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This is a very strange concept that one of my parents thought of, and was wondering if anyone has tried something like this. But would it be possible to get damp/moist molts and press them flat to maybe out them in a book for storage. Feel like it might be tough as many molts are really fragile...

Cute little jumping spider I found, very cooperative with the photo shoot

Spiders can’t “inhale” water. Their book lungs are on the bottom of the abdomen, and can’t intake water. Usually, unless a spider gets stuck or sinks, they almost never drown. I kept a Dolomedes okefinokensis subadult, and it died within a few months of getting it. They live short lives, and get...

Forgot to even change my location, since I moved recently :D If people want some, they can have them! In my limited research, I have never even seen a picture of female Titanus. For such a large and infamous species/family of beetles, I’m surprised they have eluded entomologists so well that we...

Just a question I have wanted to ask for a while. Beetle breeding is pretty popular, especially with “the giants”. I see plenty of info on breeding many giant stag beetle species, Atlas Beetles and Goliath Beetles, some of the biggest insects on the planet. However, I fail to find any info on...

Unfortunate! Not gonna lie, a few adults have escaped since there are so many in my 5 gallon. Usually I catch them because their hard to miss or they dehydrate and die. Maybe one day ;) Education and persistence helped for me with my mom. Once she knew how cool they were and that they couldn’t...

IME, most tarantulas are fine with a fall onto a soft material like carpet, especially when your T is a sling. Not much force behind the impact. Most injuries that lead to death on a tarantula are gashes when the “hemolymph” or blood will pour out. If your T survived this long, I would say it’s...

Yeah, hand feeding is “no bueno” for the most part. You see a lot of videos of keepers who will feed T’s with roaches on the tongs, not a good idea. It can be tricky to do, fangs can be busted, the tarantula could climb up the tongs, etc. Just keeping watch over dropped prey is the best option...

I would be very careful about the amount of water that bottom layer has. It may not be an issue, but I know my last stirmi enclosure had problems with mold. The water never effectively evaporated, and stayed stagnant in the bottom. It looks heavily wet, so I would just watch out for any...

Not gonna lie, wish some of my NW’s were that adorable and fluffy :)

“Now we’ll move on to the downward dog position”

IMO, it can be tricky. I keep a lot of T’s, but I figure the startegy would be the same. I do more “surface waterings” with big water dishes. So, for example, I will poke small holes in the top of a water bottle lid. Then, lightly drizzle half of the surface of the dirt with water. That way, the...

If you need any, let me know :) I have plenty

Hello! I have owned these G. caffrorum for the past year/year and a half. Never expected them to breed, as I have always read they needed a little moisture. However, their population EXPLODED as soon as the initial individuals turned into adults. Now, I have a 5 gallon full of hundreds of them...

Most snakes/reptiles will do that, as they have the intelligence to determine where the heat comes from. However, scorpions/arachnids really are built on instincts alone. If it is too hot, they dig down, regardless of if it gets hotter doing it. In this way, they can kill themselves trying to...

Unfortunately not, figured I’d see if this was a commonplace knowledge. If I can, I’ll try to find some pics that show what I am talking about :) Just going to put a few examples. These are from completely unrelated spiders, but these L. parahybana from the FearnotTarantulas site seems to show...

Just had an H. sp. Columbia small mature a few weeks ago, and I have to say I really dislike MMs. Unless they are a Pampho, Xenesthis, etc. (who get amazing colors as male), all of mine tend to just be sad. They eternally wander looking for a mate, and tend to break down/die due to reaching the...

They could be, and I may not be the best person to answer this. However, this thread seems to answer all relevant questions on them: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/all-you-need-to-know-about-mites.309211/#post-2809837 To summarize, it seems these mites (unless excessive in numbers) are...

I started with OW’s pretty early in keeping. My fifth T was a 1.5” OBT. While I was still a beginner in keeping, I thought I was ready. I’m sure I’ll reiterate what many others say, but your only ready when you feel you’re ready. When I got my OBT, I did extensive research. I looked up a LOT of...

This is a random observation I have made in keeping/seeing quite a few MM T’s. Most of them, compared to their mature female counterparts, have much smaller chelicerae. Not even just in their smaller body size, but the ratio seems smaller compared to the body in each. Has anyone else noticed...