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As far as temperature, I kept them indoors at room temperature year round. I'm in southern California and never used any extra heat. Ageless, still I am.

I have bred them in the past, sadly I don't have any right now. I kept them in a substrate similar to Dynastes grubs. Organic potting soil mixed with decaying and dry oak leaves as well as occasional pieces of decaying oak branches. Never mixed calcium powder in it, when I get them again I will...

I read you comment and had to go back to take a second look at the picture. You made my day with your comment, haven't laughed that hard in ages. Ageless, still I am.

I have kept them too, from Tanzania if I remember correctly. Tried different setups and they all met the same fate, dead quickly and no offsprings. Such a shame because they are indeed interesting remarkable creatures. Luis Ageless, still I am.

Do you hate the fact that they are considered "pests"? L

How about telling both sides of the story? You forgot to mention how he bought a OBT from you, paid for Express shipping and you conveniently "forgot" and sent it Priority. Sure, you replaced the dead tarantula after he had to wait around for you: "let me breed my male first and then I'll...

I have no idea of their age, I hope not too old. How are you keeping them? What kind of substrate? I am keeping them in a different container as my rhino babies, don't want anything disturbing them. Luis

Yeah, my female is only 3 1/2 but my male is 4 1/2. Have you gotten yours to breed? How long have you had them? Luis

I use organic potting soil mixed with rotten wood. They drop ova like crazy.

I wish I could keep this guys but EVERYTHING seems to be illegal in CA. I have seen them in NV for around $250 each. Here even though they are illegal you could still find them once in a while in the classifieds for sale. Anywhere from $100 to $300 each. Depending on how fast they want to...

Awesome pictures. Thank you for sharing. What camera are you using?

I use a mixture of peat moss and rotten wood 20% - 80%. I cover it all with decayed oak leaves. They go nuts. They eat their substrate as well as bury in it.

Congratulations. After trying for while I am finally getting some of those. Any tips on their care?

True. Thank you, I forgot to specify that. They mind diet is the substrate where I keep them which is rotten wood and leaf mulch. The rest I feed as supplements here and there.

Thank you. Very informative article.

Hey, somebody read my mind. I was about to post this thread. I guess it is three of us now looking for this info. So far I know they are from the desert. They are stain happy. Man, you just look at them and they stain you. Has anybody actually bred these guys? Luis

Thank you for everyone that has responded. So, latteralis and harlequins seem to be the ones needing substrate. Am I wrong?

Thank you James. You rock!!

Hi I feed mine squash. They go NUTS for squash. Butternut squash is even better. They eat cucumber as well but cucumber decomposes really fast so you have to remove it in a day tops. They like fish flakes, zuchinni and I have even given them romanie lettuce when I have nothing else to give...