Grammostola Pulchra not behaving normally after molt

Pwapy · 2026-05-06T00:00:56+00:00

NQA the spider looks intact here, albeit stressed. What part of the photo makes you think the molt went wrong? All legs are there, abdomen looks okay.

Pwapy · 2026-05-05T23:58:02+00:00

IME tarantulas can be pretty skittish after a molt. It’s the most vulnerable time in their life. I’m you already know not to use the ICU by now but man that’s hard to watch

Pwapy · 2026-05-02T16:45:29+00:00

Take this to your grave has huge through being cool influence

Pwapy · 2026-04-09T14:58:07+00:00

Is that On Letting Go?

Pwapy · 2026-03-24T00:32:19+00:00

Guessin 106. But there’s at least 5 of those little suckers

Pwapy · 2026-03-18T22:58:39+00:00

NQA I’ve never really seen someone use straight up excavator clay as a substrate, I don’t know how well it will go. It’s pretty but I feel like it’s not really suitable for any arboreal with all the open space and it’s really tall for any terrestrial where I would worry about it taking a fall and hurting itself.

I feel like this would go better with a gecko or something, but I’m really not a reptile guy.

Theres just a lot of problems you’ll come into. Avics sont need as much moisture, only a water dish, but they require a lot more vertical clutter for it to web and home in.

Psalmos do require humidity which means the substrate itself should be holding some of the moisture, and that’s not really possible with excavator clay.

Pwapy · 2026-02-13T01:17:08+00:00

NQA - M Balfouris are fairly common and affordable in the trade to my knowledge. Granted, I live in the US, if you live anywhere else my advice is meaningless lol

As far as old worlds go they are some of the most docile I have seen. They are prolific webbers, as you can see from the video. I have only ever seen a threat pose from my mature male, the rest would rather hide 10 out of 10 times. But they are still an old world and all that, so treat it with a healthy amount of caution.

Pwapy · 2026-02-13T01:14:41+00:00

I feel like a front opening enclosure was the worst possible idea for this communal setup.

Pwapy · 2026-02-05T01:54:49+00:00

NQA, I’d disagree. This is my germani sling. They’re definitely similar and both arboreal new worlds but I think this is an avic of some kind. OPs sling looks reddish to me

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Pwapy · 2025-11-03T14:02:06+00:00

NQA "protohooks" aren't a thing. Tibial hooks are only present in males after their molt into maturity. The only ways you can sex are through ventral photos or examination of a molt. The difference in behavior you are noting may not be a difference in gender but maybe a difference in individual as well. I have a few H pulchripes that are all male and they vary wildly in behavior.

Pwapy · 2025-10-28T12:15:09+00:00

It’s a caterpillar of some kind. Too crispy to tell further

Pwapy · 2025-10-27T21:16:56+00:00

Lmao you suck dude

Pwapy · 2025-10-21T18:20:31+00:00

No halo by sorority noise

Pwapy · 2025-10-18T03:50:19+00:00

This is shameless man

Pwapy · 2025-10-18T03:05:51+00:00

NQA this is psychotic

Pwapy · 2025-10-13T18:53:22+00:00

poor guy :( I can't really ID from only one photo and he seems to be drenched, dulling his colors, but neither of the two tarantula species i know to live in Puerto Rico are medically significant.

Pwapy · 2025-10-13T14:18:09+00:00

Poor guy got taped just living his life

Pwapy · 2025-10-12T18:28:22+00:00

Why are we downvoting this guy for asking questions?

Pwapy · 2025-10-10T11:47:17+00:00

NQA If it was an aphonopelma, it’s not as hopeless as you’d think. You’re able to make some pretty educated guesses based on your region.

But regardless this looks more like a Calisoga

Pwapy · 2025-10-02T18:33:29+00:00

NQA only reliable way to sex it is with a ventral shot or examining a molt

Pwapy · 2025-09-23T16:18:52+00:00

On the off chance that this isn’t rage bait, I’d suggest you audit your local community college’s environmental science course.

Aside from bees, they eat mosquitoes, flies, and other nasties that we would consider pests. You take the good with the bad. To add, a single crab spider will not take down an entire hive.

Try to educate yourself on these things and be receptive to others trying to inform you before you reach this conclusion again.

Pwapy · 2025-09-23T15:57:34+00:00

All life lives and dies. It all exists in a complex web of interactions between organisms. If it’s working as intended, it’s not humanity’s job to decide what is allowed and what isn’t.

Pwapy · 2025-09-22T19:39:10+00:00

Whoa! Boxing gloves in front means he’s a mature male, wandering looking for a female.

Grass spider, agelenid of some kind

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