Friday, January 13, 2012

My new G. Rosea spiderling has flicked hairs twice?

hair flicking is a defense for in the wild. it is used for predators to detour them from the tarantula. did you notice your skin starting to itch ? the hair also known as bristles will embed in you skin and irritate it. this is what they use to use in old school itching powder. also if you get them in your eyes or breath them in it could be a huge problem. they can cause temporary blindness in your eyes and excessive mucus if breathed in. the reason your tarantula is doing this is because he feels threatened if he flicks his hair LEAVE HIM ALONE! just let him do what he is doing and try again later.as for dropping him he is small enough it shouldn't hurt him but as he gets bigger you have a good chance or rupturing its abdomen so be careful. last don't feed it dead prey I have been breeding/collecting tarantulas for years and have rarely seen them pick up a dead cricket. just feed him one live one at a time.

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