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For everyone else interested, this is the picture that was sent to me about the tarantula in question:



Looks to me like a Grammostola rosea aka "Chilean Rose" Some call it a "Rose Hair", but "Chilean Rose" is the correct common name.

Very easy to take care of. Just give it a suitable hide, a water dish, and some peat moss for substrate. This species does not like it humid. So don't try to raise the humidity level. It will NOT appreciate it. Bone dry is best. It is also a terrestrial species so floor space is more important than height of the enclosure. It is not an arboreal species. It will stay on the ground.

And as I mentioned, a water dish. I take a plastic soda bottle and cut the bottom part off. Wash/rinse well and just fill with water. DO NOT put a sponge, cotton, or anything BUT water in the dish. Most all pet stores do this and I will never understand why they do this. Ignorance. Spiders DO drink water, and they don't need to suck it out of a sponge. They don't do that in the wild and they don't need to do it in captivity. Not to mention that a sponge, cotton, etc, is a breeding ground for bacteria and crickets will defecate on it, making it even more unsanitary.

This is generally a docile species that rarely kicks urticating hairs and will tolerate handling. Although I do handle mine, I do not recommend it to others. If you do decide to handle yours, make sure that you test him/her before doing so. And by that I mean take a pencil and gently touch the tarantula with the eraser part on the opisthosoma (abdomen) and/or the feet. If it lunges and grabs the pencil, it's either hungry or just not in the mood to be handled. Again, I do not recommend it. I do so knowing that there could be consequences and I take that chance. That's my choice. I do not recommend it though.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Good luck and have fun!