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  1. dmattenski

    Taj Mahal of tarantula enclosures

    yes the cylinder has been modified so she uses it as a burrow. Thanks for all the suggestions. Regarding substrate, can I use cypress forest bedding in addition to coco fiber? When I first got her I heard lots about not using it as it was too big, and they could get tangled during molting...
  2. dmattenski

    Taj Mahal of tarantula enclosures

    Wow, folks sure are critical. But I will take it as constructive criticism. It's a work in progress. I've put in more substrate. She has several hiding places now, including the burrow. Working on plants. Not sure I agree about the climbing thing, terrestrial animals crawl all over things...
  3. dmattenski

    Taj Mahal of tarantula enclosures

    It's a work in progress and has been modified since. The "burrow" is now covered on the top and light into the sides is blocked. She uses it often. She also has a second hiding spot behind the wood. The wood was put in there for her to have a way to traverse across and up and down. It's a...
  4. dmattenski

    Taj Mahal of tarantula enclosures

    Only 14" top to bottom, she learned quick to walk on the branch, and discovered she can walk on walls!
  5. dmattenski

    Taj Mahal of tarantula enclosures

    So my 5yo Brachypelma boehmei (Mexican fire leg) got to a point where she would sit in the same place for days on end; I worried that she was going downhill even though they can live to 20+. So I spent an absurd number of hours, and an even more ridiculous about of money to build a new home...
  6. dmattenski

    Filling water bowl with tank substrate

    Hi, I have a beautiful 4yo Brachypelma emilia. She continually fills her water bowl with substrate (coconut fiber) a day or two after I refill it. I've seen her hover over it, drop food debris in it, so she is clearly comfortable with it, and it has been in her tank for years. But why does...
  7. dmattenski

    Settling in as a novice, still have questions on feeding

    I did a lot of research on dks when it happened. Agree that chemical seems a strong possibility, though doesn't fit for my household. Seems there are all kinds of theories, but I am trying to avoid repeating anything that might possibly be related her demise. Obviously the pet store didn't use...
  8. dmattenski

    Settling in as a novice, still have questions on feeding

    Hello, I have two, I believe content T's. But I am still confused on how often and what to feed. So far, I've kept them alive for 1 1/2 months! Right now all I am feeding them are Dubai. Everything I read about frequency never actually relates it to the size of prey. As my Dubai vary from...
  9. dmattenski

    A.seemanni set up as seen in nature( Including pics)

    Where is the best place to purchase an A. seemanni?
  10. dmattenski

    A.seemanni set up as seen in nature( Including pics)

    Can you give me some advise on substrate? So I believe that the A. seemani I just lost may have been in a way to humid environment. I am a novice, and had her in an acrylic box, with eco earth bedding that was almost damp - I am now aware that following the "care sheets" was a big mistake. I...
  11. dmattenski

    Understanding DKS

    No disrespect taken. I have all the care sheets for the right species, Aphonopelma seemanni, been following them...it was just in the last few days with all the reading I had been doing on DKS I got confused (on the country of origin and species)! I said something to my husband this morning...
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    Understanding DKS

    To prove what a novice I am...I asked my husband what he ordered (Backwater reptiles). Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula Aphonopelma seemanni
  13. dmattenski

    Understanding DKS

    Thanks. I agree that searching for a cause for "DKS" is probably futile, unless I did something obviously stupid...always a possibility. I just don't want to get another and repeat my possible stupidity...or unknown action that led to her demise. I've even wondered that I got a new, acrylic...
  14. dmattenski

    Understanding DKS

    :nailbiting: About two weeks earlier, it had been raining and was warm enough for the worms to surface...I gave her one. Could that have been it?
  15. dmattenski

    Understanding DKS

    Hi, I posted this under DKS??? but it was suggested I post here. In addition to my thoughts below, I'd appreciate any suggestions regarding what to discard and how to clean supplies for when I do get another. Thanks. Got my first T for 2016 Christmas from my family, a beautiful Chilean red...
  16. dmattenski

    DKS???? D: D: D: D: D:

    Hi, thanks for the reply...what is the QnD section I can repost to?
  17. dmattenski

    Introduce Yourself

    Hi all. I'm new to the world of Tarantulas, though I have wanted one since I was a teen, I got my first this Christmas (I'm 57 now) from my college-aged children and husband. G. rosea. I was so excited! Best present I ever got. She was beautiful. I say was because I lost her this weekend...
  18. dmattenski

    DKS???? D: D: D: D: D:

    Got my first T for 2016 Christmas from my family, a beautiful Chilean Rose....just lost her overnight to DKS. I watched her suffer for 3 days, tried all the ICU recommendations, I'm stunned. Over the last few days I read everything out on the internet about this....nothing makes sense. My...
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