I am the tarantula whisperer

[FeralTami]

Funny thing that happened

My G. pulchripes has been in premolt for over 2 months now, just straight up stationary and being a rock. Me and my boyfriend are just joking around and speculating when she's going to molt and I jokingly go up to her enclosure and whisper "Hey, can you molt for me, your butt is really black I think it's about time" few minutes later she starts webbing and putting down a molting mat! She has just flipped onto her back!




I am the whisperer, it is me.

 

[8LeggedLair]

Funny thing that happened

My G. pulchripes has been in premolt for over 2 months now, just straight up stationary and being a rock. Me and my boyfriend are just joking around and speculating when she's going to molt and I jokingly go up to her enclosure and whisper "Hey, can you molt for me, your butt is really black I think it's about time" few minutes later she starts webbing and putting down a molting mat! She has just flipped onto her back!

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I am the whisperer, it is me.

I’m going to try this with my female C.Versi...

 

[Asgiliath]

Funny thing that happened

My G. pulchripes has been in premolt for over 2 months now, just straight up stationary and being a rock. Me and my boyfriend are just joking around and speculating when she's going to molt and I jokingly go up to her enclosure and whisper "Hey, can you molt for me, your butt is really black I think it's about time" few minutes later she starts webbing and putting down a molting mat! She has just flipped onto her back!

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I am the whisperer, it is me.

If only my albo slings understood sign language.

 

[Thekla]

I'm gonna try this with my H. chilensis at once!

 

[EtienneN]

Can you phone my G. pulchra and tell it to do that, too??? I don't think it's moulted since December 26th!

 

[FeralTami]

Send me your tarantula's contact details and I'll give them a whisper

After about 10 hours my girl finally finished molting!

 

[FrDoc]

If only my albo slings understood sign language.

Probably because you’re using ASL, try TSL.

 

[The Seraph]

Probably because you’re using ASL, try TSL.

Tarantulas know Turkish Sign Language?

*This is very obviously a joke*

 

[Asgiliath]

Probably because you’re using ASL, try TSL.

LMAO

(Embarrassing question but can T’s hear?)

 

[FrDoc]

LMAO

(Embarrassing question but can T’s hear?)

Not given the generally accepted definition, but they are extremely sensitive to vibration and pressure variations detected through various setae and sensory organs.

 

[Gnarled Gnome]

Very nice! She listens to your commands..
Step 2- teach her to climb into pockets and dig out valuables.
Step 3- world domination!!!

 

[Asgiliath]

Not given the generally accepted definition, but they are extremely sensitive to vibration and pressure variations detected through various setae and sensory organs.

That’s what I figured tbh. They sure have a lot of eyes for having such bad
sight though

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

LMAO

(Embarrassing question but can T’s hear?)

Well, duh! Of course they can. How else could they recognize a truly tasty bass guitar lick?