Hi, I bought my first two spiders yesterday, Mexican flameleg (maybe sub adult) and a spiderling pinktoe golieth birdeater.
I havent as such got anything set up, they are still in their small food containers slightly propped up on a Luck Reptile heat mat, which is of the smallest size.
Over the past day I have been spraying the spiderling quite alot, i guess in all about five times, and the flame leg whenever she needs it, i guess once in morning afternoon and evening.
Ive set the viv up as it says in the book with 12-15 parts of a deep layer of Vermiculite and one part water, which i plan to house the flameleg in. The spiderling golieth Ive just bought a small £1.99 pet box for, with which i might base with a thin layer of Vermiculite or maybe paper - if i use paper how often do i mist the box and how do i set it up?
I havent yet got a thermometer or hydrometer, some people in posts say that spiders love the side of the wall the heat mat is stuck on and spend most of their time their - so i guess its ok to have the heatmat right next to them for now where they are; ive just got them sitting in their box slightly propped up on the mat so the box isnt in direct contact.
I havent yet tried feeding, but both are pretty active and quite responsive, so I guess thats a good sign that the heat mats doing itself ok. I cant find a temp that the mat gives off on the net and their was no indication in the manual - maybe someone can give me a read out off what their thermoometer says about these mats?
I cant tell at the moment if what the mat does would be to hot for them and i should prop them up more, or wether these mats give off the correct temp.
The size is the smallest 13 x 27 centimeter and 7 watts, do i need any other kind of heater once ive stuck it on the side of the glass viv?
It takes up the lenth of a wall of the viv and would go across it a bit more than twice for one side.
In the book it says to stick the thermo mat on feet at the bottom of a glass tank - but in another book ive got it says not to do this as it is 'contrary to nature' and that spiders naturally burrow to escape the heat. The guy in the pet shop told me to stick it on the side of the wall as well, i also would have thought that if on the bottom it would dry out the substrate, i dont really understand why the book says it ought be on the bottom, what do you all do?
perhaps because its thermo or infra-red and need to hit an object to properly function
All in all any info anyone can give or advice for my new start will be much appriciated.
Thanks alot
I havent as such got anything set up, they are still in their small food containers slightly propped up on a Luck Reptile heat mat, which is of the smallest size.
Over the past day I have been spraying the spiderling quite alot, i guess in all about five times, and the flame leg whenever she needs it, i guess once in morning afternoon and evening.
Ive set the viv up as it says in the book with 12-15 parts of a deep layer of Vermiculite and one part water, which i plan to house the flameleg in. The spiderling golieth Ive just bought a small £1.99 pet box for, with which i might base with a thin layer of Vermiculite or maybe paper - if i use paper how often do i mist the box and how do i set it up?
I havent yet got a thermometer or hydrometer, some people in posts say that spiders love the side of the wall the heat mat is stuck on and spend most of their time their - so i guess its ok to have the heatmat right next to them for now where they are; ive just got them sitting in their box slightly propped up on the mat so the box isnt in direct contact.
I havent yet tried feeding, but both are pretty active and quite responsive, so I guess thats a good sign that the heat mats doing itself ok. I cant find a temp that the mat gives off on the net and their was no indication in the manual - maybe someone can give me a read out off what their thermoometer says about these mats?
I cant tell at the moment if what the mat does would be to hot for them and i should prop them up more, or wether these mats give off the correct temp.
The size is the smallest 13 x 27 centimeter and 7 watts, do i need any other kind of heater once ive stuck it on the side of the glass viv?
It takes up the lenth of a wall of the viv and would go across it a bit more than twice for one side.
In the book it says to stick the thermo mat on feet at the bottom of a glass tank - but in another book ive got it says not to do this as it is 'contrary to nature' and that spiders naturally burrow to escape the heat. The guy in the pet shop told me to stick it on the side of the wall as well, i also would have thought that if on the bottom it would dry out the substrate, i dont really understand why the book says it ought be on the bottom, what do you all do?
perhaps because its thermo or infra-red and need to hit an object to properly function
All in all any info anyone can give or advice for my new start will be much appriciated.
Thanks alot
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