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In case she's gravid, does anyone have any good tips for raising H. arizonensis babies? I've heard it's notoriously difficult so unfortunately I'm not optimistic.

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My female Hadrurus arizonensis hasn't eaten in at least 7 months and yet she's still incredibly fat. And as of late (maybe the last week) she's been spending more time on the surface. I've tried feeding her and she shows no interest. I've had her 2 years and in that time she hasn't seen a male...

Do you guys think I could get any species of tarantula from sling size to maturity in 7 months, to use in this project? If I power feed? If so, which?

I'd be really interested to hear what you're planning.

Hey All, So, I thought I'd use Arachnoboards as a brainstorming tool, if that's alright with you all. If you were to conduct a behavioural study using Ts, which species would you use? The ideal candidate would grow fast, eat a lot, have mild venom, move relatively slowly, and, most importantly...

Thanks all! As is obvious, I'm new to OWs (and, to be honest, tarantulas in general). I do have enough experience wrangling animals that I feel comfortable working around OWs, though (and they've tested me; believe you me), so I decided to "dive in at the deep end" when I got my first batch of Ts.

Hi all, My H. minax sling (now about 5 cm DLS) has developed shiny, iridescent blue/black markings on the tips of its front legs. Not a trait I was aware this species had in the first place. Is this a sign of something? Do I have a male? A female? It's hard for me to get a pic, as as soon as...

Hi guys, My not-yet-fully-grown desert hairy (Hadrurus arizonensis), whom I've had for several months now, won't moult. She'll get fat and stop eating, but then eventually slim down and start eating again. I'm thinking my set-up might not be conducive to this species moulting. The way I have...

Pretty much the only time he ever comes down is to grab crickets or to moult.

Yes he's on coco husk. He's about 6 cm DLS. Yes he's moulted since he's been in the new enclosure. Substrate is the same as it was in the old enclosure.

He's actually been in his new enclosure since October 29th of 2014.

No, this is a change from his past behaviour. It's become especially prominent a behaviour since I rehoused him into a larger container from the one I had him in since I got him.

My immature male G. pulchripes spends the vast majority of his time up on one of the walls of his enclosure, as opposed to on the substrate. He hasn't even touched the new, bigger hide I made him. I try to keep the enclosure as dry as possible with the exception of his water dish. Do you guys...

I'm considering building a planted vivarium for an Avicularia avicularia that would be complete with a waterfall that splashed down into a reservoir. What I'm trying to decide is whether or not to put fish in the reservoir. They would be tiny fish, like Endler's livebearers. The thing is, I...

Hi, At what age do the females of H. minax develop that "jet black" colouration? Currently, my approximately 1" sling is a dull greyish, sort of like the photos of adult males you see. I know that this species is sexually dichromatic, I just don't know at what age that kicks in. Do I have a...

At what size can you sex Hadrurus arizonensis? I can find info on pectinal tooth count, but I'm not sure if it's just that they're not developed yet on my half-grown new one, or if I just need some form of magnification. I'm leaning more towards female (the best picture I could get is pretty...

OK guys, due to my friend and an arachnid vendor advising me that scorplings are more delicate than spiderlings, I'm going to go with a juvenile/sub-adult H. arizonensis instead. But thank you all for the advice! One more question: do scorpions have to be adults in order to sex them via pectines?

Thanks guys! The other species I'm considering are Rhopalurus junceus, because they're so incredibly colourful, and Heterometrus sp., because I think they look cool too, and they get big. Any experience with these guys and their behaviour?