Lessons Learned on My Own

[Gods Spartan]

So, this thread is dedicated to your personal experience and the lessons nobody taught you. That said...


None of my T's are high maintenance. Even my S. Raja and A. Versi seem very happy with a once a week maintenance and feeding. I am quickly discovering that tarantula food sources require more upkeep than the T's themselves. It makes sense after all. If you aren't focusing on your T's nutrition then they won't be healthy.

What's your self learned lessons?

 

[petkokc]

Tarantula is strong enough to rip B. dubia in half if you keep holding it with thongs after she grabbed it...that was pretty surprising xD

 

[Toxoderidae]

That they jump. And they jump far and look like a skydiver while jumping.

 

[Andrea82]

That you can watch videos on YouTube to learn about speed and unpredictability all you want, but that it doesn't prepare you whatsoever for when your P.irminia decides to bolt on you....

 

[hennibbale]

Mealworms die in my fridge...?

 

[Gods Spartan]

That they jump. And they jump far and look like a skydiver while jumping.

Dude, my G Pulchripies launched itself to the top of his enclosure in order to catch a cricket. Got it too. Jumped a little more than his body length!!

 

[EulersK]

Tarantula feces is one step below concrete... unless you add a bit of water. It's completely water soluable.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

Even if you think your H. maculata enclosure is secure...check again. Mom found mine in the Kitchen over the summer

 

[sdsnybny]

Even if you think your H. maculata enclosure is secure...check again. Mom found mine in the Kitchen over the summer

You have a very tolerable Mom if she knew what was loose and still lets you keep T's

 

[YagerManJennsen]

You have a very tolerable Mom if she knew what was loose and still lets you keep T's

Well after that she kinda put a hold on the acquisition of OWs.

 

[viper69]

One thing I learned on my own with 1 species, it can spot movement up to 6 feet away. I was not expecting my P rufi to be so sensitive at all to such slow subtle movement.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

One thing I learned on my own with 1 species, it can spot movement up to 6 feet away. I was not expecting my P rufi to be so sensitive at all to such slow subtle movement.

You mean with it's eyes or from being hyper sensitive to air movement?

 

[viper69]

You mean with it's eyes or from being hyper sensitive to air movement?

Eyes

 

[YagerManJennsen]

Eyes

Wow I thought Ts could only see a couple of inches.

 

[JumpingSpiderLady]

If coco fiber makes a path from the water dish to the rest of the substrate, all the water will be gone...

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I tell you something <--- read this using Ajax voice of "The Warriors" flick -- nothing IMO is worst than genus Ephebopus poop to clean. Nothing. Not even 'Avics' one.

 

[JumpingSpiderLady]

I tell you something <--- read this using Ajax voice of "The Warriors" flick -- nothing IMO is worst than genus Ephebopus poop to clean. Nothing. Not even 'Avics' one.

What about Loxodonta?

 

[Zenith]

Never attempt to do maintenance on an A. versicolor sling's enclosure before having to leave for work. It will run out and back in time and time again for at least 5 minutes, and your boss won't find "I was late because my tarantula wouldn't go back in its enclosure" as funny as you do.