question on T's

[cmack91]

i was thinking of picking up a T at the portland if theyre there, and was wondering if any of them have any specific temp or humidity requirements, and also what is a good "beginners" T?
edit: i have a couple more questions, is eco-earth coco husk a good substrate for a terrestrial? should i keep it moist, or dry, or does it matter? anything else i need to know?

i already read the sticky in the T section

[drama x]

I started with a Green Bottle Blue, they are easy to care for and one of the most beautiful T's in the trade. I keep mine in a acrylic display box from Micheal's Craft Store with Coco Husk. I spray his enclosure once a day to keep the humidity up.

Also feed them dubia roaches, their higher in nutrients compared to crickets. Plus you can start a dubia colony easily and have free food forever.

[cmack91]

What do you feed the roaches?

[drama x]

Fresh fruits and vegitables. Offer them oranges here and there, its like viagra for roaches. Offer them the oranges and increase their temp a bit above room temperature and they will breed like hot cakes...then bam you got free food!

[cmack91]

How many would I need to start, and how often do they reproduce? Idk if I want craploads of roaches around for one spider

[drama x]

Id get like 6 females and 2 males to start. They reproduce every month if done right. If you get to many sell em, dubia are popular feeders. But i dont think you will get overloaded with them. I have a small colony for my 4 spiders and they dont breed as much, to keep them from breeding to much i keep them in a small sterilite tub, the smaller the space the less likely they will reproduce.

[cmack91]

Okay, that would give me some use for my kritter keeper, how many can one female produce each time?

[drama x]

Mine usualy spit out 15+ each time, sometimes more.

[cmack91]

Oh, I wa expecting something along the lines of 50 lol, but that sounds do-able, thanks for the help, anything elde I should know?

[babyknees]

The requirements of T's depend on the species - just like snakes. There are lots of lists of T's that are good for beginners but I think it also depends on you and what you want from the T. My starter was an avicularia versicolor. In retrospect I wish I had picked a slightly slower T so I could get used to handling them and more comfortable with a spider crawling on me BUT he is very interesting to watch and I don't regret getting him AT ALL. I'd suggest picking the species and then researching all its care requirements before getting one. It can be hard to learn husbandry on the fly - just like with reptiles - and the animal's well being should always come first.