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  1. SpiderDad61

    Rose Hair drinking a lot of water

    Like I stated on another forum if u don't get a new plexi lid right away, simply make a framed border around the lid with packing tape, so the T cannot get a leg caught in the mesh. Works great.
  2. SpiderDad61

    Suitable for a 5" H. Gigas?

    Nothing like choking on turkey when the drunk uncle goes on one if his "rants"
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    T floating in water upside down.

    You could have simply gotten one of those highly desired and low numbered back stroking G rosea.......
  4. SpiderDad61

    Spiderling missing a fang

    Just keep it well fed. Offer prey a lil more than normal too because IF u chop a cricket up by the time u feed the T, there isn't as much a meal as normal.
  5. SpiderDad61

    Lasiodora Parahybana (Salmon Pink Birdeater) Opinions?

    I am in love with all 5 of mine. One is a 5" female and she's awesome. I've had her since 3/8", and love her. She's an eating machine but still a sweetheart when I hold her. Calm, beautiful, hairy, itchy looking, lol. Don't know about the hairs....no urticating hairs seem to bother me much.
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    Spiderling missing a fang

    I just had my genic molt 2 weeks ago, and it lost the fangs in the molt. It's only 1.5" and I worried. After it was ready to eat, I cut the heads off 2 crickets, cut em into pieces, added a few drops of water a made a cricket gumbo fir the sling. I dropped the goo in front of the sling. And it...
  7. SpiderDad61

    Tarantula Escape Stories?

    A happy ending.... When I bought my first B smithi, it was a 1/4" or so sling. I put it in an enclosure with tiny holes but that nite I checked on it and it was gone. I looked for days but nothing. One day my then 7 yo daughter was playing w her toys on the floor next to the tv stand. She...
  8. SpiderDad61

    What are some tarantulas that have a rugged appearance?

    U thought that was bad, lol. I rescued a male T stirmi a while back n he is in bad shape, especially his abdomen with a growth on it. He's still eating, roaming and doing his thing tho. Not stopping me from trying to mate him also. As a reference my hand is 8", so he's diagonally bigger, and...
  9. SpiderDad61

    B. Albo thinks everything is food

    U may just need to feed em a tad more BUT all my albop have mighty appetites. Even when not hungry they'll walk towards me shaking a brush in front of em. If u wanted to test his hunger/aggression, drip some water drops right in front of em and see if he attacks. If so, feed em...if not, do ur...
  10. SpiderDad61

    Can't get molding worm out

    I've done this before. If u have them, and u should, get ur long tweezers, and poke down along the plastic side of the enclosure heading towards the worm. Open a tiny pocket by moving the tip of the tweezers to get a bite, then pull the worm out. It minimally damages the hide so the T barely notices
  11. Joe Rossi

    Review by 'SpiderDad61' on item 'Joe Rossi'

    Bought H pulchripes and Xenesthis sp "black fire" from Joe. Fast, safe shipping and healthy, happy Ts. Thx
  12. SpiderDad61

    SpiderDad61's Tarantula Pictures

    My smaller of the 2 female stirmi I have molted a few days ago.
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    SpiderDad61's Tarantula Pictures

    She gonna look beautiful
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    Why is she blocking herself in

    Whatever you do, don't disturb the dirt web, or the T. Just keep the water dish full, and leave it alone. It's silly for someone to say 100% it's stressed because of a rehouse, without that info, but whatever the reason, it wants peace n privacy
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    possibly useful sling "gadget"

    U can get a bag of 150, 3 different sizes of 50, of tattoo ink caps on eBay for $8 shipped. They are great because u can push them into the substrate, and the little flat lip sits flush. Perfect for the growing sling.
  16. SpiderDad61

    why does tkg recommend obt?

    I have one and can see why many on here say NO. Although they're "hardy", the problem may arise when ur doing maintenance or more importantly, rehousing. A lot of times, they'll threat pose, or even strike all around themselves, when u simply open the enclosure, so the utmost care needs to be...
  17. SpiderDad61

    Rethink your Ts screen top!

    Lol nice!!! I've done it so I Kno it works, lol.
  18. SpiderDad61

    This is why they call it the Australian rattle snake tarantula

    Omg omg omg omg I want one
  19. SpiderDad61

    Rethink your Ts screen top!

    Run a couple layers of clear packing tape around the edges of the screen lid, so if it tries to climb, it can't get the claws near the metal
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