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| Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula Caresheet | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 2 Nov 2008, 10:43 PM (1,117 Views) | |
| Post #1 2 Nov 2008, 10:43 PM | Hissterical |
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Care Sheet for the Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) Basic Mexican Red-Knee Information: A Mexican Red-Knee does make a good starter tarantula. These tarantulas are nocturnal and are considered docile but can be a bit skittish. They do have urticating hairs, you may handle them yet it isn’t recommended to do so. Keep only one tarantula in your terrarium as having two may be fatal to one or both since they may fight each other to death. Females can live up to 30 years, males die soon after maturity and have a lifespan of 3 to 6 years. Please take this in consideration when deciding if a tarantula is the best pet for you. In addition, Females lay 100 to 400 eggs between one and a half months. Tank/Terrarium: A 12x12x12 inch terrarium is a perfect size for your eight-legged friend. This tarantula is a terrestrial ground living species so they need humidity levels above 65%. The temperature required is 75 to 82F or 24 to 28C. An under-tank heat pad is needed if the room cannot supply these temps. Substrate: Substrate needs to be at least 3 to 8 inches deep. If substrate is reasonable, these spiders will dig burrows. Substrate should be a peat/vermiculite mix. They are scrubland or terrestrial spiders, so you’ll need to provide a retreat, for example: a cork bark, tree bark or a broken flower pot. Food and Water: An open water dish is a must! The humidity should never go lower than 55%. For food, they eat small invertebrates such as crickets, meal worms, wax-moth larvae, locusts, cockroaches and earthworms. It's very important to make sure the crickets you have chosen isn't too big in size since they can or will attack your spider. Once a week, offer small amounts of food. Keep in mind that feeding depends on the species, age and time since last molt. Never ever leave uneaten live food in your terrarium as this will cause problems with your tarantula such as aggravation. |
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