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Thank you everyone for your concern. I recognize now that I made some grave errors in judgement in regards to shipping. I am totally wracked with guilt over this whole situation (I have cried like 5 times in the last two days), but as much as it hurts to hear the harsh criticisms that add to my...

Thank you Belle. I appreciate that.

At this point I am not sure why that matters? I am never owning or shipping another tarantula again. As for how I shipped her, I watched a video on shipping tarantulas and followed the instructions. She wasn't shipped unlike how I received her myself. Shipping box, bubble wrap to remove as much...

That's terrible to think about. I thought I was doing her a favor. Makes me feel even worse, like I sealed her fate. I bought the insurance on it, knowing I never could actually submit a claim, but hoping that they would see it and say "hmm, we don't want a claim issued on this so we better...

Hi guys, I used to be a frequent poster here. I got my first and only T here about 5 years ago. I loved her, and she brought me a lot of joy, but over time I realized that delving into the hobby further was unlikely. I wanted to best for Gaia, and so I put out an ad on here, offering her to...

Hi everyone. I haven't been on these boards for a very long time. However I am having an issue with my g. Rosea and I figured I would reach out. I have had this spider since 2009 and she has never molted. But she is healthy and active and has a good appetite. Never think too much about her...

Thanks. I am sure she will molt eventually... I am just dying to see it, lol. Her color has dulled during the time I have had her. She used to be a more vibrant red and now she is a muddy brown. I know she'll be beautiful when she does molt, so I guess I am just getting impatient, lol. But, I...

Hey guys, I used to post here all the time, but life kind of got in the way (got a new job, bought a house, stuff like that). Throughout all these changes, my one 4 in G. rosea RCF female has not changed at all... aka, she hasn't molted yet. I've been waiting and waiting and nothing. Not even...

what a great story! I hope she molts out with at least the beginnings of new legs. I think it's awesome that she pretty much let you do whatever needed to be done to help her. :)

The sub is baked, all clay and vine has been removed, and she is currently hiding in her beer cup. After today, I hope I don't have to do anything else for at least a year.

scrub it with what? I am afraid of releasing all that mold into the air. And ghordy, yes- this is the 4th edition. The first one had to be scraped because I didn't put enough substrate in, so the gap between the lid and the sub was too wide. Then, the hide I made was too heavy, and my T was...

Fran, thank you for the drawings. I definitely used too much clay... because nothing was hollow except her hide, which I carved out with a cup. Everything else was solid. I used the blowdryer on it until it was dry to the touch... but obviously it was still a little too damp. I figured, since I...

The substrate itself was bone dry... It looks like the clay just didn't dry enough when I put in the vine. The vine was in contact with the clay. The moisture from the clay got to the vine, and the vine became covered in mold. The moldy vine is now in the trash, along with the majority of the...

Thanks guys... yeah, I don't know how people make nice enclosures... because I give up. I decided just to rip everything out. Turns out, the clay is still damp... hence the moisture. So, I am scrapping that.. well, now I know how I am spending my afternoon off. I guess it's back to...

over a month ago, I did totally re-did my G. rosea's enclosure. Taking a page out of Fran's book, I used some excavator clay to make a cool burrow, I took all the substrate out and re-baked it to make it super dry, DOUBLED the existing ventilation, gave her a smaller water dish to reduce the...

wow, that T is stunning!!! I hope with a couple molts that mine gets to be that red. My girl is only 4 inches right now.

biomarine does have one of the most impressive collections of RCF roseas, which is why I got mine from him :)

Here's mine: I loved the RCF G. roseas so much that I decided to get it as my first. Even though I had spent months researching all the other species, and I could have started my collection with something a little less common, I still wanted an RCF female to be my first. And boy, she...

hahahahahaha.... I love it, Warren! Very life-like

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