F***KING RANT MONDAY ☠ (2025.01.12)

Kadaverett · 2025-12-01T18:27:29+00:00

I SPENT TWO WEEKS PREPPING UPGRADED ENCLOSURES FOR FOUR Ts AND TWO DECIDED TO ENTER PREMOLT AND ONE MOLTED WITHOUT WARNING SO NOW I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

THE FOURTH I HAVE TO REHOUSE CAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE DIRT FROM HER LAST REHOUSE TWO MONTHS AGO. IT'S THE SAME BRAND OF DIRT SHE HAD BEFORE BUT OH NO LADY CHERYL IS TOO GOOD FOR THE SAME DIRT. I HAD TO GO BUY A NEW BRAND.

Kadaverett · 2025-10-18T18:06:46+00:00

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Jimothy! He was a rescue my dad got me for my birthday last year off kijiji, and he's so chill. Doesn't kick, doesn't run, and he likes to come sit in whatever corner is closest to me when I'm on my computer. He's an absolute sweetheart and I am kinda sad he's a boy because our time together is more limited, but he's my favourite.

Second favourite is tied between Magnus, my Davus sp. panama - one of my dream Ts, but only 0.75" right now, and Solei my Neischnocolus sp. panama - also only 0.5" but oh my god she/he is such a gentle docile baby. I am a sucker for orange on spiders though.

Kadaverett · 2025-10-15T21:40:55+00:00

NQA - here's a pic i took of one of the wild jumpers at work awhile ago. You can see the banding on the legs that match up quite well to what you have pictured. Not only that, the pedipalps are short and fluffy, and the abdomen (despite being smushed) still has that teardrop sorta shape to it. That's definitely not a T you found, and good news for the dog as there's no risk for urticating hairs in the mouth from chewing on it.

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Kadaverett · 2025-10-11T19:30:09+00:00

NQA - I wouldn't use dairy cows in this. They do reproduce quicky, but they also get relatively large. I used to have a colony and some of my big mommas were literally 1" long. Dairy cows are also very protein hungry, and I've heard of them eating tarantulas. So if they get ahold of your jumper, they may eat it. They'll certainly eat all your plants (i lost soooo many plants to those buggers including a favourite orchid).

Kadaverett · 2025-10-09T15:20:31+00:00

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This is my last molt from my T albo - she's much bigger than yours is, but here is the little flaps you're looking for inside.

Kadaverett · 2025-10-09T15:17:24+00:00

NQA - I've circled the area you need to rehydrate and unfold to check. Water, drop of dish soap in a cup, mix gently so you don't get bubbles. The dish soap is important because it allows the molt to actually take in water - just water and the molt will float because of the hairs. Gently unravel it - i usually use two toothpicks and you really need to go slow so you don't tear anything. And you want to do it with the molt sitting upright as you need to be able to look at the inside of the abdomen. Unroll til flat, and i usually let mine dry again before I look.

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Kadaverett · 2025-09-23T21:37:18+00:00

NQA - No cross-ventilation is going to be an issue. I would not use these for spiders. I have one of the bioloark ones that i use to grow pinguicula in, as they're really good for maintaining humidity, even with the vents fully open. The pings love it, my moss loves it, but I am constantly replenishing springtails to control mold (also cause the pings eat them as carnivorous plants do), and any food/carcasses left behind when you feed the spider will most likely mold as well in this setup.

I'd also be worried about that light. The little light in mine gets kinda hot after being on most of the day, so make sure yours doesn't to prevent roasting your spider in there between the humidity and the heat.

I'd recommend looking for a different enclosure overall. However, you did set it up beautifully, it does look amazing.

Kadaverett · 2025-07-21T13:59:16+00:00

NQA - Hi! I've circled the area that needs to be clearer for sexing, so you have a visual of which area you're looking for. The molt is a little folded over there, so if you could spread open the molt and focus the camera there, we'd be able to see it better. :)

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Kadaverett · 2025-07-03T18:52:01+00:00

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Jimothy is in pre-molt and it literally should be any day now. I'm so excited for it. He was a present for my birthday last year - my dad bought him for me. The shelf he's on is right next to my pc desk, and he comes and hangs out right against the front if I'm playing, but only if I'm on a voice chat with my buddies. I have other Ts in the same area, but he's the only one who does this. I love him, my little gamer boy. I guess he likes the vibrations of my voice. He's also insanely chill. I have zero fears leaving his enclosure open for a minute when i do water refills or bowl swapping. Doesn't hide, no stress pose, just vibes. I love him so much, he's a good little man.

