Cool! I like the Brazilian Black Beauty too! This is going to be a hard choice... How easy are they to care for?
03-10-2010, 11:25 AM
Boanerges
Re: Tarantula question
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Cool! I like the Brazilian Black Beauty too! This is going to be a hard choice... How easy are they to care for?
Very easy to care for imo. Basically just like a rose hair to care for but pulchra's grow waaaay slower. The info in this post on them is far better then any caresheet you will find online: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...a+pulchra+care
03-10-2010, 03:27 PM
reptile_lover07
Re: Tarantula question
Ok Thanks. And what about the greenbottle blues? How easy are they to care for and handle?
03-10-2010, 04:48 PM
Boanerges
Re: Tarantula question
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Ok Thanks. And what about the greenbottle blues? How easy are they to care for and handle?
GBB are also easy to take care of imo. I have never personally handled any of the ones I owned on purpose. They have run out of the tank and I have picked them up to put them back in but they are very fast and skiddish. The couple I have had would attack the tongs durring maintenance and such. They always gave me an uneasy feeling so I did not handle them on purpose if you know what I mean. They eat a lot so they grow fast and go through different color changes which is really cool.
A few GBB threads: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...en+bottle+blue http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...en+bottle+blue http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...en+bottle+blue
03-10-2010, 04:54 PM
reptile_lover07
Re: Tarantula question
Ok. I'll check out those links in a minute. My other question is how tall are the cages you use for your GBBs? I've been reading alot of different care sheets and I have some mixed messages on how much substrate they want. My understanding is that they want 3-4 inches to burrow in but they also want to climb and build webs? Correct me if i'm wrong.
03-11-2010, 12:46 AM
Rockstar Reptiles
Re: Tarantula question
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GBB's are very pretty and very cool. They make awesome webs but are skiddish IMO. My favorite tarantula is the Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Beauty). They are a beautiful jet black color but grow very slowly which some people do not like. I am also an Avic fan. I like all the poop shooter's - lol
Just got me a new pulchra! :gj:
Lol@ poop shooter! Been there more times than I can count!
03-11-2010, 02:13 AM
reptile_lover07
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Just got me a new pulchra! :gj:
Lol@ poop shooter! Been there more times than I can count!
Is it your first Pulchra? How do you like it?
03-11-2010, 10:29 PM
Boanerges
Re: Tarantula question
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Ok. I'll check out those links in a minute. My other question is how tall are the cages you use for your GBBs? I've been reading alot of different care sheets and I have some mixed messages on how much substrate they want. My understanding is that they want 3-4 inches to burrow in but they also want to climb and build webs? Correct me if i'm wrong.
Ooops, sorry I did not respond faster!!! Okay, when they were not quite huge adults I had them in 5 gallon tanks and they did great for me. I did give them enough substrate to burrow in if they were feeling sassy but never once seen mine burrow as adults. As slings I did see them make cool burrows. I have seen people use taller aquariums (where the doors open in the front), 5 gallon, 10 gallon, 20 gallon if you are breeding two and want to give them space and give the male a better chance at survival.
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Just got me a new pulchra! :gj:
Lol@ poop shooter! Been there more times than I can count!
Congrats on the new G. pulchra!!! They really are great!!! Out of around 10 or so that I owned I only had one that was a grump. It was a male and he would throw up a threat pose over everything. He must not have got the memo that he was a G. pulchra and not an OBT :rolleye2: Post some pics for us to see of yours when you get a chance!!!!
03-11-2010, 10:46 PM
reptile_lover07
Re: Tarantula question
Ok. I've read that Critter Keepers work good too. If I use that I should get a tall one then? What substrate do you use?
03-11-2010, 11:03 PM
Boanerges
Re: Tarantula question
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Ok. I've read that Critter Keepers work good too. If I use that I should get a tall one then? What substrate do you use?
I use bed-a-beast or eco earth (both are coconut fiber). And if you are going to use KK (I used/use them also) just go though the sizes as he/she grows. If you start off with a sling then even the smallest KK will be too big. They are semi aboreal so you would not stand a KK on it's end like you would do with an Avic.
