Like other animals, tarantulas carry an abundance of intestinal worms and other parasites that are part of their normal gut fauna and probably don’t harm them under unstressful conditions. Even captive-bred tarantulas undoubtedly have a…
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Choosing Substrate for Tarantula Housing
Though many substrates have been tried, the best without doubt is vermiculite. This is an inert mineral product made by heating the mineral mica, and it is widely used in horticulture. The main advantages of…
A Complete Guide to Feeding a Pet Tarantula
One advantage of a tarantula as a pet is that it is so easy to feed. All tarantulas feed on living animal foods, generally insects and other invertebrates that wander too close to the burrow…