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    Who molted today?

    My G. pulchripes, Hambone, molted today! I'm really excited because this is the first molt of any of my Ts. He pretty much doubled in size!
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    New B albiceps

    She's beautiful! I have wanted one for a while now but after seeing your girl, they just jumped higher up the list! Congratulations!
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    G. Rosea

    My Rose hair took a while to settle in. I put a hide in there for her, half-buried under some coco fiber. It took her weeks to finally settle in enough to use it. And even now she only runs into when I startle her. Mostly she sits behind it, grooming herself. My point is, you came to the right...
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    We made the front page.

    That's really cool! I wonder if I had something like that growing up, if it would have helped me get over my fear sooner.
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    Horse Hair Worms

    I used to work for a large well-known chain of pet stores. I spent years working there (unfortunately) and never saw anything like that. Maybe we just went through crickets too quickly for me to see that. Now we did occasionally get other beetle larvae in the shipments but nothing like that...
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    Is my T dying?

    I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out!
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    abdomen colour question

    I have noticed the same thing on some of my slings. I figured it was the urticating hairs coming in, or the fact they are not showing their adult coloration yet. I assumed it would go away as they continued to grow. I could always be wrong though...
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    G rosea in pre-molt, right?

    Congrats! That's really exciting. I'm still waiting on my first molt. I hope it goes as smoothly as yours did!
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    My B.Alblo has gone into hiding

    I just recently acquired a juvenile B. albopilosum as well and it has done the exact same thing! It has been barricaded in its hide ever since I got it, which was 3 weeks ago. When it first arrived, it had a bald spot on its abdomen which looked kind of dark so I assumed it was in pre-molt. It...
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    You Little Orange Striped SOB

    I have a G. pulchripes sling that has decided it doesn't like the lay out of its deli cup anymore. I had no idea such a small spider could move so much substrate! It has begun piling it up on side of the container and pushing it out of the air holes! Every morning I get up to check on it, I know...
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    I'm glad I don't have the only weird G. rosea. I guess I should have expected this from all the stories I have read about them, and from the posts I have seen on here. Thanks again for everyone's help. I really do appreciate it!
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    She has been in there for almost 2 weeks now. She wandered around a lot more when I first put her in there.
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    I do not see hooks and the pedipalps do not look like boxing gloves so I'm pretty sure she is a female. She has only done one lap around her enclosure today so she is probably just getting used to the enclosure, like most of you have said. Also, i noticed a little spot in the corner where she...
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    :happy: I may have already been bitten by this hobby. I am getting a couple more Ts tomorrow, which is kind of why I wanted to make sure everything was okay with Mephala, my G. rosea. I'm going to (hopefully) post pictures of everyone tomorrow!
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    Thanks for the reassurance everyone! I really appreciate it! She does have her own personality too. She has never given me the threat posture or flicked hairs. When I open her enclosure she actually slowly meanders over to me to see what's going on. She has really helped me get over my fear of...
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    Her substrate is kept dry. I read that moisture for them is pretty much a death sentence so she gets all the water she needs from her water bowl. I'm glad it sounds like the walking is nothing to worry about. I know I read somewhere that T's should be inactive and if they are active it means...
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    Advice on G. rosea behavior

    Hi, I am pretty new to this but I got my first T, a G. rosea (surprised? No?), a couple weeks ago. She is about 4.5 inches and she has eaten successfully, and I'm positive she is a female. The breeder sexed her for me. I think she was a little dehydrated when I got her because her abdomen was a...
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    What got you into this hobby?

    1. I wanted to get over my ridiculous fear of spiders. What better way than to get a pet spider? 2. I really love Brachypelma albopilosum. They are so hairy! 3. I really want an E. campestratus 4. Dream animal? Something awesome like the Lochness Monster. 5. Tattoos
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    Introduce Yourself

    Hi Everyone, I'm completely new to the boards and owning tarantulas. I have been terrified of spiders for most of my life, having panic attacks at the sight of them. But thanks to my friend's Grammostola rosea, Chile, I decided to get my own and get over my fear. I am now the proud caretaker of...
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