I got a gorgeous G. Rosea about a month and a half ago, and let me tell you, I will NEVER buy a tarantula (or any animal) from any commercial pet store, such as pet petco, petsmart again. When I got her she was unhealthy, had a bad attitude, and was afraid of people. Besides that, I've seen them treating their animals badly almost anytime I've gone in.
All that being said, I still love my baby, though she's likely an adult seeing as she's about 4 inches. I've experienced a bite from her, I've seen her molt, I've introduced her to my family, I've witnessed her spinning her silk around her home, and I've gotten used to her normally docile behavior.
Just today, however, I changed her substrate to some coconut fiber from some company that makes it in bricks that I let expand, the name of which I've forgotten, and she doesn't seem too happy with it, she's climbing around the walls and such of her tank and she's not settling. When I changed the substrate, I moved the heating pad from the side, to under the tank. She substrate is still a bit damp, (but I was told that was good for her) and I have a hide set up for her, if she's not happy with that, there's plenty of substrate for her to burrow.
I don't exactly know where this thread is meant to go, just chat? maybe give me advice on her substrate, anything.
All that being said, I still love my baby, though she's likely an adult seeing as she's about 4 inches. I've experienced a bite from her, I've seen her molt, I've introduced her to my family, I've witnessed her spinning her silk around her home, and I've gotten used to her normally docile behavior.
Just today, however, I changed her substrate to some coconut fiber from some company that makes it in bricks that I let expand, the name of which I've forgotten, and she doesn't seem too happy with it, she's climbing around the walls and such of her tank and she's not settling. When I changed the substrate, I moved the heating pad from the side, to under the tank. She substrate is still a bit damp, (but I was told that was good for her) and I have a hide set up for her, if she's not happy with that, there's plenty of substrate for her to burrow.
I don't exactly know where this thread is meant to go, just chat? maybe give me advice on her substrate, anything.