CATDOLL : CATDOLL: First time keeping spiders (Which kind of spider is better to keep for the first time)

1. What spiders are suitable for beginners to raise? That is, easy to get started and relatively beautiful?

There are currently three main types of spiders, namely hunting types, web-building types and burrowing types. The first type will crawl around hunting, the second type will build a web and then wait for prey to come to them, and most of the third type of spiders can be kept as pets.

In their daily life, they hide in sand piles or caves, and then weave webs outside the caves. The webs themselves are not sticky, and are purely used to sense the size of prey and catch them. Spiders are very territorial and should be kept alone. In fact, they only need to be fed one or two meals a month, and their main food can be insects such as crickets and grasshoppers.

The breeding environment is also very simple. Just put a wet sponge in the breeding box to replenish it with water, and you can keep the spider alive. The general lifespan of a spider can be about seven years.

Female spiders are vicious. To survive, they often provoke male spiders to mate with them, then kill them. When their bellies are full and they can no longer hunt, they will slowly enjoy their husband's corpse! The more popular spider species include: the fire rose, which is native to the forests of South America. They are covered in fur and usually like to hide in mud holes, eating mainly insects.

It is highly adaptable and is by far the most popular spider.

There are also several species of spiders that originate from the Amazon rainforest, such as the bird-eating spider, the Colombian red-legged spider, and the Chilean tiger spider. They are low in toxicity and weak in attack power, have strong adaptability, and are easy to keep, so they are very popular in the market. First: Red Rose (price is 80-180) Mexican Red Knee (price 120-200) Thai Metallic Blue (price 120-200+)

2. Is the Guyana Pink-toed Spider suitable for beginners to raise?

The Guiana Pink Toe is a classic pet tarantula species and one of the most common arboreal species. Its carapace and legs are blue-green, its toes are pink, and its abdomen is black with two pink hairs on both sides. It has a gentle personality and will not kick its hair. It is a species with strong vitality and is very suitable for novices who are raising arboreal spiders for the first time.

The young ones are fast and can easily escape. They are the favorite of girls during their juvenile stage. They have black hair on their feet, slender legs that are light pink, a black carapace, two red stripes on their abdomen (with a lot of hair), and are covered with hair all over their bodies.

3. How to raise seedling pet spiders?

Then rest for 3 to 5 days. Do not disturb the spider during this period. It is best to keep it in a dark corner (spiders do not like sunlight. Spiders are living pets. After long-distance transportation by express and unfamiliarity with the new environment, they will definitely be more or less uncomfortable when they get home. Friends who are raising spiders for the first time, please do not play with the spider as soon as you get home. The correct thing to do is to arrange a breeding environment for the spider, put the spider in it, and do not expose it to the sun. Put it in a place without sunlight.

4. What is the ranking of pet spider’s growth rate?

1. Brazilian White Knee: A classic entry-level tarantula, it grows relatively fast, with an adult leg span of about 21CM, and is somewhat ferocious.

2. Red Rose and Honduras Curly are also classic novice spiders, but they grow more slowly but are very docile.

3. The Brazilian Solomon's Tarantula has a good growth rate, slightly slower than the White Knee Tarantula. The adult size is about 22CM and it is a bit fierce.

4. Brazilian Giant Golden Straight, a classic variety, but it does not grow very fast, the adult is about 21CM, and it is relatively docile. If you are a novice raising spiders for the first time, it is recommended to start with this.

5. Choose one of the spiders and then slowly upgrade. These types are relatively easy to raise. Although many spiders are fancy and beautiful, their speed, reaction, body language, etc. may leave you at a loss.

5. When should I feed the spider larvae after they arrive home?

When you buy a spider larva, you should keep it for three or four days before feeding it to allow it to get familiar with the environment. Keep the coconut soil moist. It is best when half of the soil is dry and half is wet. When it is too dry, drip water into the soil in time, usually with about 2 droppers.

Then you need to cut the mealworms into small pieces. When you throw them in, they will suck the contents. When they are about three centimeters long, they can catch larger food by themselves. Also, spiders are nocturnal animals. If you put them in a dark place and leave them alone, they will come out to find food by themselves. My little curly hair is like this. During the day, it hides under the wood block and won't come out. At night, I threw chopped noodles in. When I looked again during the day, the noodles had been dragged into the hole it dug. Also, if the pig's head-to-abdomen ratio is 1:1.5, it doesn't need to be fed even if it is full. But don't pay too much attention. Generally, the larvae will not have a stomach bursting from eating. They will stop eating when they are full. Remember to clean up the food residue, otherwise it is easy to breed mites.

