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Love this species! They get a well deserved harsh rep but their terrarium behavior can be fascinating and comical. Really sick little predators too!

I recently opened up a feeding session with my trio of juvenile/young adult H. Maculata. Those of you who keep them probably know them to be lil ninjas, rarely visible. I got lucky and was able to drop a super worm really close to my suspect female without spooking her. Well, the stars aligned...

Awww but if I can’t keep the big NW kickers, what do I keep to compare? Hysterocrates?

Whew, finally got around to doing a few rehousings tonight and am feeling accomplished. I’m currently raising a group of spiders of various ages that I bought as slings when I first got into the hobby a few years back. Today was the first rehouse of my former spiderlings where they seemed “big”...

My G. pulchra all like to fill in or bury their water dishes and when I open an enclosure, they do this slow walk around the enclosure, sometimes toward me. They are bold in a way I haven’t seen from anything other than some NW terrestrials. I do want N. tripepii, good taste!! Hapalopus sp...

Similar story to the OP...snake guy to a spider guy too and G. pulchra for the win! Stout appetite and proportionately the largest fangs I have seen(may be an illusion but their fangs look huge!). Feeding time with my 3 little G. Pulchra can rival my A. Geniculata feeding but the size of the...

I might have to go with Grammostola Pulchra right now....my slings are just little beasts! Either that or maybe Hapalopus sp. Colombia Large. P. Muticus is up there as well. This may all change after I get some T. Gigas and C. Schioedtei or Sumatran Tigers. Who can tell that I am in trouble...

That's understandable, alcohol is more volatile than folks think....a smoke off...haha good call, but I retired from that game for sometime anyways! Tequila has never been my thing but hey, I guess I should keep an open mind! Ah well, glad we cleared that up bro! My B. Albopilosums will probably...

No animosity cold blood. You are misinterpreting my tone which is easy to do through text. I was having fun with my initial post there. You seemed to miss my humor and I therefore was busting your chops about being a stick in the mud and showing off by correcting my interpretation of the wood...

I just checked my P. Muticus slings today and found a few cork bark chips in their deli cups....you got me thinking that some species may be more prone to this in captivity than others. Obviously I can't say anything conclusive, but interesting to find that they had done some beavering after I...

Same here, the species is really industrious and seemingly not afraid of much. Not to mention they eat very well. Mine is about as consistent as me Genic when it comes to tackling food! My opinion is they are a pretty ideal first tarantula.

Sir, it is possible to discuss behavior with scientific relevance while still having a sense of humor. You know that. I am sorry you do not see the humor in my post, as I try not to be too stuffy and dry, except me dry humor, even when discussing interesting topics which I am sincerely...

My humor was lost on you I see. Not to mention my understanding of beavers being rodents. Thank you though for straightening me out. If you observe the spider removing material in a certain pattern, you can't draw a conclusion about a possible motive? When your P. Cancerides and N. chromatus...

I have been holding out on everybody here and I am sorry. I want to discuss some really interesting behavior with everybody to see what you guys think or if you have ever observed this in your own tarantulas. My 3, ~2 inch B. Albopilosums have some cork bark in their deli cups that protrudes...

I am feeling alright about having my P. murinus for about two years and having only see one threat display...was a misunderstanding. She tarsal slapped and lunged, I lowered the lid back on and walked away. I also blessed the confrontation with a few expletives as the whole display was very...

I have one that is roughly 4" and I am praying it is female....I will sex that molt one of these days! They are awesome spiders, particularly in the hunting department. Also, when you see it out, it has one of the coolest body structures of any spider I have had experience with yet. Sprawled out...

Welcome back to the hobby of true gentlemen and gentlewomen. The official hobby of true nobility, if you will....

A little late here but I want to reinforce Hapalopus Sp. Colombia large. These are sick hunters and have plenty of attitude without being belligerent. I also just got G. Pulchra slings and am excited to watch them grow. As adults, they have a body structure and color that make them look so...

Mrshaas, I will have some soon enough!!!! Better yet, not soon enough but certainly one of my next targets! I am gonna focus on getting my little spiderling baboons grown up out of the fragile stage they are in now...sooooo tiny. I always worry about them at this size!

I don't know what you were thinking rubbing in the fact you have a C. Schioedtei. Although I really want C. sp. Sumatran Tiger, I am real jealous of your little Charlemagne. My guess is that if these species were not so reclusive, they might rival Poecilotheria in popularity....love the tiger...