Got myself a goliath birdeater lol

Shinryuu · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 10/28/2009, 10:15 am

Lovely specimen.. Definitely on my wishlist if I decide to get more Ts.

The-New-Guy · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 10/28/2009, 10:32 am

Shinryuu wrote:

Lovely specimen.. Definitely on my wishlist if I decide to get more Ts.

Its a must have for anyone who has a passion for tarantulas, i knew i had to have her when i said what it said on the tank, she is the star of my collection so far.

**Mr. Mordax** · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 10/28/2009, 5:48 pm

Don't know a whole lot about species-specific care regarding this one; I was just suggesting a fattening because it looked a bit slim compared to its legs.

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The-New-Guy · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 10/29/2009, 5:45 am

Yeah your probably not wrong the body does look smaller than i expected compared to the leg span, ill look into it

Andrew273 · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 11/1/2009, 10:31 pm

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Yeah, you'll want a decent colony of roaches. Roaches are the easiest thing in the world to keep (I don't keep roaches but have been thinking about it lately). I wouldn't give it mice, makes too much of a mess and requires constant cleaning.

Yes, better than keeping rodents - rodents are to be kept for nothing more than snake food Wink

Mice... I don't feed those anymore. They make a mess and it's gruesome.

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Andrew273 · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 11/1/2009, 10:35 pm

The body is indeed slim. She needs a big couple of meals. They will take large crickets but it takes a ton to fill them up. They need very high humidity. Wear those yellow gloves you use when cleaning when you clean the cage. The hairs SUCK. Don't mess with it, they are pretty aggressive. I think they can hiss too. They are also very easy to stress so avoid moving her tank as much as possible.

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The-New-Guy · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 11/2/2009, 8:08 am

Andrew273 wrote:

The body is indeed slim. She needs a big couple of meals. They will take large crickets but it takes a ton to fill them up. They need very high humidity. Wear those yellow gloves you use when cleaning when you clean the cage. The hairs SUCK. Don't mess with it, they are pretty aggressive. I think they can hiss too. They are also very easy to stress so avoid moving her tank as much as possible.

She is feeding on locusts, i chuck in 1 a day atm, she takes them down in no time. And yeah i have a heatmat on there, its about 70% humidty 88F on the ground, i have heard from robc (tarantulaguy1976) some of you might know from Youtube etc that she is about to molt, and i beleive hes right, been in her log for a good few days now.

And yeah ive already made the mistake of getting hairs in my hand from touching the substrate, wasnt that bad actually but i dont really wanna make it a common thing to happen so yeah lol

_scorpio_ · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 11/2/2009, 9:21 am

that aint all she has for defense! do you really want that stuck to your hand pumping in venom?
how much was she?
and are you sure she is a she? i dont really know about tarantulas but if its eating that much and still looks a bit spindly then is it possible its a male?

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The-New-Guy · Subject: Re: Got myself a goliath birdeater lol 11/2/2009, 10:24 am

No i deffinatly do not lol, and ive had plenty of people say female, but i myself also thought a male, but apperently not lol. And was £95