Recent content by NorseDad

Congratulations on the T. vagans. I LOVE this species. Mine is so feisty for a "beginner species". Always hungry, always active. You baby may not be in pre molt. They do like to burrow. Mine has become a bit more confident as she's gone from .5" to 2.5" though. She may be burrowing for...

I've got a mature female (~3") N. incei gold color form named "Peaches" that is in desperate need of a rehouse. Up until now, I've had her in an enclosure with a lot of substrate for burrowing and she stays burrowed most of the time. I've read some conflicting reports of how to properly do an...

I'm trying to imagine a world where I spend $200 on a new tarantula and decide to put it in a used, unclean, disgusting enclosure with brown/black fetid water and then have the audacity to catch an attitude when folks with decades of experience in the hobby give me advice.

I had no idea about this and read a few articles. That is a scary and sad tale of humanity's wonton destruction for the sake of food export profits.

I think it's important to the hobby and to the world in general to keep these species pure. Many of them are becoming more and more endangered as human encroachment on their habitats continues. By keeping the species pure, we are able to effectively maintain a species that may one day...

I was looking through some old pictures, and I thought it might be cool if people wanted to share progress photos of some tarantulas they got as small slings compared to photos of them now. Add dates or estimate the time gap. Mine is my first tarantula a B. boehmei I bought back in September...

My first T purchase was a B. boehmei "complete package". It was a great little set up for a first time owner. No need to overpay at the pet store for way more supply than you need for a spiderling.

Normally, I'd agree and would avoid lecturing. The thing is I personally know the owner. This is a small rural community, and I've known the owner for 8 years. I tutored her children (I'm an educator in the town.) I've helped her out in her store before with her bird room. I voluntarily...

Had a frustrating moment yesterday with my local exotic pet store. We don't have big pet chains where I live without needing to drive 40 minutes one way. As such, I typically order most stuff online, and I get my feeders from a local mom and pop exotic pet store. Now they typically specialize...

I only play air guitar, or sometimes the broom while I'm cleaning if the music hits right. I do play the drums, a little concertina, and the saxophone.

I'm not really an expert in this department, but that looks male to me.

I hear you. I just need to find a vendor that doesn't only have neon pink. lol

I'm looking to do some rehouses for a few of my juveniles. For example, I have a male Pamphobeteus insignis with about a 3.5" dls that has way outgrown the acrylic enclosure I have him in. My collection is large but with many slings. My few sub adult/adults specimens are in Tarantula Cribs or...