Everyone, I have been wondering this for a long time: can any tarantula get used to you and get to like you more if you hold it a lot because there is this...
... i hate to repost stuff... but i just wrote out a few paragraphs on the subject for another forum "let me qualify myself. i love to play with bugs. i solo...
... oh, heh. and cobalt blue, Haplopelma lividum would probably be one of the last genus/species i would try to play with. i have seen it done... but those...
... tarantula get ... that is ... be ... for a ... of ... done... ... with! ... Sharie: Andrew is our resident 'arachnologist' and obviously KNOWS his pets....
I'll spare the long post, since two other people have already done a damn good job of explaining. All I'll say is H. lividium is the only species that's...
Sharie here: I want to apologize for the confusion it causes when both Michael and myself post. The last post, asking about the cobalt blue, was written by...
Michael and Sharie: It is difficult to tell from a picture (sometimes) whetehr or not a tarantula is dying. Have you tried to 'right' the tarantula back on ...
that is weird, even for a rose =P i'd say keep watering it. you can even try suspending some nutritionals in the water you are dropping to further stack odds...
helo.. im jus new.. hmm.can you help me out??im loking for a aboreal tarantula which is hardy and beautiful??tnx a lot.. by the way i have a b.smithi,b.boehmi...
howdy. it sounds like the common Pinktoe tarantula, Avicularia avicularia is what you want. some say they have stricter humidity and ventilation requirements...
My very first tarantula was an Avicularia versicolor. They are beautiful if you ask me. Def. recommend looking into them. In all honesty, I think all the...
Well, I went to the NARBC Tinley show in Chicago this past weekend, expecting to spend some big money. However, I only left with a $25 sling and some...
... beautiful if you ask me. Def. recommend looking into them. In all honesty, I think all the Avicularias are beautiful. ... and ... any ... and ... seen ...
Great Choice Brad: I have a female Poecilotheria regalis Indian Ornamental (a picture of Tonto - although this Tonto is female - is in the Photo section of...
Thanks Bert. I am not one to handle a tarantula, so I am not too worried about temperment. As a matter of fact, I am not a real insect person, but they are...
Brad: Yes, the Orchid Mantid is a rare creature indeed - it seems that Kelly Swift had them at one time (not sure on that though). A praying mantis is a...
... one tiny correction... Avicularia actually means "bird eater" which i find quite ironic. avi - bird, cularia - to eat/eater. this name arose from a VERY...
also... all this is not to say that pinktoes are not without a ranged ... would ... Andrew; 10:4 on the poopshooter - yes, anyone who's been around Pink Toes,...
my rosea is acting weird and evry aggresive she attacks everything that moves in her cage!!!is this norml??will she return to her docile and handeale...
... docile ... Rose hair or Grammastola rosea, Chilean Rose Hair Tarantulas do not typically exhibit aggressive behavior - but even the best tempered ...
... this sounds like a case of transfer of prey aggression to me. do you feed your tarantula by dropping live crickets right by it? and the tara instanly...
mine is pretty good :) i think i have a Cyclosternum fasciatum "Costa rican tigerrump tarantula" that is preparing to make an eggsac. her butt is huge now! i ...
... now! i ... size :D ... eggsac for ... would ... last ... of a ... Andrew: Great Post. Question, on your Costa Rican Stripe Knee/True Zebra Aphonopelma...
Although the questions weren't directed toward me, I still figure I'd drop in and say hello, as well as offer my thoughts. When females molt, they molt the...
... I'd ... human ... by ... ******************************************************************** Joe; Thanks Joe for the Post. I suppose the answer is - a...
Mchael here. My tarantula hasn't started molting yet. It hasn't eaten in almost TWO months. The good news is that it is drinking but not eating. I put a...
Michael: Thanks for your Post. Don't worry about Fred Molting - as adults they will molt possibly only once per year - sometimes maybe going over a year or...
There's a population of gnats flying around in my Rosie's terrarium. What can I do to end this? For the record, I used some natural, pesticide-free organic...
Robert: Gnats can be bothersome, but if the numbers get excessive (more than two or three) try reducing the amount of moisture - place some 'dry' substrate...
... a cup with a little whiskey in it left out will really reduce gnat numbers. i think it is corpse eating gnats that are attracted to it, but i haven't...
