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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Captain Firecat" data-source="post: 38775" data-attributes="member: 3530">Hi allCurrently spider less but thinking of getting a new (first) friend.I've read a lot online about tank size, substrate, diet, temperature, the whole shebang. But each site has a different idea, so I just wanted to post and make sure I'm on the right lines.I'm leaning towards a Chilean Rose, though I'd really like a Red Rump, but I can only find Roses so... Rose is fine with me! I'm told they get up to 6 inch and 3 times that is the length of the tank, 2 times the width and 'low' is all you need for height.So, questions:1) How high is too high for a terrestrial? I have lots of tanks around the place (I have snakes who outgrew them) which meet the height and width, but are about a foot tall. Too high? 2) How strong is a spider? I found a good tank in a shop, but it was a fish tank and, well, fish don't push the lid off, so the lid was very light. A weight on each corner would fix that, but are we talking grams, tens of grams, hundreds?3) I saw some Roses in a shop but couldn't decide what age they were (and got all shy...). What age do they hit full grown? I'd like one which was still moulting a few times a year, so don't want a grown up.4) if I got a lid with no 'hatch', would I have issues? Would Mrs Spider lurk and be off the second the lid was off? I assume if she is on the glass wall you can't knock her (coax her) down, so I suppose I'd have to be extra careful.5) Any online stores to aim for? Or any to avoid?6) Should I avoid spiderlings for my first time?I will have more questions I'm sure! For the moment I'd like to set up and get the spider later, but I want to do it right.Thanks all!</blockquote>

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