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<blockquote data-quote="Allthingsterrarium" data-source="post: 58161" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>Thanks Meludox <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I named him october because he's black and orange and he's a spider. It just fits perfectly into Halloween!</p><p></p><p>They are a very nice species. Low upkeep, very hardy and very easy to care for. They are a little bit skittish when they are small and at his size but they really, really mellow out when they mature although this species is apparently the one that is happiest to flick hairs readily among the genus brachypelma. October has flicked hairs from time to time, not at me directly but he'll do it sometimes when I socialize him with a bristly paintbrush. He's living in one of those critter keepers right now since he's still small but I already have a nice tank set up and waiting for him when he gets bigger. Again, really easy to care for, All they really need is a thin layer of substrate (ground up coconut fiber/coir is best), a place to hide and a water dish plus any decorations you think would look nice (I like desert decorations since they live in desert scrub in coastal Mexico,) Just feed them once or twice a week and and check on their water every two or three days to see if it needs to be refilled. Apparently they burrow in the wild but are unlikely to do so in captivity. Like many tarantulas, females can live well into their 20s and up while males only live 5-15 years which is still a very long time when you consider the common house spider barely lives one year. Personally I got a male because he's my first tarantula and just in case he turned out to be a care nightmare which he has not ,I didn't a 20+ year nightmare <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. If you're interested in the mexican fireleg I can provide a few resources for you to look at below. I'll even give you the link to the website where I got mine.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]MeEtDY1m1xM[/MEDIA] (this guy has females and he gives a great review of them.)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tarantulas.com/caresheets/B_boehmei.html" target="_blank">http://www.tarantulas.com/caresheets/B_boehmei.html</a> (Here's a care sheet.)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.reptilesncritters.com/mexican-fire-leg-tarantula.html" target="_blank">http://www.reptilesncritters.com/mexican-fire-leg-tarantula.html</a> (This is where I got October, they're usually in stock but sometimes take a few months.)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.backwaterreptiles.com/tarantulas/mexican-fireleg-tarantula-for-sale.html" target="_blank">http://www.backwaterreptiles.com/tarantulas/mexican-fireleg-tarantula-for-sale.html</a> (Here's another place you could get one. Ignore the bad reviews on Youtube, there are so many more great reviews for this site and this is where I got my chameleon too.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allthingsterrarium, post: 58161, member: 3930"] Thanks Meludox :) I named him october because he's black and orange and he's a spider. It just fits perfectly into Halloween! They are a very nice species. Low upkeep, very hardy and very easy to care for. They are a little bit skittish when they are small and at his size but they really, really mellow out when they mature although this species is apparently the one that is happiest to flick hairs readily among the genus brachypelma. October has flicked hairs from time to time, not at me directly but he'll do it sometimes when I socialize him with a bristly paintbrush. He's living in one of those critter keepers right now since he's still small but I already have a nice tank set up and waiting for him when he gets bigger. Again, really easy to care for, All they really need is a thin layer of substrate (ground up coconut fiber/coir is best), a place to hide and a water dish plus any decorations you think would look nice (I like desert decorations since they live in desert scrub in coastal Mexico,) Just feed them once or twice a week and and check on their water every two or three days to see if it needs to be refilled. Apparently they burrow in the wild but are unlikely to do so in captivity. Like many tarantulas, females can live well into their 20s and up while males only live 5-15 years which is still a very long time when you consider the common house spider barely lives one year. Personally I got a male because he's my first tarantula and just in case he turned out to be a care nightmare which he has not ,I didn't a 20+ year nightmare :). If you're interested in the mexican fireleg I can provide a few resources for you to look at below. I'll even give you the link to the website where I got mine. [MEDIA=youtube]MeEtDY1m1xM[/MEDIA] (this guy has females and he gives a great review of them.) [url]http://www.tarantulas.com/caresheets/B_boehmei.html[/url] (Here's a care sheet.) [url]http://www.reptilesncritters.com/mexican-fire-leg-tarantula.html[/url] (This is where I got October, they're usually in stock but sometimes take a few months.) [url]http://www.backwaterreptiles.com/tarantulas/mexican-fireleg-tarantula-for-sale.html[/url] (Here's another place you could get one. Ignore the bad reviews on Youtube, there are so many more great reviews for this site and this is where I got my chameleon too.) [/QUOTE]
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