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Thanks, yeah she's gorgeous. Unfortunately she doesn't come out of her hide much for pics. Pretty much only wanders around at night. I know they have a reputation for being a bit more defensive than most new worlds, but she was actually pretty easy to rehouse and mostly skittish. No defense...

The last 2 spiders to cover are my A. seemani and B. albopilosum. Here's the A. seemani. Here's my B. albo and her molt from a while back.

Next let's cover the letter H. First up is a new H. sp. Colombia sling unsexed. A long while back my H. sp. Colombia escaped as I was careless with sealing the plastic lid properly. This new one is absolutely tiny and came as a freebie. Next is my H. maculata unsexed sling, this one is a...

So now that the pokies are covered I'll share the rest of my Ps. First up is my female Psalmopeus irminia female. Her enclosure before I added her. After that is my unsexed sling Pterinopelma sazimai.

It's been a long while since I've posted here and thought I share some of my current stuff. I no longer have the original H. sp. colombia, but the B. albopilosum is now a mature female. I currently have 10 tarantulas and 3 scorpions. First up is my Poecilotheria smithi, an immature female...

Update time! My Hapalopus sp Colombia has finished hardening up and still looks gorgeous. It's starting to show the yellow coloration in the hairs on it's carapace. Now for some more exciting news. I got a new T last week. A B. albopilosum sling that I got for $5 at the Massachusetts...

Thanks for the advice, though it appears it may not have been necessary. The sling was in premolt, which is probably why it was so shy.

Ts will accept dead food? I was under the impression they would only accept live food.

Hi, I got a B. albopilosum sling at the Massachusetts Reptile Expo yesterday for $5. It's about a 1/2" but seems very shy. Anytime I touch it's vial it tucks itself into the deepest part of it's burrow and tickling the entrance of it's burrow doesn't seem to create any response. How do I go...

Wow that sucks. I imagine the jerusalem crickets will be the hardest to replace. Do you have a basement? That'll probably have a more stable climate than the other places in your house. At least you know what went wrong though, that's a lot more encouraging for the feasibility of long term care...

Thanks. I get the termites from a firewood stack outside of my house. The older logs experiencing wet rot have a lot of termite activity. I just peel of the bark and knock a few into a collection tub when it's feeding time. The downside is that termites are ironically fragile for something...

I'd definitely suggest it. It's been a great feeder for such a little spider.

First Successful Molt My T just had it's first molt today and it seems to have gone well. I had the suspicion that it was in premolt for about 9 days now when it started refusing food and the tips of it's legs darkened. I think it had only recently finished because of how pale and colorful it...

That sucks. Are you planning on trying again? Since they are native to your area, why not try a few different methods at once? Try a communal one for example, maybe being around others will reduce the stress it experiences and increase the likelihood of being able to breed them.

It is a great eater. It hasn't turned down any of the termites I've given it. I'm trying to resist over feeding it, but seeing it pounce is fun. I thought it would burrow, but all it's done is make little web tents with a dirt arch entrance. No actual tunnels. The leaf is a recent addition...

Hi everyone. I just got my first tarantula a week ago and finally took some pictures of it. It's a Hapalopus sp. Pumpkin Patch that's 1/4" and currently being feed on termites. This thread will also serve as a picture thread if/when I get more Ts. Feel free to comment and give advice both photo...

This is an interesting thread. You mentioned that both of your first attempts died after drinking pure water. Maybe the water was too pure and cause some cell lysing? Maybe instead of a water dish you could have a "mud dish" where you have silty water for them to drink from. Anyway, these are...

My first T is going to be a Hapalopus sp pumpkin patch. I choose it because my mother doesn't want a full sized tarantula in the house and it's fast growing. I had considered Euathlus sp. red, but I didn't want to wait for a minuscule sling to grow into a small tarantula.

Hi, I'm a biology major from Massachusetts and I'm considering getting a new pet. I'm currently researching different tarantulas and other arthropods for a beginner pet.