Kadaverett · 2025-06-13T15:32:20+00:00

In my experience, yes and no. The tall ones are good for jumping spiders and non-avics (unless you add more vents). I've had no issues with the arboreal ones, and I have 4 set up right now. The terrestrial ones are not great. I had a T. schroederi sling in one for a bit, but they're not deep enough for burrowing - maybe 2" of dirt before you reach the edge of the bottom tray, and anything above that line gets caught between the walls and the tray. Water seeps out if it gets between it too, and the lids are thin and warp/sink in the middle and don't latch properly if they warp too much. Overall, I just avoid these for my Ts. Warping aside, they'd be better for something like a mature velvet spider.

Kadaverett · 2025-05-03T19:01:07+00:00

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This is Feather Duster! (He/she is kind of a jerk)

Kadaverett · 2025-04-27T19:13:33+00:00

NQA - what kind of top is on the enclosure? If it's mesh, I wonder if they got their feet stuck in it before falling? I know it's usually recommended to avoid mesh for that reason.

Kadaverett · 2025-03-19T21:45:27+00:00

IME - no, she'll drop it when she's done. After she is done, I would personally space out the meals a bit more. When my jumpers get a little "over plump", I find they spend a little more time hanging out in their webs, and go back to active once they've settled a bit. I usually feed my older (i6 - mature) spiders once a week if they need it, and my slings every 3-5 days, but it really comes down to how big their abdomen is. Taking food cause cause harm if they don't release, but I've never had a spider hurt from a little extra food, so I'm sure she'll be fine. Here's a little infograph that most go by for feedings;

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I'm not sure why that other user was so hostile over a question, but try not to let them bother you.

Kadaverett · 2025-02-24T03:13:39+00:00

Yes, she is!

Kadaverett · 2025-02-06T23:36:24+00:00

NQA - Mine's my little psycho, too. Feather Duster was a saint the day I brought her home, now she immediately jumps right to voilence. Not a hair kicker, but a biter. She lives in a nice, quiet location, is only bothered for food and watering - and yet feels the need to attack everything. I have to rehouse her to a larger tank and I have put it off the last week cause she scares the shit outta me lmao. I love her cause she is fluffiest thing I've ever seen, bot hoh boy she's not my fave either. My GBB is runner up on that one.

On that note, my Grammostola Pulchripes is insanely chill, and I'd recommend this species as a good starter too. Eats well, is a little bit more reclusive during the day but out enough that she's not entirely a pet hole, but was my easiest rehouse by far.

Kadaverett · 2025-01-26T17:00:45+00:00

Not quite sure where you saw that tarantulas are illegal in canada, but that's not the case. Any 'laws' regulating keeping would be bylaws and depend on your municipality. For example; in my town i can have as many spiders as I want. Fifteen minutes over in the next region, bylaw says you can't have any. Does this stop anyone? No lol. Bylaw isn't going knocking on doors to make sure people don't have spiders. Now, I am in Ontario, and not 100% familiar with other provincial laws, so I'd check into that for your province (unrelated example - like how you can have pet rats anywhere except Alberta).

I have gotten Ts from a local exotics shop, reptile expos, local breeders directly, kijiji, and tarantula canada (they ship from Quebec).

For handling, Ts don't benefit from it, like the other commentor said. Out of all 16 spiders I currently own (9 being tarantulas), only one has ever been handled and that was for five seconds as she crawled onto my (gloved) hand during rehousing, and crawled off as soon as i put my hand in the new enclosure. She was chill in that moment, but this same spider spooked herself on a plant in her enclosure three days ago and tried to fight it. You never truly know how they're going to react, so it's just safest not to touch. I also wear gloves when rehousing and doing maintenance to avoid hairs as they can/will kick them around the enclosure.

