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Not to mention females live longer. ;)

By the nature of this hobby, most people don't find the animals you keep, appealing. But when you do find someone who shares your love for these animals, it's one of the best connections you can have with someone. And if they are so shallow that they refuse to entertain a relationship with you...

Sure thing! I'm glad this is still useful, many years later.

Yeah, I'm not on here much any more. I just stop in every now and then. I haven't kept tarantulas for about 6 years. There are a few 'old timers' who are still around though. I'm just not really one of them, lol.

Nice to see you're still around. :) Grats on the new additions!

I presume you only call them Kleenex if they're actually Kleenex brand, and Q-tips if they're only Q-tip brand, right? What do you call velvet ants? ;)

I'm still around but not on here much any more. I do road and mud running, and I work with geckos now (mostly fat tails), despite the irritation of certain people who I couldn't care less about. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Scott Rugen. Good to know you think of me enough to post...

Good questions. These guys were kept communally since they hatched. I wanted to keep them communal for transit, as they were also going to be kept communally by the buyer. I felt the risk of cannibalism was greater if I separated them for shipping only to be put back together in their new...

Not sure if people still buy from here: http://www.thorntonplastics.com/

Disclaimer: Poecilotheria have medically significant venom. Don't try this unless you are genuinely confident in your experience/technique and are prepared to accept being bitten, as there is certainly potential for that. That being said, here's how to pack multiple Poecilotheria in a single...

Yeah...searching is tough... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urticating_hair#Types_particular_to_species

I don't think the worry is that a tarantula will randomly explode from eating too much. I think the worry is that if it somehow falls or bumps/tweaks its abdomen when it's that full, the chance of a rupture or internal hemorrhage is much greater.

Based on what?

So what are they?

First is ornata. Second is smithi.

Yeah it's not a typical forum rule from what I've seen - I think their reasoning (as said in that thread I linked) is that there is a separate area in your profile that allows you to list everything. That, and in my personal opinion, it can really clutter up a thread when everyone has their...

No they don't. Did you measure it the same way both times? How are you measuring it? Either a molt was missed or it was measured in a way that is inaccurate. They don't shrink after a molt. The first couple of days after a molt, the spiders tend to 'stretch' out in order to allow the exo...

Actually, your signature violates the rules. http://arachnoboards.com/threads/signatures.110038/ To answer your questions, females and males can both drum, and not necessarily at spiders of the same species. It's normal.

Hi everyone! I went through and quoted what I think are important enough posts for me to address specifically. Best of luck to those of you with the time and energy left to read through it. This is a difficult post for me. At first, I can understand Poec's initial response, which, to me...

I was leaning towards it being Tarentola mauritanica but didn't want to say anything. I think 'ID me' threads work better when the OP doesn't provide what they think it is. It's 22 bucks at the shop - think it's worth getting?