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

[ssssnakeluvr]

[quote=Lori P;42472]Thank you guys so much!!! Now Kyle-- when you say her abdomen shouldn't be shrivelled and small-- can I tell that from the top or do I have to pick her up? (I may have saved her but I'm not quite ready to actually HANDLE her yet, LOL!!!)

you don't need to pick her up.....the big round back end is her abdomen....will get larger as she eats more and shrink when she isn't eating...real easy to tell....
great job rescuing her!!!!! too many idiots in this world!!!!!!

[Stefan-A]

Nice find, Lori. And well done.

[drache]

good job, Lori
would I love to give those kids a good long shake by the scruff of their necks

I've got one tarantula, so I'm no expert, but she seems to thrive on very little care

[Sid]

Great job, Lori. The setup is real nice.

[Tori]

Way to go, Lori. My boyfriend has gotten into spiders recently. Luckily his is smaller than a dime. I have doubts if I will ever hold it. I have a very strong fear of spiders, but, as long as they don't touch me I'm fine. What can I say? He puts up with reptiles in every room in the apartment, I can't very well begrudge him a spider.

[drache]

having a tarantula walk on you is like being smelled by eight snakes
their little legs have the same gentle touch as snake tongues
it really surprised me that I like it

[Lori P]

Well, she moved around the tank last night, and now she is nestled down in the leaves of the fake plant, so I think that's good. My first reaction to seeing her is "Ewww" but it's closely followed by "Aw. Poor thing." So hopefully the Eeeew reaction will fade with time! See, I'm trying to be a better person... :-)

I think I'll add a cricket this evening and see what she thinks. I'll ask them when she was last fed when I call today, but since I'll be giving them heck, not sure what kind of info I'll get. LOL

I read they can also eat mealworms. Anyone fed those?

Thanks SO much for all the help guys!!!!

[Snaky]

Hope you'll have fun with your new addition

[anji1971]

My lord, I suddenly find myself struck by a strange urge to go buy a tarantula...
....they're starting to sound "cute". What is wrong here???
Strange things happen to you when you talk on this forum for too long..........

[drache]

My lord, I suddenly find myself struck by a strange urge to go buy a tarantula...
....they're starting to sound "cute". What is wrong here???
Strange things happen to you when you talk on this forum for too long..........

go ahead - put it on your wish list, Anji
my wish list has sub-categories
there's even a "next life time" section (just to be realistic)