New T owner freaking out a little

[cold blood]

As if you don't know forceps are useless with the OBTs

Of course forceps are useless....tweezers come in all sizes though....The BIIIIIIIG ones are helpful...

 

[Nightstalker47]

Of course forceps are useless....tweezers come in all sizes though....The BIIIIIIIG ones are helpful... View attachment 282786

What kind of snake is that?

As if you don't know forceps are useless with the OBTs, as they can reach up to your arm within a blink of an eye!! Enough already ^^^^

Seriously though, a long pair of tongs is invaluable in this hobby. You have been keeping for one week dude. Wait until your tarantulas grow up and put on some size, thats when things start getting tricky. The game of cat and mouse is inevitable, and your not the cat. You try and change the water barehanded and it goes for your fingers thinking they are food...its a humbling experience lol.

You'll want those tongs man, trust me.

 

[cold blood]

What kind of snake is that?

leg python of course

 

[TreebeardGoddess]

Yay!!! But, wow that's a long pre-molt! Not one meal the whole time would have killed me lol. Glad you could see her at least! I have a much smaller container for my G. Pulchra now and she is out of her hide much more often and easier to see. The various molting rates is interesting, even between sackmates. I have two H. Davidbowie (talk about quick and jumpy!) and one is about two weeks ahead of the other in terms of molting. Then my C. Versi just molted a few days ago and she had just molted before I got her, which was a couple of couple of weeks after I got my G. Pulchra. My only regret about the hobby so far is not getting into it sooner.

Yeah, Poe finally ate for the first time (for me) last night!

 

[Aleetist]

Onyx went through her second molt in my care and it was SO MUCH BETTER THIS TIME!!!! I could see her the whole time and from the point of her refusing food to molting was only about 2-3 weeks. She just molted yesterday and is starting to show some adult coloring with her little black booty XD

My collection kinda blew up quicker than I thought it would and the advice from this thread has been so helpful for all of them, I've had so many successful molts and I really attribute that to everyone here. Thank you again everyone who chimed in I'm having a great time owning these amazing creatures and being part of this community.