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Hi everyone I just ordered my first T While I know the basics I was wondering if there is anything I should note
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<blockquote data-quote="Sorafromkh2" data-source="post: 219142" data-attributes="member: 39332"><p>It is a Orphnaecus sp Quezon blue tarantula, or "blue earth tiger tarantula" </p><p></p><p>I know this is an aggressive one and isn't recommended for a first, but I decided I would go ahead and study this one and it's care the best I could.</p><p></p><p>So yes I know the basics but I still wanna ask some questions so I can give the T it's best life.</p><p></p><p>So my first question is, since this one is semi-aboreal but mostly a burrowing T, how important is cross ventilation? Right now I have a Frisco "8 long cage with a mesh top, it never explained or showed in the photos, that it was mesh, but being that it is burrowing Is a top- ventilated mesh enclosure bad or will it be ok? Should I order a new cage cause personally I feel as though I should but I don't have a lot of money right now since I bought so many feeders and cricket food/water also soil and a hygrometer so idk.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also wanna know when I should, and how frequently I should, mist. Being top ventilation The water will evaporate very soon and don't know how moist this spider needs it. So don't know If I need new cage. Are hygrometers necessary? I have a humidity gauge it only tells me the humidity and not the temperature and will say it's 50f all the way to 70f but I've heard hygrometers are inaccurate, when I touch the cage it's cold (and usually it's cold in my room in general) so I'm thinking of putting a small heater in the other side of my room where the cage isn't near. </p><p></p><p>Last think is that I placed the hide where it can kinda climb, close to the mesh but that's not a good idea so I'm how to make it away from the mesh without taking away so much space ? (5" long 3"wide log hide in a "8 wide enclosure)[ATTACH=full]68745[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sorafromkh2, post: 219142, member: 39332"] It is a Orphnaecus sp Quezon blue tarantula, or "blue earth tiger tarantula" I know this is an aggressive one and isn't recommended for a first, but I decided I would go ahead and study this one and it's care the best I could. So yes I know the basics but I still wanna ask some questions so I can give the T it's best life. So my first question is, since this one is semi-aboreal but mostly a burrowing T, how important is cross ventilation? Right now I have a Frisco "8 long cage with a mesh top, it never explained or showed in the photos, that it was mesh, but being that it is burrowing Is a top- ventilated mesh enclosure bad or will it be ok? Should I order a new cage cause personally I feel as though I should but I don't have a lot of money right now since I bought so many feeders and cricket food/water also soil and a hygrometer so idk. I also wanna know when I should, and how frequently I should, mist. Being top ventilation The water will evaporate very soon and don't know how moist this spider needs it. So don't know If I need new cage. Are hygrometers necessary? I have a humidity gauge it only tells me the humidity and not the temperature and will say it's 50f all the way to 70f but I've heard hygrometers are inaccurate, when I touch the cage it's cold (and usually it's cold in my room in general) so I'm thinking of putting a small heater in the other side of my room where the cage isn't near. Last think is that I placed the hide where it can kinda climb, close to the mesh but that's not a good idea so I'm how to make it away from the mesh without taking away so much space ? (5" long 3"wide log hide in a "8 wide enclosure)[ATTACH type="full"]68745[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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