Advice for Grammostola pulchripes?

[Oursapoil]

Add Coco Loco if you want to make a substrate colada

Add limestone to coco fiber

 

[octanejunkie]

Add limestone to coco fiber

This could be a song...

 

[Oursapoil]

This could be a song...

I have some many muppets puns....

 

[octanejunkie]

I have some many muppets puns....

Not muppet specific

 

[Oursapoil]

Everything is muppets to us!

 

[VarvatosVex]

Add Coco Loco if you want to make a substrate colada

I want to provide it with a secondary tropical location in its enclosure in case it needs to relax

 

[VarvatosVex]

They're not a fossorial species, They're terrestrial. Mine have never burrowed. I use a topsoil, coco fiber, and vermiculite blend for substate. View attachment 56527

Vermiculite. I was confused at first but remembered. It holds moisture doesn't it? That's smart.

 

[DustyD]

Creature soil with coco and a bit of spaghnum moss for decoration is what i am using for my first tarantula - a G. Pulchripes. She should be arriving later this morning, in about 6 hours. She is supposed to be 1 1/4". I will be setting her up in a 4 inch cube. A piece of cork bark partially buried should provide her with cover. And if she doesn't like the way i set ut up she can always change it. I've heard they can be quite the bulldozers.

 

[DustyD]

So my 1-1/4 " juvenile Chaco arrived safely this morning ( hurray!) and she's in her 4x4x4 enclosure. After a brief tour of her place, including about 10 mins inside her hide - butt out - she's spent the last 90 minutes in an upper corner. Temp is 71 F. I plan on keeping an eye on her, but just wait it out.

 

[octanejunkie]

Adorable

 

[DustyD]

Yes she is.

 

[VarvatosVex]

So my 1-1/4 " juvenile Chaco arrived safely this morning ( hurray!) and she's in her 4x4x4 enclosure. After a brief tour of her place, including about 10 mins inside her hide - butt out - she's spent the last 90 minutes in an upper corner. Temp is 71 F. I plan on keeping an eye on her, but just wait it out.

That's cool. That's a decent size for one. I could only find 1/2 inch slings. But I'm planning to take a trip to fearnot tarantulas actual store this summer in Virginia Beach maybe they will have more selection. Anyways. Congratulations on your new T. Hope all works out well.

 

[DustyD]

Ok, should i be worried now? She is still up on the wall of the enclosure and has not moved for at least an hour. Not one pedipalp. Could it be molting? Sleeping? Dead? Panic mode starting on my part. Did not want to touch her until I think it is safe.

 

[Oursapoil]

Ok, should i be worried now? She is still up on the wall of the enclosure and has not moved for at least an hour. Not one pedipalp. Could it be molting? Sleeping? Dead? Panic mode starting on my part. Did not want to touch her until I think it is safe.

It is completely fine, not moving probably not to fall. I would take it easy on the feeding, this one looks chubby enough

 

[DustyD]

Lol. I put the enclosure down and went to write the above message - i was gone from it for 5 mins and she disappeared. Only place to go is in the hide and i see webbing in there but it is about 2 inches long so can't visually see her( no way for her to get out. Lid is magnetized.)

Gawd!

 

[DustyD]

It is completely fine, not moving probably not to fall. I would take it easy on the feeding, this one looks chubby enough

Thanks! Nervous first time T dad. Just got her today. Have not fed her. Her healthyness comes courtesy of Arachnoiden
Was going to try to feed her tomorrow or thursday, but may hold off.

 

[Oursapoil]

Thanks! Nervous first time T dad. Just got her today. Have not fed her. Her healthyness comes courtesy of Arachnoiden
Was going to try to feed her tomorrow or thursday, but may hold off.

Remember that this is a stressful time for your new T. Give it some time to acclimate and make itself home. My best advice is to give it a few days in peace. Just imagine if you are put in a new house and some grab the house and lift it up too often while you are inside? You are doing fine and obviously caring very much already for your baby. As time goes by you will be less and less worried, just hang in there

 

[Phobik1]

I picked up 3 G. Pulchripes slings a year ago. Once they grew out of their dram viles none of them have burrowed. They will move **** around alot. I use 100% Coco Fiber from bricks. Never had a problem w mold. They all fed on mealworm segments like they were goin outta style.

 

[DustyD]

Remember that this is a stressful time for your new T. Give it some time to acclimate and make itself home. My best advice is to give it a few days in peace. Just imagine if you are put in a new house and some grab the house and lift it up too often while you are inside? You are doing fine and obviously caring very much already for your baby. As time goes by you will be less and less worried, just hang in there

Thanks for the support!

 

[timc]

New spiders (and old spiders for that matter) want, deserve, and need alone time. You won’t do it any good obsessing over it. Look from a distance for the next few days but otherwise, let it settle. She looks very plump and healthy, so as long as water is available, all should be well. Tarantulas are definitely a pet where “doing too much” can actually be a very bad thing for them.