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Its been quite a while since I posted an update on the forum in response to my very small Chilli Rose. On my last post I advised that I had made changes to his environment, and he had shed quite quickly. Blimey, what a difference a few months make! He has shed his skin three times since...
Just a quick update on my boy. I did as several people suggested and changed his tank to a slighter larger tank, and provided constant heat, but not directly. The temperature in his tank is a fairly constant 80 degrees c, and I make sure his water bowl and a bit of his substrate is always damp...
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His tank is quite small to hold the heat. He is a small plastic box, the kind crickets are bought in. He is kept upstairs on the side in my bedroom (not window sill) where the temperature is pretty stable all day, even though the heating is off in the day. It does get warmer at night when...
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I tend to feed him a cricket every day if he will take it, sometimes he is not interested, but he does not go on to molt. I do sometimes go several weeks without feeding, as I have read they can go long periods and not eat.
Just joined the forum. Have had three t's over the years, and have posted a thread on General Discussions before I realised perhaps I should have posted it here. So any advice on my question about the size of my boy at the moment would be helpful.
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I am new to the forum so hope somebody can help me. I bought a Chile Rose as a six week old (approx) spiderling. It is now five years old and is still extremely small! I am talking no bigger than the pad of my thumb. It has shed its skin three times in the five years, and has noticably...