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<blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 57364" data-attributes="member: 3949"><p>Grats on the incoming addition!</p><p></p><p>How large is the arboreal enclosure? I suspect it's probably too big. I start my baby Brachys in condiment cups half full of substrate. Adults are opportunistic burrowers, so when he's bigger give him a hide and deep substrate and he'll probably excavate a little hollow under his hide. As a baby he'll either just sit on top of the substrate or dig quite deeply. Just use a pencil to make a little starter burrow for him. No need to get too elaborate for a little guy. I think I posted a pic of how I have another <em>Brachypelma</em> set up in another thread. Lemme see if I can take some photos for you.</p><p></p><p>Don't feed him fruit flies exclusively. For whatever reason they aren't good nutrition for tarantulas. You can use them occasionally, but don't rely on them. Half a cricket, roach or mealworm will be just fine for him. Slings are great scavengers. Twice a week sounds perfect for such a little guy.</p><p></p><p>They also settle in much faster than adults. Ken typically ships his spiders pretty lean, so I'd feed right away. I doubt you'll have any issue getting him to eat. Adults need more time to settle in and you should put off feeding, but a sling will generally just jump on the food. They also have smaller reserves and need to be fed more often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thistles, post: 57364, member: 3949"] Grats on the incoming addition! How large is the arboreal enclosure? I suspect it's probably too big. I start my baby Brachys in condiment cups half full of substrate. Adults are opportunistic burrowers, so when he's bigger give him a hide and deep substrate and he'll probably excavate a little hollow under his hide. As a baby he'll either just sit on top of the substrate or dig quite deeply. Just use a pencil to make a little starter burrow for him. No need to get too elaborate for a little guy. I think I posted a pic of how I have another [I]Brachypelma[/I] set up in another thread. Lemme see if I can take some photos for you. Don't feed him fruit flies exclusively. For whatever reason they aren't good nutrition for tarantulas. You can use them occasionally, but don't rely on them. Half a cricket, roach or mealworm will be just fine for him. Slings are great scavengers. Twice a week sounds perfect for such a little guy. They also settle in much faster than adults. Ken typically ships his spiders pretty lean, so I'd feed right away. I doubt you'll have any issue getting him to eat. Adults need more time to settle in and you should put off feeding, but a sling will generally just jump on the food. They also have smaller reserves and need to be fed more often. [/QUOTE]
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