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Better get your hands on some Tarantula Miracle grow

I use a mix, but I layer it. Usually a layer of vermiculite on the bottom covered by a thicker layer of peat moss. Works good for me. I wouldn't worry about your T trying to eat vermiculite... lol..

Mine is the devil reincarnated into a tarantula I swear.

Borrow one of these badboys... ;)

Another vote for mold.

The rule of thumb is to wait 24 hours and if the T doesn't eat the prey item, remove it and try feeding again at a later date.

Unnecessary risk in my opinion, but you're free to make your own choice! Just do me one favor, please don't come back and tell us that your T's have brighter colors after feeding bees lmao.... ;)

I'm no biologist, but at a glace.. reptiles and arachnids are worlds apart! Not sure if reptile biology would apply here.. I actually don't know what i'm talking about, so someone that knows feel free to comment lol!

Some people use turkey basters or syringes to inject water beneath the surface of the subtrate effectively increasing humidity without promoting surface mold. Maybe it would work for you too?

I'm a distribution technologist at my provincial power utility. I oversee overhead and underground line construction, enforce engineering standards, conduct power quality investigations, and loads of other stuff.

Depends how big the sling is, it might not eat all that much, or, its not hungry, or maybe its in premolt and kills the cricket and leaves it for that reason.

I know that some people had problems with febreeze and stuff, not sure about the fumes from laquer. I wouldn't risk it personally though.

I agree with curiousme and others, let it do its thing, it might surprise you.

What jbm said. I personally use Goo Gone. Put some on there, let it soak for a couple mins, and it works like a charm.

If you feed him one cricket a week its fine. If you feed him three crickets a week its fine. If you feed him two crickets a week its fine. It all depends on if you're trying to power feed and how beastly your tarantula is for food. Some will eat more than others, so judge it accordingly.

Be extra careful around that H.mac and H.lividium, they'll really put you in a world of hurt if you get tagged.

Hmm, i'd have to go with kicking hairs, although I do agree that it is a somewhat irregular shape. Definitely not mites as someone else suggested though..

Depends on a variety of things. Food, temperature, individual spider, stress level.. etc.... Grammastola grows slow btw.

I agree, give it a bit of time and see what happens.

Yeah, read all the newbies advice at the top of the page in stickies, attempt to do your research about your new pet BEFORE you buy it, and use scientific names and not common names. Your avics could use a lil higher humidity then average. If you have a B.smithi and an A.genic, your smithi...