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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 144627" data-attributes="member: 27883">That looks to be about the size mine were when I got them. I'll share the details of how I keep mine. Not saying my way is right or someone else's way is wrong. Just sharing what I did/do.I raised three of these guys from slings for the first time about 13-14 years ago. Two matured into males and died after 5-6 years, and the lone female is still with me today:[ATTACH=full]35127[/ATTACH]Back in those days, there was much more emphasis on maintaining the correct humidity for a given species. I was taught that this species needs humidity and my area is very dry. Single digit humidity here for much of the year. This being the case I raised them on damp coco coir in these tubs with very little ventilation:[ATTACH=full]35128[/ATTACH]It worked at the time, but I'd definitely add more ventilation if I didi it again.Fast forward to May of 2018... I starting looking for some tarantulas for a job (I train and provide animals for film...) and I came across a whole new world of tarantula info. New species, new and better care info, new people to talk about tarantulas with... I found Casey's ad here for G. pulchra slings, and went with the volume discount! I bought ten and initially set them up in 32 oz. deli cups with damp coco coir:[ATTACH=full]35129[/ATTACH]Later I found where to buy AMAC boxes and transferred them all into those so I could see and enjoy them better. Like this one for my Lp:[ATTACH=full]35130[/ATTACH]I keep all my tarantulas in my heated reptile room. It is heated to 80 year round and humidity in there is 35-50% most of the time. On a cold winter night, it might drop down to 75 and on a hot summer day it might reach 92 degrees. Most days, most of the year its 80-84 in there. I feed slings a moderately sized meal every four or five days, and I feed the adults about every 7-10 days depending on their behavior and the size of their abdomen. At these temps and with this routine, all the pulchra slings have been molting about once a month, and all of them molt within a few days of each other. I haven't kept an exact count, but the molt depicted at the start of this thread should be about number 7 with me.I couldn't be happier. They are simply a fantastic species. Out all the time, easy to house and feed, fantastic appetites, eager eaters, gorgeous appearance... What's not to love???</blockquote>

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