All of these care sheets are based off of personal experience. I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL.
Tarantulas
Desert Blonde
Scientific Name: Aphonopelma chalcodes
Type: New World, terrestrial
Size: 5-6in.
Diet: Mealworms, Superworms, Crickets
Cage: 5 gallon or equivalent. Floor space is more important than height.
Temperature: 70-80 degrees F.
Humidity: Room humidity 40-50% (mist once a week)
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, SHALLOW water dish if larger than 3 in.
Handling: Yes but can be a little moody
Urticating Hairs: No
Recommendation: Beginner-Intermediate
Longevity: Females can live to be 35 years old
Type: New World, terrestrial
Size: 5-6in.
Diet: Mealworms, Superworms, Crickets
Cage: 5 gallon or equivalent. Floor space is more important than height.
Temperature: 70-80 degrees F.
Humidity: Room humidity 40-50% (mist once a week)
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, SHALLOW water dish if larger than 3 in.
Handling: Yes but can be a little moody
Urticating Hairs: No
Recommendation: Beginner-Intermediate
Longevity: Females can live to be 35 years old
Chaco Golden Knee
Scientific Name: Grammostola pulchripes
Type: New World, terrestrial
Size: 7-8 in.
Diet: Mealworms, Superworms, Crickets, Mice (if the specimen is a large adult)
Cage Size: 5-10 gallon or equivalent. Floor space is more important than height.
Temperature: 70-85 degrees F.
Humidity: 75% (mist when needed)
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, SHALLOW water dish if larger than 3 in.
Handling: Yes
Urticating Hairs: No
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: ?
Type: New World, terrestrial
Size: 7-8 in.
Diet: Mealworms, Superworms, Crickets, Mice (if the specimen is a large adult)
Cage Size: 5-10 gallon or equivalent. Floor space is more important than height.
Temperature: 70-85 degrees F.
Humidity: 75% (mist when needed)
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, SHALLOW water dish if larger than 3 in.
Handling: Yes
Urticating Hairs: No
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: ?
Beetles
Blue Death-Feigning
Scientific Name: Asbolus verrucosus
Size: 3/4 in.
Diet: Lettuce, Carrots, and other vegetables
Cage Size: 1-5 gallons (depending on the number of beetles in the cage)
Temperature: 70-75 degrees F. (nightly drops in temp. are OK)
Humidity: None is required (no need to mist them) they should stay dry.
Substrate: Sand mixed with dry EcoEarth (70/30)
Decor: Up to you, no water dish
Handling: Yes
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: Up to 10 years
Size: 3/4 in.
Diet: Lettuce, Carrots, and other vegetables
Cage Size: 1-5 gallons (depending on the number of beetles in the cage)
Temperature: 70-75 degrees F. (nightly drops in temp. are OK)
Humidity: None is required (no need to mist them) they should stay dry.
Substrate: Sand mixed with dry EcoEarth (70/30)
Decor: Up to you, no water dish
Handling: Yes
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: Up to 10 years
Millipedes
Desert Millipede
Scientific Name: Orthoporus ornatus
Size: 3-6 in.
Diet: Fruits and vegetables, rotting wood and leaves from certain trees (I sell the mix under AVAILABLE)
Cage Size: 1-15 gallons (depending on the number of millipedes in the cage)
Temperature: 70-75 degrees F.
Humidity: Mist every other day
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, if there is a water dish put some sort of sponge in it
Handling: Yes (but they secrete irritating poisons so wash your hands before and after handling)
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: ? but they have been known to live to 10 years
Size: 3-6 in.
Diet: Fruits and vegetables, rotting wood and leaves from certain trees (I sell the mix under AVAILABLE)
Cage Size: 1-15 gallons (depending on the number of millipedes in the cage)
Temperature: 70-75 degrees F.
Humidity: Mist every other day
Substrate: EcoEarth
Decor: Up to you, if there is a water dish put some sort of sponge in it
Handling: Yes (but they secrete irritating poisons so wash your hands before and after handling)
Recommendation: Beginner
Longevity: ? but they have been known to live to 10 years