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…
Noob-keeper post: So after a ton of reading and researching, the general conclusion I'm seeing about arachnid intelligence is...all over the place. Recently my G. rosea sling "Iskierka" managed to squeak out of an air-hole that was just a tiny bit big and go on "walk-about" in my office bedroom. I found her on the…
So the last week I've been busy. It seems that a new hobby always requires an inordinate amount of time at the outset before settling down. I am now the proud owner of four Tarantulas. Two immature adults that I rescued from a Petco and two spiderlings (slings) that were mail ordered from Swift's Invertebrates…