he does horrible sensationalistic stuff with his animas and there is no telling how many he looses in the process, nor does he seem to careCheck out Urban Tarantulas if you havent already. He does a lot with M. Balfouri communal set ups. He is on the web, tiktok and Instegram.
No one can predict this for sure- you’re either willing to risk the lives of animals dependent upon you for their lives, or you are not.I have a communal set-up of three 3-4 inch M. Balfouris that I got last year. I'm wondering if I could introduce a new batch of three of these stunning Ts to their enclosure without having any problems.
and perhaps making sure everyone is equaly familiar/unfamiliar with the meeting place to avoid established seating ordersThis gets done all the time. When it happens with humans you usually prepare some kind of icebreakers or plan a team-building retreat.
I think the equivalent for tarantulas would be plush communal feasts, ensuring that everyone is well-fed and happy before and after the merging of unfamiliars.