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My Tarantula Corner (The Tarantulas I have in my Collection)
- Thread starter Martin Oosthuysen
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She's beautiful. How old?
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Does anyone here use live vegetation and grow it in there terrariums?
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I found it too high maintenance as the majority of plants need some form of light, so I stick to plastic plants. I have seen some awesome planted enclosures though.
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Would a heat lamp on half the enclosure work as a light source?
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Think you would need some sort of UV light...
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Hello Ryan
She was about close to two years,I will check my records and make sure.
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How big? Inches wise
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At the moment,she's about 10cm or 4 inches DLS.
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Avicularia Azuraklaasi/Powder Blue Pink toe
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Avicularia Purpurea/Purple Pink toe Eating
Need to get a better picture of the T, all 3 of them.
Need to get a better picture of the T, all 3 of them.
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Avicularia Avicularia/Avic Avic/Guyana pink toe
One of my smaller babies.
This was before I rehoused them to smaller enclosures, after rehousing she spun and made a nice nest for herself.
One of my smaller babies.
This was before I rehoused them to smaller enclosures, after rehousing she spun and made a nice nest for herself.
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I'm about to buy her
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I got a new addition to my collection 
#2 a rose hair named Rosy
#2 a rose hair named Rosy 
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@ Ryan
Use a UVB short length 5.0 glide for ur plants. But be careful as live planks have it's good sides and bad and bed being there is always wet/ moist soil and that harbors mites. Dnt worry too much about the oxygen exchange as tarantulas have an " open respiratory system" not closed like us. The heat of a basking lamp or night glo is good, but too close to a plant can damage is
UVB 5.0 stimulates
Movement and reproductive behavior
Stimulates appetite and activity
Visual light output.
Seeing as ur tarantula is in an artificial environment try keep to plastic plants as I've mentioned live ones ned saturated soil to absorb numerals etc hence staying wet attracting mites and bacteria.
Use a UVB short length 5.0 glide for ur plants. But be careful as live planks have it's good sides and bad and bed being there is always wet/ moist soil and that harbors mites. Dnt worry too much about the oxygen exchange as tarantulas have an " open respiratory system" not closed like us. The heat of a basking lamp or night glo is good, but too close to a plant can damage is
UVB 5.0 stimulates
Movement and reproductive behavior
Stimulates appetite and activity
Visual light output.
Seeing as ur tarantula is in an artificial environment try keep to plastic plants as I've mentioned live ones ned saturated soil to absorb numerals etc hence staying wet attracting mites and bacteria.
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Live plants lol. Driving and typing dnt work lol lol
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Thanks for the helpful hints but that's a plastic tree (;
but that's a plastic tree (;
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Oh and entomology.
I had a question for you about there water dish. Can I use one like the pet store had. I took a picture of it and posted it a couple posts above this one.
I had a question for you about there water dish. Can I use one like the pet store had. I took a picture of it and posted it a couple posts above this one.
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Hi Ryan
It looks perfect and not deep at all. That is good as people dnt realize how often tarantulas drink water and it's increases the humidity nicely. If I were to put on any dish a good idea to prevent any tarantula fr drowning is too put in " marbles " as they can walk on it and drink nicely it works well if u have a deep dish , but a nice big shallow one like yours is perfect chap !!! Ur T's are looking very good and enclosures very nice. Well done
It looks perfect and not deep at all. That is good as people dnt realize how often tarantulas drink water and it's increases the humidity nicely. If I were to put on any dish a good idea to prevent any tarantula fr drowning is too put in " marbles " as they can walk on it and drink nicely it works well if u have a deep dish , but a nice big shallow one like yours is perfect chap !!! Ur T's are looking very good and enclosures very nice. Well done
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Yeah stick to plastic trees / plants as it will prevent a lot of problems in future
