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My Aphonopelma hentzi is chiller than chill! She's so docile it's ridiculous. But I think most U.S. Aphonopelma are good. Aphonopelma seemanni is pretty skittish though.
I use a microscope as well and would agree with what everyone says here. For reference, I have attached one image of very clear spermethecae on my A. seemani almost 2-inch molt (even without having the molt spread perfectly), and a much harder to see tiny speck indicating potential spermathecae...
My Davus pentaloris (suspect male) is getting close to rehouse time but I'm trying to decide if I should do so now or wait until the next molt. I'm just a little concerned that his burrow is too tight of a space at this point to do well when he does molt. Or is the stress of rehousing during...
Hello! I am new to the group, and about 2 years into keeping tarantulas! I got my first slings a little over a year ago, though, so I think that's when the hobby really got going for me. I have adult A. hentzi and T. albopilosus, a juvenile B. emilia, and slings of D. pentaloris, A. seemanni, T...