Nothing quite like those 'firsts'

[purplemuffin]

First tarantula, first molt, now first meal!





How exciting! I'm getting the hang of this tarantula business.


Now all that's left is for the future first 'clean the spider tank' day! (Well, hopefully there won't be a 'first bite'! But I suppose it is possible)

[Alexandra V]

Heehee what a little cutie! congrats on the firsts, isn't it fun?

[purplemuffin]

It is SO fun! He's so much more active after the molt! I love it. Spider care and keeping is pretty cool!

I actually might have some questions soon about cleaning cages and tarantulas. I don't really know when it is appropriate. I haven't seen, uh, poop or anything. I picked out what was left of the bugs it ate(Not much was left, that was for sure) a few days later, but other than that I don't really know when a tarantula cage is 'dirty'.

[John1982]

The poop is usually white and dries quickly making it somewhat of a pain to clean off the sides of enclosures. So long as you keep cleaning up after meals you probably won't have to do a full enclosure cleaning(poop scrub) but maybe 1-4 times a year.

[purplemuffin]

Thanks for the info!

[Alexandra V]

What John1982 said. As long as you remove food boluses (leftovers from the bugs) then you shouldn't really have to clean the enclosure with the exception of if you ever end up finding a mite infestation with the tarantula or you see mold/fungus growing. In that case, you'd have to do a thorough cleaning of the enclosure and throw out any furnishings, but keeping the cage free of food boluses should avoid those problems to begin with.