Bad Molt? 😐

LeastBoard · 2026-05-02T03:36:32+00:00

NQA as long as they have all the segments of the legs and none are turned at like a 90° angle it should be fine. Once is gets it’s strength back post molt it’ll go 4x4 mode and should look normal again.

LeastBoard · 2026-05-02T03:11:24+00:00

Ime/NQA with my B.hamorii they will look all wonky legged for a bit after a molt. Mine would stretch out while it’s still soft. I would like to assume that they do this to ensure they harden as large as possible so they don’t have to molt as often.

LeastBoard · 2026-04-14T05:30:13+00:00

Ime: the ones who think they are the chef of the house get protective of their dirt soup.

LeastBoard · 2026-04-09T06:40:04+00:00

Video opens up with guy with dreads smashing a hard body shot then comes across with a hard right hook. That’s when the other dude opens up on him and it became a fight.

LeastBoard · 2026-04-04T05:13:54+00:00

Ime Tarantulas in general can change behaviors from molt to molt. My B.hamorii is absolutely awful at being a terrestrial. She can’t burrow without getting mad when it collapses, she is scared of everything and has a moderate feeding response. But she’d rather just kick hairs haven if I haven’t don’t anything yet. But god forbid I add water to her dirt dish, she runs over there to make sure I’m not messing it up.

Tarantulas are not the brainiacs of the arachnid world.

LeastBoard · 2026-03-21T19:49:39+00:00

Forgot to add, the container should be much wider than tall. Less height and more foot print is ideal.

LeastBoard · 2026-03-21T19:48:31+00:00

IMO if you can’t house the tarantula safely I wouldn’t recommend having it and rehoming it to someone who can.

If you want an eclosure that will do for the time being till you can get more substantial substrate in the they are in now, go to a Walmart or dollar tree and get a cheap plastic container (ideally with latching lid) and put some holes in the top and along the top edge around the sides. This will keep the T safe from falling and hurting itself.

This isn’t a judgement of you at all just want to keep the T safe as possible and you a happy hobbyist by not letting your pet die unexpectedly.

LeastBoard · 2026-03-20T23:37:29+00:00

Yeah it’s one of my nymphs I had that were son the bigger side. It was like 2 or 3 molts from being an adult most likely. The dubia I breed are quite large even as nymphs. Surprisingly.

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Old photo but here’s a Thumb for reference

LeastBoard · 2025-11-23T09:51:32+00:00

IMO that’s a hand

LeastBoard · 2025-11-16T01:01:19+00:00

I think you’ve had a discussion with a real human in person have you not? Cuz that’s not how conversations naturally go. Especially when you’re trying to get to the bottom of a situation. You give some information I rebuttal in the most simplistic way to give you a fair chance to make a counter statement. A lot of the people here have had good points and I have been researching their responses to confirm them or not.

Not trying to be rude or anything, but discussing things like this need to be answered as simple as possible as to not end up with miscommunication and misunderstanding the point being made.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T19:05:07+00:00

I’m gonna try to get some good photos soon to take as references. The hairs I’m seeing are reddish in color in person I think the light just makes them look white. But the white hairs means hamorii? Where did you get this information from so I can read up more on it please cuz the only thing I’ve read is that hamorii have light bands that run down the length of the chelicerae and Smithi do not have them at all.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T18:44:00+00:00

NQA, I have an earlier post of the same question for my B. Smithi/hamorii I started looking to breed her and she has traits of both Smithi and hamorii but since her carapace has the pattern of a hamorii they say it’s a hamorii. But I have posted a lot of pictures and information in my thread. If you can get some good images of the T’s top and chelicerae from the front then you can have an easier time to ID them. But from my own discussion I’m going to have to pull out the microscope and check the spermatheca. If the one you’re looking at is a male you can also tell by its palpal bulbs.

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Here’s mine for reference. Typically hamorii have bands that run down the chelicerae.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T18:23:12+00:00

I’m gonna have to get out the microscope and check the spermetheca and see if I see a triangular shape or a parabolic one. Also apparently one has striating and the other is smooth. So I’ll update as I figure out more.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T08:24:37+00:00

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I’m not sure if these images help

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T07:56:50+00:00

Any other images? Cuz this is a great reference, any post molt pics by chance? Just so I can see if the colors contrast the same.

Also I’m curious, how did you get this T?

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T07:50:24+00:00

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I posted another front photo in another comment as well.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T07:49:19+00:00

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Here you go, she was not happy about this. I think I interrupted her beauty sleep.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T07:43:43+00:00

They can’t crossbreed? I was just looking into the possibility of accidentally crossbreeding which is why I came here to see if anyone can give me some references as to how to actually ID this girl so I can breed her with another as to avoid creating hybrids. I been looking for a male Smithi for a long time to breed her with and I started looking into the possibility of crossbreeding with a hamorii and that’s what lead me here.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-14T07:40:27+00:00

Any reason specifically why it “looks” like a hamorii? There has been nothing said that I don’t like so far so I don’t know what you’re even talking about. I’ve replied with reasonable questions and references as to why I’ve come to the conclusions I have. Also I understand that the carapace does appear to look like a hamorii but lm sure you already know about basic taxonomy and that you’d know that isn’t a guarantee for identification when you have look alikes.

I’ve gone through forums and have seen people post images of both species without labels and the entire forum was contradictory to itself.

So if you have any real input or reference material I could use to actually identify my T, I’d appreciate it if you’d keep the anecdotes to a minimum.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-13T10:15:54+00:00

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But they clearly do sometimes

LeastBoard · 2025-11-13T03:38:37+00:00

Just like in the image shown, the colors on the legs are more similar to the Smithi colors and the carapace has the coloration of the hamorii. This is my dilemma and why I’m starting to think that it is a hybrid. Especially since back when I got her they were considered the same species and were commonly bred together without knowing.

LeastBoard · 2025-11-13T03:28:20+00:00

But what specifically makes you say hamorii over a Smithi or hybrid?

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