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I'm not sure how anyone could determine if there are spurs or palpal bulbs from that photo though. Tapping on the cage, stringy webs (sperm webs - that's about all a MM is going to web), small abdomen, wonky legs (MMs do seem to walk and sit in weird positions, what with being all leggy). That...

You have a mature male. He's reaching the end of his life. He won't be interested in webbing, eating, etc. because he literally has one thing on his mind: mating.

I don't understand what you're asking. We need a photo please.

I'm looking for the following: Mature Males (for loan or purchase): Brachypelma smithi E. sp. Red H. vonwirthi/C. paganus Pamphobeteus sp. insignis Mature OR penultimate male: Brachypelma baumgarteni Mature females: T. ockerti Augacephalus. ezendami Sexed females: Aphonopelma seemanni blue...

Wiggle it... just a little bit...:D

A non-defensive genic? I refuse to believe it! :p

Just goes to show that there's no such thing as generalizing when it comes to animal behavior :)

Just a word of advice/caution: Solpugids don't do well in captivity. They're best left in the wild (and I say this as someone who has many a kidnapped-from-the-wild arachnid in my house).

Glad you found her! I had a 4" A. hentzi female take advantage of me *leaving the lid totally off like a dolt* and she went down a 4' tall dresser, across the bedroom, and hid under a bad in the closet. I'm shocked she made it down that dresser without injury. Now THAT is nightmare inducing...

I've had two calm MMs, and that was an Aphonopelma hentzi and - I could hardly believe it - an A. geniculata. The other MMs I've had, such as P. irminia, P. cambridgei, A. ezendami, and K. brunnipes, were all much more defensive and prone to trying to bolt after maturing.

Totally normal for a MM to not eat, or eat very little. They have one thing on their mind: Mating. This is also why they can appear to be more defensive, and are more prone to try an escape the enclosure.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing :)

I would put him in a plastic enclosure with ventilation holes on the top and sides. The mason jar isn't going to give him enough ventilation. Pretty much any cheap plastic food storage container will work as a tarantula home. I get mine at Dollar Tree for, yep, $1 :) You can use a bottle cap...