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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 141177" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>Pokies can be extremely fast and have medically significant bites. Have a plan for containment when you rehouse or maintain the cage.</p><p></p><p>They are usually considered intermediate or advanced. Tarantulas move and act unlike any other critter that I've had.</p><p></p><p>I literally build a mote, with the enclosure surrounded by cold or cool water sitting on styrofoam when unpacking or maintaining their cages.</p><p></p><p>Still, they aren't a mean spider. I'd suggest using a larger then normal sized enclosure so each of you can stay out of each other's way.</p><p></p><p>All pokies are sexually dimorphic, strongly. Females for P Metallica can be pricey. So can slings. You basically have to get 2 or 3 to be guaranteed that one will be female.</p><p></p><p>The safest thing to do is to house each in it's own cage, not do a communal.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a believer in the so called ladder system where you start with beginner species etc, but you do have to be very mindful, informed and calm.</p><p></p><p>Pokies move in a spiral type of pattern. Therefore, never use a cage that opens from the side. Open from the top only.</p><p></p><p>I'd suggest a Terra Blue professional enclosure, 2 gallon vertical style. I put my first 1" P striata sling in it and it had no problem despite being very small.</p><p></p><p>Pokies, in my opinion, have better visual acuity then most other tarantulas.</p><p></p><p>Here's how I did my pokie cages. They will have to be rehoused because they will outgrow it, but that'll just be one rehousing directly into their forever home.</p><p></p><p>These are for my two P vittata slings.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]33718[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They grow fast so you won't have much time to grow with your spider. Mine strongly prefer crickets or small hissing roaches. They don't go for mealworms because those burrow to quickly. They'll also get Dubai roaches, especially if you drop them (not place them by hand--ever) into the web or burrow.</p><p></p><p>Of course, always keep the waterdish full and check it daily. Invest in long tongs & stab proof police type gloves. Wear a ski mask so you don't accidently breathe on them, which can spook them badly.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 141177, member: 26980"] Pokies can be extremely fast and have medically significant bites. Have a plan for containment when you rehouse or maintain the cage. They are usually considered intermediate or advanced. Tarantulas move and act unlike any other critter that I've had. I literally build a mote, with the enclosure surrounded by cold or cool water sitting on styrofoam when unpacking or maintaining their cages. Still, they aren't a mean spider. I'd suggest using a larger then normal sized enclosure so each of you can stay out of each other's way. All pokies are sexually dimorphic, strongly. Females for P Metallica can be pricey. So can slings. You basically have to get 2 or 3 to be guaranteed that one will be female. The safest thing to do is to house each in it's own cage, not do a communal. I'm not a believer in the so called ladder system where you start with beginner species etc, but you do have to be very mindful, informed and calm. Pokies move in a spiral type of pattern. Therefore, never use a cage that opens from the side. Open from the top only. I'd suggest a Terra Blue professional enclosure, 2 gallon vertical style. I put my first 1" P striata sling in it and it had no problem despite being very small. Pokies, in my opinion, have better visual acuity then most other tarantulas. Here's how I did my pokie cages. They will have to be rehoused because they will outgrow it, but that'll just be one rehousing directly into their forever home. These are for my two P vittata slings. [ATTACH=full]33718[/ATTACH] They grow fast so you won't have much time to grow with your spider. Mine strongly prefer crickets or small hissing roaches. They don't go for mealworms because those burrow to quickly. They'll also get Dubai roaches, especially if you drop them (not place them by hand--ever) into the web or burrow. Of course, always keep the waterdish full and check it daily. Invest in long tongs & stab proof police type gloves. Wear a ski mask so you don't accidently breathe on them, which can spook them badly. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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