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I feed based upon abdominal size. I have a big booth C. darlingi that I feed approximately once every season, and I have a skinny P. gigas that I can't feed enough. She is 4 inch DLS and gets 4 large crickets per week.
I think it was Phil who kept spreadsheets and found that his tarantulas had an unusual skew towards molting in the cold months of England.
Spent some time in the Tuscan area where there are lots of A. chalcodes. I would not classify them as a hearty spider. Anyhoo, winter nights could get...
Perfect!. Clownie told me once, and darn if he wasn't right: I had a GBB with a bad molt, lost two legs and had a flail leg she kept--she became evil if I tried to mess with it. Anyway, next molt, her whole backside got stuck and she died a day later.
I am grateful that everything else is...
AB convert---me too! I think you will find this forum less traveled, but nearly the same info. We tend to be a bit more international and definitely friendlier. Essentially, the only snark you will see will be between friends. Welcome aboard New friend!!:beer::beer: