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I believe the dragging of the fang across your skin is an attempt to "catch" a spot that a fang can sink into.
"WAIT", before you just dismiss me....let me explain.
A tarantula has no real mass to use to drive those fangs directly downward, hence they raise up to grab and pull an object to...
Hello, I wouldn't suggest heating pads.
I would however suggest very low wattage incandescent red bulbs as a great heat source.
Red light is not visible to tarantulas so doesn't stress them either so they don't avoid it like sunlight or white light bulbs. In candescent bulbs, you get nearly 70%...
Raise the substrate level make sure she isn't walking on wet soil and put a thin layer of sand on top of substrate. This will mimic the terrains they are experiencing in nature.
This sp. Will climb if on wet soil seldom burrows for long as a sling and will act semi-arborial at times. Hot glue...
Hello, I have kept tarantulas for over 30 years and have bred successfully over 25 different species of Tarantulas. In my experience the smaller the T the smaller the vessel you keep them in. Use moss instead of soil as it hold water longer and always give a water dish or water before it can...
Hello, I believe she is in premolt. Yes, she can still molt. Look to see if her abdomen has darkened to a shiney black appearing to be under her current exoskeleton. This is a sure sign of an impending molt. Premolt is usually a very still energy preserving process where liquids are diverted...