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Apparently you do not realize that inside their CB burrows the temps are cooler than the ambient temp in the terrarium...I did not say inside the hide....please read thoroughly and not put your description into mine thank you. I’m sure you have bred many Theraphosa and other species successfully...

Whitelightning, beautiful! I just moved this girl 8” (from a sac 4 years ago) to a new home yesterday...still itching something fierce, I feel ya! First two photos are from her old home, third is the new home.

Definitely an Optisophthalmus species. They require a deep sand based substrate 5-7” packed tightly or Zoomed Excavator clay. They do need some humidity so I would pour a little water into the burrow weekly. Great species, very hardy and will stridulate (hiss) when frightened. Also, keep warm...

Male...telltale male dot on vent.

Cold blood, what I meant by filling a tub or sink with cold water in a bathroom is much different than filling it with warm water. Close the bathroom door...you will only get humidity/condensation on the mirror with the warm water present. Theraphosa come from a very warm very humid environment...

Theraphosa need humidity not just moist substrate. Cold water in a bathtub does not give tropical conditions...a warm bathtub filled with warm water...In order to get humidity levels up close to where they are from (tropical South America) temps need to be higher...hence why these species are...

I don’t know how many have bred Theraphosa, as it takes great conditions to get a fertile sac. But, at the temps I suggested I know, I’ve tried for many years learning from my own mistakes. I have bred all 3 species of stirmi, blondi and apophysis with viable sacs. You can raise these at lower...

Agree with Buthoscorpio.

Because stirmi require lots of humidity, I would add more substrate to the height of the hide and have it slope down to where it is on the left side near her water dish. In the wild, Theraphosa occupy burrows that are built up and into hillsides so they do not get flooded out during the rains...

I have an 8 year old female LP and she is just a little over 7”...I’m sure there are LP’s over 8”. At this point when she molts she is really just getting thicker/heavier.

As Terrena said H. petersii, sex unknown till you post a clear proof it’s operculum. H. cyaneus have granulation like the pic on the far left.

If I had to guess...female...but, need a clearer photo to confirm.

Emps are burrowers...so yes, they will move the substrate to their liking :)

Really need a clearer photo to help with sexing. The angle is perfect, just put it in a clear deli and get a photo.

Sounds good! When I bred my last female to get a fertile sac, she was between 9-10”, she is now @10”. I kept 3 female slings that are now 8” and 4 years of age. I also did not pull the sac and only lost 1 sling but sold the rest. These definitely need more CB slings in the hobby and better care...

My mature male lived close to a year and a half once he began building sperm webs. I would definitely wait for her to molt again especially since he is so recently mature. If they are kept in the same room you will hear them drumming to each other...I could hear it from down the hallway! Mating...

For the ones you can see, a shop vac followed by a little talcum powder! I line the base boards with talcum powder and that forms a barrier that acts as razor blades to ants.

Congratulations :)

Looking VERY female to me :)

LOL! No wonder she was upside down in the other photo! Congrats!