Ordered a juvenile online, need help gor care!

[pavlos]

So i thought legspan is how many cm each leg is. And i ordered one with legspan 2.5 cm. So i just learnt what legspan is, so i ordered a juvenile. Fortunately, i found a small tank to put it in. Now what do i feed it? Should i put a little water bowl in? like a coca cola cup, or just spray every 2-3 days? Should i put hiding place or not?
I'm scared i don't want it to die. THanks in advance

 

[Enn49]

A lot depends on the species but yes, it will need somewhere to hide and a water bowl. Again depending on species some will burrow, others web so a piece of plastic plant is usually a good idea. You can feed it crickets or roaches.

 

[pavlos]

Hmm ok. It's a Brazilian Black though. Thanks

 

[Therasoid]

So i thought legspan is how many cm each leg is. And i ordered one with legspan 2.5 cm. So i just learnt what legspan is, so i ordered a juvenile. Fortunately, i found a small tank to put it in. Now what do i feed it? Should i put a little water bowl in? like a coca cola cup, or just spray every 2-3 days? Should i put hiding place or not?
I'm scared i don't want it to die. THanks in advance

Your questions are answered here:
www.mikebasictarantula.com/Gram-pulchra-care-sheet.html

 

[pavlos]

Your questions are answered here:
www.mikebasictarantula.com/Gram-pulchra-care-sheet.html

iv'e read almost all the sites, but i don't get the answers i want. I see at videos, people have juveniles without hiding place nor water dish, that's why i'm confused... But i'll just do whatever i would do for a big T, just at a smaller place and feed it more often Thanks for your replies

 

[Enn49]

There used to be a thought that smaller tarantulas could drown in water bowls but that is untrue. A water bowl also helps with humidity. Basically if you treat a juvenile as you would an adult you won't go wrong.

 

[pavlos]

There used to be a thought that smaller tarantulas could drown in water bowls but that is untrue. A water bowl also helps with humidity. Basically if you treat a juvenile as you would an adult you won't go wrong.

perfect that's what i wanted to see probably a coca cola cup with a little rock in it will do. Thanks man

 

[Therasoid]

iv'e read almost all the sites, but i don't get the answers i want. I see at videos, people have juveniles without hiding place nor water dish, that's why i'm confused... But i'll just do whatever i would do for a big T, just at a smaller place and feed it more often Thanks for your replies

OK.
Its a terrestrial species, "do provide a hide and a small water dish". Mine at 2.5cm are given a water bottle cap to drink from, although I rarely see them drink. Yours may want to dig a burrow instead of using the hide provided. In this case have about 6-7cm of substrate for it to utilize. Feeding once per week is fine at this size. Prey should be slightly larger than its carapace, remove the following day if uneaten. Best time to feed is right after dusk, tarantulas are nocturnal.
This is a very hardy species, rarely turn down a meal unless its in premolt. Gorgeous right after a molt, especially as an adult. [emoji3]