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    Tarantula seems to be missing fangs

    Hello, I have a tliltocatl albopilosum male that from time to time would climb to the top of his kritter keeper and gnaw at the top for some time. I never saw it as an issue until a little bit ago I attempted to feed it, and the feeding response was great but I noticed the T seemed to be...
  2. darkwhite

    i just mated my B. Emilia.. Unfortunately after mated My female molt.

    i just mated my pair Brachypelma emilia about around 6 days ago.. unfortunately my Female Emilia Molted.. i know that their last mating was invalid since the sperm was removed along with the old exoskeleton. Can i mate them again? what are the signs that i can use my Male again on her? When and...
  3. Oredhel

    Arboreal help

    Hello everyone! I want to begin with arboreal tarantulas and rn i can buy either an Avicularia aurantiaca or Heteroscodra maculata slings. I've found some info and videos about de H maculata but i have no idea about that Avicularia. I'm a beginner so i'm not sure about gettin an OW but that...
  4. Z

    Worried about my shaky trembling G. Pulchripes

    My beautiful Grammostola Pulchripes is trembling and shaky for the last few month. She refuses to eat for quite a while now and feels like she's getting weaker, so I'm getting worried. I kept her in the "ICU" containter with high humidity for a few days now cause I was hoping she might just be...
  5. H

    My T is barely eating and abdomen is shrinking

    Hello, I have a mature male Salmon Pink, he’s been with me for a while now and he’s my first T. He had his ultimate molt a little while ago now, I would say 3 months, maybe. And I’ve noticed he barely eats, which is normal as I understand male T’s stop or slow down eating after maturity...
  6. V

    please help! - bad molt?

    hello, i am a first time tarantula owner who currently has a g. pulchra. i have had this tarantula for about 4 months now, and it finally molted. i noticed behavior was getting strange but didn’t think much of it. then, it entered death curl. i put it into a little ICU based on what i found off...
  7. D

    Why isn't she eating OR molting??

    I live in Tucson, Arizona and I have an Aphonopelma Chalcodes and I've had her for about 6 months. The first 3 or 4 months her appetite was very strong and she was very active and would devour anything that gets in her pin. For the past 2 or 3 months, she hasn't eaten anything I feed her. I...
  8. remington

    B albiceps sling help

    Hi everyone. I picked up my second tarantula today (B albiceps) and realized that it was a lot smaller than I was expecting. When I got my first T, it was advertised as being 1/2". So I went for that size again, expecting it to be roughly the same. This sling is tiny. I think it's probably...
  9. C

    Please help!! (uusual behaviour)

    I had my tarantula for 9 years and on Wednesday I’ve noticed unusual behavior I’ve never noticed before. She was pacing and walking around disoriented and then on Thursday I found her on her back. I’m thinking she’s getting ready to molt but she’s twitching a lot. I have never noticed that...
  10. ILoveMyT

    FedEx is sending my T's back to the supplier

    Hi guys, so this is a weird one for me. I ordered tarantulas from the spidershop.pl I am in Ireland and there should have been no problems having them sent between these EU countries. Well my delivery was late so I contacted FedEx. They told me that the sender said the package was just plastic...
  11. N

    A lil help?

    Hi guys! Right I have my new Tarantula, I'm very nervous with them as I've never been one for spiders but I'm determined to change that. I have them in small stackable tubs (ones they came with) but I want to get them nicer enclosures. I've never been one for keeping animals in tubs as I...
  12. ItsukinoKira

    T. vagans acting weird

    Hi everyone! Today I was checking on my tarantulas and I noticed my T. vagans kinda curled up. I immediately tried to move it and fall but after that it started moving. Make it walk towards its water bowl and noticed it dragged some of its legs. I grabbed it to check if it would climb and...
  13. B

    Greenbottle Blue

    Hey all, I'm brand new to the Tarantula Keeping scene... Today I got a Greenbottle Blue Tarantula and it's a beauty! Issue: My humidity is far too high and I don't know how severe of an issue this is... Recommended: TEMP 22-29°C and HUMIDITY 60-65% My enclosure: TEMP 23.5°C and HUMIDITY 80%...
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    Pumpkin Patch Molting?

    Hello! I first want to preface this that this is my first tarantula after many years of wanting one. I did some research and found that one of the better beginner tarantulas were the Pumpkin Patch Tarantula. There was a sling available and I was able to purchase one. He/she is about 3/4" in...
  15. E

    I am scared that she will die

    Hello everyone, I have a question and I hope that you can help me. So I brought a chromatopelma cyaneopubescens 6 months ago. She refused food for the whole 6 months, often looks like she wants to eat the roach, like approaching, putting her legs on it and hovering over it, but then she pulls...
  16. Keymond69

    Why did my curly hair sling die ????

    Hi, Im wondering why my curly hair looks like it has died? I’ve had her/him around a year now and just found her in water bowl ? Not moving ? can anyone give me any info on this ? she has always fed and moulted well ? Fed once a week , a live cricket. ?????????? does not look like she has...
  17. J

    Need help identifying this jumping spider i found in my room

  18. DareLauryn

    What sex is my Grammostola pulchra

    Hello, I’m new here Can anyone see what sex is my Grammostola pulchra ? I don’t know if it is a good photo
  19. Keymond69

    HELP Lasiodora parahybana Not moving much

    Hi can some one help please , my 8 cm Lasiodora parahybana has just moulted 2 weeks ago , she has been eating fine, as I went in there to feed her a cricket she’s really lethargic, I can literally move her upside down with little reaction? She is still alive but I’m not sure what to do ? I’ve...
  20. Keymond69

    Springtails ?

    I have a collection of 14 taranchulas all different sorts, I have ordered some spring tails from the spidershop. 1. Can I use the in any enclosure. 2. Can I use them with slings. 3.what’s the best way to keep them alive in a enclosure. 4.what’s the best set up to breed them. 5.what do they eat.
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