Recent content by Eighth Eye Blind

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.

That's the thing about Aphonopelma - they all look alike at various stages. You literally can't confirm a wild-caught female A. chalcodes from an A. iodius, A. eutylenum, or A. johnnycashi without knowing where it came from and/or doing DNA sequencing. The collection site is part of the accepted...

That is a nice one!

The more I look at this picture the more I think that might be a female A. hentzi. Where did you collect it?

For ants I've become fond of diatomaceous earth. Not as quick as traps but seems to get the job done after a few days.

More arboreal T's. Fewer enclosures. Problem solved. Sarcasm aside, fly paper and electric bug zappers are your only safe bets. There are also UV light/fly paper combo things that are a best-of-both-worlds solution. Stay away from chemicals. Some insecticides are 10,000X more toxic to spiders...