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I use a narrow stemmed watering can filled with distilled water. Gives you a little better control with the pour.

Agree. And I stand corrected :sorry:. I feed mine live. And never had a problem but IF I had to choose, I would tong feed over prekill.

I prefer tong feeding to pre-kill. If they get them in their claws they will consume them. Often times with a bonus of the sting.

Love the species. So much uncertainty on the venom potency. I still would error on the side of caution. I always have one in my collection Such unique behavior on their staying in the "sac" all day but active at night. Interesting little species of trues. Highly recommend as an addition...

That is one heck of a camera! Thanks for sharing.

My Giant Japanese Funnel Web. Not the best pic but just wanted to share.

I am going to have to with Chanda here. Now that they are alive you have responsibility to the hobby. As an avid widow collector, I pay good money for my widows just to enjoy their short lives. In the future, if you do not want to raise the slings, pull the sacs and freeze them. Brown's are...

Love it! I appreciate any effort to show off one's collection. Great scorps too!

I always feed them twice per week and make sure the humidity is always high.

Covered that earlier in the thread. Thanks.

And I respectfully disagree with your disagreement. :pompous:;). All animals trigger behavior based on the light/dark argument.

Here is the definition of "nocturnal" on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnality ALL animals have distinct behavior based that is triggered by the day/night cycles. Granted that by keeping the invert in captivity, you eliminate some of the necessary reasons for the nocturnal...

I just took a look. My Haplopelma minax is fully out of the burrow. And she is absolutely gorgeous. My note on the lights and being able to see your enclosures were regarding the alternative of keeping the enclosures in the dark full time. There are many keepers that use closets, etc. That...

True for some species. But they are not in pitch black either in this case assuming you have some sort of window? So, I am confident they know that their internal clocks still tick. Whatever. As I said, I have no scientific evidence but would interested to hear if anyone does.

What's wrong with keeping an OBT in one's bed? Would keep bed bugs away for sure! :wacky: I would love to learn more about their social behavior. Think it would be fascinating. There is another site with a forum out there that has quite a bit of information but from my perspective it is a...

I believe that all living things benefit from the natural day and night cycle. As most of the inverts we collect here at nocturnal, they are far more active in the dark. I have not scientific evidence to back this regarding T's but believe if the inverts live prolonged periods in the dark...

Than DO IT. :). As long as you can feed as fast as these guys reproduce it is really simple and relatively low maintenance.

I say YES. But may be in the minority here? I have lighting on timers for most of my enclosures.

This is GREAT stuff. Not sure where you found it but thanks for sharing.

Interested in the responses here. I am an experienced widow keeper and for some reason, my Red Widows do not last long. I am thinking it may be humidity requirements. They are not nearly as aggressive as my other species when it comes to eating as well. One may be related to the other?