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It probably wouldn't; a T that won't eat isn't likely to eat something pre-killed either, especially when you've trapped them! I doubt it would matter whether that would work or not. Good luck getting her to cooperate with that plan :)

"Desperate" would be more than two days, though. Two months, maybe. I'd go with "shipping stress" on this one and leave it be for some time to settle in.

G. rosea always leave a trail of silk behind them. (There are some other species that do this, but for G. rosea, it's to the point that their entire enclosures will be covered in the stuff after a while.) This is just the trail she's leaving as she climbs. ... The fact that they are there...

It's an important detail that this is a 1/2" spider we're talking about. I doubt there's enough food in the house to sustain it to adulthood, which means either you'll find it before it's a threat to the cat, or it'll die before it's a threat to the cat. Either way, the cat may suffer for...

I found your post interesting and informative; just a point of clarification, though... I'm not as familiar with biology as I am with computer science, but in computer science we have a method of machine learning called neural networks that aims to simulate simple biological nervous systems...

I'm curious, though: I've generally thought that it's not so much that the tarantula necessarily becomes accustomed to us (although I don't disregard that possibility; it doesn't even really require episodic memory, just reinforced synaptic pathways. Even cockroaches can be trained in this...

That depends on how terrified they are of rodents and snakes, now, doesn't it? :laugh:

I consider the likes of Carl Sagan, Anne Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and, despite having some disagreement with his tone, Richard Dawkins to be exemplars of the proper way to do science. Even NASA during the '60s. While it is true that a layman will not be able to comprehend a research paper...

There's a good chance it's just taking its sweet time in premolt, then. You really can't answer the question "how come it has not molted?", because the factors that affect it are generally out of our control, up to and including individual variation in a species. The easiest thing is just to...

To me, this is iconic of a flaw in our institutions. I understand the economic, and in some cases historical, reasons underlying this, but really, this is the information age; it seems like publications should be open to the public, at least after some time. The result of NOT doing that is that...

Tarantulas molt when they molt. There are lots of things that can influence this, many of which are beyond your control (probably most, actually), so, like Hobo said, nothing to worry about.

That's pretty much it. I mean, you've got the rest covered: water dish, appropriate hide, and the two things that needed fixing are being fixed. I'd say it sounds like you're good to go. :)

People have already answered the question, but I thought I'd chime in for something different: Those legos look sharp, and the cage looks tall enough that the T could fall on them. Since there is already another hide (the cork log), IMO, it would be a good idea to take the legos out... Hope it...

Thanks guys; "do nothing" is generally a good default, I guess I just needed a second opinion. :)

Basically. Shoe is probably not a bad description, wish I'd thought of it! :) It looks like it just didn't quite get that leg out. Which is why I'm not exactly sure what to do.

So, don't worry about the stress. It's not as big a deal as people make it out to be. If you want more hides, go for it, the tarantula will be fine. As to preferring a variety of hides, I doubt it. They really aren't like dogs or cats; extra things like that are for the keeper's benefit, not...

Greetings, I have a rather intriguing situation; it's not an emergency, but I'm not completely sure what (if anything) to do about it. My B. vagans molted about a week ago (now just shy of 1"), when it came out of its burrow, its old exuvia's L3 was stuck at the joint between the...

Tarantulas do vary in size; lots of people on these boards end up with MMs and MFs that are significantly smaller than the species' normal size. I don't know how commonly this happens with G. rosea, but at nearly 4 inches, you can't rule it out by size alone. Sometimes tarantulas die and...

Just to be clear, like Silberrücken pointed out, we don't know for sure what this tarantula is; it could be something else (and almost anything else would be more suitable for a first T, IMO); we just don't know until OP gets back. T. blondi is just a reasonable guess from the word "goliath"...

So a fall would pretty much kill her outright, there'd be no question. Abdominal rupture is easy to spot. Since this is an adult G. rosea, 8" seems a bit high, but 6" is probably an OK height. About a legspan to a legspan and a half is recommended. Pet stores rarely know what they're talking...