Frilly is still holed up in the coconut.. I can see she moves around in there via the gap around the dirt curtain. But as far as I know she hasn't molted yet.. On the other hand, Mio our sour little hair kicker, did molt last night! My first experience with a t, molting,, she had made a silk mat and flipped onto her back yesterday,, and was just laying motionless for all afternoon,, still in the same position when I went to bed. But was molted out this AM. I was a little concerned as I couldn't see if she had completely gotten out of the molt. Took her awhile to move round to where I could she was fine. Her legs are So dark and velvety looking.. it was an interesting event.

Gorgeous! aww sad about the doa :(

It took me about 3 years to talk my husband into the idea of having tarantulas in the house.. lol.

What a beautiful spider! I really like those

What a beautiful spider! I really like those

Oh my! the little dark feets on the second one.. ded of cute. I'm getting a curly hair. SO Cute!

I now have a Tarantula Room enclosure set up, and an ExoTerra I will be setting up this weekend. I had bought 2 Lee's Herp Haven containers but the tops are super hard for me to get on and off. I decided I might keep crickets in one but I don't want to be fumbling around with a tarantula in one. This isn't the greatest picture.. and I have some air plants I have on my window sill in the kitchen that I will add. But SOON soon I will be ready to get some T's. The bad weather and other stuff kept interfering. I had ordered a Tarantula Room from an online vendor on Feb 6th and it was delayed due to the ice... and when it arrived it was badly damaged. But the vendor was very nice and got a replacement to me quickly.

Oh so cute... Caribena versicolor ? and a Grammastola pulchripes ? I'm a guessing from the labels, are upside down and a little small for me to see..

@Aaron Flett I agree! I found some silk / fabric plants that will work.. I hope everyone made it through the ice storms unscathed.. We were without power 2 different time for a total of around 56 hours. How do T's fare when something like this happens? It's rare that this sort of weather happens, how did your critters do?

Well. I'm still waiting for the enclosures to arrive, I ordered 2 large critter keeper types and then decided to get an exoterra terrestrial with the two doors. And then I saw a new product on a youtube video and ordered one of those. So when the habs get here, I'll get them set up and order the T;s Question, my daughter found some little plastic sedum plants that might look nice in the enclosures, but they have a strong vinyl smell, I have them sitting out airing but are there products like some fake plants that shouldn't be kept in a tarantula habitat? I kind of worry about off gassing harming the T's Cat

Well, the 2 that I seem to be coming back to on your site are the Brachypelma albiceps - Mexican Golden redrump 4"-5" and the Tliltocatl albopilosum - Curly Hair - 3"-4" I need some idea of what size enclosures would be best for them.. The Brachypelma is listed as a sub adult, would it be large enough to be placed in a habitat that would serve as a permanent final enclosure? I'm a little hesitant about doing rehousings which is why I'm looking for something that's not a teensy sling. I'm thinking I need to get the right housing for them set up and ready. Cat

I'll keep that in mind, In looking at various lists of beginner T's I ran across an Eupalaestrus campestratus that was mentioned as being pretty good. Overall I'm looking for a spider that is 2-3 inches and not a tiny sling.. If I were younger I would probably be all in for raising babies up, but want to enjoy a spider or two without having to wait years. Cat

Thank you, Yes I think one of those would be a good choice, what about a Grammostola acteon? Cat