Recent content by Kazegal

From the photos I would say she is quite plump as it stands. She could already be in premolt. Keep an eye on that bald spot, if it starts to darken it means a molt is imminent. At this abdomen size, she is good to go for a molt. Enough reserves. Some tarantulas stop eating for months on end...

My C. cyaneopubescens has unfortunately had a rough molt. I can see some patches of her old exoskeleton sticking to her abdomen. Haven't been able to get a clear look at the book lungs, but the spinnerets might be stuck. She has all legs and the sucking stomach is also good, so that is...

Bumba horrida sling M. robustum P. sazimai, photo unedited. C. marshalli. This one had a horrible mite problem. Rehoused. Then waited for the molt and as soon as it molted rehoused again to this tub. Molt was last week.

My largest female B. hamorii molted. Had no idea she was due for a molt as she isn't the biggest eater anyway. Molt was still wet. Used the opportunity to use my newly acquired camera! Extremely female as you can see. If anyone has any use for this picture to show others what to look for, be...

T. albopilosum molted. Didn't even know he was in premolt. He may have matured out, but can't get a good look on the pedipalps or front legs at this moment.

My P. cambridgei. Rehoused her recently (she really wasn't doing great in one of those tarantularoom enclosures).

A small update. Unfortunately this one passed away overnight yesterday. I never did figure out which one this was. Had everything available to her, became very lethargic during the weekend. Inspected the tarantula and found nothing externally wrong. I have no idea of the age of the tarantula...

I see nothing unusual. It may take a while for a tarantula to settle into a new enclosure. Real roaming behaviour is usually seen with mature males. The picture you posted with the tarantula in it, isn't clear enough for me to make out if this could be a mature male. In any case, mature males...

Hello and welcome here! For future reference it would be better for you to use the scientific names rather than the common names. For now I will assume you are talking about Ceratogyrus marshalli. If so, this is a fossorial spider, an obligate burrower. Make sure it has plenty of soil to dig in...

I believe that this species was renamed to Bumba horrida. Good luck in any case, just got a new sling yesterday. I have never seen more spectacular takedowns than from these. When mine matured out to male I was gutted, but he is off for breeding purposes now.

This is more something that is done for reptiles. It could potentially cause even more stress to the tarantula you are moving. Best bet is to up the humidity of the enclosure temporarily and make sure there is water available for it to drink. Make sure it is warm enough and perhaps move the...

There was a show today (I couldn't attend, I'm sick at home with a nasty cold) where a friend picked up an order for me: B. cabocla (which I believe was renamed to B. horrida) M. robustum Holothele sp. "Saint-Martin" P. muticus And last but not least, X. immanis: It's only the second molt so...

There's definitely emboli visible on that picture.

B. emilia

My juvenile B. hamorii