How much time do you generally spend on your Ts every day?

[Mina]

It depends on what day of the week it is. I have 16 T's (well, now I have 16) and we feed the tiny slings every other day, we feed the 2 inch and up but still small crowd 2 to 3 times a week, and we feed the big ones once a week. Last night was a feed everyone night and with feeding, watering, and general T watching, it was about an hour.

 

[Zeus9699]

time spent

I spend a minimum of one hour per day on my tarantula collection

 

[Laba-Laba]

About 20 minutes on the spiders themselves - about 30 minutes on online stores checking for new arrivals (or reconsidering T's they've had in for a while and haven't sold) and at least an hour on various tarantula boards

 

[Anastasia]

All day, between chores, Am a single parent to over 1000 kids
may I get a tax break?, would dat be niiiiice

 

[lostriverdoc]

All my T's, Scorps and reptiles are in what used to be our living-room, so we are checking on them throughout the day. My wife doesn't call it the livingroom any more, she refers it to the showromm.

 

[7mary3]

I currently have six Ts, with two more on the way. In a given week I spend maybe an average of ten minutes per day on my Ts, probably a little less. The majority of the days I don't do anything with them, on feeding days I spend more time. They aren't all on the same schedule for feeding, as that I have adults, juvies and slings, so my time gets somewhat spread out on them.

 

[Blue25]

Time to bring the poll back from the dead for the newer members to vote.

 

[Ungoliant]

On most days I do nothing but look at them. Feeding and maintenance takes about 30 minutes a week, so that averages out to about five minutes a day (even though I do all of the maintenance at once).

Now, if you count photographs (I did not), that would bump it up to about 10 minutes per day.

 

[Vanessa]

If I average it out with all water top ups, feeding spiderlings on Tuesdays, feeding everyone on Saturday/Sunday, taking photos and just generally looking in on them - I average it out to about 30 minutes a day.
I really take my time, though. I often watch and wait until they take their food, so I can remove it immediately if they don't want it, and I try to take my time with photos.
And I just like to watch them do tarantula stuff. I don't really bother them that frequently, so when it comes to feeding I take the opportunity to observe them for a little while and give them a thorough look over.

 

[Ellenantula]

Less than a minute each to feed and refill water bowl -- possibly 1.5 minutes if I need to remove a bolus. I feed every 2 weeks but water weekly. Watering only takes 30 seconds per T.
Feeding efficiency is dependent upon my already having caught feeders ahead of time and placed them in their pre-feeding holding bin.
I like having everything ready before approaching T enclosures (incl bottles of water and oral syringe (only use syringe for fasties that object to their lid being removed) -- otherwise, I usually just pour directly into water dish with bottle -- esp for NW terrestrials. If I feed first, mine are usually too occupied with prey to care if I refill a water bowl.

BUT -- if there is a question on if T will take food -- sometimes filling water bowl first lets me know if a feeding response is there (I am looking at you G rosea!) I also water first to test feeding response if I know a T is pre-moult and may reject food.

I do spend a few extra minutes, for joy, just watching them eat their prey, do their happy dance, etc.. It is rare here for a T to not attack food withing a nano-second. Once in a blue moon a T will ignore feeder -- and is either discovered to be pre-moult or just biding its time and will take down prey later. I always follow up regularly if a feeder is rejected.

I check on my Ts throughout the week -- and will often do mini-maintenance immediately if I see if there is an uneaten feeder or bolus that should be removed.

But actual hands on time for maintenance isn't long at all per T.

 

[Venom1080]

It would depend very very heavily on the size of your collection.

 

[Venom1080]

It would depend very very heavily on the size of your collection.

 

[Moakmeister]

All I do is take off the lid once a week to squirt water into the dish.
Since I only have one tarantula.

 

[nicodimus22]

About 1-2 minutes a week per T, and that's only because I have mostly slings.

 

[92qwerty]

I voted 1 hour or more.
Im still new enough at the hobby to want to keep watching them even in the day time when there being pet rocks,webs,hides and holes.
I only have 6 t's and various sizes and feed once a week and the 2 slings i try feeding mid week if they take. Watering twice a week and any other maintenence i check daily. But i do spent alot of time observing them, they fasinate me.
I also watch them often in the night when there active as im a poor sleeper. If im awake i go watch till im sleepy again.
It would be more but i work too and have a child.

 

[RonC]

I only have one. Does it include time spent watching it's burrow?