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Aye, I'll second that. H.lividum are pretty and I love their temper, but you rarely see them after they burrow (unless you're very quiet at night ^_^)

Entirely driven by instinctive cues, I'd say, they work entirely on an "Action - reaction" basis, no cognitive thought processes, that said, they can learn. Yes, one action is all it takes to initiate a defensive response, but that defensive response is usually a run and flee (or kick hairs...

There are arguments for and against handling tarantulas, let's not go into that here. What's important is that it's likely not the tarantulas fault... Sudden movements, breathing on the spider from your side, or maybe the spider was occupied and your hands startled it? Never heard of...

They should find them. There's a good thread about sling feeding here.

Been reading mine for the past two weeks. God bless the UK having the release date as the 1st! ^_^

Very few places have laws against Ts as pets... Seattle isn't one of them. ;)

Not entirely true... >.> As for the rosie filling it in, my theory is that they're plugging the moisture because it's too wet. Hence she does it only when it's fresh and just been dug out. Make the water dish smaller, remember she's from Northern Atacama, one of the driest places on the Earth...

P.metallica is listed as usually most docile. Unfortunately, it's also tending to be the most expensive... Beautiful, mind ;)

True, but then again, we're all guessing just from photos and appearance, is that not also ignorant? I think the point being made was that we're trying to guess from photos, which could mean it's a species that looks similar to A.seemanni, but isn't. It's behavior is something that would also...

If you're after trading, best to head to the trade forum.

Ts are one of the most chemically sensitive creatures in the world. It's highly likely it could "smell" or "taste" (for want of better words) the T.blondi's discarded urticating bristles, pheromone trails and eliminations in the substrate and assumed there must be a rather large predator nearby...

Mites grow on dead food, mold is moisture related. If you've got teeny little flies in the enclosure, those aren't bad and don't bother your tarantula. That said, why would overly moist foam be any less of a breeding ground than overly moist substrate?

Looks very much like T.blondi to me too, and at a dirt cheap price! Gratz!

Of course, but that's under captive conditions. I'm going by Stan Schultz here and a few other arachnologists who's work I've read (will dig out names later if necessary) that in the wild they molt closer to specific times of the year (as diet is equal between groups of specimens). Basically...

Might be worth finding out the chemical constituents of the colouring. Could in fact be harmful for Ts (though it may not be harmful to fish, think of the drug they induce goldfish with when transporting. The fish are fine, but Ts that have been fed these fish die from poisoning).

Some old world species appear hairier than others. As far as I'm aware, no OWS have urticating bristles.

He'll make a sperm web when ready. If he's in his burrow, he's not made one as there is unlikely to be the room for one.

Looks exactly like my A.seemanni, only much smaller. =)

A.seemanni are highly variable. The pictures are both A.seemanni. They're not all black with striking white stripes.

If your room really is moist enough, then there's no need, just keep a water bowl available at all times. I only mist my slings and very rarely a few of the other moisture-enjoying species as a way of lightly dampening the substrate and emulating morning mist (ie, B.smithi, A.abberans...)...