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14 new H. sanguiniceps slings from a breeding loan, little buggers are actually quite big for 2nd instars. One went to a co-worker who wanted a spider and the rest are going to be sold off, though I might keep one or two for myself.

T.gigas. they are big ( for the genus), bushy, beautiful and brutally fast, though they are bright orange so it's easy to find them. The rest of the genus are also nice spiders to have.

I got mine from a seller in Michigan who got her from an importer who collected her from the wild. She was in captivity for a year or so before I got her 3-4 years ago, so I assume she is about 10-12 years old.

I have a 4 year old G.pulchripes that has yet to hit the 3 inch mark. It's kept warm and fat and goes on fasts all the time and occasionally resumes eating, all without a molt. My P.muticus of the same age grows way faster.

You're a big weenie being able to have access to all these males across the pond...congratulations by the way. My old lady has yet to have a suitor.

Granted I only have one example but I had female eat a male, pair successfully with another one, then molt out then paired again and drop a large eggsac all within 6 months. She seemed far more receptive to the 2nd male after eating the 1st one and even cohabitated with him for a night before I...

Just get a Thrixopelma, they don't get that big, are colorful, are pretty reasonable price wise and are calm (T.ockerti is an exception and has arboreal tendencies).

@Skipp Perhaps you aren't aware but male GBBs are in high demand, I'd find someone on this site to do a breeding loan with. If the pairing and sac are successful you'll not only have a replacement for him but some slings to sell or trade.

I was yelling "get out of there little buddy" when I saw her legs starting to close down around him in the middle of the video. Glad he made it out safe even after going in for another attempt. Keep me in the loop about the GBBs, got a friend who wants a sling and a bunch of the Michigan...

Young G.iheringi also have a very prominent half moon shaped mirror patch like the one shown in the OP's picture, less obvious as adults.

Fyi university students can probably get this for free(I know I can) since any school worth it's salt will have subscriptions to most big journals. I'm excited to read it later today since I'm a big genetics nerd.

Invertebrates can regrow lost limbs and you should see them next molt, they might be a bit skinnier than the other legs but eventually as it molts more they will look normal again.

A plastic flower pot cut length wise would also be fine, it's light, doesn't mold and the spider isn't going to care. Though if she has taken to the burrow then don't worry about it.

I took one of those half circle wood/cork pieces and pushed it slightly into the dirt. The spider then proceeded to burrow near it until he decided to bury it and incorporate it into the entrance. He was in a 10 gallon tank filled with peat moss and had about 2 ft of tunnel and I would wet about...

I kinda had an opposite experience, my GBB was very skittish and took forever to eat. The multiple C.versicolor I've had through the years have always been very agressive eaters, they would slam the side of their container pretty hard when they hunted. As for OP, I'd agree with any nw...

It's going to be a long wait if things continue to go the way they are. Maybe the spider gods will take pity on me.

Thrixopelma cyaneolum- Pipe dream but maybe I'll find another male one day. My female is around 8-10 years old so I don't have too much hope. Avicularia braunshauseni- Had a male mature and I'm having pretty poor luck trying to find a female for him so this one probably won't happen. T.gigas-...

I was tempted to suggest Orphnaecus as they are very velvety looking but there is a reason why my O.sp Blue is called Pluto...I only see her in the middle of the night if I'm super quiet. Though I'm always chuffed whenever I do get to see her, even though she is mostly brown, there are a lot of...

Anything that is a Tap or Thrixopelma will fit your specs. While I don't have the species you listed, I have other memebers of the genus and I see them out all the time. Thrixopelma from what I understand is a medium growth genus, I only have an adult so I can't confirm this. Brachypelma members...

Definitely very different from the members of the genus that I'm familiar with. What are its living habits like? Pet hole? Semi-aboreal?