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  1. I

    Does my Avic need help (molted 3 days ago)?

    Hi everyone. My Avic usually hangs out at the top of the enclosure but for some reason decided to go to the bottom behind the cork bark to molt (maybe cos it was dark and enclosed?). It did do some webbing up top prior. The molt was 3 days ago and since then it has not moved from its spot. Its...
  2. Proton Dad

    Black Widow Egg Sack

    Hey guys! First time here as I'm newer to the hobby and am in deep here. I have a very happy healthy female Latrodectus Mactans (southern black widow) who has just produced an egg sack. She is guarding it pretty heavily and it's beautiful! I just am at a loss as to what I can or should do with...
  3. Clementine

    Feeding trouble

    Hello :] I know this is very silly, but I recently got a new tarantula, a Trinidad Dwarf juvenile, and I've been having some issues/concerns about feeding her. She's my first tarantula old enough to eat live food, but I'm not super sure of how to do that? I don't feel comfortable leaving live...
  4. L

    Is it the end for my dear Arwen? 17-year-old Rose T is motionless in molting position for 19 hours

    Last night I was VERY excited to discover that Arwen on her back in molt position (she has not eating in months, her joints looked exposed, bald patch etc... all signs pointed to molting) -- I set up a timelapse camera before I went to bed ---- but overnight she did not move - ok one leg moved a...
  5. J

    Jumping spider eggs helpp

    My jumping spider has just laid eggs I’ve had her for about 2 weeks and I’ve got no idea what to do I don’t even know if they are fertile. I would really appreciate any help I can get.
  6. IneedhelpwithmyT

    What to feed a young Nhandu chromatus?

    Good afternoon lads, I recently got a Nhandu chromatus and I was told she will eat crickets (this is not the case) she won't eat them no matter if they are dead or alive, she isn't moulting, and well spends alot of time in the water parts of her enclosure. BTW she is about a year old and the...
  7. IneedhelpwithmyT

    I need help lads...

    So I have a Nhandu chromatus, and well I live in Ireland, it is very hard to keep a room temp above 15 degrees celsius.. And I know she needs a better heat source than a small pad that offers minimal heat, what can yall recommend? The enclosure is a moderate size (off the top of my head) it's...
  8. S

    what sex is my Pterinopelma sazimai

  9. S

    Help! My Chilean Rose is dying and I don’t know why!

    Hi everyone, my name is nick and I’ve been keeping tarantulas and any insects for as long as I can remember and when I turned 10 I bought my very first tarantula which was a Chilean Rose tarantula. I’ve had for 5 years now and just recently noticed that it started to deny any food I gave it and...
  10. N

    My B. Hamorii (M) likes to bite the background. Why?

    Hi! My Brachypelma Hamorii has started to bite the background and rip small chunks off. I don't know why. I have had problems before when I had made the substrate a little too wet for his liking. When the substrate got too damp he climbed up on the wall and ceiling and putting his teeth through...
  11. Spencerific86

    I really need some help...

    Im going to try and make this short.I ordered a Monocentropus Balfouri... I pre did enclosure to its preferred liking. AND THAN .. I get her/him ( hasnt molted for me to know ) Rehomed... as it entered the habitat... It didnt look like i expected!! Not that it isnt stunning. BUT not what i...
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