Baby Rose-Haired Tarantula

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I was just given one of these completely out of the blue today.

Any tips on how to take of them would be greatly appreciated.

I know is that it eats pin-head crickets, and has no gender until adulthood.

[SHARP]

I was just given one of these completely out of the blue today.

Any tips on how to take of them would be greatly appreciated.

I know is that it eats pin-head crickets, and has no gender until adulthood.

Please read this, scroll down to the appropriate section/sub section and read it, then clarify. (http://www.zoklet.net/bbs/showthread.php?t=8930);)

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There's little to no information in the section of TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES.

As for listing it's age/sex/location:
I already stated that I didn't know anything about it, other than what it eats.

Why not just help me out instead of advertising your "compendium."

[SHARP]

There's little to no information in the section of TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES.

Correct, I'm not one to toot my own horn so I haven't added the link to my spider thread, but apparently I should.

As for listing it's age/sex/location:
I already stated that I didn't know anything about it, other than what it eats.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry if I've failed, but I just assumed anyone getting a new animal to keep would have done the preliminary research first or declined the offer.
luckily I'm here.

So, how big is this spider, measured diagonally from foot to foot?
And please feel free to use the metric system as it'd save me the time, converting it.

Why not just help me out instead of advertising your "compendium."

I'd be more than happy to help you, but as the "Compendium" is stickied it means it's an important thing to read, especially considering the way it is advertised in the header, and the nature of you question suggests you should have read it...

Keep your spider on unfertilized potting soil, but keep the RAH high as it's still a sling, and it'll need the high humidity to molt properly - 70-80% should do the trick.
Usually G. rosea slings won't bury, so a container of X* size will do just fine.

*I still have no idea of its L/S... [EDIT]: Which pretty much decides how big the container should be.

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This spider was given to me out of the blue.

There was no time for said "preliminary research."

I currently have it in the containter it was given to me in.

Which is a small plastic condiment container, roughly 1 and 1/2 inches from side to side.

I'm fairly sure the soil is correct.

I was told to keep the containter in a darker area, where humidity would build up.

Any idea how often the spider should feed...?

[PirateJoe]

So out of the blue that you couldn't be bothered to do a few quick google searches, or even this forum, even after you got it? (http://tinyurl.com/cdfaxr)

[SHARP]

This spider was given to me out of the blue.

There was no time for said "preliminary research."

Ok, I'd have researched before accepting the animal, but I guess that's a bit late now.

I currently have it in the containter it was given to me in.

Which is a small plastic condiment container, roughly 1 and 1/2 inches from side to side.

And how big is the spider, measured from one foot on a front leg, to the foot on the opposite hind leg?
In any case, unless the spider hatched recently, I'd say that container sounds way too small.

I'm fairly sure the soil is correct.

I was told to keep the containter in a darker area, where humidity would build up.

I don't know where he got the idea that humidity will build up in dark areas as that isn't the case, water will evaporate faster in an area in direct sunlight, than it will in the shade - the only way to increase the humidity, is to add water to the substrate.
I can only assume what he was trying to tell you, is to keep the enclosure out of direct sunlight, as failing to do so can "cook" the spider because the container will act like a greenhouse.

Any idea how often the spider should feed...?

As often and much as it'll eat, it's important to give them a good start and spiders that have been well fed as young will reach a larger size as adults, than spiders that've been fed just enough to survive.
You can feed it anything it can overpower, provided you're certain the feeder insects haven't been exposed to pesticides, or a capable of defending themselves to a point where they could injure or kill the spider.
Grasshoppers, crickets, mealworms, cockroaches, fruit flies, maggots, and house flies are all acceptable, as long as they're of a size the spider can handle.
Expect your spider to wolf down enormous amounts of food for the first months, it's not uncommon their abdomen grows to ridiculous proportions, and the spider will just keep eating, when my Brachypelma boehmei was still a sling, it ate 95 fruit flies, 14 crickets and a cockroach in less than a month, at 2.2 cm in leg span...

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PirateJoe: I know I should have googled. I definately should have. The only reason I didn't was because I prefer being able to communicate with somebody, rather than scroll through endless ammounts of text on the subject.

Plus, I heard SHARP is the guy to talk to about snakes/spiders. So I opted with him.

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SHARP: Thanks for the advice on feeding. I appreciate it.

I'm not able to measure the spider at this point, due to the fact that I don't have a ruler anywhere in my house, but I'd say it's slightly smaller than a U.S. one cent penny.

My friend is coming over, later, who knows about spiders so I can ask him afew more questions.

Thanks again. You've been patient and helpful. :thumbsup:

I have a King Snake, by the way. If you might want to add me to the compendium.

What do I need to do, just fill out all that information and PM it to you...?