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Sometimes I worry about my Mexican Red-Kneed, because I have no direct experience with keeping T's. But he adjusted to his new home. It must all be working correctly for him, because the crickets and zoophobas disappear a few at a time, I caught him standing in 1/4" deep water, and I just now found part of his first molt under my care. He hasn't been above ground for me to see in about two weeks. I suspect he's hiding while he is post-molt and probably vulnerable with his new, softer skin. That's just a guess. The neat thing is, it all seems to be working like clockwork, as far as I can tell. I never knew I'd be this interested in a tarantula.

clffdvr

Awesome aren't they? Watching them never ceases to amaze me. I never get bored with looking at them.
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KJ Vezino
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Yes but my guy stays underground a lot. It's been I think 1 1/2 weeks since I've seen him. But I know he's there and will eventually come out again during my waking hours. It's too bad they are nocturnal. But I'm not so tempted to dig him up anymore. It's like he owns me rather than I owning him. Like a slave I do everyting to the utmost to keep my oddball collection of animals safe and happy LOL.

I'm thinking, mulling it over, tempted to get a tropical one, one of the giants. From what I've read they spin arboreally rather than burrow into the substrate. But warmth and humidity will just make a higher than already sky-high PG&E bill. All this electric heating of cabinets and cages is expensive. I even have a Blackthroat Monitor who owns a whole spare bedroom. It's hard to heat just one room at a time, so I make hot zones for him out of groups of CHE's. All this is expensive to run.

Roger

Clffdvr

You've discovered the main reason we get more Ts. We love watching them, but day to day, each individual will at times be doing nothing. After you get a few, at least one will be doing somehting all the time.

Getting an arboreal would be a nice addition, probably an Avicularia would be a good choice for you. Jusy because they are tropical, doesn't mean you need to heat their enclosure. You do not need to heat any tarantulas enclosure, unless it is routinely getting below 65 at night and not getting above 70 diring the day. I keep my collection at a fairly constant 70-72 year round. If you are comfy, your Ts are comfy.

They are not reptiles, you don't need to feel bad in not treating them they they are.
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KJ Vezino
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Sounds like everything is going fine. I currently have ten & can't wait till Christmas lol. I agree, when your collection gets higher in numbers you will note that usually at least one T is busy doing whatever. I will take a T over any other pet anyday!!!