Hello guys! I'm new and I need help with my texas brown!

[Tarantula0408]

Hey guys! I just got a Texas brown, maybe 4 inches in diameter, maybe 5, so I need to know what to feed them, how often, what are their needs? I am getting a 10 gallon tank for him, what do I need in there?
Thanks

 

[spiderengineer]

question did you find it wondering around outside? if so you most likely found a mature male and won't live for very long

 

[Tarantula0408]

Thanks for replying!
You know, now I think it is a Brazilian black, but I found it outside in Texas, it might have been an escape pethttp://i1281.photobucket.com/albums...88EB25-14931-00000C4F908368B2_zps055b5e79.jpg
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums...2800B0-14931-00000C4EE5EEEF5D_zps2e30b72e.jpg

 

[DalilahBlue]

It honestly doesn't have the Grammostola look. If you found him outside it's likely a local Aphonopelma male in search of females. Unfortunately, once a male molts mature, he won't live very long. His job is to mate and either be eaten or die shortly thereafter. The best thing for the local population is to free him in the general area you found him so he can find mates to breed with.

 

[Tarantula0408]

It just rained and they come out after it rains, does it still have a chance?

 

[spiderengineer]

yeah it looks like a mature male I would send him back out so he can fulfill his biological need and Grammostola are not native to north America the only genus that is native is Aphonopelma so that is most likely what species it is

 

[spiderengineer]

It just rained and they come out after it rains, does it still have a chance?

that is mating season for him so yes he will have a chance if you release him back in the wild.

 

[DalilahBlue]

He will do his best to find a mate. You will be doing what's best for the local population and him if you release him. In captivity he will die shortly as he as at the end of his life cycle.

 

[Tarantula0408]

He will do his best to find a mate. You will be doing what's best for the local population and him if you release him. In captivity he will die shortly as he as at the end of his life cycle.

Oh man, that's not something I wanted to hear, I'll be releasing him, thanks
What tarantula would you recommend to a beginner?

 

[spiderengineer]

its also possible he has already found a female before you caught him, by the looks of him he seems to have been on an adventure already and their is no evidence to say they only look for one female. so no harm no foul.

 

[spiderengineer]

as far as beginner species any thing from the genus Aphonopelma, Grammostola, and brachypelma are always good starters

 

[Tarantula0408]

Ok, thanks, I'll be releasing him where my grandparents found it, it was a gift so :/
Is a rose hair tarantula good?

 

[spiderengineer]

Ok, thanks, I'll be releasing him where my grandparents found it, it was a gift so :/
Is a rose hair tarantula good?

a rose hair is a Grammostola rosea so yes

 

[DalilahBlue]

A Rosie was my first.

Thank you for doing the right thing.

As far beginner species anything Brachypelma (red knee, red leg) or Grammostola (Chaco golden knee, rose hair) are great.

 

[Tarantula0408]

Wow cool!
If I use a 10 gallon with a depth of 5 inches of echo earth some decor, and a water dish? Is that good?
And I want to feed it mealworms, is that ok too?
My dad is still saying that u should keep it, but my rule is no wild caught animals
I want to release it and hopefully get a rise hair
By the way, that's a nice tarantula, is that a red knee?

 

[spiderengineer]

Wow cool!
If I use a 10 gallon with a depth of 5 inches of echo earth some decor, and a water dish? Is that good?
And I want to feed it mealworms, is that ok too?
My dad is still saying that u should keep it, but my rule is no wild caught animals
I want to release it and hopefully get a rise hair
By the way, that's a nice tarantula, is that a red knee?

a ten gallon is considered overkill for a rose, but you can use it if you want to, as far as substrate depth you want to add enough so that if they were to climb the wall then if they fell the fall would not be fatal to them. the rule of how much substrate to add. is usually the length between the lid and the substrate should be no greater the the length of the spider. also I would recommend getting a copy of this http://www.amazon.com/The-Tarantula-Keepers-Guide-Comprehensive/dp/0764138855

 

[Tarantula0408]

Ok wow thanks for all the help, I'll try to get that book
What do you mean by overkill?

 

[spiderengineer]

Ok wow thanks for all the help, I'll try to get that book
What do you mean by overkill?

a rose will only utilize a small part of a ten gallon Tank

 

[DalilahBlue]

Yes, the T in my avatar is Sally, my B. smithi, aka Red Knee. They are good beginner T's, as well as Rose Hairs.

And The Tarantula Keepers Guide is like the Arachnologists' Bible.