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put a fan blowing fairly near the enclosure will dry it out and get rid of mould
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- Thread starter Wg25
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- Gauteng , South-Africa
This is the enclosure she is in now..
And this is gonna be her new home 
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Looks good. I like the ventilation.
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- Gauteng , South-Africa
Thanks MassExodus
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reckon she will like that . my own redrump took over 6 months before she was at ease enough to come out of her hide much . i think i had the substrate too dry for her liking thats my guess
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My young B.vagans is like that at the moment. Only comes out of his hide to feed or for a drink. And he has always been quite docile. But he gave me a scary treat pose this morning while I was digging for his molt. Was a suprise! Hehe
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mine was sold to me as friendly. but she isnt - in fact thats why i got into the hobby deeper than i intended [cos i wanted to hold her] .shop i got it from wouldnt let me swap it for another and gave me an LP sling as a peace offering.
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I've been falling in love with LP's the last couple of weeks. Bought myself one the day before Christmas!
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Well if you got into this hobby to hold tarantulas then many would say you have the wrong intentions. Purchasing a "friendly" tarantula is a little naïve honestly, tarantulas are not creatures that can be tamed. Sure you see some being held, but there are never gurantees.
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naive yes! it was a real spur of the moment decision to buy a T. i had assumed that a pet shop guy would give me good advice .
my intention is still to handle some of the Ts i have now got . iv handled my texas tan sling but its to handle [some] of the adult T that is my goal
im sure i will get there,given time . and i now know many in the hobby frown on handling for a variety of reasons but everybodys different
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It's pretty easy to get mold. Too much moisture and not enough ventilation are the most common causes, but you can get it from other things as well. It happens quite often, even to those of us with more experience and a larger collection.
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Answer this, what benefit do you see coming about from handling a tarantula?
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- suffolk, England
feelgood factor. why else do people do it
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So personal benefit. What benefit do you see for the tarantula?
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- suffolk, England
yep, personal benefit, thats why weve all got em.
we will never know if the tarantula likes it or not. one thing i do know is they like to escape ,be free .
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- Gauteng , South-Africa
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- suffolk, England
certainly looks in perfect condition. ^^^
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- Gauteng , South-Africa
She's gorgeous hey?
She is indeed!
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- Lake Elsinore, CA
what a beauty and much nicer enclosure
