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<blockquote data-quote="Stan Schultz" data-source="post: 227549" data-attributes="member: 28438"><p>My personal take on the issue is that live plants and tarantulas don't belong in the same cage together. Their requirements are contradictory and the entire endeavor is risky at best. Yes, I know. A lot of people keep them together anyway. The problem is that few are willing to admit to their failures, and those who are successful like to brag to high heaven and publish all sorts of glitzy photos. That gives us an unbalanced, unfair perspective of the issue.</p><p></p><p>"But isn't natural and organic better?" Seldomly. The human race only started to make significant advances in basic survival when we learned to tame fire, invent weapons, and learn the basics of personal cleanliness. Back in the prehistoric days of "natural and organic" we had zilch of a chance of dying of old age.</p><p></p><p>"But there are so many tarantulas in the wild in the natural world!" Again, this a mistaken, misinformed perspective. The basic principle is that they breed in such large numbers that even with a massive mortality rates, they still manage to live in large numbers. Just remember: Mother nature (Yes, it's an anthropomorphism!) doesn't have to pay much of anything for any of these creatures. But each of those you keep as pets costs you at least the price of a hamburger and a cola, if not a week's wages!</p><p></p><p>Before you proceed, you should probably visit <a href="http://werunique.us/schultz/NaturalAndOrganic.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">Natural is Better?</span></strong></a> and especially read "The 99% Rule" info box. In fact, in might be a good thing for you to go to the root, <strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">Spiders Calgary</span></strong>, webpage, and begin reading all the subsidiary pages in the webtree.</p><p></p><p>Further, tarantulas do not "need," nor do they necessarily appreciate a natural and organic lifestyle. A good illustration of this is that towards the end of the first quarter of our 21st century, almost none of the tarantulas that you possess has been anywhere near a real jungle or desert. They're nearly all cage bred. Throwing them into a jungle environment, even in a jungle-like or desert-like cage (which in itself is as artificial as a wooden leg) is tantamount to throwing you, naked and cold, and without even a shoelace or a jacknife, into some swamp or desert! Good luck with that.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, whenever you start having serious problems with a tarantula, and especially with an entire collection of tarantulas, your first, knee jerk reaction should be to revert to the "simple is better" strategy, and get them into basic, simple cages with dry substrate, a water dish and possibly a simple, basic "hide." (See the attachment.)</p><p></p><p>You need to start keeping them in an environment that as simple as possible, and in which you have as close to absolute control of all their living qualities as possible. </p><p></p><p>And all the while that you're doing this, you should be mentally reviewing your care practices and trying to determine what you did wrong. In your case, there's a 90% probability it's because you're keeping their cages too wet because of the live plants! Once you've saved your collection, you can start over. Only this time do it right.</p><p></p><p>End of rant.</p><p></p><p>Be kind to your newfound little buddies!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Stan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stan Schultz, post: 227549, member: 28438"] My personal take on the issue is that live plants and tarantulas don't belong in the same cage together. Their requirements are contradictory and the entire endeavor is risky at best. Yes, I know. A lot of people keep them together anyway. The problem is that few are willing to admit to their failures, and those who are successful like to brag to high heaven and publish all sorts of glitzy photos. That gives us an unbalanced, unfair perspective of the issue. "But isn't natural and organic better?" Seldomly. The human race only started to make significant advances in basic survival when we learned to tame fire, invent weapons, and learn the basics of personal cleanliness. Back in the prehistoric days of "natural and organic" we had zilch of a chance of dying of old age. "But there are so many tarantulas in the wild in the natural world!" Again, this a mistaken, misinformed perspective. The basic principle is that they breed in such large numbers that even with a massive mortality rates, they still manage to live in large numbers. Just remember: Mother nature (Yes, it's an anthropomorphism!) doesn't have to pay much of anything for any of these creatures. But each of those you keep as pets costs you at least the price of a hamburger and a cola, if not a week's wages! Before you proceed, you should probably visit [URL='http://werunique.us/schultz/NaturalAndOrganic.html'][B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Natural is Better?[/COLOR][/B][/URL] and especially read "The 99% Rule" info box. In fact, in might be a good thing for you to go to the root, [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Spiders Calgary[/COLOR][/B], webpage, and begin reading all the subsidiary pages in the webtree. Further, tarantulas do not "need," nor do they necessarily appreciate a natural and organic lifestyle. A good illustration of this is that towards the end of the first quarter of our 21st century, almost none of the tarantulas that you possess has been anywhere near a real jungle or desert. They're nearly all cage bred. Throwing them into a jungle environment, even in a jungle-like or desert-like cage (which in itself is as artificial as a wooden leg) is tantamount to throwing you, naked and cold, and without even a shoelace or a jacknife, into some swamp or desert! Good luck with that. Lastly, whenever you start having serious problems with a tarantula, and especially with an entire collection of tarantulas, your first, knee jerk reaction should be to revert to the "simple is better" strategy, and get them into basic, simple cages with dry substrate, a water dish and possibly a simple, basic "hide." (See the attachment.) You need to start keeping them in an environment that as simple as possible, and in which you have as close to absolute control of all their living qualities as possible. And all the while that you're doing this, you should be mentally reviewing your care practices and trying to determine what you did wrong. In your case, there's a 90% probability it's because you're keeping their cages too wet because of the live plants! Once you've saved your collection, you can start over. Only this time do it right. End of rant. Be kind to your newfound little buddies! Stan [/QUOTE]
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