had to rehome cause previous owner had fake moss in the old enclosure and it kept trying stuck on her although she’s able to get it out i felt it wasn’t good for her so i decided to rehome her

she jumped on me while i brushed her to other smother enclosure, turns out she’s really curious

Ursa was a part of a group of surrendered slings from a pet shop that got shut down, all of which went to my old job. Some of us took home these funny blue-black babies assuming they’d be humble pulchra, but we very quickly realised this wasn’t the case! Fast forward to now, I have a very healthy and giant Phormictopus male. I’m experiencing a bit of anticipatory grief though as I know maturity is drawing closer. I’m so grateful for this handsome chap. He’s always had a fiery food response and he’s quick on his feet.

She’s baaaack…

Hey all

I'm moving to a new house soon and I'm trying to convince my wife to let me get the Brazilian Blue Dwarf Turantula. I think they are super cool, wonderful colors, new world, kinda subterranean and arboreal. I think my wife is almost convinced. Can you all show me some cool enclosures that I can share with her to show that are beautiful and cool?

This is a picture just for attention

🤞Wish me luck🤞

My fireplace is on the other side of where my T's are. Whenever I light it on fire, all of them climb onto the glass and stay there for hours. Even my smallest T which is usually underground ALL THE TIME. Does that mean they like it?

Lifts the bum for optimal heat…

My weirdo Phormictopus sp. "Dominican Purple"

Hi guys-

New tarantula owner here. I'm a reptile and fish keeper normally but a friend of mine called me and asked me if i could take this tarantula from his work. Labeled Greenbottle Blue. He was poorly kept and missing what appears to be 3 legs. His setup was bone dry so first thing i did was mist it down and add a little water dish.

I would like to take him/her out of the keeper its in and put it in something else. Alas, the smallest thing I have is one of the larger creature low profile tanks. Seems a little too big in my opinion but I could be completely wrong. (I'll have to fetch the measurements)

I'll take any advice I can. Also what are the chances of new legs coming in?

Thank you

Edit: i see the care wiki now. Looking that over.

I hadn't seen her for almost 2 months, since she decided to molt deep underground 🥲

UPDATE: she’s completely fine! She just finished her molt and she’s back on her legs.

Hey Everyone,

I’m very concerned about my B. Albiceps. She started her molt ~10.5 hours ago.

She looks like she has finished her molt but she’s lying on her back, curled up. She’s alive, still moving her legs. She looks like she’s trying to get out of this position but can’t.

I’ve given her some water through the enclosure opening and I don’t know if I can help her in any other way

Thank you all in advance.

Normal?

OBT was splooting after a recent molt in what was once its water dish. I'm still not good at sexing, any guesses, or is the molt to messed up?

I have been lurking for a bit, first post and new to T’s. This C Elegans was my very first tarantula, I figured if my wife has jumping spiders, I would up my game. However, I have enjoyed watching and caring for the six I have. I noticed today this guy had been pacing quite a bit, so took some pictures and found his little hooks. This guy matured pretty fast excited, but wow that was fast! I will see what I can do perhaps to have him complete his purpose, but dang I have only had him since July.

She eat her feet 💙💚🧡

Pics 1 thru 3 = colony 1, Monocentropus Balfouri X 17. Theres a slight size disparity, and due to having good substrate depth, mist of them are rarely seen.

Pics 4 thru 6 = colony 2 Monocentropus Balfouri X 13.

Pics 7 & 8= Monocentropus Balfouri single, and my Salmon Pink Birdeater enclosures.

Pics 9&10 = Hystocrates Gigas water enclosure 1.

Pics 11 &12 = Hystocrates Gigas water envlosure #2.

Pics 13 thru 16 = Monocentropus Balfouri communal #3 X 13 adult Females + 6.

Can someone enlighten me on what the difference between 1/8” and 1/4” is? I’m assuming it’s about size, but why is the bigger one more expensive and which one should I pick? Thanks

Funny extra pic at the end of them being tippy-toed up against the enclosure 😂

I have an experience with many different types of invertebrates, including exotic roach species, amblypygids, isopods, beetles, praying mantises, pseudoscorpions, and a few random inverts that I can’t think of off the top of my head.

I’m honestly not that interested in tarantulas 😅, but I am extremely interested in keeping this species in particular given their incredible beauty and potential as a display animal living in a large, heavily planted vertical enclosure.

I’ve read that they have medically significant venom, but I’ve yet to have invertebrates escape from their enclosures under my care because my wife fears them greatly and therefore I take great care to contain everything that I keep. I would prefer to get a sling so I can witness each stage of its development. I plan to keep it in a tarantula cribs treehouse enclosure so I can utilize the multi-door setup for maintenance with a low chance of escape. I have a still air box and I’m actually planning to do most if not all of my maintenance inside of it since it would completely prevent the animal from escaping into my home.

I’m primarily posting here to see if there are any holes in my plan, or any pitfalls that I’ve yet to consider that more experienced T keepers are aware of. Many of the inverts I keep now have stricter husbandry requirements than P. metallica so I’m not so much concerned about care requirements as I am about other factors that I may be unaware of as someone who’s never kept tarantulas before.

Oh I actually have one final question: does PTFE prevent arboreal tarantulas from scaling walls or is it not really effective? I’m torn between trying it even if it is effective because I don’t want to risk any falls since I’ve read about how fragile Ts are.