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Currently have 1 of each available in the NC area. Would possibly trade but only into Old Worlds and trues. Really not wanting to ship but who knows....
I keep plants in all of my adult enclosures without issue. I use Skylights from Froskr. I have done it for years, long enough that I have to trim back regularly and then have starts for the next. Pathos, ivy, some other vining plants, etc.....
I keep dwarf whites in my Theraphosa enclosures as they do have a lot of waste and if I miss a bolus, the isopods will take care of it. Dwarf puroles seem to be more resilient to dryer conditions.
So, I have a massive colony of Dubia. I started them when I got my first 6 Theraphosa. Most Theraphosa will eat anything that moves. I actually have a few bigger tarantulas that just won't touch them. 4x Cobalts and a N. chromatus to name a couple. The Chromatus is well over 5" and not young by...
I'm having great luck from 73* to 80*. I keep the tub on the top of my rack. I was recently up to around 60 spiders and was feeding around 20-30 adult males per month and still couldn't keep up. I have since dropped my count down and started a relative a sizeable colony, and I still have overflow.
Just put this together about 3 weeks ago for my Red Fang Wandering spider. I have 3 girls and 2 are to be shipped off for breeding. So, the one kept was moved into the mansion.
She still has retained fossorial and arboreal tendencies and this enclosure forfills all of those needs.
I will add...
So, 2 sacs, I decided that my male was starting to show his age. Plus I have a line going for who want spiderlings.
Good thing is, pairing went well and I've got little guys starting to emerge. Bad part....she ate the male this time. Kind of brutal but so is life for a male spider- tarantula...
And once again, sac was no good. Sounds like this species is not simple and Europeans have similar issues....
Going to send 2 of my 3 girls out for breeding to a friend who has a not quite mature male from a diff dealer. Gingers crossed.