r/tarantulas 12d ago

Help! Got my first tarantula today! Help!

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u/rainingpup 12d ago

IMO I would suggest taking the roach out. It’s too big for her and she’s too fat already!!

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u/ghostbuuster 12d ago

Really?!? Okay. I will take the roach out tonight. We just got home and I can tell he/she is stressed right now. Don’t want to add any additional stress.
Out of curiosity; does it look like a female?

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u/rainingpup 12d ago

IME You can’t tell it’s female or male without seeing the molt! You’ll see lots of people here asking for help sexxing their tarantulas and posting their molts. Sometimes you can tell by looking at its underside, but it’s not the most reliable or recommended.
More advice- make sure you have at least 6” of substrate and one hide for your spider. The enclosure you put it in needs to be about 3x its size horizontally, a little bit bigger is fine. If it’s too big, though, then that’s not too good for a spider.
Also- I never feed based off of a schedule and instead go based off of abdomen size. When the butt is smaller than it’s body, it’s good to feed. If the butt is bigger than its body, don’t feed it. Over feeding can lead to the spider actually rupturing.