Talk:Chilean rose tarantula

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[edit] Humidity

Hmm...I think I disagree with the statement about disliking humidity. It is in fact necessary for these animals, being tropical as well as needing to molt, that they live in a high humidity environment, anywhere from 55%-90%.

Me too. They sure need humidity of 55-90% ... --Goliathus 09:07, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

It's important to look closely at locality data to determine humidity requirements for this species. They are from the northern area of chile (see: http://www.eightlegs.org/rose/rose.html), which is the area of the Atacama desert (see: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ci.html). The tropical region of chile is in the south, which is not where G. rosea is from. Therefore, this is a species that requireds LOW HUMIDTY. In addition, "The Tarantula Keeper's Guide" by Schultz & Schultz, the most widely regarded book on tarantula keeping, recommends low humidity for G. rosea.

^ though that may be true, how long have they been in the US? Several generations; so perhaps they adapted to humidity in the US. I side with the other two on this one.

Just an observation, but it seems that my rosea strongly dislikes anything over 70% and will actively try to get to higher grounds whenever this happens. I've read that other people has experienced the same, so I think we can safely assume it's not a fan of high humidity. --Debolaz 03:12, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] describers

F.O. Pickard-Cambridge (not O. Pickard-Cambridge, his uncle) described G. rosea in 1897 as Eurypelma spatulatum. Why include him in the taxobox? I deleted him for now. --Sarefo 21:08, 28 July 2006 (UTC)