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Caresheet: Chilean Rose
Grammostola rosea
Chilean Rose
Range: Northern Chile
Experience level: Beginner
Size: Fully grown about 14 cm
Growth rate: Slow
Type: Terrestrial, burrower
Temperament: Docile and calm
Housing: Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate.
Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide, this is a opportunistic burrower. When they reach about 7 cm they stay out in the open which make them a good display tarantula.
Water requirements: A shallow water dish and/or weekly water spray.
Diet: Crickets,cockroaches.
Comments: Very popular with beginners because of it's gentle and calm nature.
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