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My B. Smithi's abdomen turned black 2 weeks ago and he still hasn't molted yet. Is this normal? BTW, I don't know how old he is but I can tell he's not full grown because he's too small to be an adult.

Im trying to see if tarantulas can eat freeze dried food. Iwould drive 45 minutes to the pet store once every 2 months to get a dozen crickets if I have to. Please stop making assumptions, I can take care of my tarantula just fine, thank you very much.

Unfortunately not. The nearest pet shop I know of is literally 45 minutes away. I live in kind of a secluded area near the mountains.

Thanks for all the answers guys, but I just got a B. Smithi yesterday. If I get another T, which I probably will, a Salmon Pink Birdeater would be my next choice!

Have you ever seen a T that eats freeze dried crickets? There is no store near me that sells live crickets, and online they only sell them by the hundreds or thousands. I only want about a dozen at a time, considering my B. Smithi only eats 1 cricket a week, so freeze dried seems like the best...

temps in my house range from 68-70 degrees.

Is it OK to use it in a B. Smithi terrarium? I don't have a separate room to keep my T so I don't want to heat my room up to 80 degrees with a space heater and I don't know if a heat mat would offer enough heat.

I'm getting a tarantula in a couple of weeks and I'd like to know all the ways to heat the terrarium. I know a heat pad can be used but I'd like to know some cheaper alternatives as it's a bit pricey, (I would buy a heat pad if there are no other alternatives). :cool: It's a B. Smithi BTW

I won't handle it too often, maybe once every couple of weeks.