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A tarantula can eat food up to the size of itself. If your Tarantula is always in the corner of the tank, it is probably too humid. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. Care Sheet If you are nervous or scared of handling your spider, it is likely that either you or your spider will end up hurt, If the spider shows any threatening signs, don't handle it. Learn more... Mexican Red Knee Tarantulas (Brachypelma smithi) are some of the best-known pet Tarantulas. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. Every day at wikiHow, we work hard to give you access to instructions and information that will help you live a better life, whether it's keeping you safer, healthier, or improving your well-being. These hairs may cause an allergic skin reaction which can result in inflammation, rash, and itching that lasts for up to a few days. Males have a much shorter life span. If the mating was successful, you should see the female produce an egg sack a week after mating. Care Sheet.

This article has been viewed 8,421 times. During a molt, a tarantula may lay up-side-down on it's back or on its side to get out of the old skin easier. The Mexican red knee tarantula will need a five to ten gallon aquarium or terrarium tank with a locking screen top. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together.

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You should line the bottom of the tank with about two inches of bed-a-beast or eco earth. Putting in this much substrate gives your Tarantula plenty of room to burrow and it helps cushion any falls. Twice-weekly feedings for youngsters and once or twice a week for adults tends to work well. A small shallow water dish serves two purposes in the terrarium.

If you give your female a cooling period before breeding, the breeding odds increase. There should be at least 2 to 3 inches of substrate.

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