The Chilean Rose Tarantula is widely considered to be the ideal tarantula for the first-time pet tarantula owner.http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/G-rosea.html She is gentle, easy to handle, curious, people-friendly, and very interesting.

For a complete description of How to Care for Tarantulas, click this link. The tarantula featured on this page is the Chilean Rose Tarantula, also known as the Chilean rose hair tarantula.

If you buy your Chilean Rose Tarantula as a baby or "spiderling", she will need pin-head crickets at first.http://www.anapsid.org/crickets.html Even small crickets will be too large. Mist the enclosure, on the sides of the glass, to provide drinking water. A very small dish is okay as well, but it's easier for baby tarantulas to get their moisture through the droplets.

Try to avoid picking up your pet when she is a baby tarantula, but let her get to know you by viewing her every day. When she is not so small and delicate, reach into the vivarium and slowly cradle her. Moving them ever so slowly, bring your hands together until she steps back and forth and is eventually standing on your upturned palms. This may take a few tries, but it is amazing holding her at eye level for the first time, mutually gazing at one another.

If your Chilean Rose Tarantula appears to be kicking at its abdomen, it is trying to kick hairs. This is a defense mechanism. These urticating hairs are very itchy, so if you see the kicking behavior, let her alone and try handling another time.http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/urticating.htm However, don't wait too long or she will think she is able to drive you away every time. Wearing a pair of very lightweight plastic gloves may help temporarily, but return to spider-on-skin handling as soon as you can.