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So, i have this rosie. I've had her for over a year now and boy is she MEAN. When her water dish gets low, she'll sit right beside of it, sometimes in it, and i'll have to touch her with a brush to get her to move. Almost everytime i put that brush in there, she bites it. When i put a new...

when i get my rosea's water dish out to clean it, sometimes she'll kick me with her front legs. this time she was too close to me and when she kicked a fang got me. i believe it was a dry bite as it only felt like a stick pin. No burning or itching or irritation.

last time i changed her substrate, i misted it so that it was easier to pat down. I waited longer last time, but this time she wasn't in a good mood so i thought putting her back in and leaving her alone would be best. Shes walking around now and cleaning herself. I just put in a few crickets...

i'll see if i can't take the humidity in the apartment down a bit to help it dry out a little faster.

so i cleaned out my rosies tank. i put in the same substrate she had in before, peat moss mixed with some virgin top soil. when i put it in, i misted it, put in her hides and water dish, then i patted the soil down and let it dry for a little bit. when i put her in there was still some drops...

i have holes in all sides of my avic enclosure and a small water dish. I can't seem to keep the humidty up though. Im going to try the technique stonemantis sugguested. Thanks! Im also going to either get a bigger water dish, or perhaps another and use two.

no offence taken. I don't have children and the enclosure is well guarded from pets.

i have a piece of plexiglass as a lid on one of my enclosures. its got plenty of holes drilled in it but it just sits on top of the enclosure. its slightly larger than the top and i keep my misting bottle on top of it. its been that way for about 6 months or more and ive never had a problem...

i can't find a shop near me that carries live pinkies.

im no expert, but i would think that due to their poor eyesight, they rely on other senses. As human beings, we are very reliant on our sight and our world is set up to reflect that. Both of my Ts feel around with their legs while walking, and don't always react to changes in light. My rosea...

i dont have to handle my Ts either. I haven't been in the hobby for very long, but i haven't ever picked one up. Although, i do believe i might have to very soon due to my avic making her home at the top, right under the lid. Im going to have to get her out of the way to clean sooner or later...

these are far too small to tell if they look like small crickets. they're only in the soil that the water was spilled on. i keep the substrate as dry as i can. also, ive never seen them jump. if they're not harmful to my T, i might as well not worry too much about it. as soon as this...

i changed the substrate in my rosea enclosure. i put in peat moss. Ultra Premuim Sphagnum peat moss All-Natural Prfessional Grade is what it says on the packaging. i changed it about 2 weeks ago. shes gotten used to it and is using her hide and seems generally healthy to me. I peeked in...

well, if this spider does indeed turn out to be male, and i do send him off to mate. id only want one sling. maybe 2. definitly not half of the sac. i need to wait until its nice and strong again, and my apartment gets back to normal (changing roommates/air conditioning broke) before i can...

my a avic molted a few days ago and grew an entire inch! now, i haven't really been able to get a real good look at her yet other than what i can see through the lid, but i THINK i saw bulbs on the palps. my she, might be a he! i would be very interested in breeding him, if he is indeed a he...

i'll wait the 3 days then. i can't see her fangs, but i'll wait it out.

also, how long do i wait before i feed her again?

ok, i got it. shes right by the lid and the exuvium was between me and teh spider. i just slid the lid open enough to reach in with some tweezers and get the exuvium. she barely moved at all when i did it.

i came home today to find my avic molted again. shes in a very tight space with her exuvium right now. should i try to remove it with some tweezers?

i hope its something like that. she hasn't molted since i had her. she's about 4" or so and very healthy looking.