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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 120796" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>G. pulchra, in my experience, do better in smaller enclosures. Both of mine go into stress poses when i rehouse them to larger enclosures. With mine, anything over 3x their leg span wide, they didn't like. So a 10 gallon tank for a 1 inch T i think is way overkill. I wouldn't put a 1" in anything larger than 4" wide, then rehouse when it gets to be about 3" leg span to something around 6" wide. Mine currently is 2.5-3" dls and in a small Kritter Keeper (9"L x 6"W x7" T) with about 3" or so of substrate. </p><p></p><p>I tried a medium Kritter keeper (12"L x 8"W x 8" T roughly) but they didn't like it. They sat in a stress pose for 2 days until i moved them into the small. After next molt i'll move it to the medium.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I feed mine twice a week, Sunday and Wednesday usually, until they're about 2 inches dls, then i just feed on Sunday until they're adults, then every other week except after a molt, i'll feed them weekly to fatten them back up. </p><p></p><p>If you're feeding roaches, you can leave them in the enclosure for a couple days to see if the T will come out at night and eat. If the roach is still running around after 2 days remove it and try again the next feeding time. Crickets or meal worms, you don't want to leave in the enclosure, they can harm the T if it's in molt, Drop them in there and they haven't been eaten by the next morning, remove them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 120796, member: 4199"] G. pulchra, in my experience, do better in smaller enclosures. Both of mine go into stress poses when i rehouse them to larger enclosures. With mine, anything over 3x their leg span wide, they didn't like. So a 10 gallon tank for a 1 inch T i think is way overkill. I wouldn't put a 1" in anything larger than 4" wide, then rehouse when it gets to be about 3" leg span to something around 6" wide. Mine currently is 2.5-3" dls and in a small Kritter Keeper (9"L x 6"W x7" T) with about 3" or so of substrate. I tried a medium Kritter keeper (12"L x 8"W x 8" T roughly) but they didn't like it. They sat in a stress pose for 2 days until i moved them into the small. After next molt i'll move it to the medium. I feed mine twice a week, Sunday and Wednesday usually, until they're about 2 inches dls, then i just feed on Sunday until they're adults, then every other week except after a molt, i'll feed them weekly to fatten them back up. If you're feeding roaches, you can leave them in the enclosure for a couple days to see if the T will come out at night and eat. If the roach is still running around after 2 days remove it and try again the next feeding time. Crickets or meal worms, you don't want to leave in the enclosure, they can harm the T if it's in molt, Drop them in there and they haven't been eaten by the next morning, remove them. [/QUOTE]
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