Recent content by Lentulus

They are opportunistic feeders. In the wild, weeks or even months can pass without food so often times they will instinctually kill/feed. The spiders will feed until they won’t. This is usually due to imminent molting or sexual maturity. Feeding often alone isn’t necessarily bad, but it can lead...

We have the lounges here near the bars I used to frequent. Was always curious but as I was typically drinking never wanted to cross streams and get sick. Do you catch a buzz off it? Or does it just taste better than a cigarette?

I’m sorry to hear this. It sounds like you received your order but are not happy with the level of communication and the way in which the animals were shipped. For anyone reading this, your words matter, but a picture can be a very powerful statement as well. It also makes it much easier for...

I’m sorry to hear about this. As things get harder economically, I highly recommend everyone to not take chances. It is never unreasonable to demand protection during any transaction, especially when dealing with people we don’t know or have no way of reaching out to. OP, I’m not directing my...

It would be impossible for anyone to tell you sex based on what information is offered. Generally speaking, only males leave “home” to seek out a mate. With that said, I have females that roam their entire enclosure for various reasons. I also have a few tiny slings that always run for the open...

I fall in the camp of not chasing numbers. The care sheets often just use information based on areas of origin. In reality, most of what we buy are bred in someone’s home or warehouse far away from the “motherland.” Good ventilation is what is more important. Having water available along with a...

They’re not dangerous to T’s. They come in the soil. The babies eat what’s in the soil and the roots of your plants. The flies make more babies.

Why do you feel it’s a scam. I found is to effective enough that we didn’t need to bother with powders or carpet treatment anymore. And I live in flea paradise.

Welcome to the community! I agree with what has been said in that there is a great network of available breeders/dealers here. Black water reptiles has a terrible reputation and is known for cheap prices and sick animals. They are cheap because it’s a network of anonymous sellers. Sometimes you...

My wife trained me to put the toilet seat down, so anything is possible! Consider posting the link to the video. I believe the Tarantula Collective is a member here although he doesn’t post often. Here’s a thread Stan Schultz created remarking his observations as well as a collection of others...

I use aquarium tongs. 10inch long pack of two can be found for around $5 on Amazon. I do not use the tongs for precision feeding as some of my Ts are very fast. I toss the bugs in from a distance and let the spider do its thing. Don’t want them to bite the tongs or myself. I am under no illusion...

https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/octanejunkies-review-thread.29325/

I have used The Spider room a few times and liked working with Matt. https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/matt-padilla-the-spider-room.27686/ Jamie‘s tarantulas is another that’s been around forever. Octanejunkie is a mod here and also has several positive reviews here in another thread, but we...

Fungi. Nothing to worry about unless it gets outta control. Just feeding on stuff in the soil.

The BBC link worked for this crazy yank. And I feel the world is a funner place when we fear these things. Cheers! :beer::beer: