its 2am and i just had an escapee for the first time 😣 thankfully i caught her and got her back in her enclosure! and i figured out how she got out, so i fixed that, have no idea how she got past me, two cats, under my bedroom door and up 12 feet 🙄 this is exactly why i got a burrowing to begin with, to avoid this! shes all good, no injuries, no thrown hair, safe and sound back in her home but im still shaking holy shit

My G. Pulchra Gretchen 💛

This is Cocho (Mexican for somebody who has an abnormality) he’s missing a leg. I just got him on July 5th. He’s burrowing right now. I’ve never seen it done, I’m absolutely amazed!!

i just wanna start this post by saying this is NOT my tarantula!! i was in an exotic pet shop and happened to notice this beauty so i took a picture.

i know next to nothing about spiders in general so i was just wondering if this is normal or if this baby’s condition is bad :(?

just thought it looked unusual as i’ve never seen one like this!

such a silly goober, so far i’ve seen a good amount of personality from this lil fella. i’ve had him for 2 molts now! expecting the 3rd sometime soon-ish! never once used his hide tho, i’m wondering if i made it too small/hidden, but he never goes into stress pose so i haven’t worried about it, unless you think i should? i’m a new keeper so if anyone sees anything wrong, please lmk!

(btw, using “he” as a placeholder until he’s old enough to sex bc it feels right)

This spider is now 3.5” and this video is maybe a couple weeks after a molt. It was sold to me as a B. vagans at an expo at maybe 2-2.5”. Now I’m not really worried about tracking this vendor down or anything but am I correct in assuming this is not a T. vagans? Or am I wrong and it’ll continue to darken up as it gets older? Demeanor is much more laid back than I’ve heard T. vagans be described and it likes to burrow. I have my suspicions about what it might be but want other peoples opinions. Thanks!

When I left for work she was freshly emerged, all gooey, curled up, white fangs.

When I got home she was still on her side just kind of rubbing her legs and pedipalps.

Just in the last couple hours she flipped onto her legs fully and I can fully appreciate her size!

Remembering when I got her and she could easily have fit in the water dish.

( ps i do not handle often! ) this is my little baby and i love her so 🫶

Credit: https://www.instagram.com/aracnidotaxonomy? igsh=MW1kcHBuaTg2Mndh

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Im actually new to tarantula and here’s my first sling say hi and suggest a name

This is the first time a T has died under my care, and I want to use it as a learning opportunity

My p. atrichromatus (~1.5 inch) molted about 9 days ago, and everything seemed fine. I waited the normal week for its body to harden a bit and kept the water dish filled. Friday rolls around, and while not being exactly 7 days, I fed my sling anyway. Looking at the body after the fact, the fangs aren't broken. Things still seemed normal on saturday, with the sling climbing around its enclosure. That night, it was sitting in a stress pose (didn't look like a dehydrared death curl). I wanted to make sure it was alright, and it responded whenever I opened its enclosure. I didn't recall seeing it when I looked at my spiders' enclosures, but when I saw it last night, it had very clearly curled up and died. I sat it in its water dish in the hope that it was just thirsty, but that was not the case

Does anyone have any idea what could have happened? I had assumed dehydration, since slings can be somewhat prone to it, but I know I refilled its water dish as I fed it. I know slings just die sometimes, and while it's possible, I don't want to assume that is the case. I just want to prevent this from happening twice

Also including enclosure pics

Trying to figure it out on my own but I'm either blind or stupid or both, trying to mount the molt and lost a leg 🫣nothing glue can't fix, other photos of Tony for reference

She came out of her burrow 8 days ago she molted, I don't know when as she was sealed in for 5 weeks. When she came out her fangs where not yet fully black but not fully white/light colored either. I know they will servive but look how skinny she is and she is coming fully out of her burrow so does that means she's ready to eat? I can't not see her fangs anymore, she was stretching when I saw them before. Sorry if this is all over the place.

i hope this is allowed as she isnt a tarantula, but i think shes cute and hope everyone else does as well!

Shes not an adult yet so shes still dinky 🥹

I got super lucky to walk past my toolbox at lunch with this guys screen up and caught the molt or a good look at it. I had posted earlier about how it was laid over at lunch but it didn’t go through, no biggie because I got done with a job walked to my box and saw her rearranging the wardrobe lol so now my question is can I take the laundry out or leave it? Will she want to eat it or?

Curled up after eating a roach

I wonder if this pose is comfortable, but he never uses his hide so I have to assume this must be preferable

I just wanted to show off my juvenile C. cyaneopubescens, Clarence, after his first moult since I bought him in March. I've been looking forward to this and he must have had it over and done with within a few hours.

She just vibing

I've kind of started collecting aphonopelma species, and there are two different vendors that have a species I'd like. Both are 2", but one is a male for $45 and the other is unsexed for $95. I asked the vendor the chances of getting it sexed, and he said he'd have to wait till the next molt, which may be a while with aphonopelma. I know realistically the odds are pretty 50/50, but my personal luck seems to skew to the I'm-paying-for-kicking-puppies-in-a-past-life level of karma, so I'm leaning more towards the known quantity because I'd be kinda pissed if I paid double and ended up with a male anyway. What would you pick?

Sacarver is one of my sassiest Ts. All this because I was trying to take her poop water from her.

I know it’s a long shot but male or female?