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One easy way to tell if it's a Calisoga is to piss it off and let it bite you. Calisoga venom isn't quite up to the level of an old world species, but it does command much greater respect than the wimpy nibble of an Aphonopelma. I've never taken a hit from one, but people I know say that it's...

It's incredibly hard to identify most species from a single picture, but I'm going to stick my neck out and say that what you've got there isn't actually a tarantula! To me it looks like a "false tarantula" of the genus Calisoga. These are closely related to true tarantulas but don't quite make...

It's not just that. P. metallica is critically endangered so it can't be legally sold across international borders without a permit that's expensive and extremely difficult to obtain. You can, however, sell slings that were captive bred inside your own country if the parents are legally present...

Critically endangered species are, by definition, extremely difficult to find.

Singapore is majority Buddhist. Try getting her some meditation training.

As m0lsx mentioned, Aphonopelma seemanni are well know for this. She's actually extended what's in the picture another 10cm and increased the height of the bottom chamber. It's a natural behavior they have for regulating temperature and humidity in their environment. You shouldn't have any...

Just know that these are slow growers. Don't get weirded if it doesn't put on size all that fast.

Ugh. That was an embarrassing mistake. They're gonna revoke my degree for that one.

The bane of my existence growing up in Arizona. Damn those things could sting.

A. seemanni heading for China.

G. pulchripes assuming the position.

Believe it or not, T's actually learn complex behaviors in response to their environment. How your pets behave is partly due to how you treat them. A couple of my T's know exactly what it means when I open the enclosure. They come running for their roaches the second they hear the door locks open.

It really doesn't matter. Once you get one T you'll instantly want 50. You'll find a way to get all four of those species before the end of the year. Like Konstantin, I'd personally start with the T. albo as well. They're just so fluffy!

Burrowed six inches deep and all the way up to the glass of the enclosure. I let her watch The Great Escape on TV and now she has all sorts of ideas.