My current least defensive tarantula is one of my adult female A. chalcodes. My other AF A. chalcodes is more likely to retreat to her hide and/or kick some hairs, although still far from being a defensive tarantula. I suppose they would be characterized as “fuzzy pet rocks,” but I am fond of...
Thank you for the explanation! I see what you are talking about. Below is the link to the photo of my B. hamorii molt I mentioned for comparison:
https://arachnoboards.com/gallery/its-not-a-boy.42170/
Is there clear evidence of this T being male or just an absence of any development that would show it to be female? I’m asking because I had a molt that looked very similar to me from a B. hamorii that turned out to be female and a B. klaasi that now looks similar.
So far keeping them in the same enclosure but applied vaseline all around the top and so far, so good! I am amazed at the tiny spaces the nymphs are able to squeeze out of, so I will probably stick with this method.
Hmm, maybe I just did not apply enough. I will try it again, and more thoroughly, as a temporary mea
Thank you for the recommendation and photo — that does look nice! Are the tiny nymphs not able to squeeze out of the ventilation holes? The holes LOOK like they should be small enough, but I...
The key will be finding a container with an airtight seal that I can still make small holes in for ventilation. I have used Sterilite containers for various species of cockroach, isopod, and millipede, and for those they worked well, but I don’t think the lids close tightly enough to keep out...
What sort of enclosure would you recommend for small climbing roaches such as Halloween hisser nymphs? I currently have my colony in a five gallon with a sliding screentop that snaps in place — it worked well for my widehorn hissers but Halloween hisser nymphs are too tiny!
I would like to get...
Isopods are known to eat millipedes and tarantulas while they are molting and crickets would be likely to as well. How do they exist in the wild? With sufficient space and materials, I believe tarantulas can make a burrow or other hide that keeps most such creatures out most of the time, at...
I got an I. mira sling as my first Old World T and I enjoyed keeping her and watching her ambush prey from her trapdoor. I haven’t kept as many Old World burrowers to compare to, but in my experience, I. mira are relatively easy to care for once they’ve established their hide and will stay there...
My female T. albopilosum molted successfully, which is a relief as I was a bit worried about a ventral area where the exoskeleton seemed like it might have hardened. She is looking beautiful and a bit slimmer, which is good and I shall be careful not to overfeed her.
This post is to mark the day I’ve moved one of the cups of substrate into a wine cooler at 65F with the plan of keeping it there for a month and then see if the eggs will hatch. The other cup of substrate I plan to let experience a more natural winter period unless I have great success with this...
Thank you! It helps me keep track and I hope it may be informative to others starting out in tarantula breeding! :joyful:
They’ve several molts to go before they start showing their colors — maybe next summer? I will keep track and posting updates! I am definitely going to be keeping a few for...
She is also surprisingly particular! Grasshoppers she hunts with gusto but any species of cockroach is ignored. Anything left sitting in or even dropped by her in her terrarium is ignored, but she will sample fruit and take mealworms offered to her with tongs. She seemed to especially enjoy a...
I hope so! I believe she’s been depositing eggs in a cup of deep substrate that I provided for that purpose. I hope to find a male to cohabit with her and often hear one call from trees outside my door at night.
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