Wolf Spider :)

[KingCam]

So this is a wold spider of some sort I found in my wood pile out back. She loves freshly molted roaches. Here are a couple of photos I took today at lunch!

 

[tusken raider]

Nice,i'm thinking about getting a spider or a scorpion, are they easy to take care of?

 

[KingCam]

Very easy to care for! Spiders and scorpions are the easiest pets in human history.

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[DeCypher]

Very easy to care for! Spiders and scorpions are the easiest pets in human history.

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Agreed. I had a tarantula when I was younger. That thing was so easy. Make sure the sponge is wet and give him crickets once a week, clean out webs and whatnot once a month. That's it.
Scorpions are pretty much the same thing, though less cleaning is needed for them.

 

[AngieD]

Tarantulas are pretty easy, but don't drop them - they generally don't survive falls.

I have 2 Imperial Scorpions (Moldarach & Zoidberg). They are entertaining to keep, and very simple to look after. But if you need to transfer them to another enclosure for cleaning, use a long pair of tweezers, because they WILL try to reach over and pinch you

 

[tusken raider]

Thanks for the responses guys will definently look into more now

 

[KoleyLarie]

Agreed. I had a tarantula when I was younger. That thing was so easy. Make sure the sponge is wet and give him crickets once a week, clean out webs and whatnot once a month. That's it.
Scorpions are pretty much the same thing, though less cleaning is needed for them.

I just had to jump in real quick as arachnids are a bit of a passion of mine. Sponges and paper towels are actually frowned apon as a source to receive water because they can breed bacteria that can be harmful to the tarantula. A shallow clean water dish works best. Also as long as there is no mold growth there is no reason to fully clean their enclouser just remove any bolus that they may leave behind. Their webbing acts as an important part of their habitat and removing it can cause stress to the animal.

Depending on the speices they can be very low maintenance pets. Grammostolas make some of the best low maintenance beginner Ts.

 

[AngieD]

With regard to scorpions:

An untippable dish (exo terra ones are great) of bug gel is a good water source for them, but they do tend to kick soil into it, so be prepared to knock soil out of it from time to time.
Provide hides for them to make them feel more secure, even though they like to burrow.
Make sure their tank has high enogh sides, they can reach up most of their body length, and give them enough soil to dig down.

If you want to know more, just ask!