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Glad scientists finally got this one described. A cool spider for sure! Hey, it could have been worse. Ever heard of the goldenpalace.com monkey? https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7493711

I'm sure it'll be fine. Plenty of folks in the PNW keep them at room temperature without issues!

I was reading this today in the NYT and of course had to come here to read what my spider people are saying... very interesting stuff! I have always understood tarantulas to have very limited/primitive "vision" so this would be a big update if borne out. I often see people say this (no green...

Looks fine to me. This genus is very hardy in my experience, so I don't think you'll have any problems... I'd be surprised if your gigas hasn't already just burrowed to the bottom of that vial! They don't need a hide, water dish, or much horizontal space. They dig amazing burrows and eat/grow...

Answered your own question! What do you mean by "salvageable?" Yeah, they can regrow multiple limbs.

Yep, removing the caps is like picking an apple to get rid of an apple tree. They are fine to leave or remove!

Come on y'all, let's just be friendly spider nerds together. I don't imagine these would require any special/unusual care or conditions other than regular NW terrestrial setup. Kind of an uncommon species, so not a lot out there about them... you should post some photos and updates from what...

Sounds like the genus needed this... and more!

Hahaha... good one. You're getting lots of good advice here that I won't duplicate, but can't let a good pun go unrecognized.

Temperature not a problem, as noted by your other slings growing just fine in the exact same environment. You just got a slow grower in the bunch!

Sorry to see it. How long did you have this spider before it died? Can you post a photo of the entire enclosure? These are pretty exclusively arboreal spiders so they should be kept in a vertically oriented enclosure with vertical hide/web points etc off the ground.

Yeah, this stuck out to me as well... the spider either arrived with nematodes (in which case I don't think it would have seemed/looked "normal" or lasted for this long) or they were introduced by some seriously funky external source (feeder, soil, litter, etc). Sorry to see this. It was a very...

Very nice!! These are indeed like super beefy vagans. Bought a sling a while ago which I have now at 2-3" determined to be male... has never given attitude, eats well and grows quickly. If you are ever in need of a male just let me know!

Very nice tarantula... Aphonopelma seemanni "blue"

Good looking spider.

Uhh... I'm almost afraid to ask what happens after that point.

Yes, pretty much!

It's much easier with prekilled prey... in 24h if they're gone then they were eaten, if not then take them out! I don't think you really have to worry too much about burrowers coming out of their burrows and starting to eat before they're recovered after a molt. If their body isn't fully ready...

I unfortunately don't have any of these (they're gorgeous spiders), but you can keep them just like OBT, or any other burrowing tarantula from dry African scrubland. Here's their natural habitat if you're interested:

Nothing you can or should do. The spider will either drop the leg, regain function, or carry it around until it molts out. I once had a sling with a completely "dead" leg after a molt, literally dragging it behind as it crawled around, completely regain normal use of the leg a few days later. So...