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If at all possible use some cotton buds & using lightly warmed water, try & moisten her, around the fangs. Normally, the molt will come away, when moist. Sometimes a mist will work, but it is not ideal, as it does tend to stress them even more. But if she is not a T whose attitude lends it's...

One molt, when we fed yesterday afternoon & one T on it's back. Both were Theraphosa blondi, both are previously confirmed female & both are from the same batch of three, that we brought as slings hoping to get at least one female. The third blondi from that 3, is, also a female & she molted...

Heat is the best extermination method for bed bugs & far better than pesticides, as it kills all life stages. Eggs included. And pesticides tend not to effect eggs normally. Edited to add. Thanks to extensive use of DDT in the 1950's DDT is no longer effective on bedbugs as they, as with some...

Hi Elijah, welcome to the forum. Alan.

You are about to witness one of natures true wonders. The missing leg will probably cause her no problems at all. So her next molt, if she is an adult, is a long way ahead for her. But T's can bring a molt forward, if a problem occurs that needs rectifying. At your ladies next molt she will...

It would certainly be handy. But do it with limitations. I think it was on a magicians' forum I used to use. Someone had a falling out & deleted all of his previous posts. It may sound like a petty thing to do, but it also ruined lots of threads. So yes please to an edit button, but can we have...

The measurement is similar to a TV screen, it is rear leg to opposite front leg. A 20p coin is 2cm, so being generous, that 5 cm's is probably not too far out, when the upcoming molt is laid flat. Personally, I would say that is 4cm. So close to the 5cm's.

Hello & welcome to the forum & the hobby. :beer:

Normal Tarantula behaviour = Do what ever you want. And yes lost legs grow back. Normally the first leg is slightly thinner, but next looks normal.

No, that will only happen if customers exist for illegally caught T's.

Ever watched those Police TV shows & noticed how people who get stopped for one offence, but often are committing other offences too? People very rarely break one law in isolation. And if someone's business involves transporting Tarantulas, then doing so illegally is not just about bureaucracy...

We found two more molts when we fed earlier today. T vagans. Which is currently too small to sex. And A Geniculata, a known female. A known female.

Yes, paperwork that is an essential part of his business. The same way dodging tax, health & safety & a raft of other assorted paperwork can land you in court.

Two molts last night. First a tiny B emilia. A known male. The second is one of our T blondi's. A known female & I thought she was dead last night. She was on her back & showing no signs of movement. But this morning, she looks wonderful. We brought 3 T blondi slings in the hope of getting...

Welcome home to them.