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…
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…
= in my eyes. I'm sitting here slurping coffee, getting ready to feed a bunch of tarantulas in a short bit and I was musing about some reactions on faffbook in response to arachnid galleries and posts...from people who obviously aren't in the hobby. These reactions range from just "EWWWWW!" to "I'm scared of…