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Just a little thread to drum up conversation. My Nandhu chromatus will be due for a rehouse after her next molt and I’m honestly dreading it. During her last rehouse there was a bunch of hair kicking followed by an absolutely unbudging threat posture. I’m telling you those back four legs were...

Two of my babies got new homes today! Caribena versicolor And Grammostola pulchripes. Except for the GP not wanting to budge from the lid as you see they were perfect little angels. Took less than 20 minutes and I think they’ll be much happier. Wanted to knock these two out before all the...

Somebody dropped in to help with tonight’s feedings. Thankfully I only had two more spiders to feed once this guy was let in, but man oh man did that make them stressful. Luckily the extent of the chaos and destruction was just the crickets getting batted around a bit. Anyone else have extra...

Just found this little cutie in my flower bed. No idea about species or anything but just thought it was pretty cool.

So my girlfriend (bless her soul) picked me up one of these saying one of my C. versicolor slings is in that “ugly food cup” (32 oz deli cup), and while I’m glad she’s taking an interest in my hobby after 7 long years, I’m not too keen on this thing honestly. My two big issues are that the thing...

So, nobody bats 1.000 as we all know, but today I had a good 18 out of 22 tarantulas eat today for a solid 81%. (The other four consisted of two premolts and two posts molts, although the boehmei probably would have eaten). So this week i’m wondering what some of your better feeding days have...

So, I got a new puppy 2 weeks ago and that thing is a lot of work. But, he’s asleep right now so I finally have the time/energy for a Question of the Week! This week I want to talk about what the most skittish tarantula in your collection is. Mine, bizarrely, would be my two Aphonopelma...

Gritty the gritten Sly “I pretend to be a good boy” the puppy. Waldo (left) and Clyde frog, the red eyes. And last but certainly not least, Mitts, the crested gecko. Hope everyone enjoys these!

Had a crazy couple of weeks so didn’t have time to start these threads but we’re back! So this week, I would like to hear everyone’s favorite genus, and why? Color, temperament, ease or difficulty of care, size, I’m curious how we all arrive at the types of tarantulas we love. I’m going to...

Does anyone have any experience with Zoomed Reptisoil as substrate? Like a total goof I grabbed it without looking thinking it was just cocofiber but when I got home I realized my mistake. I’m sure it’s fine and i’ve read about a few other keepers using it successfully, but it advertises carbon...

So, i’m sure we all have that one tarantula that when we have to retrieve a bolus or fill the water dish we say to ourselves “Okay let’s just get this over with.” Whether it’s a bolter or a threat posture waiting to happen, we say a prayer before we open the lid. This is what I want to hear...

This’s week’s question: what is the most you would spend on a SLING? I know the prices for adults can get up there but I just want to know about slings. My answer: $50. That’s it. I can’t justify paying more than that only to end up with a male so, that’s my limit. As you can probably tell...

So, Monday is my laundry day, and to pass the time waiting for the dryer to finish, I’m going to start a Question of the Week thread in order to produce a little more conversation on the forum here that doesn’t come up too often and things i’m interested in hearing from other keepers about. This...

B. emilia OBT stopped out for once T. albopilosum Happy dancing G. pulchripes B. smithi What little the GBB will show of herself Everyone else wasn’t really into picture day but as time goes on i’ll get them posted!

Just out of curiosity, I was wondering what’s the longest time you’ve had a tarantula go without eating after you got it? Last Tuesday I got ten new family members and all have eaten, some multiple meals now, but my T. vagans has not. It’s only been a week and I’m far from worried, i just wanted...

Brachypelma klassi took her first not-prekilled prey for me today! It was an only slightly disabled cricket but still got around enough to get a great response from her! I always get way too excited for this type of thing but i’ve had my eye on this species for years and finally found one in my...

Ordered 9 tarantulas over the weekend and they all arrived healthy and safe. Aaron answered any questions I had in a timely and professional manner. Couldn’t be happier with the products or the prices, and enclures shipped with the animals, even on a larger order. Got an awesome freebie on top...

I just placed an order that crossed a bunch off of my list and now I’m reorganizing said list. But to make this exercise fun (read: difficult) I want to hear ONLY your top 3. What are the 3 tarantulas you lay in bed at night thinking about keeping, that you look at a food container and say “you...

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted so I'll just get right to it. Last June I got B. albopilosum, B. elimia, G. pulchripes, A. sp. Peru purple and A. diversipes as slings. All are healthy, eating and happy but it just occurred to me the other day the diversipes has molted only once in...