Search results

One has to love the Idiothele mira for its appearance and use of a trapdoor

As of this morning, the sling looks fine. Never a dull moment with having animals. @Lyrognathus this T def looked unconscious if not dead. @Nightstalker47 what you're saying makes sense, but I'm surprised it was as unresponsive to stimuli. Regardless, thanks for the responses.

So a strange thing happened today. I have a 1/4" A. Moderatum sling housed in a small deli cup with substrate and a small shallow plastic tattoo ink vial for a water dish. Today when checking on the sling, I found it completely submerged in its water dish. I took a small paintbrush and gently...

Smallest: Aphonopelma moderatum 1/8-1/4" Largest: SAF Poecilotheria rufilata ~ 5" In catch cup from recent rehouse

Superworms primarily (know a breeder/best bang for buck, easy to keep and for a long time, little smell). Most of my Ts like them except a SA Avicularia metallica who gets crickets. Also feed crickets, mealworms and waxworms occasionally. Don't raise any colonies...yet

My juvie boehmei kicks hairs when I simply look at her. Skittish as can be and such a high strung gal, but she was gateway/first tarantula so she is definitely special to me.

I have an I. mira sling that's ~ 1.25", has a little trapdoor that it uses to ambush prey, fantastic feeding response, good disposition at least for the time being. Very cool and unique tarantula.

My SA pulchra charged my tongs 1 time when I was retrieving the water dish. Every time prior to and following that she has always been a really mellow, stereotypical pulchra. It's a good reminder for anyone, myself included, to never let your guard down no matter the species.

A Brachypelma boehmei was my gateway, I mean my first, tarantula.

I have to pick emelia as my favorite-I don't know why but they always reminded me of a race car. The contrasting orange and black, carapace with the triangle; I just love the look of them. However, hamoris were the first tarantula I vividly remember seeing as a kid and being absolutely...

Voss, Perrier, Evian, Fiji, and San Pellegrino (even though some of my Ts roll their eyes at it)...jk I have well water so I use store brand bottled distilled or spring water: it's cheap and easy

I would venture to guess that along with the differences in moisture, protein, fat, vitamins, calcium, etc., there is likely a variation in the quanitites of different amino acids present in the feeders. I believe a healthy, well-rounded varied diet is always beneficial, regardless of the eater...

I agree with others that it's not absolutely necessary but I do feed my Ts a varied diet. If you google "reptile feeders nutritional values", there are many charts showing the differences in terms of calories, protein, fat, calcium, vitamins, etc. I feel a more varied diet could only be helpful...

I almost suggested a pachypus (got a juvie ~ 1 month ago) but didn't bc they aren't really tanks per se. Regardless, they are a very cool species.

GBBs are readily available for whenever you are ready. You have a good list of beginner Ts. I would add a Brachypelma emelia (Mexican red leg). I just love the look of them. Good luck!

It's a person to person thing. IMO, They are doable as a first but if you question your own abilities r/t speed, think long and hard before committing. You will need to feed, add water, remove boli/uneaten prey, etc. These spiders can move quickly and are quite skittish. I've not had any...

This winter my car heater was blowing only cold air. I had a cooler in the back with a blanket inside and some instant hand warmers. I would activate the hand warmers about 1 hr before leaving the show and the cooler was plenty warm (just make sure the warmers aren't directly touching the...

I've used hobby lobby display cases for quite a few of my tarantulas with no issues. Crystal clear, inexpensive, readily available, and easy to convert to an arboreal enclosure if needed.

My sentiment exactly esp. for an unsexed specimen

More curious than anything, though I'm in Ohio. But no, not planning on it. I added additional texts to prev post.