So in the last few days I've had a death in the family. One of my Avicularia tarantulas succumbed. The first one of these I had also died from the same issue. (What that issue is...I don't really know.) The local reptile shop replaced the failed T with this one, and it lasted longer, but…
Observations. Obvious: Tarantulas sit still a lot between motion. Not as obvious: Watching them build things, I'm of the opinion that they are working around the small limitations of their brains. As a former IT guy, I understand what caching of data and swapping is, and when a cpu is memory constrained, pauses will occur…
Aquarium update! The 20 long tank is maturing and becoming much easier to maintenance. (Meaning other than weekly water changes and checking water parameters once a month, the tank has fully stabilized and can accommodate more demanding species .) The biggest change to the tank has been the upgrade to a COB led lighting…