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My first t was a b hamorii as well she tends to kick hairs alot I wouldn't worry about that being an issue for a new t owner. How ever the severity and effects of the hairs depends both on the species and the person some people are more sensitive then others when my homrii haired me I only had a...

I have a B hamorii I named elvira it may not be super common but I've seen it here and there

Beautiful species I just got mine and it's a little smaller then yours, I can wait till it's fully grown.

From reading this I don't think you can even import let alone own a tarantula unless your a zoo bur this website should help a bit https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/importing/live-animals/invertebrates/steps-to-importing-invertabrates/

Like said above some times it takes a new t a little while to adjust to a new enclosure. They will move around it and explore it a lot untill they become comfortable in it. My B hamorii didn’t eat at all untill after she became comfortable in the enclosure

brachypelma hamorii Is a good beginner species it’s a beautiful spider and very hardy species with easy care requirements fairly common and cheap in the hobby

My girl when I first got her a few months ago

Usually it's the last little section at the bottom the page I've found some good sites looking there how ever it's always better to look at multiple sources.

I wouldn't trust Wikipedia just right out the gate if you look under there citations and extended reading (if they have it on that page) you might be able to find other websites that have more accurate information always look at multiple sources if possible to confirm information.

That's pretty impressive I've always thought they were done for didn't know they could be saved

Also I'd be careful with those wasps while not leathal to humans the venom from a sting can still ruin your day (so I've heard never been stung personally)

If it was attacked by a wasp it was likely a tarantula hawk wasp, their venom will paralyze a tarantula which they then use the T to lay thier eggs on. we have those out in Nevada as well it's not likely the t will survive if it was tagged by the wasps venom like mentioned above

I don't know about this caterpillar in particular but many catepillars are fairly poisonous too

Dowsing it in hot enough water might work I'm not sure I've never done it that way. But If you absolutely have to use the oven make sure you put some water in with the skull that should help protect the skull some what. I would try to get it up to tempiture as quickly as possible then let it air...

Putting the skull in the oven would dry it out and can cause it to start cracking likely destroying the skull in the process you could try simmering it in hot water that should kill any bacteria but I don't know if that would do anything about possible chemicals

Slings tend to need a little moisture even if it's an dry species maybe try over flowing the water dish a little to add a little moisture but I'm new so if some one else more experienced says anything listen to them more

I'm not sure how it'd affect the t's but if your worried about it you can try sealing it and fixing it up a bit with epoxy (Idk if that's toxic to tarantulas though but once hardened it shouldn't be a problem). That would seal it and likely stop the crack from spreading more.

Legally if there is nothing limiting or against pets in the lease agreement or contract I believe (I'm no legal professional) they can't evict you for it. But that being said if they don't like it they may be harder on you about other things and either refuse or make it to where you don't want...

Haha yeah I have no intention of handling my tarantula they may be a "pet" but they're still a wild animal so to speak and deserve the respect that comes with that

Ha thanks that would've been great to have beforehand I've been ghosting around this site for a few months before I created a count and couldn't find to much like that (although I'll admit I did get distracted with other threads often) thanks for the link I'll definitely read up on it