introduction

[Karl Evans]

Hello Everyone,

I have been keeping T's for quite some time now and have quite a collection. Some of the species I have include:

• C.Meridianalis (currently trying to mate this)
• P.Chordatus
• T. Puriens (also have a mating project on this)
• P.Murrinus

and many more...

My favourite are the baboons if the truth be told.

I also have a couple of scorpions, have kept Moths, praying mantis and stick insects - but these dont even come close to my T's.

Karl Evans

[James Box]

hey Karl welcome,
i got my first P. murinus slings a little over a month ago. beautiful but shy little things at their age!
i've got some scorps too, hard for me to say which are my favourites, though.
African t's are great. my experience with them so far is limited to P. murinus, C. crawshayi, and C. darlingi, though. hoping to get some H. maculata at some point as well.
i think the lack of urticating hairs is one of the nicest things about these

[Elaine Ross]

Hi Karl and welcome to the forum

Elaiine

[Nicola Dolby]

Hi Karl, you've got great taste! I've so far bred my P. murinus RCF this year and I have a male S. calceatum on the continent doing his stuff (I hope). Unfortunately my C. meridionalis is too small to breed yet, as is my H. maculata. The one I really still want to get going is my P. murinus UMV, I've had a couple of tries to get a male but nothing so far. Anyway welcome!!!

[Jennifer Whalley]

Hi new here

Hi i'm Jen from the GB i never liked spiders a fear you could say until yesterday when i went to a shop where i get my rat snake food as the owner told me he would help me with this so i began with a skin then before i knew it i was holding a young Female Chilian Rose.

Who i fell in love with and i brought her home yesterday the best thing i ever did.

Wasen't told how much she has for a feed or how often i'm going on a guess 4 black crickets possibly every 2 weeks is this correct.

<img src="http://file038a.bebo.com/3/large/200...108781323l.jpg">

[James Box]

hey welcome Jen!
well i feed my chile rose's a decent-sized cricket a week, usually. keeps them pretty fat and happy. you probably could feed more than that, but they do pretty well once a week.
the problem i usually find with buying a tub of crickets for one animal is that most of the crickets end up dying. but you can counter this by giving them food and water.
Chile roses were my second foray into the wonderful world of T's...and they're still among my favourites (if i actually have favourites still). they're beautiful, calm, and hardy...great beginner T's, especially if you suffered from arachnophobia beforehand!

[Elaine Ross]

Hi Jen and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your new G. rosea. They are a lovely tarantula and easy to keep too.

For feeding, I would offer 3 - 4 crickets per week. Remove any that havent been eaten after around 24 hours or so.

I looked at the photo in the link you posted. She is pretty. I hope you dont mind a couple of suggestions though Take the cotton or sponge out of the water dish. It is a breeding ground for bacteria and not needed. An open dish of water is fine for a Tarantula.

The bark chips a substrate also isnt great for a T as they can cause irritation and scratches to the underside of the abdomen. Some people use peat or potting soil (either must be chemical and additive free) or the one I use is Coco fibre that you can buy in a block like this one here

http://www.thespidershop.co.uk/insect/product_info.php?products_id=744

I'm afraid pet shops often give bad advice on what to use to care for a T so anything you need to know just ask here. Everyone is friendly and very helpful.

Now all you need to do is enjoy your gorgeous new girl

Elaine

[Jennifer Whalley]

Hi Jen and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your new G. rosea. They are a lovely tarantula and easy to keep too.

For feeding, I would offer 3 - 4 crickets per week. Remove any that havent been eaten after around 24 hours or so.

I looked at the photo in the link you posted. She is pretty. I hope you dont mind a couple of suggestions though Take the cotton or sponge out of the water dish. It is a breeding ground for bacteria and not needed. An open dish of water is fine for a Tarantula.

The bark chips a substrate also isnt great for a T as they can cause irritation and scratches to the underside of the abdomen. Some people use peat or potting soil (either must be chemical and additive free) or the one I use is Coco fibre that you can buy in a block like this one here

http://www.thespidershop.co.uk/insect/product_info.php?products_id=744

I'm afraid pet shops often give bad advice on what to use to care for a T so anything you need to know just ask here. Everyone is friendly and very helpful.

Now all you need to do is enjoy your gorgeous new girl

Elaine

I though the woodchip was a bad idea as i use to use that with my rat snakes which caused problems with feeding which now i use a repti carpet which is better for both of them.

As for woodchip in Anstice vid i will be changing that soon to peat or soil or just go with the coco fibre as i could get that from a reptile shop near where i am.

Not the one where i got her from.

As for water what is the safest amount to use as i dont want her to get stuck in it drowned ect, what is the required amount would you say

[Elaine Ross]

I just fill the waterdish 3/4 - full with most of my T's. No need to worry, she wont drown but the crickets might lol. You could always put a few scrubbed clean pebbles in the bottom for the crickets to climb out if needed.
Your girl will do just fine with an open dish

Elaine x

[Jennifer Whalley]

My Tarantula's new updated home.

No longer with woodchip.