A new enclosure question

Blueandbluer · Apr 1, 2015

Good morning, board folks...

I was in my LPS picking up some crickets for The Luggage and they had a very sad looking spider that I had to rescue. The tag said it was a Rose Foot Baboon Bird-eater.

I looked up some caresheets and I saw it was a desert-dwelling spider. Poec54 always advocates setting up your enclosure like the environment, so I did my best...

I thought the heat lamp would help keep things hot and dry. I may have a heat-rock around somewhere too. Also the LPS guy recommended the freeze-dried crickets because they're much easier to keep than live ones.

Let me know what you think... This is the caresheet I used.

MrDave · Apr 1, 2015

Excellent setup.

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Reddit has reports of a new pokey having been identified. http://www.reddit.com/r/tarantulas/comments/311ib3/researchers_discover_new_amazingly_beautiful/

lalberts9310 · Apr 1, 2015

Heat lamp? Aaaahhh... no, I would remove that.. I never heard of a rose foot baboon bird eater, may want to post photos of it so we can advice you on a proper setup

and that plant has to go also, aloooot of thorns

Blueandbluer · Apr 1, 2015

Thanks, Dave!

lalberts9310 · Apr 1, 2015

Wait, is this a troll, I see a sponge in the water dish also! C'mon blue! I know you have way more experience to think that that's a good setup

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Okay well I'm assuming troll post..

Dave Marschang · Apr 1, 2015

blue have you been hacked?
if you find your heat rock, first thing you do is cut the cord of the damn thing. they are dangerous and worthless as anything more than a fake rock.
this is obviously not real. lol but what avic? I don't see any spider period.

Blueandbluer · Apr 1, 2015

I haven't put the new spider in the enclosure yet. Really, no heat rocks. Huh.

lalberts9310 · Apr 1, 2015

Blue, are you being serious or is this a troll, because I really am confused..

horanjp · Apr 1, 2015

This enclosure is going to go up in flames any minute. On this thread, I mean. If I were you, I'd post a new picture of how you're reaaaaaally going to house your new 'rose foot baboon bird-eater' immediately.....or some harsh advice may be on the way......

Don't use care sheets if you're looking for good advice on husbandry. Keeping tarantulas is much less complicated than they may lead you to believe.

cold blood · Apr 1, 2015

Blueandbluer said:
I haven't put the new spider in the enclosure yet. Really, no heat rocks. Huh.

There is no way you are serious, right?

Come clean blue, you're trolling, right???

Couldn't put together a worse wet-up, and imaginary species for that matter. Birdeater generally describes S. American, baboon describes African...and rose foot, that's a new one entirely.

The entire op couldn't be more heavily fabricated.

lalberts9310 · Apr 1, 2015

cold blood said:
There is no way you are serious, right?

Come clean blue, you're trolling, right???

Couldn't put together a worse wet-up, and imaginary species for that matter. Birdeater generally describes S. American, baboon describes African...and rose foot, that's a new one entirely.

The entire op couldn't be more heavily fabricated.

Perfect example for a very very VERY bad setup, lamp, sponge, substrate, plant.... the T won't last a day in it

edgeofthefreak · Apr 1, 2015

I think I can help sum up everyone's sentiment... need more heat lamp. See the top of that enclosure? You can easily clamp another 4-5 lamps, and you can even alternate spectrums. For a true desert species, like your new Rose Foot, you'll really want that heat-rock too. They can't digest without it.

Love it! Moar pix!!

MrDave · Apr 1, 2015

edgeofthefreak said:
I think I can help sum up everyone's sentiment... need more heat lamp. See the top of that enclosure? You can easily clamp another 4-5 lamps, and you can even alternate spectrums. For a true desert species, like your new Rose Foot, you'll really want that heat-rock too. They can't digest without it.

Love it! Moar pix!!

A heat-disco ball would be awesome.

ratluvr76 · Apr 1, 2015

Everyone knows lids are optional for desert species and gravel is clearly the sub of choice for almost any ground dweller. Added bonus; the spines on the cactus ensures for proper impalement come dinner time when you roast and eat you're new rose foot.

Spiderella · Apr 1, 2015

Take the sponge out and replace it with 1 centimeter of water instead take
of the lamp change the substrate into eco earth and feed it LIVE crickets

papalooee1 · Apr 1, 2015

roflao!!!!

edgeofthefreak · Apr 1, 2015

MrDave said:
A heat-disco ball would be awesome.

ratluvr76 said:
Everyone knows lids are optional for desert species and gravel is clearly the sub of choice for almost any ground dweller. Added bonus; the spines on the cactus ensures for proper impalement come dinner time when you roast and eat you're new rose foot.

"The spines on the cactus are perfectly height/length for several dozen mini heat-disco balls, and will ensure proper impalement...."

theconmacieist · Apr 1, 2015

Lol good one.

los3r · Apr 1, 2015

Nice one xD

Dave Marschang · Apr 1, 2015

THE DARK KNIGHT said:
Even Ts that live in those kinds of environment, dig deep burrow to avoid the heart. They only come out when the condition are right for them.

I tried to dig a hole to avoid the heart once. all it did was make me lonelier.

I actually don't have a problem with the missing lid. that way the T cant get tangled in the screen.

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