So in this episode of "bits", I present the way I house (and rehouse) the gentle fluffball that is the Avicularia genus. These spiders are among the most docile creatures in the tarantula kingdom, as well as stunningly beautiful. That said, spiders of this genus CAN be skittish and they WILL jump from time to time.…
Tarantulas are one of the cleanest animals out there. In fact I only half joke when I call em' "8-legged cats". They behave very much like cats. From persnickety bathroom habits, to fastidious feeding habits, to grooming. Yep, they groom...and they can spend hours doing it. (Of course with eight legs, this stands to…
This would have been a "tarantula bits" post, except I liked the title, so hey. Last night my Brachypelma smithi, a purchase from a local Petco, molted, and Tom Moran posted up a Grammostola iheringi update where the molt had just occurred with one of his 8-legged cats. SYNCRONICITY! heh heh. I had photo-documented the process…