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<blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 224693" data-attributes="member: 30996"><p>Hi there</p><p>First of all you can relax and calm a little bit. </p><p>Both spiders seem in pretty good condition. </p><p>First the pink toe is Avicularia species likely Avicularia Avicularia (common pink toe) but Im not an expert on identification of those.</p><p>Anyway if you don't plan on breeding that spider thats nor really important as all Avicularia have similar care.</p><p>Arboreal enclosure(more height than floor space)is needed with good ventilation as they don't like stuffy environment. Enclosure size is dependent on size of your spider in DLS (Diagonal leg span)For spider with 4 inch DLS enclosure with dimensions 20x20x30H will be good. If spider is smaller enclosure should be smaller too.Enclosure setup is cork bark angled vertically towards one of the corners ,dry substrate, decoration higher up (as they hand up high up) and water dish.</p><p>Example </p><p>[ATTACH=full]71103[/ATTACH]</p><p>Food you can offer once every 2 weeks(couple of crickets )not every other day.Tarantulas don’t need to(won't)eat that often as they are very good preserving energy. Arboreal tarantulas look more slender usually and yours is not slim anyway. Also it may take a while for your spiders to settle in their new homes so refusing food is no issue. </p><p>Second spider is Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican red knee)</p><p>Hardy terrestrial species. </p><p>More floor space than height is needed when housing them.Enclosure should have approximately 3 times spiders DLS in lenght,2 times DLS in width and 1.5 times DLS in height. </p><p>For 5 inch spider you are looking as enclosure with dimensions approximately 15-12inch lenght x 10-12inch width and 8 inch height as a rule of thumb but the main thing is not to give them too much height as falls from height may result in injury or worse. They like dry packed down substrate . Provide cork bark hide and water dish too.This species grows slow and should be fed once every 2-3 weeks as too much food will result in extensive fast(up to 12 months) before moulting eventually. Tarantulas are opportunistic feeders and will take food when available but that doesn't mean they should be fed every few days.</p><p>When you have chance post pictures of the full enclosure so we can advise you further. </p><p>Hope that helps</p><p>Any further specific questions you have just post and we will try our best to answer them.</p><p>Regards Konstantin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konstantin, post: 224693, member: 30996"] Hi there First of all you can relax and calm a little bit. Both spiders seem in pretty good condition. First the pink toe is Avicularia species likely Avicularia Avicularia (common pink toe) but Im not an expert on identification of those. Anyway if you don't plan on breeding that spider thats nor really important as all Avicularia have similar care. Arboreal enclosure(more height than floor space)is needed with good ventilation as they don't like stuffy environment. Enclosure size is dependent on size of your spider in DLS (Diagonal leg span)For spider with 4 inch DLS enclosure with dimensions 20x20x30H will be good. If spider is smaller enclosure should be smaller too.Enclosure setup is cork bark angled vertically towards one of the corners ,dry substrate, decoration higher up (as they hand up high up) and water dish. Example [ATTACH type="full"]71103[/ATTACH] Food you can offer once every 2 weeks(couple of crickets )not every other day.Tarantulas don’t need to(won't)eat that often as they are very good preserving energy. Arboreal tarantulas look more slender usually and yours is not slim anyway. Also it may take a while for your spiders to settle in their new homes so refusing food is no issue. Second spider is Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican red knee) Hardy terrestrial species. More floor space than height is needed when housing them.Enclosure should have approximately 3 times spiders DLS in lenght,2 times DLS in width and 1.5 times DLS in height. For 5 inch spider you are looking as enclosure with dimensions approximately 15-12inch lenght x 10-12inch width and 8 inch height as a rule of thumb but the main thing is not to give them too much height as falls from height may result in injury or worse. They like dry packed down substrate . Provide cork bark hide and water dish too.This species grows slow and should be fed once every 2-3 weeks as too much food will result in extensive fast(up to 12 months) before moulting eventually. Tarantulas are opportunistic feeders and will take food when available but that doesn't mean they should be fed every few days. When you have chance post pictures of the full enclosure so we can advise you further. Hope that helps Any further specific questions you have just post and we will try our best to answer them. Regards Konstantin [/QUOTE]
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