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Could be. Abdomen looks full so i wouldnt worry about the food refusal.

I actullay just posted a short but new trapdoor spider video on my channel, i usually try to save up my videos to make them longer... so instead i just made this one short (and super weird) hope you like it.

Haha, yeah i know i need to post more. Its hard with my job. I try to minimum get out at least one new video a month. Toby is doing good, he got upgraded into a glass aquarium with a big hide (its actually the glass tank from my last video on how to set a up a tarantula enclosure) he has slowed...

Sorry for the typo that case was actually regalis as well, but you get the point ;-)

Hey everyone, So this is a link to a medical toxicology journal article that discusses P. Metallica bite effects. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041010113004182?via=ihub

When does the contest for november start?

I have had constant issues with mold growth with my trapdoor. I think it has something to do with the fact that she sprays poop all over the enclosure walls and then it runs down into the moist substrate so its a breeding ground for mold. The way i have dealt with it is to spot clean and do...

Thats a very nice setup for a trapdoor. They are one of my favorite spiders that i own..so interesting to watch. I film mine a lot with a high speed camera and post slow motion trapdoor feeding videos on my youtube channel.

I try to avoid handling them as much as possible...seems to stress them out a lot. More concerning to me than getting bitten is avoiding getting urticating hairs in my eyes during handling. From first hand experience I can tell you that tarantula hairs can be extremely painful if they get in...

From what i have read over feeding shortens their life span but speeds up growth rate.

Her name is Peanut.

thanks!

Thanks. Thats actually my least favorite video... Many people dont seem to get that its an old video and that i put it up to demonstrate a point.. instead it attracts a lot of trolls.