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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 216429" data-attributes="member: 36911">I have 5 G. pulchras, two about 4" and three under an inch. Very beautiful. When younger they seem more skittish, but that may just be evolution telling them to hide in the face of potential danger. Also my younger ones tend to chase prey around their enclosures, sometimes leaping at them. Ah to be young again.... Very fun to watch.Both Arachnoclown and Konstantin have adults they have had for a long  time ( I have only been keeping Ts for about 15 months).Plenty of others care for them as well.Easy to care for. My set ups tend to be drier, although last fall Dave's Little Beasties ( a UK Youtuber) said he keeps his at higher temperatures and at higher humidity. Check him out as well as Tom Moran. Mine seem to do fine at a range of temperatures.I got my first one when it was 1.5 inches and about a year later it is about 4 inches. Last summer it was hot and I was feeding them superworms and saw some growth.  I now feed them crickets and superworms, more crickets though.If you use superworms, cut their heads off. They will still move when touched even a day later. And they won't dig under the earth. If you did not know, superworms by themselves will develop into beetles.I have tried dubias and they worked fine. They just don't hop around as much as crickets.</blockquote>