Tarantulas and Spiders

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Originally Posted by Recreation

In General though.

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All brachypelmas are pretty calm. I really don't hold any of my T's though.

Recommended Care sheet?

It's hard to find good care sheets for Ts. Most are wrong or out dated.

For a B. vagan 1" or smaller.
2-3" 4" would be great, of substrate. They will burrow. Keep the substrate moist but not soaked. Think of a fresh bag of potting soil.
I would recommend using coconut fiber.
Feed them 1-2 times a week. The amount of food should be no bigger than their abdomen. They will get most of their hydration from their food, so make sure your food source is nice and hydrated.

1" or bigger 3-4" of substrate with closer to around 6" when reaching adult size.
You'll want to do about half dry substrate and half damp. Giving them a water dish, a shallow bottle cap works great.
Feeding once a week now is fine.

2-3" in size you'll move them over to a dryer substrate and maybe misting half the cage every couple of weeks. Sometimes I'll just overflow the water bowl some.
Again feeding once a week is fine. If their abdomen is nice a and plump, I'll skip a week.

Hope that helps. If you have any questions let us know :)

I got a new security system for the snakes and spiders :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/31/a4ene9u6.jpg

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

I got a new security system for the snakes and spiders :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/31/a4ene9u6.jpg

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How cute, where'd she come from haha?

It's my girls pup and he has been living at her parents house for a couple of years.
We drove down there over the weekend and he wanted to come live with us.

Super good dog and with all the drunks and crackheads around here, I didn't think it would hurt :p

Thats cool!

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

3skulls or HoFR

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3skulls is more reputable than I when it comes to T's. He's been at it longer i'm still a newb but i've got a decent collection started. all of the vagans I have are still tiny about 1/4" I do have a chaco golden knee thats about an inch. I'd talk to 3skulls first though. He has more of a selection. the chaco's are supper chilled, so are the vagans. but I would have to add the mexican curly hair to the list of 1st T's. I've got a 5 inch cbb female and she is a total sweetie! also the slings i have are pretty chill too.

the wife wants your security system Rich

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

All brachypelmas are pretty calm. I really don't hold any of my T's though.

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I treat my T's like fish. clean the cage, feed them, and admire them through the glass