in my 6th grade calss we got a fish named freddy. it died. we ended up goin through two or three more freddies before wenamed it something else (and it lived). im scared to name it freddy. im would also be scared to put any animals in that teachers care. lol
i just noticed it made a cool burrow under its hide. i notice there was a bunch of dirt at the front of the hide...but i thought maybe it had pushed it up there from the outside. but that was all the dirt from the burrow.
does anyone know how fast this species grows? i cant find it on the net. compared to snakes...there are barely any caresheets on tarantulas. oh and how often do they molt?
I've got one of these too. Very docile. Very forgiving. And pretty hardy too.
As far as watering goes, remember whatever recepticle you put in with your tarantula, make sure it's no wider than the length of the legs (if strectched out) so that if it should fall in while drinking, it would be able to grab the side & pull itself out so that it doesn't drown.
At this size, I'd reccommend maybe a bottle cap. If that. I've got some right now that are about this size that don't have water dishes yet. If given enough to eat, at this size, they'll get a good portion of their fluids from their prey. But I will soon be adding water dishes. And Rusty's right, don't spray or mist your tarantula. They hate this. Very stressfull on them. If you feel like the enclosure needs some moisture (to bump up the humidity) just allow for some water to spill over from the water dish when you're filling it. It will soak into the substrate and do nicely like that for a while. Some tarantulas will intentionaly spill or overturn their water dishes and then lay silk over the wet soil. This creates a net that holds in humidity. And some when their water dishes are empty have been known to pick them up and bang on the side of the enclosure with it. I'm not kidding.
The following was borrowed from John Hoke's website (http://www.e-spiderwold.com) and I would HIGHLY reccomend him if you intend on buying more. Excellent quality, fair prices, and John and Matt know their stuff inside and out. The've got about 2500 tarantulas.
Anyway...here ya go:
Eupalaestrus campestratus, Pink Zebra Beauty. Found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. This is a great tarantula for the beginner that wants something a lot more interesting than a Rosy. Large (to 6"), docile and hardy, they make an excellent choice for a first tarantula. Overall medium to dark brown with longer pink hairs and gold stripes on the legs. This is a burrowing species but will adapt to a tank with shallow substrate and a retreat. Life span is probably 20 years or more.
I wil be posting a picture of mine later (maybe this evening).
