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  1. Goldcup

    Empties water dish within a day - help

    I routinely find clean empty water dishes a day after I filled them. I’ve not seen it but I suspect come of the little devils splash it out As the sub will be wet a good ways out from the dish.
  2. Goldcup

    Monocentropus balfouri Communal Questions

    Thanks for the great info! I think I will try it!
  3. Goldcup

    Monocentropus balfouri Communal Questions

    I've kept a M. balfouri for several years with never any interest in a communal set up due to space limitations. I've just been given another adult. I'm now more interested in a communal set up. I have just started researching it but have reservations of introducing two adults into a communal...
  4. Goldcup

    Spider Christmas Ornament

    Posted before I was ready, my wife got this for me for our Christmas tree. Got it off Amazon Cool story and cool ornament.
  5. Goldcup

    Spider Christmas Ornament

  6. Goldcup

    Want More Ts, But.....

    If someone figures this out let me know! I have no control whatsoever I’m goin along just fine then the FedEx guy brings two or three “live” packages! All my T’s are at my office and I’ve long since run out of room. A rational person would quit buying, I on the other hand have recieved five...
  7. Steven Doud

    Review by 'Goldcup' on item 'Steven Doud'

    T was packed well and upon unpackaging was happy healthy and beautiful. Highly recommend the seller!
  8. Goldcup

    Help!! Apartments are spraying for pests

    I can only speak for the pest control industry and it was unavailable to us before 2000. It's not surprising that Ag still uses most contamination comes from Ag and do it your selfers. US always seems to get a bad rap when it comes to Chemicals and the rest of the world is operating like the...
  9. Goldcup

    Help!! Apartments are spraying for pests

    Just so you know it is not available commercially in the United States and hasn't been since the 90's. that's a fact not an opinion.
  10. Goldcup

    Help!! Apartments are spraying for pests

    Depending on the treatment you might be safe. Not worth the risk though! I have 35 plus T's and they are all kept at my office. By the way I own a pest control business!!
  11. Goldcup

    Can my tarantula eat a wild rat?

    FYI any rodent that is lethargic has likely been into a rodent bait or "poison" lethargy is a common sign of popular anticoagulants. Can't be good for a spider.
  12. Goldcup

    Drooling Dubias...

    I do the same thing if you try to squeeze my head! In all seriousness many insects do this Soap is your friend!
  13. Goldcup

    Ornithoctonus aureotibialis - Female

    OMG gonna have to have one of those gorgeous ladies!
  14. Goldcup

    What would happen if you had bed bugs?

    Absolutely no threat to T's, very unlikely to infest your enclosures as there is no food present(you). I own a company that performs about 900 thermal bedbug treatments per year.
  15. Goldcup

    P. Metallica?

    Looks like my P. Metallica! But I am not an expert by any means.
  16. Goldcup

    Safe methods of flea extermination

    Baffles vacume just take it outside to empty. You can always clean out the container with alcohol to eliminate any leftover eggs. Make sure you dump canister into a bag you can tie up so the fleas won't escape.
  17. Goldcup

    Safe methods of flea extermination

    I've been in the pest control industry for 25 years. While a competent tech can safely apply pesticides without affecting your spiders I would recommend regularly treating pets with available products such as frontline etc and vacuuming once or twice a day Throwing the vacuum bag away each time...
  18. Goldcup

    The GBB requirements

    Absolutely love this T, gorgeous at all stages and loves to eat!
  19. Goldcup

    T emptying water dish

    I am by no means an experienced keeper. But I have 5 or 6 T's that Actually empty the dish themselves. Several do it immediately after I clean and fill them. I am very diligent about keeping water in them but They seem to prefer it out of the dish! If all the other bits of advice do not fit you...
  20. Goldcup

    What Inspired You to Get into Tarantulas?

    I was helping my 12 year old son research his first pet(tarantula) trying to decide which T to get. once we decided on a G. Pulchripes I was hooked on the variety of colors,temperment,and environments they were found. In November 2016 I bought a C. cyaneopubescensin Thankfully I took it slow...
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