hi

[sarah Smith]

I always used to use tape to stick my mats on with.

sorry bout the mix up earlier but I found your last post a little tricky to read I will get used to your talking style soon though. but being dyslexic myself I have trouble with things like that at times.

A tip to help you out on this site if you want it, is to use the edit function as it then highlights any errors, I find it most useful and only wish more sites would add them on. Oh I just discovered that the advanced function option allows you to correct before you post so you don't need to edit it afterwards that will save me some time as i used to post it up then reload the page and edit any errors I had made.

The mesh lid will be fine so no worries there, I tend to give my terrestrial spiders about 4 inches of substrate.
Most matings are done privately and not open for viewing though their might be places that do showings.
Your right about the internet it is horrible the amount of mixed information you get on it all you can do is try to find the right stuff but your OK as you found this site.

Out of interest why is the shop near you so bad that you wont buy from them?

[Harry Armstrong]

Hi Scott.

I use Velcro to Fix my mats to the side of the tank, then I use polystyrene to back them, this is so all the heat, or most of it doesn’t get lost through the rear of the mat.
I don’t use mats under my vivs because I use a lot of substrate in mine.

Web Pages for you.

www.petbugs.com/caresheets/tarantula.html

www.thespidershop.co.uk

www.tarantula-shop.com

http://home.ntlworld.com/the tarantula.store

www.gwrightstarantulacare.co.uk/

Hope these are okay Scott

Regards

H...

[scotttaylor]

i used to now lost about leaped spotted geckos nearly got a a hatching with out the kit they reckon u need lol the pare did what all pars do lol when i got mine i read a lot and when i worked in to the shop the man and woman had a long chat with me making sure i new what i was doing in including the ill ness they carry cant spell it the 1 un Cook chickens give u Lil they let me come down all the time not just to bye. and tort me so much that when i took over sis pair i new the lady had a cleft pallet because of not enuff cleseum, this 1 is a get them in and get them out they dont keep same stock and they hardly keep any food in there only place in area to sell it, a lady bort a lizzard and she was not told a thing or asked any questions so there not good just found out that there are having a refit good job its nasty in there and they went bankrupted and reopening under diff name

[scotttaylor]

i got my spider from the spider shop .com

[Harry Armstrong]

Well maybe they will make a better job of it this time if not perhaps they will give up sell up and let you run the job. Chickens give you salmanela by the way. I dont even know if thats how you spell it.

H...

[scotttaylor]

if i trued to spell it i think it would read like a freon language Lil
how long should i let the heat mate on at a time or it is a just leave on thing like when i had my lizards, when i get more tarantulas can u put them next to each other or is it how im guessing that the will see each other and sand on the glass in a stay away im bigger than u stance

[Harry Armstrong]

if i trued to spell it i think it would read like a freon language Lil
how long should i let the heat mate on at a time or it is a just leave on thing like when i had my lizards, when i get more tarantulas can u put them next to each other or is it how im guessing that the will see each other and sand on the glass in a stay away im bigger than u stance

Get yourself a habistat thermostat set it to the temperature mark, leave it on all the time, then just monitor it. you might have to turn it up a bit higher. say you want the tank at a steady 26 c you might have to set it at 30 c You can get them from the spider shop. Lee will keep you right. They cost about £28. My tanks are all next to each other along the bench.
They never bother realy unless you put them in the same tank then your the referee lol.

[Robert Farmer]

Wilkommen Scot!

As said before tis a great site, people here are friendly as a hooker to a millionaire!

[Barbara Gittings]

Hi Scott

Welcome to the forum, you will get all the help you need here. Colin is right the people on the gaming forum are just ignorant not worth worrying over. Don't worry about being dyslexic, my son has also had this, it just means you learn in a different way to other people. I'm sure you will be fine.

Glad you have a G.rosea they are wonderful creatures I adore mine. As regards reading there are a number of good web sites to get information but if you want books, then I have four to recommend

The Tarantula Keeper's Guide -Stanley Schults and Marguerite Schults
Tarantulas and Other Arachnids - Samuel Marshall
Tarantulas - Jerry G. walls
Tarantula Care - Dr. Robert G Breene

Good Luck

Barbara

[Johanna Turner]

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

I'm often up that neck of the woods as my parents live in Wiston, Haverfordwest!

Funnily enough, Lee from the Spidershop isn't that far away from you! He's based in Cardigan!

[Johanna Turner]

Wilkommen Scot!

As said before tis a great site, people here are friendly as a hooker to a millionaire!

Beautifully put! lol

[scotttaylor]

my shelter is small peace of bark but it dont look a big enough hole in it for him i have dug a little out for him, i have a little peace of drift wood he has been sitting behind that which is next to the glass and heat mat on the edage is it that he just likes it the temp is 23 oC so i dont think hes cold should i move the wood to other side or is he ok to stay all day there thanks

[Colin D Wilson]

you want the hide to be a bit bigger than the spider so he's got a bit of room to move around a little, as far as the temp, it seems ok and if he gets too hot or too cold he'll just move so he's more comfortable.

[scotttaylor]

i have put a plant pot in there for him and taken out the bark so he still has room to move my crickets turned put there bin a bugger up the sent the baby 1s i have put 3 or 4 in for him at mow there not moving much as there cold well he have them so i can wate for them to grow or shell i bye some more thanks

[Colin D Wilson]

Sometimes T's dont take prey thats too small, you'll have to see how it goes.
i'd buy some more of the right size, keep the others in a tub and feed them up a bit, they'll soon grow into a size thats acceptable to the T.