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<blockquote data-quote="scrible" data-source="post: 37188" data-attributes="member: 3496"><p>This looks like a great forum. I took an Entomology class here at Oklahoma State University last semester and afterwards decided to pick up a pet tarantula. I found this little G. rosea at Petco about a week ago and it seems like a good spider. It is small, about 2 inch in diameter so I am unsure of it's age. It seems fairly docile as I have touched it several times although I have not attempted to handle it. I gave it a few small crickets several days ago and I believe it ate two of them although I did not see it. I have since removed the others. </p><p></p><p>Here is my setup. If the tarantula grows significantly I will need a larger terrarium but for now this one is plenty big for it. I used Eco-earth substrate that is completely dry. I placed a small aloe plant in the corner for decoration as they require almost no moisture to keep alive. </p><p></p><p>I will probably attempt to feed it again in the next week or two. I will get two large crickets next time, as I believe the small ones were too small. Feel free to critique my setup and let me know if I am doing anything wrong. </p><p></p><p>Does anyone have a guess on its age based on its 2 inch diameter size? How long do you think it will be before I can determine gender? We named the tarantula Peaches, after its orange peach fuzz on its back. </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/sandstormII/IMG_2451_zps2f11783c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/sandstormII/IMG_2475_zps10909bbb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scrible, post: 37188, member: 3496"] This looks like a great forum. I took an Entomology class here at Oklahoma State University last semester and afterwards decided to pick up a pet tarantula. I found this little G. rosea at Petco about a week ago and it seems like a good spider. It is small, about 2 inch in diameter so I am unsure of it's age. It seems fairly docile as I have touched it several times although I have not attempted to handle it. I gave it a few small crickets several days ago and I believe it ate two of them although I did not see it. I have since removed the others. Here is my setup. If the tarantula grows significantly I will need a larger terrarium but for now this one is plenty big for it. I used Eco-earth substrate that is completely dry. I placed a small aloe plant in the corner for decoration as they require almost no moisture to keep alive. I will probably attempt to feed it again in the next week or two. I will get two large crickets next time, as I believe the small ones were too small. Feel free to critique my setup and let me know if I am doing anything wrong. Does anyone have a guess on its age based on its 2 inch diameter size? How long do you think it will be before I can determine gender? We named the tarantula Peaches, after its orange peach fuzz on its back. Thanks! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/sandstormII/IMG_2451_zps2f11783c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/sandstormII/IMG_2475_zps10909bbb.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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