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My favorite has been my Cyriocosmus elegans. I was lucky enough to pick up a tiny speck of a sling that eventually turned out to be female. I can't explain why, but she makes me smile. She's so careful and deliberate in all of her movements. She has excavated a surprising network of tunnels in...

I've only ever had one. Received him as a little sling, and cared for him until the end of his time. He dug a burrow in every enclosure, but rarely used it once he reached a couple inches. Sat out in the open or roamed his enclosure instead, which I loved because it meant I was able to see him...

Well neighbors don't always get along. Maybe the hosei was letting it's neighbor know what it thinks of them. :rofl:

I have a P. sp. Colombia. He (assuming) arrived August 12, 2020 at about 1/8 inch. He's currently about 1 and 3/4 inch and has full adult colors, all shiny gold and purple. Always digging, definitely fossorial but tends to wander around in the early morning hours, and a very good little hunter...

One of my very first, and still favorite, tarantulas was a versicolor. Because they're one of my very favorites, and because they're gorgeous at every stage of development, I chose a versicolor for my first T tattoo. The artist had never done a tarantula tattoo before, but was fascinated by the...

With that species, particularly an older specimen, a few months isn't a big deal. If you could provide pictures of the spider and setup, it would help to determine with more certainty that the situation is optimal. Otherwise, based on the information provided, it really doesn't sound like cause...

Just out of curiosity, how often have you been feeding her? Most of my Brachys only eat once or twice per month, if I'm feeding large prey like super worms. Given her size, regardless of whether she's in pre-molt, it's definitely safe for her to go a couple of weeks without food as long as she...

I decided to wait until my kids were old enough to walk and talk before I showed them my spider pets. By then they had been taught that there are times we don't touch the dogs, like when they're eating, and I figured that would help them understand that we don't touch the spiders. Until...

Once in a while, I definitely still feel like a n00b. Like rehousing several Ts, including Theraphosa, Nhandu and Pamphobeteus spp., and forgetting to wear protective equipment for the hairs... still itches periodically and it's been around 2 weeks. I feel like an idiot, but things have been...

There are two in my collection that I have a special place for in my heart. They aren't especially rare or expensive, really. One is my Cyriocosmus elegans female, and the other is my Aphonopelma moderatum female. The moderatum is the only spider I've ever purchased as a confirmed female. She...

This is normal. Several of my Ts look like this unless they're actively webbing. Some, like Linothele sericata, keep them down most of the time. That one has very long spinnerettes though, and webs almost constantly.

My machala is very much like this now. He (guessing sub-adult male based on how colorful he is) was actually pretty mellow as a sling. Still had a powerful food response, but very little hair kicking until he reached around the 5-inch mark. Now... let's just say I've had a rash from my finger...

Those temperatures will be perfectly acceptable. My spider room gets down to about 68 at night, and up to around 75 during the day, and I've never had any trouble with any of the Ts I've kept. Meal worms work very well as food also. They can be kept in a small tupperware filled half-way with...

Most of the time I buy one sling. I only have so much room for Ts, and there are a staggering number that I find beautiful and want to keep, so I usually stick to one of each. There are some that I have multiples of though. Caribena versicolor - I have 2 because I've had them before and already...

It's true that many carnivorous plants, like Venus fly traps, need very moist environments to survive. Not all carnivorous plants do though. There are actually carnivorous succulents, specifically in the genus Pinguicula. I definitely would NOT recommend adding them to any invert enclosures...

I've had mine almost a year. It was listed as 1/4 - 1/2 inch when it arrived, and it's still under an inch. Made a nice little burrow, seems to appreciate some moisture. At first it would only eat pre-killed, but for the last 4-5 months it seems to prefer small live prey. It's pretty quick when...

How many Ts do you have? 38 at present. How long after your first T did it take you to get your second (or more)? My first tarantula purchase, after a long hiatus, was four slings. I only waited 9 or 10 weeks to buy five more. I was fascinated, and made several purchases within a year. At the...

I have a Bonnetina minax that I received almost a year ago, listed at the time as 1/4 - 1/2 inch. Not sure how similar their behavior is to the vittata. At this point it's about an inch. Molted twice in the year I've had it, though that's a guess since it's always hiding. It made a burrow very...

Just my opinion, but if you think you're starting to have too many it may be time to stop buying more. It's a little difficult to answer the question for me, personally. When I first decided to get a tarantula I bought two. I only had them for about a year. I didn't get another for around 12...

What does it mean when your tarantula: Walks in circles tapping the ground with it's abdomen after a catch? Usually means your tarantula is webbing. Lots of theories here on AB about why they do this. Most call it the "happy dance." Spends lots of time exploring outside their web but denies a...