B. Smithi, B. Emilia, and P. Cancerides, all 1+ inch. A freebie, G. Pulchripes is also up for grabs, however since it is 1/3 inch I might not choose it.
I have few, actually, many questions:
1.) I'll be keeping them in my apartment room and plan on getting a space heater since I share the apartment with others. What is the optimum temperature I should keep them at?
2.) How often should I mist them? They're all considered slings still, correct me if I'm wrong, and I've heard they should be kept moist until they are 2"+ then they can be kept like their adult counterparts?
3.) For all of them, since they are all 1"+, I'm planning to pick up 4" x 4" x 4" Amac boxes for enclosures. For the 1/3 inch, if I do choose it, Ill get a 2 1/2" x 3" Amac box and fill it up mostly with substrate. Is this fine for all of them?
4.) I'm planning to use peat moss, no additives, and I've already read on the reviews for this particular brand that someone has or is still using it as sub. Would this be fine? Even for the brachypelmas since they are a desert dwelling species?
5.) I'm planning to feed all of them, if possible, prekilled mealworms or cut up mealworms to negate the use of crickets. Until they're able to kill dubia nymphs or larger. Is this okay?
6.) I've also come up with future enclosures so I can save money and buy them all at once:
Size: 13" x 7-1/2" x 4-1/4" h
(For 2.5-4" inch, and I'll use about 2" of sub)
Size: 15-5/8" x 13-1/8" x 6-3/4" h
(4-6", and then use 3 inch of sub)
Is this okay?
7.) Ties back to the previous question, Emilia and Smithi aren't really burrowing species from what I heard, so if I offer a hide, would that about of sub be okay? The Canceridies and Pulchripes are going to get larger so I'll bump them up to a larger enclosure when needed and offer more sub when the time comes.
8.) Transportation and breaks! I live about 5 hours away from my university. I'll be getting them before I go to the apartment so how should I transport them? Put them back into the deli cups/vials they came in and then add a cool pack or heat pack (during the winter)? (Where do I get then locally by any chance?) I live in the Midwest so it might be pretty hot.
As for breaks, I plan on staying at the apartment mainly, however, I might go back home for a week, is it okay if I leave them at my apartment if I just change the ambient temp in the apartment and fill their water dishes? I also plan on leaving the state for a week so how should I go about prepping them?
9.) Water dishes! What size would be fine with water dishes? If 1"+ is already good enough, what size of a water dish should be good?
And that's all that I have currently, sorry if they're idiotic questions, I just want to be prepared! Thanks if you can answer them!
I'm currently still here in South America, but I do have a surprise! I found a tarantula species, even when I was told none were at this elevation. I was even told it could be a new species! I'll post pictures when I get back!
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I have few, actually, many questions:
1.) I'll be keeping them in my apartment room and plan on getting a space heater since I share the apartment with others. What is the optimum temperature I should keep them at?
2.) How often should I mist them? They're all considered slings still, correct me if I'm wrong, and I've heard they should be kept moist until they are 2"+ then they can be kept like their adult counterparts?
3.) For all of them, since they are all 1"+, I'm planning to pick up 4" x 4" x 4" Amac boxes for enclosures. For the 1/3 inch, if I do choose it, Ill get a 2 1/2" x 3" Amac box and fill it up mostly with substrate. Is this fine for all of them?
4.) I'm planning to use peat moss, no additives, and I've already read on the reviews for this particular brand that someone has or is still using it as sub. Would this be fine? Even for the brachypelmas since they are a desert dwelling species?
5.) I'm planning to feed all of them, if possible, prekilled mealworms or cut up mealworms to negate the use of crickets. Until they're able to kill dubia nymphs or larger. Is this okay?
6.) I've also come up with future enclosures so I can save money and buy them all at once:
Size: 13" x 7-1/2" x 4-1/4" h
(For 2.5-4" inch, and I'll use about 2" of sub)
Size: 15-5/8" x 13-1/8" x 6-3/4" h
(4-6", and then use 3 inch of sub)
Is this okay?
7.) Ties back to the previous question, Emilia and Smithi aren't really burrowing species from what I heard, so if I offer a hide, would that about of sub be okay? The Canceridies and Pulchripes are going to get larger so I'll bump them up to a larger enclosure when needed and offer more sub when the time comes.
8.) Transportation and breaks! I live about 5 hours away from my university. I'll be getting them before I go to the apartment so how should I transport them? Put them back into the deli cups/vials they came in and then add a cool pack or heat pack (during the winter)? (Where do I get then locally by any chance?) I live in the Midwest so it might be pretty hot.
As for breaks, I plan on staying at the apartment mainly, however, I might go back home for a week, is it okay if I leave them at my apartment if I just change the ambient temp in the apartment and fill their water dishes? I also plan on leaving the state for a week so how should I go about prepping them?
9.) Water dishes! What size would be fine with water dishes? If 1"+ is already good enough, what size of a water dish should be good?
And that's all that I have currently, sorry if they're idiotic questions, I just want to be prepared! Thanks if you can answer them!
I'm currently still here in South America, but I do have a surprise! I found a tarantula species, even when I was told none were at this elevation. I was even told it could be a new species! I'll post pictures when I get back!
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