Well I got my first invert today, a Brazilian black and white tarantula. Just want to make sure I'm doing everything right and also want some help IDing it. There appears to be at least three different species with a common name of 'Brazilian black and white' so I'm quite confused. The shop I got him from says it's of the Nhandu genus but any help is appreciated.
I have him in a faunarium type thing with about 2 square feet of floor space. I'm using orchid bark at the moment about 2/3 inches deep but plan to move him onto vermiculite in a few weeks. I'm using a network of heat cable for heating at the moment with a thermal gradient of 24 to 30 degrees C (they're the extremes and it averages about 26). He has a small water dish packed with wet paper towels, a hide in the warm end and I'll probably throw one in the cool end too. Not 100% sure on feeding but I'm gonna aim for a standard brown every 2 days, unless someone tells me otherwise.
Am I doing everything right? If not what needs to change? Any other advice is welcome too.
Finally, how potent is the venom? If I get bitten what are the effects likely to be (I'm 6'6")? I understand they're quite eager hair flickers which I'm prepared for but I know very little about the threat of a bite. Thanks for the help.



I have him in a faunarium type thing with about 2 square feet of floor space. I'm using orchid bark at the moment about 2/3 inches deep but plan to move him onto vermiculite in a few weeks. I'm using a network of heat cable for heating at the moment with a thermal gradient of 24 to 30 degrees C (they're the extremes and it averages about 26). He has a small water dish packed with wet paper towels, a hide in the warm end and I'll probably throw one in the cool end too. Not 100% sure on feeding but I'm gonna aim for a standard brown every 2 days, unless someone tells me otherwise.
Am I doing everything right? If not what needs to change? Any other advice is welcome too.
Finally, how potent is the venom? If I get bitten what are the effects likely to be (I'm 6'6")? I understand they're quite eager hair flickers which I'm prepared for but I know very little about the threat of a bite. Thanks for the help.