New guy here

[Egon]

Hi All,

I've been thinking about tarantulas lately and thought I'd sign up here and look around. I spend a lot of time outdoors and have fallen in love with spiders. I know that tarantulas are different from spiders. I just recently realized that maybe I could bring some of that intrigue indoors with tarantulas.

I've done a lot of reading but am not sure that I'm ready to commit, so I'm here to learn more.

My top species for a possible tarantula are:

1/ E. campestratus
2/ A. calchodes
3/ B. albopilsum
4/ G. pulchra (I really like everything I read about this one, but its sheer size and the thought of what it could do of it chooses to bite gives me pause.)

I do have two quick questions:

1/ Is it possible to have a too-big enclosure that would cause a tarantula to hide/sulk? Like a 20-long aquarium for the above species? Or even a 30 gallon?

2/ What exactly is tarantula feces like? I keep reading that their maintenance is easy, but no one says if you have to spot clean daily or how exactly you deal with waste.

Thanks,
E.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hi All,

I've been thinking about tarantulas lately and thought I'd sign up here and look around. I spend a lot of time outdoors and have fallen in love with spiders. I know that tarantulas are different from spiders. I just recently realized that maybe I could bring some of that intrigue indoors.

I've done a lot of reading but am not sure that I'm ready to commit, so I'm here to learn more.

My top species for a possible tarantula are:

1/ E. campestratus
2/ A. calchodes
3/ B. albopilsum
4/ G. pulchra (I really like everything I read about this one, but its sheer size and the thought of what it could do of it chooses to bite gives me pause.)

I do have two quick questions:

1/ Is it possible to have a too-big enclosure that would cause a tarantula to hide/sulk? Like a 20-long aquarium for the above species? Or even a 30 gallon?

2/ What exactly is tarantula feces like? I keep reading that their maintenance is easy, but no one says if you have to spot clean daily or how exactly you deal with waste.

Thanks,
E.

Hello and welcome
As for a tarantulas size enclosure,it is debatable but looking at where they come from it is one huge habitat. Some specimens that I have found sometimes liking a more snug fit,avicularia. As for my others,as long as an adequate hide is provided they don't care about the size. When it comes to faecal matter,I use a brush sponge etc to clean it from glass and if any is lying around I use a tongs to take that out.

 

[Egon]

Thanks, Martin. That's great information!

 

[MiaWolf42]

I agree with Martin.
The feces is white and very easy to clean up.
I've never had the above tarantulas but am interested in the Grammostola pulchra as well. I have a Grammostola rosea in a ten gallon. Have had her since 1998. My male Grammostola pulchripes recently passed away due to old age and he was in a 20 long as an adult.

 

[Egon]

Thanks for the info, Mia!