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<blockquote data-quote="Benttwig" data-source="post: 146183" data-attributes="member: 28896"><p>Yea I did a little research after I received it and found these things out, though it's not as small as my friend made it out to be hence the pinheads when really it needed medium crickets at the very least. Its definitely not full grown but it's not a sling either. 3 to 3 1/2 inches i would say at this point. It was huddled into itself which is why my friend underestimated its size when he said a half dollar or smaller when he described it. Its aggressive behavior doesn't bother me as much as making sure its happy and healthy as far as tarantulas go. It does have a screen top on the tank though which isn't the best for building humidity so I may put a plastic screen over it to help build the humidity as it drys out way too fast, especially with the heat lamp. also as far as the heatlamp goes, im getting rid of it in the next couple days. i only use it for an hour max when the temp drops a little too low at night as my room doesn't have the most stable temperature throughout the day and night. im planning on attaching a small heat pad to the side of the tank to help build up the heat and humidity and make the temperature permanently more stable than it has been. the heat-lamp was just a band-aid till then. </p><p>The tank size i know is a little large but i wanted to make this the first and last tank i would have to rehouse her in. right now shes more of a bolter than a fighter but as she matures i know the likelyhood of her becoming more aggressive will probably increase so i wanted a bigger tank for more reaction time in case she does in fact get more of an attitude. though not life threatening i know the bite of these guys in particular is not pleasant and one of the more painful on the tarantula scale and id like to take all possible precautions to avoid a bite. i will also definitely be adding more substrate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benttwig, post: 146183, member: 28896"] Yea I did a little research after I received it and found these things out, though it's not as small as my friend made it out to be hence the pinheads when really it needed medium crickets at the very least. Its definitely not full grown but it's not a sling either. 3 to 3 1/2 inches i would say at this point. It was huddled into itself which is why my friend underestimated its size when he said a half dollar or smaller when he described it. Its aggressive behavior doesn't bother me as much as making sure its happy and healthy as far as tarantulas go. It does have a screen top on the tank though which isn't the best for building humidity so I may put a plastic screen over it to help build the humidity as it drys out way too fast, especially with the heat lamp. also as far as the heatlamp goes, im getting rid of it in the next couple days. i only use it for an hour max when the temp drops a little too low at night as my room doesn't have the most stable temperature throughout the day and night. im planning on attaching a small heat pad to the side of the tank to help build up the heat and humidity and make the temperature permanently more stable than it has been. the heat-lamp was just a band-aid till then. The tank size i know is a little large but i wanted to make this the first and last tank i would have to rehouse her in. right now shes more of a bolter than a fighter but as she matures i know the likelyhood of her becoming more aggressive will probably increase so i wanted a bigger tank for more reaction time in case she does in fact get more of an attitude. though not life threatening i know the bite of these guys in particular is not pleasant and one of the more painful on the tarantula scale and id like to take all possible precautions to avoid a bite. i will also definitely be adding more substrate [/QUOTE]
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