OL Lady got me this for a bday gift today. As she knew I've been wanting to get into the hobby and surprised me with this. The label said Brazilian Red & White. But When I googled it to look up the husbandry for it, it said it was a king baboon. Can't anybody help me identify it? Thanks in advance

Can anyone help sexing this one?

Can anyone help sexing this one

He already ate 3 big crickets 15 minutes ago but his hunger ends

Please give a round of applause for her great work

I just got my first tarantula so i don't have much knowledge about them, I've tried doing as much research as i could, i wanted to ask if this is a good enough enclosure for her, she's just 13 months old and the enclosure is 20x20x20 cm, i want the best for her so if anyone would have any tips i would be glad!

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A few months ago, I moved my b smithi to a new enclosure. Since then, she seems to be constantly trying to escape.
As the days go by, I notice that she’s getting balder, but I haven’t been able to catch her kicking hairs or find any urticating hairs around the enclosure (I mention this because my L klugi spreads her urticating hairs around the enclosure when she’s about to molt)
Temperature, water, and humidity are all under control by a thermohygrometer

I don’t know what could be causing her stress, since I’m the kind of keeper who barely disturbs the enclosure. I only open it to feed her and change her water.
Does anyone have any idea what might be going on?
Her last molt was around six months ago, possibly longer.

Hello spider people of the internet! My little brother (7 years old) has taken an interest in tarantulas, he says he wants a pet to sleep with in his room like me (I have a pet snake) so I was wondering if you guys could help me decide what kind of tarantula would be the best first pet for him? (I of course will be doing 90% of the care but I’m sure he would like to handle his pet once in awhile)

I always wondered what sex it was. Now I could get a clear picture

finally brave enough for slings again. red rump’s first molt w me!!! the curly hair and the az blonde just molted too. feeling very proud

I live in an isolated area with no direct access to anyting cool. I am going to be driving my friend from Seattle to Tuscon and am wondering if this community has any recommendations for stores to check out along the way or while I am in Tuscon. I would like to bring some friends home, does anyone have experience flying with tarantulas or scorpions?

THE DISH THE NICARAGUAN IS ON IS NOT HER CURRENT WATER DISH!!!!! That dish WAS her water dish, but it sits outside of her burrow, and she filled it with dirt and would lunge at me whenever I tried to retrieve it. So she has a second one in the back that has water. Don’t worry!

But anyways, these are my ladies. Left is Honduran form, right is Nicaraguan. Both of them molted somewhere within the same week. Honduran had a weird molt where she laid on her belly instead of her back but still managed to get through it. So not all of her hairs are tufting up, some have dried slicked down, making her look a bit less hairy than normal.

The Nicaraguan form is a better representation of the wild form. It is very very fluffy and the carapace has a bronze sheen. They are known to be more skittish and high strung (true for my spider). Since Nicaraguan have not been in the trade as long as Honduran, they are more likely to be wild caught (mine is not).

The Honduran form is sometimes called the ‘hobby form’ because its genetics are muddled. It is undeniably a T Albo, but there has been crossbreeding in the past which has brought it further from its wild form. They are still curlier and fluffier than other species but not as curly as the Nicaraguan Form. Their bodies are usually dark brown or blackish. They are known to be more chill and tolerable (true for my spider).

One other thing is Nicaraguan tend to have peachy hairs while Honduran tend to have white hairs. This is not true for my Honduran, but I believe physical characteristics for them can vary since they are technically hybrids.

Think of it like this: Left is a “labrador retriever” I got off craigslist, right is an AKC registered show Labrador retriever

Put pinktoe in her new enclosure today and noticed she has something white around her mouth. my macro lens didn’t like the glass and apparently I didn’t wipe it down enough before putting her in it. Is it something to be worried about?

I know she’s a bit too skinny, she had a roach a few days ago and then refused food before I moved her (why I decided to swap her, the roach ran under her webbing and I couldn’t get to it. plus she was renovating anyways)

Also do those look like spurs?? Is Tiger a boy?? She’s always been iffy with taking food. NOT a good eater at all. I often prekill things and hope she eats them.

Really obsessed with my baby! Her name is Wisteria Ignatius Gore, aka WIG. 💖

Don't mind the 99% humidity thing, I just overfilled her water bowl so of course that spot is saying 99%.

My girl Claudette hopes your day is fantastic!

This young'n came out of a molt like 5 days ago. It was a long molt process and I know it's hungry hungry. Worried I'll come out one morning and find it curled up. So I'm asking the community here if her (suspected 'her', I checked the molt and at this size, it's super hard to tell but it looked like the female reproductive part I can't spell was present between the book lungs) fangs look hard enough for a section of mealworm. Let me know your opinions please! Pic on the moss is yesterday, pic on the coir is today.

Lychee has been showing off lately

So I have done my research but I want your guys' opinion as well, I will be getting my first T an 1.5 -2 inch A. Geniculata this weekend, what can I expect as a new keeper, any kind of help would be gladly appreciated.

Still doing heavy bodybuilding

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