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I have personally kept and even bred A. avicularia in a communal set up for over 3 years now the key seems to be providing enough space and decent cover for all. I have 3 large females in a 40 gallon tall tank.

Just a reminder that the Wasatch Reptile expo is OCT 3rd and 4th at the Utah State Fairpark. I will be volunteering at Rockstar Pets Booth on Saturday the 3rd so stop by and say hello. Rick

Thanks Tom. I will start doing some research and see if I can confirm that is the species I have. I at least have a better idea which direction to look. I will also try to post some pics on here when I can.

Does anyone have any experience or insight on this topic? The T in question is a beautiful large female that I would like to breed someday. But before I do I want to learn more about the species but I am having a hard time finding anything about C. burmensis. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

I have to agree with gumby about the Avics. I had 86 A. avicularia hatch out last summer and from that clutch only lost 2. The only other Avic I have lost was a MM and he molted again after breeding losing his pedipalps completely in the process and then lived for another year before dying...

I know in certain species of fish in the absence of a mature male a female can switch sexes and I believe this occurs with some reptiles as well. Other reptiles are capable of parthnogenisis (not sure I spelled that right). So who knows what we still have to discover about our eight legged friends.

Several months ago I purchased from a reputable dealer what he called a Chilobrachys burmensis or Burmese Brown. She is a beautiful spider although very aggressive. (I will try to post pics at some point if I can get my camera to work.) The problem I am having is trying to find more information...

The sponges do speed up the evaporation from the water dish and as such may help raise humidity in the air inside the enclosure, but that is the only good thing I can think of to say about sponges other than that the are a breeding ground for bacteria and mold.

:? I have a female L. hesperus that I collected about a year ago that is unlike any other I have seen. There is no sign of any red anywhere on her. I have seen hundreds of this species in the area that I live in but so far this is the only all black one. Has anyone else ever encountered this? Is...

Great pictures. I have a female L. hesperus that is completely black not even a sign of red on her. She produced 2 egg sacs for me shortly after I got her which I released back into the area where she was collected. I am hoping she lays another with hind sight I realize I should have kept some...

Unfortunately it seems to be standard practice with some of the larger pet stores to mark down the price on sick animals so they can sell them fast and cut the losses. By purchasing these animals to save them we only encourage the store to continue to do business this way. Sadly the best thing...

Wasatch Reptile Expo OK Found out when it is this year although the website still is not availible and its not on the fair grounds calendar of events. If anyone is interested it is Oct 3rd and 4th at the Utah state Fairgrounds as usual.

Rockstar Pets Rockstar Pets in Tooele is starting to carry alot of inverts esp Ts and Roger the owner is really good about doing special orders if enough people are interested. I have dealt with him alot and he has always been really good about working with me on special orders and getting me...

Has anyone heard anything about the Wasatch Reptile Expo in Salt Lake City this year? The web page is gone and I can find nothing on the event calendar for the Fair Park where it is usually located. If anyone knows anything about it please let me know. Thanks.

hey all 38 yo divorced male living in Utah. currently have 10 tarantulas of 8 different species not counting the 86 new pink toes that hatched last week. Been keeping inverts most of my life one way or another. Looking forward to getting to know everyone here.