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Years ago, on this forum, there was a poll that show most people pre kill for slings under 1 inch. Remember, we are talking under 1 inch. We are actually talking less then .5 inch. In my opinion. A proper sized cricket for a .5 inch sling is a danger for that sling if not removed or...

The cricket was the same size as the abdomen of the tarantula. This is extremely common. Any good tarantula book will warn you of this. First it did not flip while I was watching it. I will tell my 8 year old self what pre molt looks like. You have a time machine, need to go back 30+ years...

I have only had 1 or 2 wild caught in my life. One was a B. smithi. The other was Brachypelma spp, turned out to be B. boehmei. Both the smithi would take prekilled anything. The B. boehmei took a while to come around to it, but would always eat prekilled if dropped right in front of her...

I have kept a lot of tarantulas. I have NEVER had one turn down a fresh killed cricket then turn around to eat a live one. Never. Is it possible? Yea. It is completely out of character for all the tarantulas I have own, yes. Pre killed should be the first option. If they don't take it, wait a...

For starters. Never give a tarantula a live cricket. Best case, the tarantula eats it right away. Worst case, it eats your tarantula. If the little sling is less then 1 inche. It will be fine in deli cup. I keep all slings in deli cups until the height of the deli cup is equal to the leg...

You want an honest opinion. I have been keeping tarantulas for a long time. I started just like you. With a large cage, lots of stuff. The tarantulas started out just like yours. Here is whats going to happen. At some point, a cricket is going to dig. At some point, your tarantula is going...

I know people have done it before. But that speices does not matter, it is how they are kept. If they temps, humidity, feeding, and care is spot on, you can do it, for a time. But if you miss with one of those, well as it has been said, in the end there can only be one.

H. lividium when you can see them.

Honestly, I don't feed live prey in years. After almost 30 years of keeping tarantulas, your reported behavior is odd. It shows signs of the tarantula not being secure in its housing. Stress and over defensiveness go hand and hand. I would check the conditions of the enclosure and make sure the...

OBT will kill and leave. They don't like living things, let alone living things in their cage. I would check for mites on the mouth. If you have an infestation, they will be little white/tan/black dots covering the fangs and mouth. If it was not a OBT I would say it was mites. Check for them...

Had the same problem with a P. regalis. A person that knew I kept tarantulas give her to me after a horrible molt. Just mash up some crickets/mealworms and water. I used a dropper to feed her. She ended up going into a molt a few weeks later. The fangs where fine after the molt. Just over...

wow. Honestly with your post, I understand why the user is upset. You need to stop giving advice for fish keepers. 1.) I own dozens of rams, I know how they behave. They are bottom dwellers, so they will not cross the angels anyway. RE-read my post. Top to middle of the water column not...

I am sorry you are frustrated. I don't think fish keeping is for you. Sorry. If you are not willing to source you fish from breeders and not from pet stores, you are going to get hybrids. There is simply no way around it. IF you are not willing to figure out what will work for you, then you...

Reach, surpassed, and voted it into office. A few years ago, a guy in Liverpool killed himself while spraying raid in this kitchen for ants. Stupid does not fall into country lines. .

Keep and eye, but honestly she will be fine. I have had avics slings take a 6 foot jump onto hardware floor and be 100% ok. It scares the heck out of you, but in the wild that is how they escape from being eaten. They jump off the tree and fall until the hit something.

Well I told you not to let her watch Band of Brothers. Article 3 section a and b of the Code of the United States Fighting Force clearly states that it is the obligation of every prisoner of war to aid and attempt escape. It is also required by the code to "resist" captivity by any means...

The urticating hairs is an allergic reaction. Because you are not reacting now does not mean you are immune. Just means you are not reacting now. There is 6 different types of urticating hairs. They change and develop as the tarantula gets older. Any antihistamine or immune suppressor will...

I will say this. There is 1001 wrong ways to keep a tarantula and there is a 1001 right ways to keep a tarantula. I have been around this hobby to remember 10 gallon aquariums and soaking wet vermiculite for every cage. I remember when TKG changed the idea of larger is better. God I am old...

Lets see here, started with getting my girlfriend a B. albopilosum. 20 years later, I went to well over 600 tarantulas, down two about 150, now starting to pick it back up again. Good luck getting on the wagon and staying there. Remember the difference between an drunk and an alcoholic.

Honestly, I hated freebies, until I got a P. cancerides. First thought, last tarantula I never wanted. Then after 10+ years, one of my favorites. P. cambridgei is a great in-between spider. It is semi-arboreal in the wild, will dig a hole if you allow them too. The aggression out of this...