OMG I kind of "rescued" a tarantula-- help!

[tikichick]

Good for you!!!!! Those kids... I shan't say what I'd like to do to them!

That setup is great! Very nicely done! It looks big enough to me. I'd let her/him settle in for a while in that. Go ahead and give it a cricket. You may want to pinch the legs off or crush the cricket's head so it doesn't have to chase it down... but only if she's sluggish. If she's active, she should chase it down right away if she's hungry. See how she does with one cricket and then you can give her another one. Do you know how long it's been since she was fed? I think for Grammastola rosea (aka Chilean Rose) it's something like 4 crickets every week or two.

Here's the place for all you need to know about T's... Arachnoboards - Powered by vBulletin. I'm TikiChick on there also.

Oh and that's cypress mulch, right? Not cedar?

Caresheets:
Arachnopets - Tarantula General Care Sheet
Grammastola rosea - Chilean rose Caresheet
CARE AND HUSBANDRY OF THE CHILEAN ROSE TARANTULA

[Zephyr]

Good for you!!!!! Those kids... I shan't say what I'd like to do to them!

That setup is great! Very nicely done! It looks big enough to me. I'd let her/him settle in for a while in that. Go ahead and give it a cricket. You may want to pinch the legs off or crush the cricket's head so it doesn't have to chase it down... but only if she's sluggish. If she's active, she should chase it down right away if she's hungry. See how she does with one cricket and then you can give her another one. Do you know how long it's been since she was fed? I think for Grammastola rosea (aka Chilean Rose) it's something like 4 crickets every week or two.

Here's the place for all you need to know about T's... Arachnoboards - Powered by vBulletin. I'm TikiChick on there also.

Oh and that's cypress mulch, right? Not cedar?

Caresheets:
Arachnopets - Tarantula General Care Sheet
Grammastola rosea - Chilean rose Caresheet
CARE AND HUSBANDRY OF THE CHILEAN ROSE TARANTULA

Actually looks like shredded cocoa fiber. :P
What a rabble rouser I am. XD