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<blockquote data-quote="Mbross325" data-source="post: 127506" data-attributes="member: 27758"><p>Hello, my name is Matt and I'm a first-time tarantula keeper and I have several questions. I bought a 1.5" Chaco golden knee tarantula on Tuesday in a 4" by 4" by 4" predrilled enclosure, not sure what gender but I named it Goldzilla (one of parker's wash plant from gold rush).</p><p></p><p>1. What temperature range is okay for my tarantula? Michigan gets cold winters so I set up a heat pad under a fourth of the current enclosure and that gets up to 90F easily. Obviously I don't want dehydration to happen rapidly, last I checked is 81F on the warm side.</p><p></p><p>2. What exactly is pre-molt and how will I know when Goldzilla is in one? My concern is that Goldzilla isn't as active as I would like. Goldzilla only moves if I somehow disturbs the cage, which I try not to do.</p><p></p><p>3. Goldzilla tends to stick to the back left corner (warm side), and hasn't done much digging even after I added more eco earth in addition to what the enclosure had. Is this normal, or could it be pre-molt?</p><p></p><p>4. First feeding is tomorrow after one of my classes, is a large cricket alright for Goldzilla or will need something smaller? I have a leopard gecko so I always have crickets on hand.</p><p></p><p>5. Is the current enclosure too small for Goldzilla? I have another predrilled enclosure that's 8" by 4" by 4" as well as the 10 gallon tank that his cage is in as well as the cricket keeper (view is blocked by a fishing guide book). </p><p></p><p>6. How do I add pictures? I have 12 pictures saved on my computer that I can post but the image function is asking for the image URL. Or is the upload a file function? The tarantula in my profile picture is Goldzilla.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again, Matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mbross325, post: 127506, member: 27758"] Hello, my name is Matt and I'm a first-time tarantula keeper and I have several questions. I bought a 1.5" Chaco golden knee tarantula on Tuesday in a 4" by 4" by 4" predrilled enclosure, not sure what gender but I named it Goldzilla (one of parker's wash plant from gold rush). 1. What temperature range is okay for my tarantula? Michigan gets cold winters so I set up a heat pad under a fourth of the current enclosure and that gets up to 90F easily. Obviously I don't want dehydration to happen rapidly, last I checked is 81F on the warm side. 2. What exactly is pre-molt and how will I know when Goldzilla is in one? My concern is that Goldzilla isn't as active as I would like. Goldzilla only moves if I somehow disturbs the cage, which I try not to do. 3. Goldzilla tends to stick to the back left corner (warm side), and hasn't done much digging even after I added more eco earth in addition to what the enclosure had. Is this normal, or could it be pre-molt? 4. First feeding is tomorrow after one of my classes, is a large cricket alright for Goldzilla or will need something smaller? I have a leopard gecko so I always have crickets on hand. 5. Is the current enclosure too small for Goldzilla? I have another predrilled enclosure that's 8" by 4" by 4" as well as the 10 gallon tank that his cage is in as well as the cricket keeper (view is blocked by a fishing guide book). 6. How do I add pictures? I have 12 pictures saved on my computer that I can post but the image function is asking for the image URL. Or is the upload a file function? The tarantula in my profile picture is Goldzilla. Thanks again, Matt [/QUOTE]
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