What Species is this and what is the best way to take care of her?

[Daniel]

I live in China and my buddy come to me one day and said the local exotic guy was closing down and practically giving away his pets... I got a 2 bearded dragons... 2 gerbils to feed off the babies... a pacman frog and a tarantula and a bunch of tanks and substrait and food and stuff for like 50 bucks... woot. I know very well how care for all the animals except the spider. So my questions are... whats the temps... the HUM.... the lighting..... and the proper first take home procedure... BUT... most importantly i need to know where the spider is from so i know what kind of environment it needs... any help would be nice... here are the photos....

 

[BigTGirl93]

I'm not the best at IDing T's so it might be hard to give you some info on this particular species. What I can tell you is this T is a Terrestrial Tarantula, also know as "ground spiders", which means they like to hide in half logs and burrow and dig. I would recommend using Coco Fiber bedding you can find this at pet smart for a fairly reasonable price and provides you with a lot of bedding. Also provide a water dish, keep it filled, hydration is very important for T's. Also provide a small half log or break a flower pot in half to provide a hide and retreat for your T. You can also put fake plants and decor in your tank if you choose. Also provide your T with medium to large crickets, offer him prey maybe once or twice a week, you can leave the cricket in for 24 hours if he doesn't eat right away, but after that take it out. Never leave prey in the tank for over 24 hours, they can irritate and be harmful to your T. You can also try meal worms, and dubia roaches too, to add variety to your T's diet. Also Tarantula's don't really need lighting at all, or heat, so avoid, heating pads, and bright bulbs directly over your T's enclosure. For humidity it ranges from different species of T's, since I'm not too sure what this one is, I don't want to give you the wrong humidity level, hopefully someone can help you out on that part! But I think I helped you out with the basics! Goodluck and keep us posted!

 

[Nada]

It's a Grammostola Porteri/Rosea. Keep it dry with a water bowl, and offer it foor once a week.
It's from Chile, essentially a desert. But believe it or not temp doesn't really matter. If you're comfortable, It's comfortable. Humidity should be low 30-40% is fine.

 

[BigTGirl93]

Kenny is great at IDing T's, I wish I could. He know's them all!

 

[khatchet]

Im not great at id. But I have had g rosea and as he said it is for sure one.

 

[Daniel]

I'm not the best at IDing T's so it might be hard to give you some info on this particular species. What I can tell you is this T is a Terrestrial Tarantula, also know as "ground spiders", which means they like to hide in half logs and burrow and dig. I would recommend using Coco Fiber bedding you can find this at pet smart for a fairly reasonable price and provides you with a lot of bedding. Also provide a water dish, keep it filled, hydration is very important for T's. Also provide a small half log or break a flower pot in half to provide a hide and retreat for your T. You can also put fake plants and decor in your tank if you choose. Also provide your T with medium to large crickets, offer him prey maybe once or twice a week, you can leave the cricket in for 24 hours if he doesn't eat right away, but after that take it out. Never leave prey in the tank for over 24 hours, they can irritate and be harmful to your T. You can also try meal worms, and dubia roaches too, to add variety to your T's diet. Also Tarantula's don't really need lighting at all, or heat, so avoid, heating pads, and bright bulbs directly over your T's enclosure. For humidity it ranges from different species of T's, since I'm not too sure what this one is, I don't want to give you the wrong humidity level, hopefully someone can help you out on that part! But I think I helped you out with the basics! Goodluck and keep us posted!

Thanks for the reply....good information except they dont have petco here in China dont worry though i already have 5 bricks of cocofiber from my pacman frog.... they should be enought to last him a lifetime.oh and i dont have crickets i have a dubia roach colony for my beardies

 

[Daniel]

It's a Grammostola Porteri/Rosea. Keep it dry with a water bowl, and offer it foor once a week.
It's from Chile, essentially a desert. But believe it or not temp doesn't really matter. If you're comfortable, It's comfortable. Humidity should be low 30-40% is fine.

Thank you so much... great info

 

[BigTGirl93]

Thanks for the reply....good information except they dont have petco here in China dont worry though i already have 5 bricks of cocofiber from my pacman frog.... they should be enought to last him a lifetime.oh and i dont have crickets i have a dubia roach colony for my beardies

Roaches I think are even better source of nutrition for T's, or any Reptile your feeding, they don't carry any parasites like crickets do and they hold I think the best overall diet for T's, I am switching from crickets to roaches.