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  1. rockhopper

    Any experience with tarantulas reacting to mint leaves?

    Read the first post. To keep ants (and other pests) away. I would agree with captmarga that putting it outside the enclosure would be safe. No personal experience with it directly outside the tarantula enclosure, but I have had a mint plan in somewhat close vicinity to the tarantulas...
  2. rockhopper

    Stubborn Metallica..

    How are you measuring that thing? It doesn't look 7" next to that quarter which has a diameter of about an inch.
  3. rockhopper

    Recent Moult Questions?

    Sure it can handle a lot of things but that doesn't necessarily mean we should go trying it on them. How do you even know a tarantula is capable of getting used to being handled? If you don't want advice don't ask for it. I gave you mine, wait at least a month at this size. If you don't...
  4. rockhopper

    BABY Salmon Birdeater Question

    I don't know why they do this but it is not uncommon at all. Some tarantulas like to fill the dish, some bury it, some just flip it over. I still refill it once a week no matter what they decide to do with it though.
  5. rockhopper

    Recent Moult Questions?

    Dude, just give it some time. You are doing nothing but stressing it out and possibly injuring it by holding it so soon. You have to keep in mind that holding it is for your enjoyment only so let the little guy have some proper time to settle back in. If it is a sub-adult (as in a few inches...
  6. rockhopper

    Superworms?

    I don't think anyone knows what effect the high fat content has on a tarantula. You have to remember these are not humans and trying to make a one to one comparison on nutritional value of food is probably not a very good way to go about it.
  7. rockhopper

    Superworms?

    It's never been a problem with Avics for me. As Lenxx pointed out just crush the head a bit and it won't burrow. My Avics always come down and eat them.
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    M. balfouri skittish and non predatory? Or bad housing?

    I'd venture a guess that it is eating when you are not around. I'm not a big believer in the theory that you have to make it easy for the tarantula to find food. The tarantula will go hunt the food down if it gets hungry. I have quite a few that do not like to eat with an audience and some...
  9. rockhopper

    Help with A. Avic sling

    That picture still looks way to wet to me. Let it dry for about a week and then add a few drops to the substrate once a week, don't soak it. I usually do like Storm76 and add a few drops to the web or sides in case the little guy wants to suck a few drops up.
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    Help with A. Avic sling

    A tarantula goes into that pose when it feels threatened. That enclosure basically is an ICU if it is as moist as the photos make it seem.
  11. rockhopper

    Help with A. Avic sling

    It definitely looks stressed out, but I don't see anything that would definitively say its trying to molt. It does look extremely wet in there with very little ventilation from what I can see. To add, I think humidity is the biggest misconception out there. None of my Avics have anywhere near...
  12. rockhopper

    Help with A. Avic sling

    Are you sure it's trying to molt? A week without food certainly isn't a direct sign that it is molting. The scrunched up sounds like a stress curl to me but without pictures or anything its hard to tell.
  13. rockhopper

    Good Arboreal for a newbie? :D

    You don't have to glue it.
  14. rockhopper

    Post-Ultimate Molt(?)

    You'd have to think freezing would be a rather slow death, but I'm not sure if there is a better way or if it is even 'painful' to the tarantula. Personally I'd just let nature run its course. It will die soon I'd assume.
  15. rockhopper

    Quick Question on Growth

    Depends on too many factors to give an answer that holds much weight. It depends heavily on the species and feeding etc. Do you have a specific species? Might be able to narrow it down a little better for you.
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    Post-Ultimate Molt(?)

    Yes, he will die and there is really nothing you can do about it. Its part of the tarantula life cycle. Some seem to make it through the post-ultimate molt and live a bit longer from what I've heard, but its certainly more the exception than the rule. Just a question though, are you saying...
  17. rockhopper

    Best way to raise a sling?

    I don't usually give my slings a hide. They always burrow anyway, and for the species that do not like Avics I'll give them something to anchor some web to. I usually give mine quite a bit more space than that but I don't think it will make much of a difference in the long run on your...
  18. rockhopper

    Looking for an "active" tarantula

    The B smithi is out quite often as an adult but not much in the way of action. My two pretty much fit the 'pet rock' stereo type.
  19. rockhopper

    Looking for an "active" tarantula

    Well those certainly do not mean the same thing to me.
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    Looking for an "active" tarantula

    Agreed. I wouldn't describe any tarantula I've seen as active. Even the ones that remain in the open a lot do not do much moving around.
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