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temperature is not as important as humidity and ventilation. The best way to set them up is to make sure the substrate at the bottom of the enclosure is moist . So they can dig down to it. Good ventilation so you don't get mold growing. in my opinion.

That Is normal for this stage. The older they get, the blacker they get. It won't be Black until it is close to an adult.. It will be grey to brown for its juvenile stage

Yes. They will be fine in there.

Please loose the heat pad. You don't need a heat pad for any spider you keep indoors. I am in Michigan I don't use them even in the winter. Everything else looks fine in my opinion.

Yup, nothing to worry about :)

I disagree with cold blood. They are easy to keep, hardy, and fun. They are a baboons,but they are not as aggressive as many of the baboons. They make massive webs.... rehousing is easy.....

Heterothele vilosella are a very fun species and they are communal!!

Xenethis imannis 1st instar

It has been a while since I post here. So I thought I would start a new pic thread. Here is an Xenethis imannis sac I have hatching

in my experience, it does nothing to hurt the spider.

Definitely not a good ste up for an Avicularia or any arboreal spider. She may have gone in the sklull to molt. you will see a big change in her behaviori f you change her cage.

Sounds like pre molt behavior to me. Although some spiders can be picky. I have had a few of those over the years.

That depends on what season they like to breed in. Some like to breed in the fall and some in the spring. I usually just keep trying and and trying. Some times it takes a couple months. Also I have noticed that females will lay more web around then usual, when they are ready to breed.

you just have to keep trying, every week or two. Sometimes you have to wait until the season changes. eventualiy they should do the deed.

4.5" female with egg sac.

MM C ritea

Successful!! I paired the male and female in mid Nov 2010. When the male was placed in the females cage on November 20 2010. The female started drumming right away. The male started toward the female. She drummed,then he drummed. As soon as the male touched the female,she lifted right...