I got this beautiful curly hair sling a few days ago, she is so gentle.
I’m in love and probably gonna end up with like 20 T’s in a year

This is my first tarantula baby. Any pointers would be nice. We are moving her into a larger enclosure in a few days so she has some more space. ❤️

Do you guys pick up your tarantulas or are you more hands off?

Have a great day guys!

She really likes to stand on or push her ball🥰

My new OBT sling!! They are so stunning and have already eaten 3 pin heads!!

I’d love to see everyone’s OBT’s to get me excited!!

idk which one of you posted your Togo the other day, but i blame you for this purchase

Pics and video attached in comments as editing the post lost the pics.

Got a GBB about a week ago from a reputable reptile shop here in Vancouver, Canada. I don't know if he came with these issues or not, but here is a list of what is worrying me:

1. He is on the skinny side (Video for reference) and has only eaten once. He attacks the prey (crickets) but doesn't seem able to finish them off, almost like there's an issue subduing them. I've thrown a few in, and even that one time he did eat he struggled with the same thing: feeding response triggered, attacks prey, grabs it, struggles, lets it go, and gives up. I take them out after this.
2. He isn't webbing very much. He has webbed, but from what I have seen and read, I thought there would be way more.
3. He keeps on sitting in his water dish; picture attached. He goes back and forth from his burrow to the water dish, so he isn't staying there, but it's still worrying. First pic.

Parameters:

Substrate: dry Reptisoil about 2/3 full with a small moisture gradient by the water dish.
Temperature: 23-24C

Enclosure: 8"x8"x8" acrylic from Amazon, sliding top. 2 hides, some leaf litter, and a fake plant. Also a skull because it's Halloween. Second pic.

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Thoughts?

Coco, Kiwi, Jasper and Clementine

She got into the position in the first pic on the 14th of october, and has not moved since. Today I was going to check up on her, brushed her lightly and got no response. She is not curled up, and has no sign og being shriveled up. I got her out to give her water, and put her back into her web on hee back (second pic) she now has a water droplet on her mouth. I am so incredibly confused, is she dead?

There are no foul odour and she is not brittle.

Getting those limbs all loosened up to take down some dubias. The roaches arrive today, so we should be getting some interesting takedowns.

not sure how old my little buddy was, but after his last molt he definitely slowed down a lot and began refusing any prey item i tried giving him. im 99% sure i see tibial hooks, but id feel better if i had confirmation his death was natural and not anything that could have been prevented.

sorry for terrible pics, i can take better ones tomorrow if needed

I’ve had her since 2019 in two different enclosures always with hides and burrows and enough space but she always ALWAYS molts at the very front until she can physically go no further. She’s just a shower I guess. :D

Hi all, not sure if there’s much to be done but thought I’d ask anyway. I was given a tarantula for free at an expo because he’s old and not doing well, not much else info he could give me. I’m giving him water from a q tip and he did eat a dubia roach i handed him. Does anybody have any tips to make him more comfortable or healthy?

Turns out he's just being him

Despite looking a bit concerning, it’s actually normal for her to do this after a molt. Keep on watching for the subtle single fang draw…

Female

I fear Sriracha (brachypelma boehmei) would always be the naughty one, though. She got her name for a good reason. Spicy as all hell🌶🌶🌶

I would also love for people to make their own "spider of the week" to post under this one. TOTALLY not just because I want to see everyone's pet tarantulas or anything...

My E.cyaneolum was climbing on the hand again, stopped there waited a time and then retracted into this pose.

Is it a stress pose?

Normally she is relaxed like on pic 3

Why hello, friend! I am sorry to disturb your peace, but I was afraid! This is Corazon my cyriocosmus Aurie, and, you see, I left the lid off of their enclosure overnight accidentally, then noticed a burrow was, in fact open. I was under the assumption that they were molting but when I noticed what I had done, I dug them up. I thought I found them dead (but twas just a molt) and then SOMEONE tried attacking my tongs from a tube of webbing and dirt! I was SO happy! I have had this little guy/gal since they were 1/8 inch across and they have double in size in the past 7 months. I love them so much 🥹 I did re add the water dish after these photos were taken, so no worries there!

A new behavior from Freja is to web excessively after I feed her. She has done this the last three feedings. Is it good? Bad? Greatly ignorable?​

I am looking for recommendations to order a bunch of red runner roaches. I would like to get the communities input on which ways to order them is ideal and personal experiences with the vendors. Also if there is any negative feedback from on certain vendors I’d also like to know for future reference to avoid them.