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That isn't addressed, and is beyond the scope of my post. You stated that it's not possible to get water in a spider's lungs. I was simply showing how it is possible. Nothing more. :)

If you're talking about water getting into the lungs internally, sure. I think she was talking about making sure to use something small enough to ensure that water doesn't get dripped onto the book lungs externally, though.

Sanguinius, my Holothele longipes, has done the same a few times. It looks ridiculous and cute. :) Your spider is almost certainly just being a spider. They sit strangely sometimes.

If crickets getting loose is a concern, then you can try to switch to meal worms or superworms, depending on the size of the spider. Some tarantulas won't really eat them, so they might not work, but I think they're worth a shot for you.

Google it, so you can find the easiest and cheapest place to get it in your area. That said, if you're truly on a budget, why not get dirt? It's, *ahem*, dirt cheap, and is perfectly acceptable for use with tarantulas. After all, they've been living on it for millions of years.

Do you truly want to offer them the best life you can? If so, it's actually pretty easy. Sell them. Can you successfully keep them, as a complete beginner, and give them great lives? Sure, just like you can play Russian Roulette twenty times in a row and remain unscathed. In neither case is it...

I see. We seem to have transposed definitions of Disagree and Dislike. Your opinion is that abdomens should not be called butts. I disagree, as I find such a name cute. Thus the rating. As for the failed humor, that might not have been your fault. I'm a high-functioning autistic, so not...

Based off of the emote, I think you may be joking here. If so, it went over my head, unfortunately. If not... then I have no idea how to respond without that response coming across (completely unintentionally) as snarky or dickish. My apologies.

You are correct. My apologies for being (unintentionally) misleading, and thank you for the information. :)

If this is how you respond to people who are only trying to educate you, we're done here.

Tarantulas are poikilothermic, not ectothermic (cold-blooded), so a statement about a cold-blooded animal doesn't necessarily apply to a tarantula.

I'm curious how the enclosures were heated. If it was anything other than heating the room in some fashion, that's potentially a big red flag. And that humidity... it really looks like a group of people who knew nothing about caring for Ts inadvertently did their level best to kill them. I'm...

Euphrati, my A. chalcodes, also kicked off most of her setae in transport. She's got some gouges on her carapace, too, that make it seem like she's been in some rough spots. I expect they'll clear up with her next molt.

Shouldn't that be "thai-ger"? ;)

...and you just lost the tiny bit of credibility you had. If your critical thinking skills are so poor as to believe in Bigfoot, then you simply can't be a reliable source for information.

Both @cold blood and @boina are more experienced than I, so take all of the following with a grain of salt. That looks like a very stressed spider to me. The enclosure needs a good amount of work to lessen the stress. It's a bit big for her. The general rule is 2x DLS (Diagonal Leg Span) by 3x...

Am I the only one hoping that they split it into "Brachy" and "Pelma"? ;)

"Reptiles live in jungles. Tarantulas live in jungles. Therefore, care for both must be the same." That's just a guess, of course, and we on the boards know better than that, but this seems to be the simplest explanation for why that error crops up so frequently.

Sanguinius, my Holothele longipes, *again* gave a lethargic threat posture to the water I was giving her. She even gave it a good slap before retreating. All of this was without me ever so helpfully spraying her in the face like last time. Nightcrawler, my Aphonopelma hentzi sling (these things...

You're not ready for an OBT, yet you have an H. mac? While I've not kept either of these, I'm pretty sure you have that backwards.