New T keeper. Grammostola porteri and B. albopiosum made it here alive!

[Antsman]

She made it here alive after 4 days in transit, I also got a free B. albopiosum. Special thanks to Amanda at Tarantula Canada.

She came out lively and crawled right up the glass, getting ready to give her a super worm.
What are the enclosure requirements for B. albopiosum?

B. albopiosum

 

[Redacted]

Congrats. Both wonderful terrestrials. Curlies grow quickly. Will be somewhat astonishing to watch.

 

[Kymura]

How large is the albo? (I think everyone here adores those little bulldozers)
They like to burrow as slings, normally eat like pigs and are enjoyable slings to watch. Even when they are borrowed your apt to find things rearranged. They grow well and are honestly my favorite babies. And who doesn't like the messy hairs when they are grown
Give it plenty of sub for rearranging and burrowing, very slightly damp as with all slings. Piece of cork bark or little hide, water dish and plenty of food.
Easy keepers. huge grats on your new T's.
Albo when I got her

About six months later

 

[Antsman]

3/4"

 

[Kymura]

3/4"

Won't take long. Mine was about that size added pictures above.

 

[Enn49]

I'm glad they arrived safely.

 

[Antsman]

It's just covering the Styrofoam layer to make it look better. On top of that is a thin layer of plastic siliconed in to act as a false bottom.

 

[Antsman]

Curly ate a small Mealworm and is nice and plump. Dug a nice little burrow and webbed it up good, right next to the water dish. Would it be ok to add a few Mealworms for Her/him to get when hungry?
Rosie wont eat, but is still very plump, shes/hes been drinking lots of water. I offered a Superworm and she/he walked away twice, so I'm going to wait a few days and try again. She/He seems very docile no defense posture just avoidance. Once she eats I'm going to try to hold her/him. She/He is very fast, and is very active. She also seems to be staying close to the lamp (1x25watt), its 80F in the enclosure. Currently on the top right next to the light.
I have large steel mesh (1mm wire, 4mm holes) on the top with the terrarium cover/light over that. I read the small mesh is bad will this be ok as I don't have Plexiglass.

*Temporary names until I can try to sex them.

 

[Antsman]

 

[Kymura]

Just feed them when it's regular feeding time, mealworms can and sometimes will chomp on a molting T. Plus they burrow. A lot of us crush the head before feeding to disable them so they can't burrow. Also, they don't need a light for heat, basic rule is if your comfortable so are they.

 

[Antsman]

The light is just to simulate day, I have a 15watt in the mail. They don't give off much heat, and it helps keep the humidity down.

 

[kormath]

The light is just to simulate day, I have a 15watt in the mail. They don't give off much heat, and it helps keep the humidity down.

The worst part of heat lamps is the drying of the air, the Ts will go to them for the warmth and end up desiccated. They're bad news for slings. Like @Kymura said if you're comfy wearing a t-shirt in the room they're in they'll be just fine.

 

[Antsman]

I removed the light. But when I have the light off the temp goes down to 60-65F and the humidity goes up to 80%. The bulb is only 15watt you can hold it while its on and it barely gets hot, and it never went past 75-80F, humidity 50-60%

I thought they liked it hot and dry? 50-60% humidity and 70-80F.
Rosie hasn't eaten yet, and curly just molted.

 

[kormath]

Ah i see, keep the light Yes G. rosea like it dry. But your B. albo will want some moisture in the substrate to burrow, I keep both of mine (or did when they were slings) in substrate that was moist enough to hold shape but doesn't release any liquid when squeezed. Water dish is all i use for humidity and my room is usually mid 70's in the fall and winter and room humidity around 25%

 

[Antsman]

Curly molted and ate another meal worm, and Rosie ate a wild cricket, she has covered her whole open area with a thin layer of webbing. Both are very active.

 

[Antsman]

Grammostola porteri
It's been almost a month since I got my T's. Rosie ate three mealworms and a cricket October 3rd. Where I over fed her/him I'm waiting until the 25th or so to feed again. She/he has the whole surface area of the enclosure covered in web, and hangs out on the branch all day waiting. The enclosure is very dry now, no more mold growth. Temp stays at 80-83F and humidity hovers around 35-40%.

Brachypelma albopilosum
Curly is in a 1 cup glass Pyrex dish, with the soil lightly moistened and a small water dish. I only have enough substrate for him/her to burrow 1/2 inch or so. Curly eats once a week, and so far has never turned down a meal. He/she has molted once since I got them, How often can I expect a molt? Close to a 1" in size.
I do see a bit of white mold once in a while and I just remove, still trying to find a Springtail source.

I check on them a few times a day.