Substrate Advice (curly hair taran)

[mrC]

What substrate should i be using for a curly haired tarantua?

[SpiderGirl33]

Tarantula?

They're fine on coir, compost, peat or vermiculite.
I have my spiders on a mix of compost and vermiculite.

Before you use any substrate, put it in the oven to kill and micro organisms or bugs.

Here's a few of care sheets for you...

Curlyhair Tarantula Care Sheet
Brachypelma albopilosum - Curlyhair Caresheet
B. albopilosum Caresheet

[mrC]

Originally Posted by SpiderGirl33

Tarantula?

They're fine on coir, compost, peat or vermiculite.
I have my spiders on a mix of compost and vermiculite.

Before you use any substrate, put it in the oven to kill and micro organisms or bugs.

Here's a few of care sheets for you...

Curlyhair Tarantula Care Sheet
Brachypelma albopilosum - Curlyhair Caresheet
B. albopilosum Caresheet

Dry vermiculite ? or does it have to be damp?

[darren.j.b]

click on the links provided good care sheets

[mrC]

Originally Posted by darren.j.b

click on the links provided good care sheets

Very good but does the substrate have to be dry? i have some vermiculite

[darren.j.b]

albopilosum like relitavly high humidity around 70 -80% so you should provide them with 1/4 dampened and give light mistings everyday to keep humidity high
how bigs your tank and what kind is it?

[mrC]

I have dry vermiculite in it at the moment am just wanting to know if that's ok ..humidty is fine.

[SpiderGirl33]

If it's an adult you can supply a water bowl, which you can tip over occasionally just to up the humidity.
If you've got a water bowl you won't need to spray a lot, just a light mist every couple of days.
If it's a spiderling mist lightly once a day.
It does also depend on where the tank is placed, I had a tank placed in a fairly shaded part of my shelf and I don't need to spray it as much as a tank that is in more light.

EDIT:
Just seen the pics, very nice tank setup, it looks fine as it is!

[darren.j.b]

nice set up dampen one side allowing her to move between whichever she chooses

[mrC]

Ok will do,i changed it all earlier today.It sat for five hours thinking what to do and then the next 5 hours walking around and having a good look.