6. I am a novice spider breeder. Which type of tarantula is the most suitable for a novice? And docile? Thank you very much.

Arboreal species are not recommended as they are fast and highly poisonous, and some may even jump slightly and scurry out of the box in the blink of an eye.

It is not recommended for burrowing species as they are buried in the soil for long periods of time and are rarely seen. They have a strong sense of territory and will not tolerate being disturbed by living creatures.

Most of the terrestrial species are good and are recommended for beginners in growing roses.

However, most terrestrial species grow slowly and like to kick their fur. Compared to the Brazilian white-knee, they grow faster, but the white-knee's kicking fur is very uncomfortable.

I like the large Solomon.

In fact, they are quite beautiful and domineering when they grow up.

The Mexican Red Knee is docile and good-looking, but grows very slowly. Relatively speaking, the female spiders of this slow-growing species have a particularly long lifespan, and generally both the large and small spiders will have obvious body color characteristics that look very good.

Honduran curly hair and golden straight hair are also good.

All the fishes with "Babu" in their names are ferocious; those with "Gorgeous Rainforest" in their names are extremely fast and may bite you several times at a time, and the toxicity will take you a week to recover; most of the "Pink Toes" series are very beautiful, but they are prone to sudden death without any signs, so it is recommended that you master the breeding techniques before purchasing them.

7. I want to raise a spider, but I’m a novice and this is my first time raising a pet. I don’t know which breed is good?

From this point of view, the Fire Rose should be more suitable for you. It is said that it is harder to kill the Fire Rose than to keep it alive. However, the appearance of spiders in different shops is also different. In fact, they are not as gorgeous as in the photos.

Some people say that Brazilian black velvet is a better choice than Fire Rose, but the price is much higher than Fire Rose.

8. Newbie in raising spiders?

First of all, if you want to raise a spider, you must prepare the necessary tools in advance. Find a suitable transparent box with a lid and lock the spider inside to prevent it from escaping. Then, in order to avoid being bitten by the spider, you can also prepare a pair of tweezers for daily feeding. In addition, a watering bottle is also necessary.

Secondly, different spiders have different requirements for air humidity and temperature. Keepers can adjust according to the species of spiders they catch. Generally speaking, the humidity should not exceed 70%. The temperature that spiders adapt to is generally around 25℃, so remember to keep them warm in winter.

9. What kind of spiders are suitable for beginners?

1. For beginners, the main goal is to make the fish easy to raise and keep alive.

2. Rose is the first choice, with red rose and fire rose on the list. Their only other characteristics are that they are easy to grow and docile. Their disadvantage is that they grow slowly.

3. The Honduran Curl is not easy to raise, but it likes to kick its fur.

4. Red seven-tailed cat and white seven-tailed cat are easy to raise and don’t like to bite people. Their disadvantage is that they kick their fur.

5. I won’t introduce the others as there are too many of them. I don’t recommend raising any of the pink-toed fish. They will die for you to see.

10. What are the precautions and taboos for novices in raising spiders?

1. You need to choose a suitable breeding box and place a shelter (generally bark, but there are also shelters made of other materials). Arboreal spiders need a relatively high box, while terrestrial spiders can use a flat box. The box should not be too big or too small, but a box of moderate size. Spiders need shelter to feel safe, especially arboreal species such as the gorgeous rainforest and pink toes. Therefore, it is also very important to arrange shelters.

2. Control the temperature. Pet spiders, especially tarantulas, are mostly tropical species. Therefore, they have high temperature requirements. Generally speaking, they will eat less if the temperature is below 20 degrees, and their lives will be in danger if the temperature is below 10 degrees. Not to mention the minus dozens of degrees in the Northeast, there is no hope. Therefore, a heating pad is essential for raising pet spiders. Of course, it would be better to use a constant temperature box if conditions permit.

04. Control the humidity. This is also because they come from the tropics. Especially for pet spiders that come from rainforest climates. Generally speaking, they have higher requirements for air humidity. But the air humidity cannot be too high. Too low air humidity will cause juvenile spiders to dehydrate due to dryness, and adult or sub-adult spiders will not be able to complete molting. Too high air humidity will cause your pet spider to suffer from "soft feet syndrome". So it is necessary to buy a hygrometer.