I finally got my first "T"!

[Kuuvang]

Well i finally got a T, a curly hair tarantula. Im still excited to pick up some stuff from the expo im going to in july!

The old owner say they feed medium size crickets, but can I do medium size dubia roachs? I hate crickets :l

 

[MrKrowe]

I hate crickets too. Any food that’s smaller, or roughly the same size as the cephalothorax of your spider should be fine. If you don’t know what the cephalothorax is then look it up.

B.albopilosum is an enthusiastic eater and will usually take on prey that is larger than you would expect, but better to feed smaller things more often than to worry your spider with something giant in its enclosure.

BTW, great choice. Probably the most underrated spider in Spiderdom.

 

[Enn49]

Congrats on your new arrival, a great choice

 

[ilovebrachys]

These are a lovely T to own..congrats on your new addition!

 

[menavodi]

Yes, good looking. Congrats to your first one. I am sure you will have many more!

 

[Arachnoclown]

Nice score...a spider that size can eat whatever size roach or cricket you want to feed it. A large hisser would be fine.

 

[Nunua]

Welcome to the addiction! Such a nice starter you got there

 

[martiannova]

Congrats! My first T was also a curly. She takes dubias regularly, I only supplement crickets or worms. She's not picky. Love to see another curly as a starter

 

[Tnoob]

I hope this is a great spider for you.

 

[MissKitty]

Well i finally got a T, a curly hair tarantula. Im still excited to pick up some stuff from the expo im going to in july!

The old owner say they feed medium size crickets, but can I do medium size dubia roachs? I hate crickets :lView attachment 38623

He/she is beautiful! I want a curly.,

 

[Whitelightning777]

Every Brachyopelma I have has been wonderful generally speaking. They are among the most tidy will behaved ones in my collection.

If you do small slings, you might get the occasional one that simply fails to thrive but in general most are fine.

I may yet get a curly hair myself at some point. Currently I have 1 B hamorii and 3 b sabolsum slings.

By the way, personality varies between them more then you'd expect.

 

[Tortoise Tom]

Congrats! As everyone else said, dubia will work fine.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Hissers are also good for arboreal species.

 

[Kuuvang]

So guys, i ran into a problem?

The old owner said he feed the tarantula two times a week. And she refuse to eat today.

Is it in pre-molt? I just realize that she has a bald spot with color. She has been very lazy and slow, but assume that just curly hair behavior. I accidentally destroyed its web nest because the dubia roach got stuck.

Any ideas?

 

[MassExodus]

See how the skin is white in the bald spot? That would be dark in premolt. Really dark. She's kicked some hair in her enclosure, its common for spiders to do this, its just a settling in, home defense move. She's fine, she just aint hungry. It happens all the time

 

[Kuuvang]

Should i wait for this week for her to settle down in her new enclosure before trying to feed her again?

 

[menavodi]

I would...

 

[mrsoul1974]

When I first got my T, it took a few days for it to settle in before it would eat.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Just keep the waterdish full and maybe wait a week or two. If she attacks the waterdish when you fill it, that means she's hungry.

They can easily go 2 weeks without food.

 

[PanzoN88]

So guys, i ran into a problem?

The old owner said he feed the tarantula two times a week. And she refuse to eat today.

Is it in pre-molt? I just realize that she has a bald spot with color. She has been very lazy and slow, but assume that just curly hair behavior. I accidentally destroyed its web nest because the dubia roach got stuck.

Any ideas?

Twice a week? Judging by the pictures, one feeding a week or even every other week would suffice.