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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DewDrop" data-source="post: 59202" data-attributes="member: 4217"><p>Ok.. So.. Let's look at the G. Rosea natural environment. Dry.. Salt flats, plateau's, geysers, etc.. Low night time temps high day time temps, but not excessively high.  Places in the desert that it has NEVER rained even. The history is rich of the place, farmers, even aquaculture. Just a real special piece of the earth that at one time was even discussed in terms of nuclear waste disposal if you can believe that, thankfully, no waste was disposed there.. It is the variety of climate that is particularly appealing about the place and the varied flora and fauna.  The place is salty. It is just that simple. As far as the spiders being experiments, they are simply not as such. They are pets. Yes the fish salt is a freshwater tonic. Harmless. If I was inclined to experiment on a spider I'd be in college doing that and have no interest in subjecting the arachnids to an experiment. It is a topic that is quite touchy, climate and global warming, erosion as well. Just one that can cause people to become upset, something I have no intention of doing.  As far as it being applicable to tarantulas, their natural environment suggests it is quite relevant. Like I said salt flats on the G. Rosea, the A. Avic lives in Costa Rica, Southern Caribbean and Brazil. Again, salt flats.  SO a little salinity is fine. Like you mentioned, no I am not using marine salt. Whatever difference there may be.  Marine salt just seems too harsh for a spider. No it's cute Thistles, your always jam packed full of info. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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