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    why are most youtube videos pertaining to T's hevay metal music?

    Great points. OP could be cherry picking to support his predetermined view. If I were grading I'd first like to see the actual analysis that causes him to arrive at this presumption. Not saying that he didn't do his homework, but you sometimes have to wonder. The other thing is that YouTube's...
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    Advice on Theraphosa. Reccommended or no?

    Get em all! My first T was a sub adult male stirmi... a year later he's pushing ~9"+. No regrets.
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    Why are many keepers so staunchly against hybrids?

    I was reading through this thread and thought to do a little research, and found this article very interesting: https://www.the-scientist.com/features/hybrid-animals-are-not-nature-s-misfits-68691 It even has a section that discusses African cichlid hybridization and have found this to have...
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    I NEED SOME URGENT HELP! (thin)

    Ok cool. Maybe some horned-baboon experts might chime in.
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    I NEED SOME URGENT HELP! (thin)

    Are you sure it's a female? Have you looked at the pedipalps to make sure you haven't accidentally received a mature male?
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    I NEED SOME URGENT HELP! (thin)

    Have you offered food and water?
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    US Tons of rare and unusual spiders and invertebrates

    Impressive list Tom!
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    Naming Your T

    Naming helps when you have multiple specimens and are trying to refer to them while having a discussion about them with others. When discussing with others, it's easier to refer to them by a name, label or ID. Like #3 is growing much faster than #6. It's easier than saying, "last night the brown...
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    Question Regarding Future Number of Tarantulas in Collection

    I was slightly joking, I think some great advice was given. It really depends on you, your space availability, financial resources, and time/labor. Think about each species you want to acquire and what their max size would be and what it would take to house them, and figure out if you have...
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    Question Regarding Future Number of Tarantulas in Collection

    It is not realistic as a maximum. If you are able to acquire and keep 90-100 then realistically you will exceed those numbers.
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