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Meli
03-09-2008, 04:39 PM
I was going to get hoppers but I came home with this. This is the best explaination I can give you. No, I didn't get the hoppers. I suck!!!!!

It's not very happy to sit for photos today and it's fresh out of molt.

http://www.webnotized.com/melsmadness/images/tarantula/IMG_3369.jpg

http://www.webnotized.com/melsmadness/images/tarantula/IMG_3370.jpg
The Snake Guru
03-09-2008, 04:49 PM
LOL....now how exactly to go to get Hoppers and come home with a Tarantula? LOL

Beautiful! Though....that's my absolute favorite T.

~B~
Meli
03-09-2008, 05:28 PM
LOL....now how exactly to go to get Hoppers and come home with a Tarantula? LOL

Beautiful! Though....that's my absolute favorite T.

~B~


The Hopper guy was by the bug guy, Duh! But the bug guy was before the hopper guy's table. I never made it to the hopper table before I was broke.

So Brad, If I have this guy or girl, in a 2.5 gallon tank with a homemade screen on it; how much substrate do I put in the tank? All I could find was ecoearth brick which is more wet than I would like so I need to bake off the wetness some when The brick is loose enough to work with. Right now i'd say I have 2 inches in the tank and the tank is 12" long x 6" wide x 8" high.
I have plastic plants in there and an upside down water dish for a hide along with a juice cap for water. The guy who sold me him said he eats large crickets now if that tells you anything.

I do not have any heat on him and my house heating is at 70 degrees. I don't know if I need it or not. I guess I probably do.
ReptileMan27
03-09-2008, 05:32 PM
LOL, dont feel bad, similar things have happened to all of us at one time probly. Most recently I went looking for some supplies and came home with a sand boa lol..
mcem
03-09-2008, 10:59 PM
Good choice!!! Very nice T!!
The Snake Guru
03-09-2008, 11:09 PM
The Hopper guy was by the bug guy, Duh! But the bug guy was before the hopper guy's table. I never made it to the hopper table before I was broke.

So Brad, If I have this guy or girl, in a 2.5 gallon tank with a homemade screen on it; how much substrate do I put in the tank? All I could find was ecoearth brick which is more wet than I would like so I need to bake off the wetness some when The brick is loose enough to work with. Right now i'd say I have 2 inches in the tank and the tank is 12" long x 6" wide x 8" high.
I have plastic plants in there and an upside down water dish for a hide along with a juice cap for water. The guy who sold me him said he eats large crickets now if that tells you anything.

I do not have any heat on him and my house heating is at 70 degrees. I don't know if I need it or not. I guess I probably do.

Substrate should be just fine, I've used that or something like it with a lot of my Ts...they guys love to dig, so don't be surprised when he hollows out a little den for himself.
70 is pushing the low side, I kept mine around 82 I would work on trying to raise that up some, but be careful not to overheat him. It was easy for me to do as my entire room was that temp.

~B~
Robilyn
03-21-2008, 06:30 PM
Yay he's so pretty! Much prettier than hoppers? Though maybe not as practical...who cares! :-)