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So I caught this wolf spider a couple of weeks ago at work. Set it up in a spare exo terra I had. Last night he molted but what is interesting is they didn't do it in the hide I provided (nor did it burrow), but instead while hanging off one of the branches I put in. Thought that was pretty...

I think I'll do that, thanks guys.

Moving in a few weeks to a new apartment about 10 mins down the road from my current place. I have 15 specimens right now, majority are sling/juvenile. Curious as to the best way (least stressful) to get them over there. I was thinking of taking out the water dishes and taking them in their...

Can anyone identify what species this scorpion is? Located in South Texas, C. vittatus perhaps? Looks to be in pre-molt compared to when I found it not long ago. Currently on dry Eco Earth, with a water dish and a hide. I am familiar with general scorpion care but not 100% on this species so...

Cool gif! I only ever initially tong fed Dubia to mine and that was before I learned to crush the heads so I can just drop 'em and move on. I don't see, or have, a reason to tong feed. They can, and will eventually, miss the prey item and grab the tongs with their legs/palps, and then try to...

From my profile: • 0.0.1 Acanthoscurria brocklehursti • 0.0.1 Avicularia metallica • 0.0.1 Brachypelma albopilosum • 0.1.0 Brachypelma smithi • 0.0.2 Brachypelma vagans • 0.0.3 Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens • 0.1.0 Ephebopus murinus • 0.1.0 Euathlus sp. Red • 0.0.2 Lasiodora parahybana • 0.0.1...

Most likely just kicked some hairs.

Hmm, should be back to normal then, must just have decided it doesn't want to expend the energy right now. Overall, as long as he is taking pre-killed stuff I wouldn't worry. I wouldn't be worried about leaving a cricket in overnight either, but that's me. Generally they won't hang out in the...

How often are you trying to feed it, by the way? And when was the last molt? I have a, currently ~3.5", B. albopilosum that has always taken prey enthusiastically every 7-9 days like clockwork unless in pre-molt. I keep the room around 80ºF though and only a little cooler at night. Just remember...

I was assuming this as well.

My B. albopilosum is the same, he will go to town on the substrate randomly. Right before he molted a month or so ago he decided to dig a long tunnel along the bottom of the enclosure, against the wall of it. He molted and after 2 days of staying in one spot, he started right back up making the...

I posted this in this thread just yesterday: So it seems tarantulas are pretty sensitive to very wide range of frequencies. That thread was about one of their specimens reacting to the sound of a Doritos bag being opened. I'd like to see someone do a study on their exact level of sensitivity...

There's two ways I grab dubia by the legs. I will either just pick one up with my hand - or if you get them on a slick surface (like the bottom of their enclosure, for example) you can flip them over with your tongs, and they suck at flipping themselves back. Once you have them on their back, or...

I don't think a lot of people realize that sound creates vibrations just as much as physical things do. Opening the bag, in fact, creates vibrations in the air by displacing it as the sound travels away from the source. Given the material, size and thickness of your standard Doritos bag, it...

Can't wait to get one or two of these some day. Great pics, stunning species.

I've read the negative anecdotes about it on more than one occasion, but the sheer number of people using the glass aquarium with mesh screen top enclosures for tarantulas without issue, especially large collections, makes me feel like the naysayings are overblown. I was at a local dealer's...

Awesome video!

Fair enough, just sounded funny reading it :)

You stay away from old world species but have 3 of them?

Last post Dec 2012.