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My guess for the "grasshopper" is that it is a bush-cricket, most likely Meconema meridionale. You can read a little more about them here: they are a species that has come over from Europe a couple of decades ago that is quite similar, except in wing formation, to a native species, Meconema...

Apologies viper. I read your comment as sarcastic when I woke up, but after my morning cup of coffee rebooted my brain I realised I may have been mistaken. The fact it wasn't sarcastic reframes the whole message, and so I regret being so defensive. I couldn't be happier with the two Ts I'm...

Actually, you said I had zero experience. I was just pointing out that I do have some - it may be virtually zero experience in comparison to you or 99% of people here, but 3-4 months of feeding, two rehousings, two moults, studying their behaviour in general etc. puts me in a better position...

I'm from the UK and leave means leave, except in this instance where I'd like to join please

Thanks for the replies everyone, everything you've all said has been taken on board. And particularly thanks to Olan for the heating advice! I will point out that I do have some experience of looking after a T, as I looked after a G. pulchripes sling for a friend for a few months some years...

Sorry guys, I'm sure some of you must be sick of threads with titles like this! I've been reading around a fair bit (as they all say), and I think I have a good idea of what I want from a tarantula, and what different tarantula species need from me. I was convinced going into this that G...