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I have currently been using TerraAraneafrom BioDude. Full disclosure someone gave me a 18 quart bag. I would never spend 50 bucks for 18 quarts of dirt. My bonsai tree soil mix isnt even that expensive. I normally use Zilla Jungle Mix.

I have a T. Albo that will only eat mealworms and only after lights out for the night. So I have to behead them. Sometimes she will run over and bite them and drop them until after I turn the lights out for the night.

Hello and welcome to the group

I pulled up the MSDS sheet on Permethrin at work. Just another warning if you have any cats, it is highly toxic to felines. It has a 10 year shelf life. Only thing listed to neutralize it is >94% strength bleach. States that even heavy rains will not wash away the Permethrin. Oddly enough...

Hello and Welcome to the forums!

Glad to see that my Seemanni isn't the only one that dug out a corner down to the bottom and just sits there.

My A.Seemanni always sits in her water bowl before she molts. Fingers crossed and knocking on wood, never had a bad molt yet. And welcome to the forums!

My A.Seemanni decided she was due for a new outfit. Forgive me if anything is crazy. 1st time posting a picture from my phone.

I personally do not have one. But I know several people that do and I also check several for sale sites. all the Grammostola iheringi look the same. Only this guy has a different looking T. Even Tom's Big Spiders is different than his...

Welcome to the Forum Matt!

Normally for spot cleaning I place the enclosure in a large storage tote (just in case) and just clean it quick and put it back. Seems like catching and cupping or trapping in a hide would be overly stressful. Other than a couple over zealous slings all my T's tend to hide when I do...

Right now I have exclusively terrestrials. They always start out the way I want them and end up the way the T wants them to look. I have an A. Seemanni that I had to go in and remove substrate because she took all of it from one side of the enclosure and put it all on the other side. So her...

How deep is the substrate? I have 2 Curly Hairs. One has a cork hide on the surface and is always wandering around and the other one I never see, unless it is eating or drinking. Its a beautiful enclosure. I personally feel its to much open vertical space for a terrestrial. My go to rule...

I've always been interested in Mantids. Just never made the leap to keep any.

If you still need to find a home for your T. Let me know. I live in Louisville, so only a couple hours away. I have A. Seemanni, so I am well studied up on the species. Just let me know.