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Acclimating a new B. albopilosum sling
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<blockquote data-quote="octanejunkie" data-source="post: 47330" data-attributes="member: 3872"><p>Hi there gang, first time T owner to be.</p><p></p><p>Arriving tomorrow from jamiestrantuals.com is a B. albopilosum spiderling, an enclosure and 100 mixed-size lats to launch our tarantula odyssey. I did start reading the Tarantula Keeper's Guide, but it's a deep-read that skips about quite a bit and I've yet to find a bullet-type "do this" list pertaining to new keepers and new pets.</p><p></p><p>So here I am looking for advice or information regarding how to handle the package upon delivery as to make the arrival as stress-free as possible for all involved. I know from experience ordering other pets via post that <em>how</em> you receive, handle and acclimate can make a big difference in the critter's ultimate success, so I'm looking for similar wizdom here.</p><p></p><p>I suspect I will setup the sling enclosure first, and introduce the T at some short interval thereafter; but I'm wondering if there is a calming process or break-in period that should be observed.</p><p></p><p>We live in Santa Monica, where the temps are currently in the 70s indoors, wintertime as low 50s, and sometimes the height of the summertime heat can break 85 - and we don't have air conditioning.</p><p></p><p>The lats will eventually go into either a 5G or 10G spare fish tank assuming I can fashion a proper lid. I understand I will eventually need to heat this to keep it a balmy 80°F year-round.</p><p></p><p>Please don't assume I know anything, so drop some knowledge on me, and thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="octanejunkie, post: 47330, member: 3872"] Hi there gang, first time T owner to be. Arriving tomorrow from jamiestrantuals.com is a B. albopilosum spiderling, an enclosure and 100 mixed-size lats to launch our tarantula odyssey. I did start reading the Tarantula Keeper's Guide, but it's a deep-read that skips about quite a bit and I've yet to find a bullet-type "do this" list pertaining to new keepers and new pets. So here I am looking for advice or information regarding how to handle the package upon delivery as to make the arrival as stress-free as possible for all involved. I know from experience ordering other pets via post that [I]how[/I] you receive, handle and acclimate can make a big difference in the critter's ultimate success, so I'm looking for similar wizdom here. I suspect I will setup the sling enclosure first, and introduce the T at some short interval thereafter; but I'm wondering if there is a calming process or break-in period that should be observed. We live in Santa Monica, where the temps are currently in the 70s indoors, wintertime as low 50s, and sometimes the height of the summertime heat can break 85 - and we don't have air conditioning. The lats will eventually go into either a 5G or 10G spare fish tank assuming I can fashion a proper lid. I understand I will eventually need to heat this to keep it a balmy 80°F year-round. Please don't assume I know anything, so drop some knowledge on me, and thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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