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First off, when I say I want an active Tarantula, I mean active by tarantula standards, which I understand still isn't very active. I am okay with that and understand! I am really just interested in watching the T's habits, whatever they may be. This is more of a celebration/observation of...
Well based on how you described P. Parvula that is exactly what I was thinking about when I thought of an ideal T. I have a 5 gallon with a crack in it (so no more water) that would be perfect... But I think I would like to get something else that would be suitable for the 10gallon first, and in...
Sorry I got defensive! When I said, "dull, inactive", I was thinking about what I read in this thread, specifically this: "mine are so lazy the crickets more or less stumble onto there fangs before they bother eating" whereas P. Parvula seems to be more active when it hunts. I don't want a "lazy...
I think it may have been a little rude of you to assume I "want to see carnage". I didn't allude to anything of the sort. I read somewhere when I first started looking into this that they could be fed mice and was curious if that posed a problem to smaller ones. Thank you for clearing that up...
I have never owned a tarantula before, and am interested in getting one. I was looking at a list of suitable spiders for beginners and found this on the list and I was sold. I read that it was a midsized species but what exactly does that mean in terms of size? I am putting it into a 10g tank. I...
I have always been fascinated with spiders and other bugs (though a lot more things that gross me out are the really gross bugs), reptiles, and most pets to be honest. Not a hermit crab guy though.. In the place I am living at there are no pets save one rule- they have to be in glass enclosures...