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I have 2 G. Pulchra juveniles. 1 is 1" and the other is 2". Do they only eat live prey? I read somewhere that juveniles can be scavengers and will eat dead prey they find. But just because someone wrote it doesn't mean it's true. What do folks think about this?
Hi. I bought them back in February. One was a half inch and the bigger one was a one inch. They have both molted since then -- both did it back in the summer. As soon as I open their enclosures, they both get upset. When I put the prey items in there, they first run away from them (fast) and...
Hi. I've had them since February of this year and both of them molted within about 6 weeks of each other over the summer. The 1/2" in like late June and the 1" in early August. But, now that you mention it, they were chill before they molted. But never have calmed back down to the way that they...
Wow I thought they were the "black labs" of the tarantula world. I got 2 and they were both pretty chill at first. They both have turned nasty. One in particular. Every time I open the enclosure to take out the water dish to refill it, he/she starts flicking hairs. Like as soon as the tongs go...
Hello. I'm new to keeping tarantulas and only have 2. Both are G. Pulchra slings. One stays buried almost all the time and rarely comes out. The other stays out all the time and used to be super chill until it molted. It wasn't jumpy or skittish and I could reach in with tweezers to feed it or...