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So my Brachyphelma albopilosum molted about a week ago and finally pushed the molt out of her/? burrow. I suspect she is a female. What do you all think?

So I was camping this weekend with some family and I got a Tigrosa aspersa (Tiger Wolf spider). I rescued it from my uncle. He hates spiders and almost smashed this one. I put it in a container and brought it home and set it up with an enclosure. Sure is a pretty looking wolf spider.

I'd just like to know what you use for a hygrometer/ thermometer in your enclosures. I've been looking on Amazon and it would seem that every available one is junk. They all seem to break after a few days and/or are not accurate.

Not a tarantula but I found a cool little orb weaver on my deck. I walked out onto my back deck and almost walked right into it. I've always loved the patterns on these guys.

So I just got a Brachypelma albopilosum a few days ago nd she worked all night digging out under her hide. When I checked on her in the morning she had completely sealed herself in her hide. She did eat 3 crickets the day before she started digging. I know they sometimes do this but I have some...

Just got this Brachypelma albopilosum. I'm hoping it's a girl. Maybe someone here can make an educated guess.

So I was browsing the internet as I often do at night, looking at information on the avic sp. I came across this video showing an avic swimming. I had no idea they could swim! Has anyone else here heard of this or actually seen them swim? I thought they would drown if they got to wet. heres the...

Ok so I have heard of people using soil from their yard in their T evclosures. I know If I used soil from outside I would have to be sure there were no pesticides or other chemicals, it wasnt collected near a road, and I would have to bake the soil in the oven to kill any potentially harmful...

I was surfing youtube like i do every night gefore bed and i came accross a channel called bugsnstuff https://www.youtube.com/user/giantspiderscom These guys go out into different tarantula's natural habitat and record their findings and their videos show how and where these spiders live. Useful...

Ok so right now i Have my avic metallica in a 10 gallon tank that i converted into a vertical enclosure. Ive only had her for about a month and 1/2 to 2 months and she just finally settled down enough to begin eating and webbing. I AM worred though because her enclosure only has vent holes in...

So I've been trying to find a name for my a metallica. I thought if it is a girl I'd name her Nocta (like Noctem the latin word for night) and if it's a boy i figured I'd name him Noctem. My avic is a dark blue with the metallic hairs, it reminds me of stars in the night sky. What do you guys...

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who shared their experience and gave advice about how to care for my a. metallica. following everyones advice, she has now eaten and recently made a nice web to hang out in. Taking care of your first T is very stressful, at least for a little while until...

I was looking around online and noticed there are a lkt of different avic species. Im kind of in love with them. It led me to try and find a list of all knon avicularia But i was unable to find a list using google. Does anyone know where i can find a list of all knon avicularia? With or without...

So i got my first T an avic metallica and it hasnt eaten since i got her. Its been a little over a month. I took her out of the large critter keeper that she came in and moved her into an arborial enclosure that is better suited for Her. She hasnt webbed at all yet and hasnt eaten at all Until...

I just thought i would share a story about when i was bitten by a Latrodectus hesperus female [black widow] and maybe others can post their experiences with dangerous arachnid bites/stings. I was 17 or 18 and living on my own (im 33 now). I had just gotten out of the shower and reached for a...

So I'm new to the hobby and i was doing some looking around online at different Tarantula species and i think i found two more Ts that i really want. The first on is typhochlaena seladonia It's such a beautiful spider and very interesting. I think its cool that it builds its trapdoor home in...

I just got my avic metallica and while i was taking images in order to ventral sex my spider i noticed some damage to one of her (i think its a her. The imaged were taken at an angle because of glare from the camera flash. Makes it hard to determine the sex) pedipalps. Will this effect my...

I recently got into the hobby and got an Avicularia Metallica. Im hoping its a female but i cant tell. if you need different angles please let me know. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Just thought i would introduce myself and share a little bit about me. My name is justin and i live in upstate ny. I recently got into the hobby after a long time of being very fearful of spiders. I always thought tarantulas were interesting but i was always to scared to have one as a pet...