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<blockquote data-quote="Iya" data-source="post: 49841" data-attributes="member: 4024"><p>Hi,</p><p>I am new to the spider world, I have always been terrified of them, but for some reason become more interested. I am a preschool teacher and thought that a tarantula would be a great pet and a great addition to the science area. I did research before I purchased one, and found that a terrestrial species would be the best. After searching all the pet stores in my area I finally found a 8 month Chilean Copper. He is no bigger than 2 inches, may be a little smaller. My son instantly fell in love, named him Louie, and asked to keep him.</p><p>So, now with a new pet in my home, he is in a 10 gal. tank with Eco earth substrate. A mini heat mat under the tank, and a 50 watt infrared light above. The only thing in his tank besides the water dish is a hide.</p><p>Well, the first night he stood on the cooler side of the tank leaning up against the glass. He finally found his hide, made a web on the ground inside the web and has not left since. I have offered food, but he has not eaten. I looked up his behavior on the web and there isn't much info on the Chilean copper. I purchased him 6 days ago.</p><p>Any advice?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iya, post: 49841, member: 4024"] Hi, I am new to the spider world, I have always been terrified of them, but for some reason become more interested. I am a preschool teacher and thought that a tarantula would be a great pet and a great addition to the science area. I did research before I purchased one, and found that a terrestrial species would be the best. After searching all the pet stores in my area I finally found a 8 month Chilean Copper. He is no bigger than 2 inches, may be a little smaller. My son instantly fell in love, named him Louie, and asked to keep him. So, now with a new pet in my home, he is in a 10 gal. tank with Eco earth substrate. A mini heat mat under the tank, and a 50 watt infrared light above. The only thing in his tank besides the water dish is a hide. Well, the first night he stood on the cooler side of the tank leaning up against the glass. He finally found his hide, made a web on the ground inside the web and has not left since. I have offered food, but he has not eaten. I looked up his behavior on the web and there isn't much info on the Chilean copper. I purchased him 6 days ago. Any advice? [/QUOTE]
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