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[scotttaylor]

hi my name is Scott i have a red Chilean rose i have read the book that came with my startart kit and looked on the net, i would love any help you can think of for a noob lol i have a nice glass terrarium i have the heat mat under the terrarium is that right or should it go in side the web sed under it worrying wont heat properly its staying 21 oC, and i carnt fined any where if the spider behaves in any way when i need to feed him i think its a man, i used to keep lizards and im kinda trying to use that,
thank you so much for reading this
i have dexsia so if i misted any spelling im so sorry

[Colin D Wilson]

Hi Scott
You have the right idea about the heat mat, under the tank is better and keep it to one end so there's a cooler area. 70 - 80 degrees is fine for the hotter side. keep humidity between 65- 75 percent and this will be fine also (rosea's like it a bit on the dryer side)
From my experience of having them, if you feed two - three food items per week (the right size to suit the size of spider) then this will be fine.
sometimes, when coming up for a moult for example, they will go off their food all together for any length of time from a few weeks to several months. this is normal and nothing to worry about as long as you provide clean fresh water at all times.
If its a mature male then you will be able to tell by looking on the front legs, if there is a tibial spur (like a little hook) on the lower part of the leg then it's a male. if it's not fully grown, but quite large 3-4 inches, then the next time it moults you could post a picture of the moult and someone on here may be able to give you a good idea from experience
we'll come to that later though eh?
I used to teach dyslexics in Leicester and one of the first things i used to say to them was don't appologise for having dyslexia, many famous people such as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Alexander Graham Bell, Leonardo DeVinci and Thomas Edison had dyslexia, look what marvels they brought into our history.

[Harry Armstrong]

Hi Scott.
Welcome on board mate, my first was a G rosea there a real good begginers T. your in for a lot of fun. As colin says no need to oppologise plenty of guys n gals on here to help you. your in good company. We all start from the beggining and learn on the way.

Regards.

H...

[Elaine Ross]

Hi Scott and welcome

Congratulations on your first tarantula. The G. rosea's are great beginner T's although I dont have one yet but will be adding one to my collection at some point.
Colin has given you excellent advice so I wont add anything.

You dont need to apologise for having dyslexia. My daughter is also dyslexic and I'm well used to reading what she writes.

Elaine

[Helen Roberts]

Hi Scott and welcome. The G roseas are lovely Ts and I now have 4 in my care (1 female and 3 males I believe). I feed mine a couple of locusts twice a week and they seem happy enough and I always make sure there is water available to them. My daughters Rosea didnt eat for 6 months and we were both a little concerned but I was assured by people here that that was normal. It went on to have a successful moult and has certainly regained his appetite now. Enjoy him because they really are stunning.

Finally, never ever apologise for being dyslexic as it's more common than people think, my husband and daughter are both dyslexic and I also think my other 2 boys have it to a lesser degree.

[scotttaylor]

thank you so much i say sorry for it as when i was in a gaming forum they had a go told them and only 1 person backed me up the others had a go at him so i left i didunt wont to start a fight her so i sed sorry can u give me good web or book to read pls thanks

[Elaine Ross]

thank you so much i say sorry for it as when i was in a gaming forum they had a go told them and only 1 person backed me up the others had a go at him so i left i didunt wont to start a fight her so i sed sorry can u give me good web or book to read pls thanks

Sorry to hear you got treated so badly on the other forum. People can be so cruel sometimes but you wont find that here. I'm pretty new here and have found that everyone very nice and helpful.

If you are looking for info on your G. rosea you could try a search of the web for its latin name Grammostola rosea. You will find loads of interesting reading. I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me will post you info on books etc.

Elaine

[Colin D Wilson]

Yes scott, stuff the others on that gaming site, they're obviously ignorant.

If you need to know anything about your T, then post here and your question will be answered.

[scotttaylor]

my coryer let me down im wating for my crikets i got enuff so i can breed them like i use to so i only needed to buye 2 pags so thats 500 +.
where can i order form the net the other food types i can give him, im getting a praying mantics next (do kung fu all my life so i a throw back to the old kung fu flims ) so they can shaire them my terrarium is a foot box i have a small heat pad with the starter pack is the bigenuff for him im not sure as it on all the time temp is 21 oC i can see some condinsion at the bottom of the tank i now thats the water in the molch that came with the pack

[sarah Smith]

Scott you can order your other live food from livefoods.co.uk

please do not keep anything else in the same tank as your chille rose as either it or in this case the mantid would end up hurt or dead and eaten.

A 12 inch tank should be ample space for a chille so your OK there, if your worried the substrate is to wet you can always dry it out in the oven or microwave.
Although a heat mat on the bottom on one side of the tank is OK I always prefer to keep mine on one side or the back of a tank as Tarantulas burrow to get away from hot and cold temperatures and I was always worried mine would get confused and unhappy if they tried to do this only to find it getting hotter.
You do not say if your starter kit came with a hide of some sort for your chille if not this is a must have a plant pot a bit of cork bark or even one of those caves you can get for snake and gecko tanks is a must have if you don't already have something of the sort. Or any other cleaned out container you can think of and want to use that is suitable for the chille in terms of size I.e. the spider can fit in and have room left over for moving round etc.

[Colin D Wilson]

please do not keep anything else in the same tank as your chille rose as either it or in this case the mantid would end up hurt or dead and eaten.

I think Scott means he can share the food items between them.

[Richard Simmonds]

Hi Scott, and welcome, your find this site, helpful and welcoming, don't be afraid to ask for help, your find it quick and forthcoming.good luck with your T. Nice spid

[Johanna Turner]

Welcome Scott

Good to see another member from Wales! What part of Pembs are you from?

[scotttaylor]

lol not going to stick to preadtors in a tank together and see winner lol sorry ment new set up i have a bark hyed for him and i have a bit of drift twiggs my siss found for me i cleand it, the condension is only on 1 little bit and it a 2mm line. can i use glue to stick the heat mat to i side of the tank i have never needed to stick 1 on as i wont him to be happy as well as the stick on plant i have the all on 1 harf of the tank with his drink too the top of my tank is a mesh is that ok for heat i read in web places to have between 3 and 2in of ground i have 2in do i need more for him thats propbelm with the net lol the web pages saying diffurnt things.
for the fucher can you make appoinments to go to the shops and see them introwducing the males for mayting the place i got mine from you can arrange a vering of there shop as i live in pembrokeshire wales and i doult many people here will have spiders of any kinde 1 shop that sells exsotic pets and i wont bye from there

[scotttaylor]

pembrokeshire, llangwm near haverfordwest would love to meat and chat to any 1