Meet Rosie, our tarantula,
Rosie is our rose-haired tarantula. She was purchased in the Fall of 2006. Here is some information about her species.
- Species: Grammostola rosea
- Common: Chilean rose
- Diet: pinhead crickets
- Temperature: 70-85ºF
- Humidity: 75-80%
- Drink from a large, shallow water dish
- Need a shelter (half a log in tank)
- Docile
- Lifespan: 15 years
- Geographic range: Chile, Argentina, Bolivia
- Venom Effect: Unknown, expected to be low-toxicity
- Size: 4.5-5.5 inches
and some of the cockroaches,
We currently have three tanks of Madagascar hissing cockroaches, with a few German cockroaches that invade the tanks every once in awhile.