pinktoe tarantula?

Question

We just got a baby pinktoe tarantula from a friend and I just want to know everything I should know about caring for it because I want it to be happy and comfortable of course.

Its got a humid home, and they told us to feel it about 2 small crickets a week.

its still a baby, im guessing because right now its actually pink and its toes are black.

is there anything else I should know about caring for it, cleaning its house? or anything else I should do to make it more comfortable?

Answer 1

Eww, I hate spiders, you should just kill it, just kidding this is how you should take care of it.

The Guyana pinktoe (a.k.a. the common pinktoe) is a wonderfully docile tarantula that makes for a great pet. It is readily available in many pet stores, and is sometimes recommended as a beginner's species. It is indeed wonderfullly docile; however, there are several considerations that one must bear in mind when keeping these marvelous beasts. Although they are arguably suitable for beginners, they can be difficult to maintain if you don't do things right.
A few of these animals have died at my hand, and so I've learned from experience. I hope that this information will be helpful to others.
First, these animals are arboreal, and so they need a tall habitat for best results. I've found that pretzel jars work quite well.
They also require high humidity levels, and so it helps to mist their cages regularly or to keep their water dishes full. The high degree of humidity can also cause molds to form though, and even imperceptible levels of mold can be fatal to a spider. For this reason, one should maintain plenty of ventilation. Grilled covers work well, as do jar lids with large ventilation holes.
It is often reported that these animals can be kept communally, unlike most other tarantulas. I've found that this works well for short periods, but I don't recommend it for long-term captivity unless you have a huge cage. It seems that their proximity to each other causes stress, since I've had some mysterious deaths under such circumstances.
Can these animals be handled? You betcha, but they are also fairly fast and skittish. For this reason, I don't recommend handling them unless you are an experienced keeper and are exceedingly calm when it comes to handling tarantulas.

Answer 2

You really should do a Google search of this type of spider. Personally, I have never thought that this was an appropriate pet (most people cannot keep them alive for more than a few months, it seems, as they have very distinct needs), but since you have it, you will want to learn everything you can about it. Why wait around for an answer here? Go to Google.

Answer 3

if it is a baby meal worms may be a better idea. a meal worm has less of a chance of stressing or attacking your juvenile spider. it will generally make a web in a corner of the tank. make sure that you don't leave crickets in the tank all the time as they tend to be agressive towards the spider if they are left in the tank. look on the net for a care sheet on them and a breeder. that's how i got all of my info on mine and i had her for almost 5 years. she was fully grown when i got her but i got the info from the time they are old enough to go to a new home.

Answer 4

My Pinktoe went through the same sort of phase. They have very different metabolisms then other spieces. Still put in a cricket every other week, but whether or not your spider eats or not is going to be up to the spider. Do you know the sex of your Tarantula. If it's a Female, it could be ready to mate. If it is a Male, it could be ready to mate, or slowing down, and going to die soon. The males just don't live as long as Females do. My Beautiful Pinktoe, happened to be a Male, just slowed downed stopped eating, and died. I was heart broken, A. aviculia is my favorite type. I like the big, fiesty, and colorful. I hope that your spider does fine, though. If it is a male, it will have thorn like blubs on the pepipalps. Only thing to do then is find someone with a female A. Aviculia, and a large cage, and see if they make babies, and get another one. Other things to do, is contact the American Tarantula Society, they have expects on the member site...

Answer 5

buy as many books & check as many websites as you can about keeping spiders. being an exotic pet, it does require quite specialist care. i would check the amount of food as well. 2 small crickets a week doesn't sound like much, though admittedly, i don't know a great deal about spiders. but i do know one thing, books & websites. read & learn as much as you can about their basic care & experience will teach you the rest.

Answer 6

i would put some bark in it they shead and they usually eat more crickets than that they are very neat pets