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I have had my G. Pulchra sling for about two weeks now and last night it had the first sucessful molt since I have had her. How many molts will it take till it starts to turn black?? right now its pretty brown with a slight black shade.....im going to assume it will be awhile.

okay thank you!!

ahem photos of the sling and the deli cup size

so I bought a grammostola pulchra sling today so heres my question....how long should i keep it in the deli cup it came in?? Here are photos of the deli cup and it's size.

ungoliant just had her first succesful molt since i have had her!!! so proud of my little spider baby!!

how often do i need to clean my t's tank out?? also what are safe places for her to hang out while i clean out the tank??

so this may seem ridiculous but i was holding my juvenile gold knee and he/she **** on me. is that a leave me alone thing or does that just happen??

rad!! :D

my golden knee has started to web and pull substrate to cover the holes in it's hide?? is this normal?? is she gonna molt soon??

thanks for the advice everyone! i have one last question my golden knee is a baby and she/he fell today while i was putting moss in the cage... how dangerous is it for the young ones to fall?? she/ he seems to fine but i would hate for to happen again and my T get injured or die.

I just bought my first tarantula its a chaco gold knee. since I'm a novice i did some research about them obviously before purchasing my new friend. but I do have some questions.... how long will it take him/her to acclimate to it's new home?? do gold knees climb?? any other pro tips would...

@Sabeth yes i am big Tolkein fan! so for anyone that wants to answer....whats the general feeling about handling?? yes? no? maybe?

Hi! I am about to buy my first tarantula. I am very excited, i have always wanted one but never actually went for it....I joined the forum so i can learn from experienced tarantula owners and ask questions. I plan on buying a chaco golden knee since I have heard they are good starter T's. SO...