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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 141226" data-attributes="member: 27677">Hi, I decided to reply to this post but I have read the whole thread.Welcome to the forum and the hobby!From reading about various species on this forum you've picked the two species I would choose as my first two tarantulas if only I could, they both have attractive traits to me but they are not similar to each other, just be aware of what you have and you'll be fine!As for crickets, there have been threads detailing how to keep and/or breed them, a few searches will uncover lots of info but basically they need to be spread out into larger containers so they are not crowded at all, they need lots of ventilation, low humidity, and should be fed carrot as a staple which provides enough moisture that water is not needed, but they can eat a variety of vegetable scraps. I use critter keepers with oats on the bottom or tubs I've ventilated to spread out the contents of the tubs of crickets I buy because here in Australia we too have to buy tubs of about 50 to 25 depending on size, I assume they're measured by weight so the smaller they are the more you get.I keep them indefinitely really, they grow and are fed to animals so every couple of weeks I might buy a tub of small or a tub of large so that I have the sizes I need but apart from the odd times a tub gets too humid and a mass die off occurs in that particular tub they are easy to keep and grow, I always have heaps on hand, I just buy more to keep the sizes balanced without having any chirping! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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