Recent content by marmar2897

Thank you both for your comments. He was my first T and will always be remembered.

He has been mature for less than a year, but other, more experienced, hobbyists have said that he is much older than I originally thought and that he may not last long. I think he passed because I put him in an ICU last night but by 1pm the following day, he has not improved. RIP Tuca. I now...

Correction: it's been over 24 hours

My bf saw him on his back in this state and thought he was dead. I rushed over and nudged him with my tongs. He bit the tongs and then flipped onto his belly. I realized that I had interrupted his molting and flipped him back over but he's been in this position, twitching ever since and it's...

Aphonopelma Moderatum Male, sitting against his enclosure's heating pad.

Since my T molted and became a boy, time for me to pimp him out. He is local to the Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana area and prefers them big booty girls. Message me if interested. Thanks!

Watching this thread for pro responses because the same thing just happened to me with my rio grande gold tarantula.

The back of the enclosure has a decorative Styrofoam wall. If I paste the heat pad onto the back wall, will it be able to heat the enclosure through a glass and Styrofoam barrier?

Hi, thanks for all the info. I checked on Tuca this morning and found she has, again, buried herself. So funny! The heating pad doesn't affect the temp too much. One morning it was even 68 degrees in the enclosure and the pad hadn't turned on yet. It only turns on when the temperature falls...

So I didn't get another enclosure simply because the low profile one at the store would not accommodate the temp reader. I did fill it with more substrate which decreased the distance between the ceiling and floor. She still has her two hides and looking at the pics, I might have went too...

Hello, I am new to tarantula keeping. I have a major dislike for roaches and found out years ago that spiders kill and eat roaches which started my curiosity about them. I've always wanted a tarantula so my brother bought me one this past Christmas. I brought her home on Dec. 27th and...