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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cor" data-source="post: 212471" data-attributes="member: 38203">I have a solo M. Balfouri and an OBT.  I haven't seen the OBT in a while.  It's built quite a hideaway.  I'll drop in a cricket every now and then and it eventually disappears, but otherwise, I'm not even sure what it looks like at this point.The M. Balfouri is doing great so far.  It's got quite a bit of webbing going but it's always out.  It seems to be doing quite well as a solo spider.  It eats quite a bit and hangs out near a web tunnel.  I don't believe it's stressed in any way.  It doesn't really scatter when I open the enclosure.I have a few pokies.  They're awesome!  Two of them just molted very recently and they've put on a ton of size really quickly.  They're all voracious eaters and are pretty active.  My P. formosa has webbed up more than the P. regalis, but they're both great to watch.  I'm about a day or two from being able to feed the freshly molted regalis, and I can't wait.  It's got a very tiny abdomen and I know it's going to destroy any food I drop in there.If I could recommend two other old worlds:  Harpactira pulchripes and Hysterocrates gigas.  The H. pulchripes is an awesome looking spider.  I got mine about two months ago as a 1" sling.  It's molted twice so far and has started getting its adult coloring.  It's a great looking spider that webs like crazy.  The H. gigas is a relatively new addition.  It digs like crazy but always hangs out at the mouth of its den.  I've read and been told that they swim, and I would love to eventually have a water feature to let it swim in.</blockquote>

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