It's not easy to care for taras, they don't need to be fed often.There is a live prey.This means that you will be caring for both crickets and spiders.It's a good idea to change the water daily and clean the cage after a day.
Step 1: Purchase crickets and other creatures.
Crickets are a good bet as they are insectivores.House flies, mealworms, superworms and live insects can provide a welcome meal.Some tropical tarantulas will eat larger worms, like earthworms, while others will accept live baby rodents, mice, lizards, and snakes.Live crickets and other prey can be purchased online or in pet stores.Buy insects in bulk and keep them alive.
Step 2: The prey should be sized.
The ideal size for your tarantula's prey is half the leg span, or slightly smaller than the length of its body.Most of the time you should go for smaller creatures when it comes to tropical spiders.Your spider may be killed by large prey.You would feed a cricket of about 34 inch in length to a young tarantula if it had a two-inch leg span.If your crickets are too big, you can cut them into smaller pieces.If your insects are small, you can serve up to four at a time.If this causes your tarantula stress, you may want to serve them one at a time or buy larger insects.
Step 3: A cricket cage is necessary.
There is a secure lid on the large plastic storage box.The crickets can't hop out of the box if it's 14 inches deep.Two hundred or more holes in the lid and along the rim of the box can be poked with a soldering iron or sharp object.The crickets can't fit through the small hole.The crickets will be killed by the humidity.The box should be kept in a dry place.There is a box that can hold 1000 crickets.The crickets can hide in the egg cartons and toilet paper tubes.The crickets will be prevented from crowding along a single surface.When you want to harvest crickets to feed your spider, put a plastic bag in the box and shake a toilet paper tube or section of egg carton into it.The crickets will fall from the bag.
Step 4: Feed crickets.
Your tarantula gets all of its nutrition from its food.A cricket that is well-fed will provide more sustenance to your tarantula.Buy bug food or cricket-specific supplements if you want to keep a container of dry oats in the cage.If you can keep the food in one corner of the cricket habitat, it will be less likely to become contaminated.Place a carrot in a cage.If it becomes mold, remove it.Crickets will eat leafy greens, such as broccoli, collards, or cabbage, as well as potatoes, fish, and reptile food.Put cotton balls in water and pop them in a cricket cage.This will allow the crickets to drink.
Step 5: Live prey in a cage.
One live insect or other creature should be placed in the tarantula's cage.Allow your spider to eat at its own pace.If you have insects that are too small to make a meal, you can put them in a cage at the same time.You can roll them up into a bolus and eat them all at once if you want.In the case of too-small insects, some tarantula owners prefer to put them in the cage one at a time over several days so that they don't experience stress or harassment from their prey.If you think you have underestimated the strength and appetite of your tarantula, you can remove the large creature from the cage.
Step 6: If necessary, cut off prey.
Adult and baby tarantulas will often compete for food.Unless the food moves, your full-grown tarantula won't recognize it.Try poking the live prey lightly to get them to move.You can dangle a frozen pinkie mouse from the end of a string to make it look like it's alive.
Step 7: A shallow dish of water is needed.
A shallow dish is less than an inch in height.It should be filled with half an inch of water a day.The water should be deep enough to submerge the tarantula.You can buy a dish from a pet store.If the dish is discolored, replace it with a new one.Tarantulas don't drink often because they get most of their hydration from their food.Tropical tarantulas, such as Avicularia Versicolor, living in dry environments may benefit from having areas of their cage misted with water every few days, then allowed to dry out completely.You can check the specifications for your species.Don't buy "cricket gel" or sponges.Though some pet stores still sell them, they have been discredited as a source of water for your spider, and will quickly mold.
Step 8: Feed the baby tarantulas often.
It's a good idea to give small portions of food to young tarantulas once or twice a week.Your spiderling could die if you don't feed it.Baby tarantulas are fed every day by their owners.It is not known if spiderlings are harmed by over-feeding.
Step 9: Feed adult tarantulas less.
A fully grown spider is likely to accept prey every 10 days.A spider will not eat for a full month after a large meal.They will keep eating until they are full.They will not eat when they are about to lay eggs.
Step 10: The food needs to be removed.
Within 24 hours of serving, the leftovers should be clear.Live insects as well as half eaten insect parts are included.It is unsanitary to leave insect corpses in a cage.tarantula stress can be caused by leaving live insects in the cage.Feed your spider at night and clean its remains in the morning.
Step 11: Don't feed a tarantula.
A baby tarantula doesn't need to be fed for a while.An adult tarantula will not eat for two weeks.It is advisable to remove prey from the cage of a recently molted tarantula for at least three days, as the tarantula's skin will still be soft and vulnerable enough for a cricket to harm it.A few weeks before it becomes a spider, it will probably stop eating prey.The tarantula will lie on its back for 15 minutes to several hours after it has been molted.It's possible that it has a bald spot on its abdomen or that there are clear drops of fluid in its legs.It will emerge from its old skin with a regenerated limb or two.
Step 12: When needed, make adjustments.
Tarantulas are good at regulating their meals.If your tarantula isn't eating enough, you should keep an eye on its abdomen.Your tarantula is underfed and dehydrated if the abdomen is small.If your tarantula has trouble getting around, you may need to feed it less frequently.