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If anyone has a large spider and tarantula collection in Southern California please contact Rick at rikhul@comcast.net Rick is doing something of a Spider Man 3 Documentary and needs someone with a spider collection to interview and film. You can also give him a call at 323 302 2704. If...

I just pulled my T. blondi egg sac after about 4 to 5 weeks. I know that I pulled it early but I was fearful of the mom eating the eggs. What I found was that 90% of the sac had black colored eggs and 10% of the egg sac had white color eggs. Is that normal? I will be raising the eggs on a...

One of the things that I use to do to help protect my slings from ants was to take their containers and put it into a tub of water. The water acted as a barrier, kinda like a castle moat, against any maurading ants. If you live in an area that has lots of ants you might also try using amdro...

Yeah, I've noticed that my tarantula water bowls will dry up overnight. The water bowls that I have that are about a centimeter deep and 3 or more centimeters wide tend to dry out overnight. I've also noticed that the water bowls that I have that are over 2 centimeters deep and less than 3...

Thanks for everyone posting their reply. I hear and understand both sides. The situation has been resolved in a cordial manner. I had no plans to expose the individual involved. The person that I delt with was very nice and I would always be open to trades or sales with the individual. My...

I've got a question to everyone out there. I sold a tarantula to someone about 2 months ago. I sold the tarantula (P. irminia) for $35...that included the shipping charges [I thought that was a GREAT deal]. I sold the tarantula as UNSEXED! I never tried to pass the tarantula off as anything...

If you got the WC mantis and there was no split present I would presume that it is vomit. Some Moths and butterlifes can be poisonous when eaten. It may be that the food that the mantis ate did not agree with it. You might try feeding the mantis store bought crickets or store bought flies...

Very nice pictures... My male T. blondi just had his ultimate molt about 4 weeks ago and my female T. blondi molted about 2 months ago. My females an easy 7 inches and my male is around 9 inches. I do have a question for you Wade. Did you "shark tank" (separate by a screen) the male...

Real nice pics there. Are they all native species to your area?

I use to breed mantids and had about 7 different species. One summer I was feeding over 800 of them on a weekly basis. To do that I had to keep and breed tons of stinky, smelly crickets :wall: . What would happen from time to time was that the crickets would escape and I would have to chase...

I have had two escapes and I have been working with inverts for a couple of years. One of them was a Green Bottle Blue that was on the run for about four days. The other was a Giant Whiteknee that successfully lifted off the lid to his container and snuck out. They didn't get far because I...

Nice find...

What size is your A. avicularia? I find that if the Tarantula is over 2 inches in body length that I can simply put in 4 to 5 crickets in with the tarantula and the tarantula is usually able to consume all of them overnight. By doing this I can avoid having to feed the tarantula everyday, I...

Cute little Bugger...Great pictures.

I would say life. Do not kill the T. You may be surprised by just how resilient the tarantula can be. Since the Tarantula is still young he may molt before the end of the year. I would just make sure that there is an open water bowl and that you keep the humidity up. T's can still molt even...

I agree...I'm pretty sure that your male has already loaded up his six shooters and is ready for a showdown. You should throw him in with one of your females and see what happens. If he doesn't mate with either of your females or if the mating is successful you can go ahead and send him my way...

Here is a picture of my Pamphobeteus male. He had his final molt about 6 weeks ago. Could anyone tell me what particular species he is? Thanks...

Nice pictures. Congrats on the mating and congrats on the possible egg sac from this pair.

I've had a couple of T's escape from me and all of them went high. What I found to work for me is to put a closed shoe box that has an opening cut into it and put it on the hightest possible place so that the T may venture on and into it. I've been able to find two escapees that way. They...

If you live in Northern California there is definitely no brown recluse in your area. There have been reports of them in the Southern area of California but I think many of them have been mistaken for the Desert recluse (Loxosceles deserta). There are four species of recluse spiders in...