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SpiderSam

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3 Year Member
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I got my T back in august and 4 more ago she fell from the top of the tank and onto a rock I think she landed on her back legs anyways she went from brown to gray for a good 2 months and now she is back to brown and doing very well the tank was a old snake tank 6ft long by 1ft 18 inch wide by 1 ft. tall I do plan on getting her a smaller enclosure when I got the cash but her last tank was too tall and she was aggressive and in this tank she isn't aggressive at all (surprising since its big u would think she would strike at anything) but I was curious if anyone else T survived a fall like this especially for terrestrial T ......I know my pics are super blurry im sorry laptop camera xD
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FaaFaa

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Temecula, CA
That tank is massive, yes. However, if she is happy and settled (catching and eating food) you really could just leave her there. I do have one suggestion, add more substrate, like A LOT more. The more sub you have the less chances of your T falling and hurting herself again. I would say leave 6 or 7 inches at the top, fill the rest with sub.

Now, back to this fall. So if I am understanding you correctly, she fell 4 months ago? Since it's been so long she is probably just fine. If she is eating and moving around she's more than likely good. :)
 

SpiderSam

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3 Year Member
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awesome thank you and yeah it was a while back and she is surprisingly a big eater and I do plan on adding more substrate tat was just a 10 gallon pail full of clean dirt but I plan on changing her substrate to coconut fibre or something else and she did a lot of webbing too which is good :D
 

FaaFaa

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Temecula, CA
Eco earth compressed bricks are pretty cheap. You can make a lot of sub without spending a ton of money. It's what I use in all of my enclosures. I don't follow the directions though, it makes the ee too soupy. I just add about 32 ounces of warm water, let it soak in, add more water, let it soak in... and on and on until it is all the consistency that I want it. Takes a bit to do, but you can walk away and come back to it.
 

Brandon Fox

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Location
UK
Hi guys, I am a new member and a beginner of the hobby. Just thought I'd show a few pictures of my first tarantula. Her name is Tina, 8 years old and I have had her since the 16th of December 2014
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