Mexican Red-knee Tarantula has a gentle temperament, low toxicity, and slow movements (it escapes quickly when frightened). It is a ground-dwelling spider that kicks hairs. It prefers to hide and live in dry, cool, and dark burrows or hiding places. It has a slow growth rate. The lifespan is very long, with females living for 10-25 years and males having a shorter lifespan. It usually feeds on insects and meat. Due to the similar color and gentle temperament of males and females, it is very easy for them to mate and occurrences of cannibalism are rare.
Mexican Red-knee Tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii) is a spider that lives in shrubs, deserts, and forests in Mexico. They have black bodies and legs with orange-red joints, and like other tarantulas, they have sensitive hairs on their bodies. Mexican Red-knee Tarantulas are about 10 centimeters long and have a leg span of up to 15 centimeters. They are nocturnal animals, staying in their burrows during the day and going out to hunt at night. They mainly feed on insects, small amphibians, and small mammals.
Spider enthusiasts suggest keeping this species. The Mexican Red-knee Tarantula has a gentle temperament, low toxicity, and slow movements (it escapes quickly when frightened). It is a ground-dwelling spider that kicks hairs. It prefers to hide and live in dry, cool, and dark burrows or hiding places. It grows slowly and has a long lifespan, with females able to live for 10-25 years and males having a shorter lifespan. It primarily feeds on insects and meat. Due to their similar appearance and gentle temperament, mating is easily achieved and instances of cannibalism are rare.
1. Blight
The reason for this disease is high humidity and temperature. The spider affected by the disease has stiff joints in its feet, reduced appetite, slow movement, dull appearance, and blotches. To treat this disease, one method is to kill the fungus. You can directly spray the spider with Kem-Wee. Another method is to enhance the spider's resistance by giving it Terramycin and yeast tablets, allowing the medication to penetrate its body.
2. Parasitic Infection
Spider mites are small, usually round or oval. Mites are biologically female and reproduce by laying eggs. Mites mainly harm spiders by disrupting their normal resting. Some mites parasitize on spiders, weakening their resistance and causing them to become emaciated. At the same time, mites can also carry fungal spores like Aspergillus. To deal with spider mites, one method is to lure and kill them. You can mix dry chicken or pig manure with a small amount of roasted soybean or rapeseed meal, put it in a sandbag, tie it tightly, and put it in the breeding box. The mites will enter the bag to feed, and can be killed by scalding with boiling water after 1 to 2 days. Alternatively, you can use a safe and non-toxic pesticide like Kem-Wee for extermination. Make sure to use a safe and non-toxic pesticide, as it can also harm spiders.
Roundworms are slender and slightly tapered at both ends, resembling threads. They are generally milky white and transparent in color. Their life cycle is simple, with only a few species of roundworms reproducing through parthenogenesis, while the vast majority of roundworms reproduce by mating and laying eggs. The eggs hatch into larvae, which molt 2 or 3 times to become adults. Roundworms mainly harm young spiders, especially during the molting process, and primarily suck the spider's body fluids, causing infections on the spider's surface. This parasite can also be treated effectively with a safe and non-toxic pesticide like Kem-Wee.
Mexican Red-knee Tarantula is usually considered the most attractive among all pet tarantulas. The beautiful appearance and gentle temperament of the Red-knee Tarantula have made it legendary, and it has been brought from Mexico to various parts of the world for artificial breeding, thus avoiding the danger of population endangerment.
Adult males look very similar to females. Their mating is relatively easy, but it is a bit difficult to obtain eggs from the female spider. They can mate successfully in a simple breeding box with hiding places. The relative difficulty of successful reproduction is offset by the huge number of offspring produced by a single successful breeding. The juveniles are very small in size and gray in color. They require a humid environment. Mexican Red-knee Tarantulas eat a lot during the molting period, which is just a growth strategy for them. Therefore, if you want the juveniles to grow faster, you can feed them a large amount of food even when they look like they are about to burst.
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