Tarantula spider at home

Spider tarantula at home lives up to 20 years. This is one of the most unpretentious animals, in comparison with others. species of spiders- mates, multiplies, grows, eats 1-2 times a week. Family tarantulas divided into 13 subfamilies, includes many different species. Each instance is distinguished by its large size, unique color, calm temperament.

Home tarantula spider for beginners and professionals

In the natural environment big spiders live in the tropics. They like warmth, humidity, constant temperature. Various species live in the soil - they build deep mazes, on trees - constructing huge hunting nets. The habitat of one species may change as it grows. Often the young live in the soil, after reaching puberty they move to plants, travel around the district.

Important!

A tarantula needs to create conditions as close as possible to the natural environment. Before buying an exotic pet, you need to study his usual lifestyle in order to create the most comfortable environment. Otherwise, the animal will die from stress in captivity.

All tarantulas are distinguished by a calm temperament, non-aggressive behavior. However, one must remember that each spider is poisonous to a different degree. For beginners, experts recommend starting:

• Brachypelma albopilosum (Brachipelma albopilosum). The most calm, ground instance. Pinkish brown. Body size with paws 16 cm. Spider bite painful, but not life threatening. Females live up to 20 years, males - about 3 years. It does not require special care, eats small insects. Weaves a small web.
• Avicularia Versicolor (Avicular Versicolor). Woody look for beginners. The color of an adult is bright with a predominance of blue, blue. The body size reaches 5 cm, the paw span is 16 cm. A large number of cobwebs weaves, makes a hole out of it, hangs under the ceiling of the terrarium. Day sits in his house, with the onset of darkness begins to become active. Fast, agile, almost elusive. Females live up to 8 years, males about 2 years. The poison is not dangerous to humans. Hair does not contain toxic substances, so it is easy to pick up.

For professionals, Lasiodora Parahybana (Laziodora Parahybana), Grammostola, Acanthoscurria is recommended. A collection’s decoration is often Goliath tarantula up to 28 cm in size, which is ranked as the most beautiful spiders in the world.

How to feed a tarantula spider at home

The name of the family leads many astray. Initially, you might think that a spider eats birds, you need to feed it with birds. This is not entirely true, the name came about thanks to an entomologist from Germany, who, while traveling through the tropical forests of South America, saw an exotic spider that was eating a hummingbird. Information appeared in the press, since then the animal is called that.

The main diet is insects. Tarantulas spiders eat:

• crickets;
• grasshoppers;
• cockroaches;
• flies;
• bloodworms;
• caterpillars of a moth.

Large exotic animals are periodically given raw meat of chicken, fish, and small rodents are thrown.Feeding the growing young generation is carried out 4 times a week, adults - 2 times.

Care and maintenance

At home, caring for spiders is easy enough. They do not require increased attention, do not break the silence, do not litter much. To keep a tarantula spider, they buy an aquarium, a terrarium. Inside, create conditions as close as possible to the natural environment. For soil species, they put a substrate from the bark, the earth with a layer of at least 5 cm. For terrestrial specimens, driftwood is required, where they will be weave a webbuild yourself a shelter.

On a note!

Buying a special lamp for lighting is not required, as arthropods like twilight. Place the terrarium away from direct sunlight, in the darkest corner of the room. In winter, additional heating may be required, since a constant temperature of at least 25 degrees Celsius is required.

From the terrarium, the remnants of food are regularly removed, the skin after molting, young spiders and males are planted after mating to prevent cannibalism. It is necessary to maintain humidity, to prevent drying of the skin. Otherwise, the cover of the abdomen wrinkles, cracks, the animal is sick.

Breeding

How to determine the gender of a tarantula spider, experts say. About a month later, the young generation sheds. You need to pull out the skin. Inspect her carefully. Females have a recess on the back side, and two tubercles in males. In mature individuals, sex is determined by appearance. Males are always taller, slimmer, legs longer. But the body itself is significantly inferior in size to the females.

After mating, the eggs inside the female develop about 2 months. During this time, she weaves a large cocoon. Lays up to 500 eggs at a time. About 50 remain alive. To enable the cubs to fully develop, the cocoon is moved to a separate terrarium, the necessary temperature conditions are created.

After birth, the cubs do not eat anything for about a month. They can be kept together at this time. After the first molt, they are seated one at a time. In their entire lives, female tarantulas molt 12 times. In males, this process stops after puberty - after 5 years of life.

Interesting!

After each molt, the spider matures and grows in size. Shortly before molting, it ceases to eat, flips over, tries to pull off its old peel. After this process, it can change color, the poisonous pile is updated.

Is a tarantula spider dangerous for humans?

Before you start a pet, you need to find out if it is poisonous or not. Exotic creatures that are sold as a pet do not pose a mortal danger to humans, but they can bite.

The animal rushes to attack if it feels a threat to its own life. Previously, he begins to hiss, takes a threatening pose - rises to the hind limbs. The tarantula spider inflicts a bite with chelicerales, which end with fangs up to 2 cm long. Injects poison.

At the place where the spider bit, redness, swelling, swelling, pain appears. The skin is restored within a week. Special care should be taken by people with an increased tendency to allergies, weak immunity. After the attack of the tarantula, the general state of health worsens, weakness, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, and headache appear.

The tarantula is not subject to training, so a person needs to adapt to it, to study temper. It should not be picked up without gloves, as contact with a toxic pile threatens local irritation.

Important!

Some people have phobias associated with spiders - arachnophobia. If a spider accidentally crawls away, a person with such a diagnosis in an unexpected encounter can die from fear. Be sure to make sure that the pet does not get out of the terrarium, does not crawl to travel through the apartments of neighbors.

How much does a tarantula spider cost

The cost of an exotic animal depends on the species. The price of a rare instance is calculated in dollars. You can order a tarantula spider via the Internet on the site. Often bought from ad collectors. Sale of tarantulas spiders is carried out in pet stores. The cost of a pet is from 100 rubles. up to 10,000 rubles. The price of a tarantula spider also depends on gender - females are always more expensive.

When choosing a pet, you need to consider age. It is better not to buy too large individuals, as they may end up in advanced years. It is necessary to examine the carapace on the abdomen, if it is damaged, wrinkled, there are cracks, it is not worth buying, because the animal may be sick. Do not buy a tarantula before molting and immediately after it. The spider must be active, responsive to touch.