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Recent content by castor

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    Help me sex b Smith (molt)

    Thanks :)
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    Help me sex b Smith (molt)

    Thank you ! So the shop tell me wrong "b. Smithi "^^ How do you see it ? Thanks so much <3
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    Help me sex b Smith (molt)

    Hello guys i need your help To sex my smithi, just molted this morning. Tell me if more pics is needed. Thanks a lot :)
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    Strange behavior while eating.

    Hello guys, i just osberved for the first time this: I put a roach in the enclosure, he goes close to the tarentula, she "rush" close to him. Front legs 1cm. Then the roach didn't move for a while, neither the tarentula. Waited about 5 minutes. The roach was in between a water contain and...
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    Hello from Indonesia!

    welcome here ! Lucky you have wild tarentulas in this country ;)
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    Hello from Turkey

    Hello aykut, welcome here, no worries it's not a "normal" hobby in many countries :p
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    Heating help for Wisconsin owner?

    The aim is to keep a high humidity (70-80%) in the air without mold in the enclosure and temperature close to 70-75 F degrees. Good ventilation enclosure is recommanded. For me, no matter how you get it: -Get a room with this temperature and put water gallon in this to get humidity as...
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    Any risk using copper wire in enclosure ?

    Well guys, i don't do it the same way: i used to give space to my tarentulas, for exemple 80*35*50cm enclosure for a smithi, with a 30w heat mat. I place the heat mat to have a temperature gradient in the enclosure. the heat mats are running h24 without thermostat, I never have any problem. The...
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    Any risk using copper wire in enclosure ?

    Okay guys, thanks for all these replies, i'll change the setup enclosure before getting the little avic's. My problem is i need thermometer, because this room down to 15 celsuis degrees. So i use heat mat to have a nice temperature ;) Thanks a lot for helping me !!
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    Any risk using copper wire in enclosure ?

    Thanks for the reply, i know about temperature and stuff to keep the avic well, what i asked myself is : copper wire i used to fix the thermometer can be toxic for the tarentulas ? Because i know there are some problems when copper fertilizer is used in farming => bad for the environment...
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    Europe Avicularia sp. colombia slings for sale!

    Hey paqhito, you still have some To ship ? How much is it to send 5 in France ? See you ! Thanks
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    Any risk using copper wire in enclosure ?

    Hi guys, To fix thermometer on top in new enclosure for avicularia avi i ll receive in few days, i used copper wire (same i use for bonsaï three), then i ask myself "is there any risk of toxicity for the avic" ? What do you think ? I join some pics.
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    Trying to sex a B. Smithi

    Hello, can you help me sexing this B. Smithi ? The body is 5.5 cm long and the animal is about 4 years. Sadly i throw last molt (i think there was a spermatheca when i open exuviae but the molt was dry and that's my first time trying to sex a tarentula.. Not easy to see ^^) I'll pict next molt...
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    Hello from France

    Hello guys, i got a B. Smithi for years now, and soon i'll get some avicularia's and maybe try to get some baby's from B Smithi ! i'de like to observe nature a lot, really interested about spiders, tarentulas and many predators ! I'm from France and not so many people here used to have spiders...
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