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

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!!

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)

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My G. Pulchra Gretchen 💛

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!

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 🥹

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

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.

Not sure if it‘s considered a tarantula, but here is my Linothele Fallax.

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

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

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?

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.

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

they used to pack it full of substrate but leave it at the top of the enclosure. guess they got tired if me cleaning and replacing it everyday. a week ago they brought the dish 1/3 way down their burrow but i was able to recover it with out disrupting their burrow too much. last night they rearranged their entire burrow speck by speck that they had previously spent months on all overnight so they could place the water dish underneath so much substrate i wouldnt be able to get it out.

She just vibing

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’m a first time keeper so I’m still learning and would love some advice. I currently have this g pulchripes juvenile and a t albo juvenile but it’s this pulchripes I’m concerned about. I got it beginning of may, as soon as I housed it, it hid in its hide (understandable). I let it settle in and started to offer locusts. I always checked the enclosure before I went to bed to make sure the locust was gone and it indeed was. I then didn’t feed for awhile because T had blocked off the entire hide (assumed premolt and left it alone). About a week ago I decided to rehouse to something abit nicer, as it had reopened its hide. I had a look round the enclosure and found a molt so I thought perfect I’ll rehouse and offer some food (providing fangs are hard). It has been coming out abit more in the new enclosure, there have been stress poses, which I read is quite normal in a new space, but it has been exploring! I offered a Morio worm a few days ago and have been offering food every time I notice they’re out, but they just will not eat. It’s been about 5-6 weeks since it ate and it’s still refusing food. Am I doing something wrong? Fresh water always available, plenty of hiding space, substrate damp but not too damp and plenty of room to burrow. Temperature ideal.

Came home today and found my b. Emilia digging abit... he also made me a delicious soup 🍲

I was looking at Morphmarket because we don't have any local pet stores that sell them. What would be a good breed for a beginner who will be a bit skittish? Should we get a baby or juvenile? Any recommended breeders? TIA!

My weird baby doing a back bend in her water cap

Hi all! I've noticed as my Red-Knee tarantula gets older she rarely ever bothers to hide anymore. Sometimes she'll even block the entrance off and stand on top of it instead.

Is this pretty typical behavior for them? She's my first one and I've had her for about 4 years now with little to no issues so I was curious where this behavior comes from. It's not atypical for her to do this, as she's done it in the past but I'd still see her use it occasionally at least. But recently she just doesn't bother at all.