Plan on ordering one of these scorps in the coming days when I get paid, want to make sure I get the husbandry right.
I keep hot species already like Hottentotta hottentotta and Buthacus leptochelys.
Could you get a picture of the pedipalps? That can help determine if they're a mature male.
Enclosure looks good!, but i'd personally add a bit more substrate.
I've been in the hobby for a few years now, and like to consider myself decently experienced.
I've been thinking about writing a sort of care guide? For tarantulas as a whole. With different chapters for different types of tarantulas. In sort of a book format:
With things like:
Enclosure...
New world terrestrial, honestly don't know. The owner had no clue, apparently she just bought it from a store and forgot what the name was.
I'm thinking maybe a Porteri/Rosea? but it's hairs are on it's abdomen are kind of red? Honestly don't know and she didn't know either, they offered her for...
So, i periodically post on craigslist telling people I'll take in unwanted Tarantulas, I had my first response yesterday and picked the T up today.
Was kept like this, on less then an inch of woodchips, with a huge rock, no hide.
Got them home today and made a new enclosure for them:
I...
Unknown Tarantula, was kept on wood chips. Someone on craigslist gave them to me, curious what species? Can tell it's a NW terrestrial but i can't tell the sp.
Unknown Tarantula, was kept on wood chips. Someone on craigslist gave them to me, curious what species? Can tell it's a NW terrestrial but i can't tell the sp.
I have two tarantulas, in my bedroom. I also have a space heater and my cat, knocked an empty plastic enclosure near the space heater and ended up melting part of it, it caused the entire room to smell pretty bad because of the plastic fumes for about 10-15 minutes before the ventilation worked...
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