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Above is a partial truth. The pedipalps will swell some = pre sub adult male, Second stage palps swell to round balls = sub adult male, Third stage palps stay swollen and darken and complete transition to mature male.

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I find it very alarming that some are willing to crucify a persons name over absolutely nothing. As been said above by folks with a tad bit of experience, yes this can be considered a acceptable practice at that size. I do agree with that small a number, I would of packed in straws or 7 dram...

I use "bacto" top soil that comes in 40lb bags, no fertilizer added. Most potting soil has fertilizer added.

Not the norm but yes females have been injured or killed.

It's all about the decimal point. OOPS!

Getting haired brings a new set of problems. After wetting yourself! Really just prepare as stated above, and if one gets in remove cloths carefully but quickly. I exercise great caution to avoid this as my wife isn't helping.

I went thru the same thing when I had a new furnace thermostat installed. It just happened to be in my critter room. Explaining 125 T's, 30 + crested geckos and 4 bins of 6k + crickets, it's fun just to watch there face.

Don't expect a reply, the op is banned.

To the OP: It's called being a proactive pet keeper. Be willing to do some of the foot work instead of sitting on your can and asking people to do it for you. Example: I also keep crested geckos, there was a slight problem spent almost 2 hrs researching the net to find a solution. After that I...

Use the research function, Use the research function and by the way did I mention Use the research function.

Check the date of the threads your replying to.

With this understanding of tarantulas my reply would be that your not ready to own any. Get a good idea of what your getting into, so as to avoid major problems early on.

Correct not a typo. I had a room dedicated to T's, and another for my reptile projects. Then came child number 3 and the wife " Suggested" that it had to go. Didn't step into a reptile show for 14 years. Now that child is a Senior in High School. And I'm back in the hobby.

At one point in my younger years 3,000 + was a good collection. These days a more modest 150 +- works well, but still looking for those few must haves.

You have answered your own question. Your mantis is either Full(not interested) or a molt on the way. I breed this species and find them very interesting. Good Luck with yours.

When I hatched mine I pulled the sacs at 30-35 days. Two of the sacs were ewls and the 3 turned a few days later. My temp was around 73-75 and 60% humidity. Good Luck

So you are saying that you put food in with your T 2 days after molting. If indeed there is a bald spot it's from trying to defend itself from the food that it is not ready to eat. I wait at least a 11/2 weeks to be safe before offering food after molting and longer with my bigger T's.

As was said earlier " Leave her alone", she is only a few days post molt. Give her a couple weeks to recover and get it back together, your prying and bothering is just added stress your T don't need.

Hobo hit it on the head shipping it is illegal. It's a small rosie give it away and buy another when you hit Arizona.