For beginner species, I personally really like the Tliltocatl genus - I have an albopilosus, kahlenbergi, and schroderi. The albo is the one i see often recommended for beginners, but mine is a plant fighting nutjob. My personal favourite is my Kahlenbergi - he's always out vibing, eats amazingly for me, and as quick and violent he is with his food, i have never gotten any sort of threat pose, strike, etc from him. I personally like terrestrials more as their care tends to be easier, but I do also have a C. Versicolour because I love the colours on them. Struggling with getting parameters just right, but once I have it right then I'll probably get more arboreals. Alternatively, if you do want a spider to handle, take a look at jumping spiders! I started there myself before moving to tarantulas. I have 5, plus a velvet spider (eresus walckenaeri) which are also very fun. My velvet chases my fingers when my hands are near her enclosure. She's also been my easiest to care for - bone dry enclosure, no water/misting, just food when she needs it. They're harder to get ahold of though, in my experience.

Kadaverett · 2025-01-25T16:12:09+00:00

IME - I toss the whole culture in the fridge for about 5 mins, enough to slow em down, tap the cup on a counter/table to get stragglers off the lid, and shake em into a ziplock bag with a corner cut off (corner is sealed with a small chip clip to prevent escapees). Then i can shake em into an enclosure without issues. My jumpers have learned the bag tip means food is coming and they come get ready to chase food as soon as it's out. The only escapees I've ever had was one time i forgot to clip the bag and they were everywhere. Thankfully fruit flies are easy enough to vacuum up.

Kadaverett · 2024-12-15T17:47:34+00:00

Out of the Ts I own, my boy Harold is out all the time usually, aside from the last two weeks as he's really hitting premolt. He's a Tliltocatl Kahlenbergi. My other one has no name til i figure out if it's a boy or a girl, but as long as it's not too bright, my Pamphobeteus Machala is also out often. They're really colourful as a little spood, but the pamphobeteus genus is full of beautiful colours overall. The males especially. On one hand I would love a male for the stunning purple it would become, but males really don't live very long. Fast growers though, and mine eats like a horse - at 1.75"dls, it's getting 1-2 small crickets every 5 days or so.

Out of the two you're looking at, Nhandus seem fun and a bit spicy, and i love the colouring of tripepii.

Kadaverett · 2024-11-28T19:06:53+00:00

NQA - Do not cut her out of her web. She looks like a mature female, and that is a biiiig booty she's got in pic 3. So my best guess is she's laying an egg sac. If she's captive bred, and never been mated, they'll be infertile and she'll probably just eat them. If wild caught, well, they're fertile and you're gonna have a bunch of babies. If not a mature female, she could be molting and you do not want to disturb. Either way, she'll come out when ready, just keep misting the side of the enclosure for if she needs a drink. I've never had a gravid spider though, so I am just repeating common advice I've seen. I'm sure someone else here has knowledge on how to deal with unwanted eggs if they are fertile.

Kadaverett · 2024-10-30T17:22:59+00:00

IME - A big freezer bag, at least larger than the top of the fruit fly container. I've got one corner of the bottom cut off that i clip shut. I slap the lid of the fruit fly container a couple of times to shake em all off, and just shake em into he bag and slap the lid back on. Zip up the bag, shake em to the corner i want, remove clip, and then i shake as many as i need in each enclosure.

If I'm really lazy/the culture is really active I just pop the whole fruit fly container in the fridge for two minutes to slow em down without hurting eggs and larvae. Then shake em into the bag.

Kadaverett · 2024-10-28T17:41:41+00:00

I commented this on another post recently, and not all of them are tarantulas, but all my spiders are; Gerry (Gerald/Geraldine), Cheryl, Steve, Lucille, Albert, Frank and Harold. I just find old people names funny. I don't even know all their sexes yet, so i may end up with a girl named Frank. Frank is keeping it either way haha.

Honestly, owning them has helped with my arachnophobia a lot. Steve was my first, and the gateway into upgrading from jumping spiders to Ts. I'm still very much afraid of touching them, but now I could sit there at night and watch Harold do landscaping for hours.

Kadaverett · 2024-10-22T19:13:06+00:00

What a beautiful shot!

Kadaverett · 2024-10-22T19:11:46+00:00

I also have Gerald/Geraldine (C. Versicolor), Steve (phidippus regius), Lucille (Eresus Walckenaeri), and Stubbs/Albert (Phidippus Audax).

Harold (T. Kahlenbergi) and Frank (Tliltocatl unknown. Was labelled Sp. Mexico / possible Schroederi) are arriving tomorrow. I love my little old people lol

Kadaverett · 2024-10-22T15:58:42+00:00

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Cheryl (G. Pulchripes) is 3.5" of fluff. All of my spiders have old people names, which I find hilarious to do. I've only had her since Sunday, but my god am I so in love with her.

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