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Dead on. This should be your checklist for all dessert/arid species.

Let's see, you said you want an arboreal? Check out the genus Avicularia. They're docile new worlds that are fun to look at and out in the open often.

I had that moment when I first got my P. murinus. Took forever to get her in there, with one escape attempt and lots of high pulses from me. Then I realized I might need more sub. :banghead:

Depends on what he thinks of his wife.

Forgot to post a picture! Persephone's all hardened up now, so I figured I would handle her a bit and grab a measurement. Two and a quarter inches now!

My wonderful G. pulchripes sling, Persephone, molted last night. Incredibly easy to finally get a definite gender from her exuvia. 100% female, this one!

Aeris, my female Paraphysa scrofa, molted today! Gorgeous spider, now at three inches!

Um, that wasn't me. You should be slower to jump down a person's throat, especially over something so trivial as a post on a hobby forum.

Hobo to the rescue again! Hahaha

Really? I've heard, from friends of mine, of slings throwing around a stench if they die, even when smaller. Maybe they were looking for an excuse to give the roommate. Haha

It looks like poo to me, but it could also be mold, given the surrounding moisture. Fifty fifty, from what I can tell.

One: Calm the heck down. Snapping at one another is unhelpful. Two: I'm very glad your spider is okay. In the future, though, remember this--it's not dead until you can smell it, and digging up a spider is almost never a good idea.

Actually, given how whole those pieces of husk are, I'd say that's the wrong sub for anything that burrows. What the OP should be using instead is coconut coir, a dirt-like substrate which holds moisture well, makes great burrows, and won't be uncomfortable for the spider. It's basically what...

Interesting video. I see some problems with your setup, though. Tarantulas should not be kept on bark substrate, which appears to be the case here. You need to switch that out for your spider's sake.

That's mainly because nobody seriously expects their child to suffer SIDS. On these forums, there is a great number of posters who think SADS is a thing. It's a real possibility that you could have been serious about SADS. SIDS, not so much.

I would replace that plastic mesh with something finer. It looks life a carapace could get through there, and you know how that is. If the carapace can make it, the rest will follow.

I adore any kind of construction activity, or any activity, honestly. These are fascinating little creatures.

Yeah, they have to rub them off in most cases. There have been some reports of kicking hairs in the genus, but they're usually rubbed off onto the skin by Avics. EDIT: Also, I never look at post count when evaluating a statement. On top of that, sarcasm is really difficult to separate from...

Gosh, that's tough. I love my Grammostola pulchripes, though. Super docile, incredibly long-lived, dead easy to care for, and beautiful. Maybe that or my Paraphysa scrofa. Similar, but smaller.

Yeah, that's actually a threat response. You're freaking your spider out, man. Also, SADs isn't a thing. It just isn't.