Recent content by kayshuhveehill

I estimate that mine is about 4" DLS and very light colored. Typically, the MM that we catch are quite large, very spindly, and have dark black legs. This one is quite a bit lighter than that, and also has a stockier build. I agree with you that they are very underrated! I will also try to get a...

I don't think our substrate is super expensive here. I bought the compressed brick kind and reconstituted it, and it should be plenty enough to fill her enclosure and give me some extra for when I need to replace the substrate in the other Ts enclosures I have. This one in particular is a clear...

In addition to the live plants, I was going to offer her 3"-4" inches of substrate so that she could burrow if she wanted to. If she ends up digging up the plants, I will follow her cues and just remove the plants. Thanks for your insight! What sex is your a. hentzi? We typically capture MM each...

Thanks! ☺️

I'm hoping to mimic her natural environment as much as possible, and we have lots of cactus out here! She has so little substrate in there right now, that she hasn't had an opportunity to rearrange the topography yet haha but I fully expect for her to do some bulldozing and rearranging as soon...

I'm guessing she is about 4", but haven't had a chance to measure her officially yet. The 10 gal I have her in is half height, about 8" tall in total. I was going to put 3"-4" of substrate to give her a chance to burrow should she choose to. I was also planning on using a very low-maintenance...

I just acquired an a. hentzi last night from my parents' property in southern Colorado. Our local climate is very dry and arid (we've had 100°F + temps for the past week) and prairie/desert like. I'm curious if I could put a few live plants in the enclosure with it, to more closely mimic our...

That's good to know. She's just still so small (in my opinion) and I'd hate for her to get injured by a collapse. She's constantly modifying her space, which is really interesting to observe...but also anxiety-inducing for me! I will try to move her to allow her more burrowing room, and to also...

That's so smart and very easy!

I've also tried overfilling the water dish, but that doesn't seem to provide enough moisture. I think I'm probably just letting it get too dry in the first place, and then I'm having a tough time rehydrating the substrate without saturating it. Thanks for your tips, I will try transferring her...

I've done this in the past, but now that she has tunneled along most of the bottom perimeter, don't want to flood her tunnels. I will see if I can accomplish hydration without flooding!

How do you keep yours moist, especially down at the bottom level?

I have a t. vagans that has dug a pretty extensive tunnel for herself, but I'm curious if anyone has ever had a burrowing spider that has caused their substrate to collapse on them inadvertently? I live in Colorado, USA (a very low-humidity state, and we have forced air running in our home and a...

To each their own, right? Isn't it funny how they all have their own preferences and dislikes? I will maybe leave the cricket in just a touch longer next time to see if maybe he needs a little longer to hunt it down. The way I have their enclosure set up doesn't allow for a plethora of hiding...

This is good to know! I've suspected that he is (actually all 3 of my Ts are) much more active at night, so I was hoping he was getting enough water while I wasn't looking. But I will remember to give him the extra support after his molt! Thank you!