New tarantula

[Raptor]

My parents came home one day last week and presented me with a Texas brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) that they found. I have no idea where they found it, either. So, I went and put together a nice little habitat for him.



One old ten gal cricket tank



Add old dirt/gravel mixture from lizard tank



Plus dirt and burrow



Top it off with a tarantula

[Skittles1101]

Wow, beautiful!

[mues155]

Thats such a tease picture lol!
I want more!
Wish my parents would come home with a cool new T for me! I'm jelous!

gorgeous looking T!

[Raptor]

Thats such a tease picture lol!
I want more!
Wish my parents would come home with a cool new T for me! I'm jelous!

gorgeous looking T!

My wolf spider died earlier in the week, from what I assume, old age. I suspect that's what prompted it. I'll have to get better pictures of him, but I didn't want to stress him out too badly after the move.

[liv]

Wow, I'm super jealous! I have a dwarf T, but I'd love to get one as impressive as yours! Your parents are really cool

[Raptor]

He's doing nicely. He spends a lot of time wandering around the edge of the tank, but he also eats what I put in for him, so I'm not too worried.

[Mike41793]

You have really cool parents. Nice looking T too. Will he dig his own burrow?

[Raptor]

You have really cool parents. Nice looking T too. Will he dig his own burrow?

It came as a bit of a surprise since they're not usually supportive. The burrow is already dug out, so probably not. I haven't seen him use it, yet.

[Raptor]

As promised, another picture.

[Mike41793]

It came as a bit of a surprise since they're not usually supportive. The burrow is already dug out, so probably not. I haven't seen him use it, yet.

Oh yea i saw the pic wrong, like an optical illusion. I thought it was just like the rim of a piece of plastic sticking out of the ground but now i see where his lil hideout is. Very cool, like the 2nd pic of him.