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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 226382" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>Hello & welcome to the forum & the hobby.</p><p></p><p>Yes, a GBB is a good beginners T. Keep it dry & well ventilated & with a water bowl. And no, there is no need to use gloves or glasses. Tweezers are handy for removing uneaten food, but just drop food in, your T will find it, if it wants it & that is why we don't use enclosures that are larger than needed. Tarantulas are ambush predators, so a large enclosure, makes eating harder.</p><p></p><p>Isopods can be a good idea, but GBB's need a dry environment & most Isopods do not like that. Plus you only need a few Isopods per tank, so they are probably not worth buying for a single enclosure. And most keepers do not bother with isopods. Plus there are downsides to think about too. For example, the wrong kind of Isopods could prey on your GBB as it molts. Not all isopods are equal.</p><p></p><p>How big is your GBB going to be? I feed all of my slings beheaded mealworms. I behead the mealworms so they do not bury themselves & like that my slings have easy access to it's nice gooey meal.</p><p></p><p>When feeding crickets, do not use one that is too large, keep them shorter than your T's abdomen & only feed once a week, unless it's slings, then I put dead food in twice a week. And always remove any uneaten food after 24 hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 226382, member: 29323"] Hello & welcome to the forum & the hobby. Yes, a GBB is a good beginners T. Keep it dry & well ventilated & with a water bowl. And no, there is no need to use gloves or glasses. Tweezers are handy for removing uneaten food, but just drop food in, your T will find it, if it wants it & that is why we don't use enclosures that are larger than needed. Tarantulas are ambush predators, so a large enclosure, makes eating harder. Isopods can be a good idea, but GBB's need a dry environment & most Isopods do not like that. Plus you only need a few Isopods per tank, so they are probably not worth buying for a single enclosure. And most keepers do not bother with isopods. Plus there are downsides to think about too. For example, the wrong kind of Isopods could prey on your GBB as it molts. Not all isopods are equal. How big is your GBB going to be? I feed all of my slings beheaded mealworms. I behead the mealworms so they do not bury themselves & like that my slings have easy access to it's nice gooey meal. When feeding crickets, do not use one that is too large, keep them shorter than your T's abdomen & only feed once a week, unless it's slings, then I put dead food in twice a week. And always remove any uneaten food after 24 hours. [/QUOTE]
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