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<blockquote data-quote="newspidermom" data-source="post: 47873" data-attributes="member: 3915"><p>Hi..congrats on your new T! First lesson..specifying age does not really equal a size. The more a T eats the faster they grow so you can have two Ts from the same sac differ in size by inches. I know this cause I currently have some like that. Same sac but vary in size from 1.5" - 3". Thus it's better to reference size versus age. Most sizing is done by Diagonal Legspan (DLS) or as close as you can get. As far as what to feed...most roaches are a good feeder. Some Ts however don't like roaches and some prefer one roach over another. There are different species to chose from. Just goole feeder roaches. Most love crickets but they can stink if you keep alot of them and they don't live long. Mealworms and superworms are a good treat. I use mealworms alot thru our cold winters here since other feeders are pricey to ship that time of year and they are easily kept in refrigerator. They are not a good permanent food source though. Crickets and roaches offer better nutrition. Absolutely NO earthworms! Whatever feeder you decide to use make sure you purchaase as a feeder to assure they are free of fertilizer and pesticides. As tempting as it may be it is not recommended to feed Ts anything you catch from your yard. You never know what yard chemicals it may be carrying which could kill your T. Feeding one to two times a week is plenty. Some Ts will eat more than that but it's really not needed. Since your T is new I'm sure it is still getting used to it's new enclosure. Until it adjusts and settles in it may not eat. Also the climbing and roaming the enclosure is normal T adjustment. Just be sure the substrate (cocoa fibre preferred) is deep enough. There should be just enough space to allow your T to keep one leg on ground when trying to climb. A fall could be fatal. Your T is an easy one to keep. They prefer it dry for the most part. Just overflow a shallow water dish on one side of container. Room temp is fine. No special heating required unless it goes below 60. Also Ts also stop eating some time before molting. When a T molts it will turn upside down on it's back. Its not dead...lol..just molting and do not touch! After molting wait at least a week to resume feeding. If it doesn't eat remove feeder and try again in a feww days. Just offer food every few days and don't wory if it refuses to eat. As long as it has water it will be fine. Oh..and NO SPONGES in water dish. That's old school and the sponges fester bacteria. So that's about it. I'm not sure where you bought your T but if it was from a pet store don't believe anything they tell you. It's best to come to forums like this for answers. We love helping newbies getting into the hobby! I know this was alot of info. Some you may already know. I just wanted to be thorough. Hope this helped. We'd love a pic!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newspidermom, post: 47873, member: 3915"] Hi..congrats on your new T! First lesson..specifying age does not really equal a size. The more a T eats the faster they grow so you can have two Ts from the same sac differ in size by inches. I know this cause I currently have some like that. Same sac but vary in size from 1.5" - 3". Thus it's better to reference size versus age. Most sizing is done by Diagonal Legspan (DLS) or as close as you can get. As far as what to feed...most roaches are a good feeder. Some Ts however don't like roaches and some prefer one roach over another. There are different species to chose from. Just goole feeder roaches. Most love crickets but they can stink if you keep alot of them and they don't live long. Mealworms and superworms are a good treat. I use mealworms alot thru our cold winters here since other feeders are pricey to ship that time of year and they are easily kept in refrigerator. They are not a good permanent food source though. Crickets and roaches offer better nutrition. Absolutely NO earthworms! Whatever feeder you decide to use make sure you purchaase as a feeder to assure they are free of fertilizer and pesticides. As tempting as it may be it is not recommended to feed Ts anything you catch from your yard. You never know what yard chemicals it may be carrying which could kill your T. Feeding one to two times a week is plenty. Some Ts will eat more than that but it's really not needed. Since your T is new I'm sure it is still getting used to it's new enclosure. Until it adjusts and settles in it may not eat. Also the climbing and roaming the enclosure is normal T adjustment. Just be sure the substrate (cocoa fibre preferred) is deep enough. There should be just enough space to allow your T to keep one leg on ground when trying to climb. A fall could be fatal. Your T is an easy one to keep. They prefer it dry for the most part. Just overflow a shallow water dish on one side of container. Room temp is fine. No special heating required unless it goes below 60. Also Ts also stop eating some time before molting. When a T molts it will turn upside down on it's back. Its not dead...lol..just molting and do not touch! After molting wait at least a week to resume feeding. If it doesn't eat remove feeder and try again in a feww days. Just offer food every few days and don't wory if it refuses to eat. As long as it has water it will be fine. Oh..and NO SPONGES in water dish. That's old school and the sponges fester bacteria. So that's about it. I'm not sure where you bought your T but if it was from a pet store don't believe anything they tell you. It's best to come to forums like this for answers. We love helping newbies getting into the hobby! I know this was alot of info. Some you may already know. I just wanted to be thorough. Hope this helped. We'd love a pic! [/QUOTE]
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