Honestly seems like with all the research you have and are still doing you should do just fine with this. I wish you the best of luck and I look forward to seeing how this progresses for you.
Please refer to pages 105 to 107 of the revised edition of The Tarantula Keeper's Guide for information regarding the longevity of tarantulas. The authors also cite further resources for inquiring minds to peruse. Also, one might take a look at page 294 of the same edition where the author...
I'm skeptical that it was "proven" that there are no negative consequences to inducing such rapid growth. Yes, it was stated that your GBB produced one healthy sac as well as one infertile sac. However, since the tarantulas are not kept until death there is no record as to the average...
Yes, I noticed that post slipped in while I was typing rather slowly- sorry to be slightly repetitive. What was the state of the two sacs produced? Were the sacs of average size with average survival rates?
It's fascinating that you achieved that kind of growth rate with a G. pulchra.
Nice record keeping. I definitely haven't experienced that rate of growth with my G. pulchras. Have you experienced any negative consequences of inducing such rapid growth rates? I ask because rapid growth in other animals, notably chelonians, has been shown to be detrimental. For example...
I don't really have any ideas as to why she is doing it. I wonder though, did anything outside the encloser change? Every once in a while the four we keep do something similar but it seems to pass.
Also are you sure the scrofa is female?
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