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Thanks for the responses. I think I might’ve spoken too soon; I took the molt out for a better look, and here’s what I see: @VanessaS You’re totally right - the angle is important lol. I wasn’t able to take out the molt earlier as my tarantula was still partially laying on it. I think I...

My juvenile G. pulchra JUST molted. As in, he completely got his exoskeleton off within 10 minutes ago and he’s still on his back. This photo was taken just now. I’ve been watching the whole process, super excited, until I noticed this: I don’t think I see the sucking stomach... I’m freaking...

From the positioning of those legs, that definitely looks like a death curl to me, not a molting position. :( I'm so sorry, but I do think it's too late. Can you post photos of the whole enclosure, maybe we can figure out what happened?

Thanks for the input everyone, I really appreciate it! A little update: In my colony of almost 200, I ended up removing 50+ MATURE MALES. Jeez! And yes, I definitely used to hear a lot of loud scurrying sounds at night. That must've be the fighting. Hopefully I'll start seeing some babies soon.

Thank you so much for the response! I definitely have waaay too many males then, if 3 is a good number for a decent colony. I can easily count 10-15 just by looking at the food area/sides... yikes. I'll make sure to feed them off/give them to friends who need them asap. Hopefully this helps...

My dubia roaches started maturing in the last 3 months but I started finding lots of dropped egg cases and there have been no nymphs. I want to say my husbandry's alright and the roaches seemed to be thriving, but obviously I'm doing something wrong. I'm no expert and completely open to some...

Welcome, hope you stick around! Your husbandry sounds great :) To answer your question, it's not abnormal behavior. There are a lot of stories regarding tarantulas chewing on wire/mesh/etc. and even critter keeper-type lids like that of your faunarium. I recently noticed that my A. seemanni...

@Mychajlo Thank you! You know, I noticed that too. I see a lot of A. chalcodes that are overall light brown/dark brown. Mine literally has some jet black here and there, and sometimes hints of red/orange too.

Sorry for the late update everyone. Thank you all for your input! While talking to the seller asking for clearer photos, and questions like you mentioned, and others like "is she a confirmed female through molt?", the seller told me nevermind and that the tarantula found a new home. :shifty...

So someone near me is selling a supposed female Grammostola alticeps for $50. I've never heard of this species before and some minor research gave me close to nothing. It looks beautiful. I can't find anyone who has it, anyone who's selling it, etc - except one person who was selling a...

Organic doesn't always mean it doesn't have additives or ingredients like compost, waste, manure, etc. I personally wouldn't use "organic potting soil." You want plain topsoil, plain peat moss, plain coco fiber - and always check the ingredients. And I don't want to sound so negative, but what...

I agree with everyone - and yup, mine definitely loves to burrow. As mentioned, I would add much more substrate than that and pack it down. Once you get a better hide (something that isn't closed off like a cup), make sure that you partially bury it diagonally deep into the substrate. Mine...

Everything @cold blood said! Also, I just wanted to add that if you were talking about your A. chalcodes needing "humidity" / moist substrate - it doesn't. This is an arid species that needs completely dry substrate + waterdish. :)

Mature males can't be juveniles as they are fully grown/mature and won't grow anymore. It's normal for MM's to be much smaller than females. I think the other person meant that he had his final molt not too long ago, that's why he still has an appetite. Regardless, it's nice to see him doing...

Alright everyone, sorry for the late update! I pulled the egg sac. Right from the touch, I could tell that it didn't feel right. I didn't sense individual eggs moving inside like I expected but instead a very stiff center. This thing was so difficult to open. After several layers, I reached...

Today, I checked on her and noticed that she left her egg sac in her hide, so I guess that means she's abandoned it right? :( She left the sac sometime within the last 20 hours since I quickly check on her once a day. I offered a cricket and she took it. How long until the sac is considered...

Thank you for the help, everyone! I truly appreciate it. Okay, I'll aim for 45 days, and I'll use an incubator after. I'd appreciate tips on that too, but I think I found some different ways to do it. Quick confirmation - I should just completely leave her alone until I pull the sac on the 45th...

I'm still doing research and I see a lot of people use them - have you been succesful without them? What do you do?

I love this. She does look adorable holding that thing. Okay, thank you! It's such a surprise but I'd be lying if I said I didn't get really excited lol. Wow, that would be incredible. I was guessing that too, but had no idea if this has ever happened to anyone (a viable egg sac after this...