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The giant, gaping hole in my modest collection right now is an L. parahybana. One of those ones everyone should own but I keep putting off. Also need to give an S. cal another try. My first I had for a long time, matured and died (he was a favorite) and I had a smaller one that passed in a bad...

I made something similar a couple weeks ago! I made a necklace instead of earrings and used a fang from a molt and stuck some little crystals in the vial to give it a little sparkle. Great idea!

My juvie Xenesthis sp. blue molted today. The colours!!

Adult female B.smithi molted during the night. Pretty happy, love those fresh colours.

Just got one of these beauties at an expo. So excited to see colors start to show. Beautiful spider.

3 inch OBT :) definite female!

These are hilarious (and somewhat disturbing). Thanks for sharing, guys. :)

I found the most insane ad in my area for an "orange haired tarantula". Supposedly it is "defanged" and lives in an 80 gallon tank (ummm.... lol). Looks like a MM G. pulchra or G. porteri to me... So tell me, what is the most ridiculous thing you've seen in a classified ad for a tarantula? I...

So today I noticed something rather strange happen to my 5 inch adult female B. smithi. She was sitting on top of her half log hide contentedly, when suddenly she tipped and fell on her side (only about a two inch fall) and remained on her side for several seconds. I walked over to take a second...

Easily my favourite species. Fascinating to watch and beautiful in an understated way. If you are ready for them, I'd totally recommend the species.

YUP. Once I left a superworm in with my juvie RCF and in the morning I found her eating it in the hole that she had dug to catch it!

I think the reaction that bothers me the most are the ones along the lines of "if one of those ever got close to me I'd kill it". So disrespectful and rude. I usually respond by saying that I feel the same way about cats/fish/dogs/whatever they have and enjoy (I don't really feel that way, just...

The Snark, thanks for the white paper info. I don't anticipate getting bitten any time soon, but I do everything I can to be prepared.

'm totally in love with my S. calceatum. She is very active, often on display, and attractive to look at. Commands respect like no other T I've encountered. I'll definitely have at least one of these in my collection at any given time.

That's some pretty nasty you had there. Hopefully your next attempt yields better results! ---------- Post added 03-14-2014 at 05:59 PM ---------- she doesn't need to dry herself off! They are really water resistant. ---------- Post added 03-14-2014 at 06:00 PM ---------- Robc's set up is...

Managed to grab some cool pictures of my 4.5 inch H. gigas female taking a swim this morning. She usually sticks to her burrow during the day, but at night and in the early morning I sometimes catch her going for a dip in her pool. If I leave a super worm in her pool when I go to bed I sometimes...

Oh wow, these guys are sweet looking. Definitely going to remember that.

They have arrived! Well, brought the new little ones home yesterday! All three are doing great. Rehoused the H. gigas into her new enclosure with a bigger pool to swim in, which she immediately loved. I'm leaving the slings (H. lividum and H. triseriatus) in their vials until they get a bit...

Thanks again for your interest in the hobby! I mainly use these boards for enjoyment, the threads are often interesting and informative, as well as to draw from the wealth of knowledge more experienced keepers have. Everyone is very gracious and helpful to newcomers and intermediates alike, and...

My B. Smith is by far my best display T. Big, colorful, docile, hardy, and just about always out in the open. Also an awesome eater.