Things You'll Need:
- A rose-hair tarantula
- Appropriate cage
- Water sprayer
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Step 1
Purchase a small fish tank or Critter-Keeper, no bigger than 10 gallons.
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Step 2
Line the bottom of the tank with 2 to 3 inches of vermiculite or small bark-bit substrate.
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Step 3
Place a cave-like retreat of some sort in the tank that allows the tarantula to hide if it wants to.
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Step 4
Supply the tarantula with drinking water at all times. This can be done via sponge or small dish of sorts.
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Step 5
Moisten the substrate every couple of days with a hand-held water sprayer. The tank should be at about 55 to 70 percent humidity.
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Step 6
Feed the tarantula 2 to 3 large crickets or similar insect once a week or so. Baby pink mice work for the adults if you so wish.
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Step 7
Leave the tarantula alone if it is upside-down. It is molting, not dead. Clear the tank of crickets during its molt cycle.
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Step 8
Keep tarantulas separated if you own more than one. They are cannibalistic and the result won’t be good.
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Step 9
Change the substrate twice a year or as necessary.
Comments
nixipixi said
on 11/10/2009 Humidity too low perhaps? Try spraying the tank lightly with water to raise humidity. Increase little by little until you see a difference in behaviour.
beckiwilliams said
on 7/19/2009 Why does my chillian rose keep lying and sitting in its water?