How to Keep Spiders? A Detailed Guide to Care Methods and Tips
Besides some conventional pets, many people also like to keep uncommon animals as pets, and spiders are one of them. How do you keep spiders, which don't seem easy to get close to?
1. How to Keep Spiders
1. Prepare a ventilated enclosure, and place coconut coir, sterile soil and other substrates inside. According to the habits of the spider species, place hiding holes and fake trees. Spiders need to catch their own prey. There is no need to put too many unnecessary items in the enclosure.
2. Keep the rearing temperature between 17-25°C and the humidity at around 65%. You can place a small water cup, and put a little cotton in the cup.
3. Mainly feed crickets, locusts, moths, etc. Clean up leftover food debris and regularly replace the coconut coir. This kind of substrate easily breeds bacteria, and if not replaced in time, it can easily cause spiders to get sick or even die.
2. What to Pay Attention to When Keeping Spiders
1. Keep the rearing temperature at around 25°C. Do not let the temperature difference between day and night be too large. In summer, pay attention to cooling and heat prevention, and in winter, pay attention to increasing warmth and keeping them warm.
2. Adjust humidity according to the spider species, generally keeping it at 65-70%. If it is too low, spiders may become dehydrated.
3. A well-ventilated environment can make spiders strong, reduce illness, and allow them to safely get through each molt.
4. Avoid direct sunlight.
5. Spider molting is controlled by hormones secreted by secretory cells in the ganglia located in the brain and the ventral nerve cord. There are generally signs. First, in terms of activity, before molting, spiders become less active and look for a quiet place, do not eat or move, and enter a semi-dormant state, with other metabolic activities in a weak state. Second, in terms of body shape, the abdomen noticeably enlarges, the skin becomes rough, the body segments become clear, and cracks seem to appear.
3. What Species of Pet Spiders Are There
Common pet spiders mainly include the Chilean rose tarantula, Chilean fire rose tarantula, Mexican redknee tarantula, Mexican fireleg tarantula, Honduras curly hair tarantula, Guatemala red rump tarantula, and others.
Some spiders are relatively docile, but some spiders are venomous and aggressive. In daily care, we should try not to handle them directly, and it is best to use tools before touching them.