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No the hide is made of wood. I checked it though and no holes. Thanks.

Lately I have been feeding super worms to my N. chromatus. It really seems to like them and attacks them aggressively. However, yesterday one got away and buried itself. I looked for it and could not find it. I have read that these can wreak havoc on molting spiders. Today I cleaned the...

N. chromatus Feeding video(super worm) File name IMG_0082mp4 File size 45.5 MB Tiberius seems particularly aggressive.

My N. chromatus, Tiberius. It is between 3 and 3 1/2 inches. This is a better pic than the one I previously uploaded. Thank you.

I realize that there is plenty of information out there regarding lifespans of Ts. However, I was hoping to get some personal experience rather than numbers copied from someone else's care sheet. Thank you for any responses.

This is my N. chromatus, Tiberius. Tiberius likes to hang out by the water cooler.

I am an empty nester. I am a career surgical technologist. My kids are grown and moved out. Our family pets are now gone. So I decided to indulge a childhood dream. I have always studied insects and spiders. The choice was obvious. I bought a tarantula, an n chromatus to be exact. I...

I found it completely by accident while researching tarantulas, glad I found it.

In 12/16 I was told my T was about three years old. It is approx three inches now. If it is a male, realistically how long might it live in captivity? Some people have told me their male lived to seven. However, that was a different species. By the way I love this species, very active.