Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts. Sign up today!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 197674" data-attributes="member: 24627">Green KnightYou did nothing wrong.  sometimes upon changing enclosures, you get a runner.  Ts can bolt faster than you can blink--so Sh@# happens.  You had a catch cup and your T was safe on the floor.  Good job..  As you know, after about 10 feet, their passive respiration with book lungs forces them to take a little rest, so unless your T moves into a difficult crawl space, they can be easily captured.As far as digging up the roach, I suspect many would not, but it is worth a poll to find out.</blockquote>