Any questions please ask!

Picked it up off Amazon for my spider shelf!

1. I do it all in my bathtub - if anything goes wrong T has not many ways to run and hide, there's no risk of fall, no object it can hide behind/under and it's really ez to see a dark spider against the white tub. If I transfer a sling I put the bathtub plug in and cover the "overflow hole" with duct tape, just in case it decides to run into the drain.
2. A plastic bottle with the bottom cut off. Great "transfer device" and should T get inside the bathtub - you simply put the bottle over it to contain it. Then use a piece of cardboard to seal the opening and you can start with transfeing T from the bottle to the new enclosure.
3. Gentle wind to make T moving the direction you want it to.
4. Even gentler "tapping" with the end of a paint brush if 3. won't work.

Works for me. What's your method and tools?

they’re going to move into a deeper enclosure since they’re a burrowing species, but when i’m poking them out of their old burrow they have a cricket in their mouth(chelicerae?). so i’m not going to bother them any more for now.

On the picture above is (or was) my male Heterothele villosela, whom I only recently acquired with the intent of pairing him with my female. I didn't even have enough time to give him a name.

The first attempt was relatively chill, I slowly introduced him to the female and they both were responsible. Eventually they got close enough they could touch each other. They didn't actually mate though, they just started touching each other with their legs and then the male suddenly bolted away. I caught him and tried the next day.

Unfortunately the second attempt will also be the last. It started well once again. The male slowly crawled towards her web tunnel and both were responsive. Once he was in, it was basically impossible for me to monitor the situation. Then the webbing shook a little bit, but the male didn't bolt out. At that point I already kinda knew what happened. Today I found the female in front of her burrow webbing up a ball of undigested material, it were the remains of the male ☹️

I'm not very experienced at breeding, I only tried it once prior to this experience. But that one at least turned out success. It was with Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra, which many people online said is hard to breed, but I tried it anyway. female has already made an egg sack.

I don't know, it just happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. From what I've read, H. villosela is very easy to breed and some people even keep this species communally, so that makes me even more shocked about what happened.

I know this happens sometimes, but this male I really liked despite only having him for a few days. He was so cute and tiny. His legs were very hairy and they reminded of bird feathers.

Does anyone have a similar experience? Or maybe an advice and what can be done to prevent similar situations in the future?

Thanks for reading 🫶

And yes, I removed the molded leaves from his enclosure :}

this is my Ts (female(?) mexican red rump) enclosure. i know her species burrows hence all the dirt, but she doesnt really burrow. i gave her the coconut she’ll for privacy but she blocked the entrances with dirt and webbing, and wont come out to eat, even though i give her fresh mealworms and water.

i was showing her to my moms bf the other day, who pointed out a small mite of sort on her back hairs. i couldnt get a good picture, but it looked like a spec of dust. he recommended gently brushing her off, which i did with a small unused paintbrush (she didnt like being disturbed, and kicked at me so much that she has two new bald spots on her rump).

i feel horrible, as she felt the need to kick so much, and because that mite was there to begin with. moms bf suggested the enclosure is too damp- the substrate is pretty damp since it came as a water activated brick, and because i dont want her burrows to cave from being too dry. ive been misting her enclosure less lately just in case.

what am i doing wrong? im scared im not taking care of her well, hence the mite and her not coming out. advice is appreciated, but please dont be too harsh as i already feel awful.

chilobrachys dyscolus and chilobrachys natanicharum female😍😍

I have been learning about plant propagations and grow some of my own plants as well as do bioactive setups for my humidity dependent species. Yesterday's expo in Salt Lake City had a wide variety of plants and spoods and I was in heaven.

This was for my birthday i got a mexican red knee. Had a two hour talk with the seller and he told me almost everything abt the thing 😭. But this is kinda temporary because i am gonna raise the soil i know the rule with the soil being to low but i have a dinner to go to. Im just wondering if anything should change? lmk please thank you.

Ive had her for about 6 months and she hasnt molted. Im not sure if shes full grown or if her environment just isnt fit for a molt. Any tips would be appreciated

Happy girl

My 2 years old LP molted today. After the longest wait.

my tarantula has been gradually balding for the past several months and i was wondering if anyone knows why. she always has food and water, a place to hide, i have a thermometer to track the temp in her enclosure, and a hydrometer for the humidity. she’s a mexican fire leg and i make sure to cater to her needs regarding that. does anyone have any ideas? thank you!

Fed my GBB and they got quite excited from what I can tell, they started webbing and I got a good angle of them picking up the cricket they have been feeding on, such a fun species to watch.

Is this a male or female?

He's a Pterinochilus murinus RCF, I can't believe he was in his first molt a little over a year ago