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    Re: Tarantulas eating mice. and other Q's

    @kjhowland
    Thanks for the response. I figured that they should only eat crickets. Like I said I will always put the animals needs first, I just had the mouse eating thing rolling around in my head and needed to put it out there.

    I have been reading caresheets and such but I like to hear what works for other people then put together the pieces the work for me. With a new animal I usually start with the recommended basics and work from there.

    OBT, that's orange baboon tarantula right?... yeah I'm gonna stick with nice tame NW stuff.

    @Boanerges
    Once a year... wow simpler than snakes even. lol.

    Thanks for the info on the hairs.. your the first one to mention that the cage will contain them too... it's common sense I guess but I hadn't thought about it.



    I'm really leaning towards the RoseHair now. Sounds like a nice simple spider. Especially since they still kinda freak me and I don't want to have to stick my hand in a lot of web for cage maintenance... not yet. I'm sure I'll get over my fears. The Pink toe was on my list cause it's arboreal and sounded like a more interesting set-up, but I've heard they can be jumpy.

    More Q's:
    What's the minimum floor space for a adult Rosehair? What's too big?
    Enclosure suggestions?
    Can they really not climb porcelain?
    How often do you feed and how much?
    Oh, and if I do use coco fiber, how long does the stuff take to dry out after you expand it?

    I've seen people plant live plants in T cages. I've got a small herb garden. Would it be okay to plant something maintainable in the cage? Like lemon balm, or mint... or would the scent be too much for the spider?
    Last edited by truthsdeceit; 03-21-2009 at 02:34 PM.
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    My house? ... 13 snakes, 3 geckos, a tarantula, a boyfriend, a roommate (yes the roommate and boyfriend make the "animals" list), 3 cats, a roach colony and don't ask me to count the rodents.

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