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  1. TaylorC

    how to pronounce Chilobrachys Dyscolus

    key-lo-brack-ees disc-o-lis
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    H. arizonensis Molting Preparation

    From my research your best bet is a false bottom. I built one for my Desert Hairy and it actually did molt successfully
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    Help! M. Balfouri not doing well.

    Unfortunately he/she has passed :(. He had a water bowl to drink out of in the enclosure. I did keep it very arid. But from closer inspection it seems his abdomen had ripped a little where it connected to the carapace.
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    Collecting in College

    I will be attending my first year of college in the fall! With my T's in mind I did decide to rent an apartment off campus and take public transit to school(Also much cheaper) I do have 3 roommates though and to be honest I am just keeping it a secret from them lol. We each have our own room...
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    Help! M. Balfouri not doing well.

    I found a small orange bug in the ICU only one but no idea what it is from. It also seems that his abdomen is a little crooked. Like maybe when he molted in transit his abdomen tore a bit and kept getting worse and worse.
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    Help! M. Balfouri not doing well.

    He does have a water dish :(. He is in ICU now but seems to be getting worse. I think death is imminent :( my first rare T and this happens. I feel terrible.
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    Help! M. Balfouri not doing well.

    I got an M. Balfouri about 2 weeks ago. It was fine when it had come and actually molted mid transit! It has been fine the past 2 weeks. Has not eaten but other than that very lively. I went into my T room today and noticed he/she was very lethargic and not death curling but was not very...
  8. TaylorC

    Raising slings.

    For me the big thing about slings is being able to grow into them. Having a .5" Old World and raising it up in my opinion makes it a lot easier than automatically having a Sub Adult or adult. Another big difference with slings is more frequent misting due to not being able to drink out of a...
  9. TaylorC

    General advice on taking care of an Avic Versi spiderling?

    CROSS VENTILATION. My A. Versi thrives with great cross ventilation. I use a good amount of spahgnum moss as well to keep humidity up. Other than that nothing special that I have found.
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    What is the most beautiful T out there?

    Man I don't know how no one has said Idiothele Mira! ornithoctonus aureotibialis is up there for me too. I love that deep velvet black with the orange bands. But the cream of the crop for me is def the M. Balfouri
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    Unplanned tarantulas ha!

    Great deal! I wish something like that would pop up around here haha. Trust me you are just at the beginning. I had 3 T's a month ago. My current number is 29. It just will not stop lol
  12. TaylorC

    crickets & roaches

    I do the exact same thing. Plus grabbing the smaller roaches is a pain.
  13. TaylorC

    My Custom Enclosures "DIY"

    Wow very impressive. Nice work. Do you cut your own plexi or have a hardware store cut it for you? And what binding agent do you use?
  14. TaylorC

    Meanest Tarantula you have ever had?

    So I received my first Haplo. on Tuesday ( 3.5" Vonwirthi) and I did a ton of research before delving into this Genus. And was expecting a real mean boy/girl. But I don't think anything could have prepared me for just how mean she was lol. Second I opened the vial I was getting strikes at the...
  15. TaylorC

    Feeding!

    I have a B. Dubia colony started and only time I feed out of it is for any T's over 3 inches. Most of my collection is slings and juvies. I enjoy the crickets much more than the roaches for these guys because the crickets stay active and I love watching them hunt down or ambush the crickets. A...
  16. TaylorC

    New T's from NY Expo?

    I did stop by your table. It was so packed I couldn't move to the front lol! I did see you guys had some nice T's for sale though! What day is the NJ show?
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    New T's from NY Expo?

    NY reptile expo on Sunday was awesome! Only a couple tables with T's, one being Netbug. Anastasia is friggin awesome lol. Just wanted to know who else went and if so, did you pick anything up? Got myself a Lampropelma Violaceopes sling, a Pamphobeteus Antinous Juvi and a Free OBT sling myself!
  18. TaylorC

    What's your dream T?

    One that looks like this
  19. TaylorC

    Just got a nice looking chilean rose hair!

    Shes gorgeous. Small piece of advice, if you have not already, take her off the wood chips. Not a good substrate for T's. They can injure themselves on the sharp edges.
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    Annoying taboos that come with keeping tarantulas.

    I just became addicted to the hobby and I am bombarded by every friend and their parents and my girlfriend. It seems impossible to explain just why it is so addicting and fulfilling. Usual reaction from friends/friends parents is "Sounds like you need a can of raid".
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