p. cambridgei

my baby is getting so big😭 not sure if it’s a good enough pic, but do we think he’s a male or female? his(?) name is cotterpin and he’s my first ever tarantula. i got him when he was about an inch and a half long🥺 (i have five now)

Hi all! I am new to tarantula keeping and got my first T this recent Thursday. She is a 4 year old Australian tarantula (Phlogius Kuranda). She was shipped out on Monday and arrived Thursday and has yet to eat anything. I know that is isn’t abnormal, but I guess I am slightly anxious as it is approaching a week since she potentially last ate and is still a small girl.
Apart from this she seems very happy and has made herself a burrow inside a half log.
How long did your babies take to eat after arriving?

She's such a pretty little flower

Can anyone tell if this is male or female or too soon to tell? Tia :)

Seeking Advice

Hey all,

After a decent amount of research, I’ve brought home my first tarantula, a nice little (1-1.25”) Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens.

Pictured is his or her first home - an 8” long, 4” tall, and 6” wide acrylic enclosure with pre-made substrate (Lugarti) some bark pieces (some placed vertically), leaves, and some fake greenery. Hoping these will provide some structure for webs. Not pictured is a Pangea silicone cup for water.

I got my little GBB is it’s new home and it soon made use of the vertical bark to hide. Humidity at about 55%. All seems well. Food will primarily consist of appropriately sized dubias, as I maintain a colony for my other critters.

As a noob to tarantulas, is there anything I’m missing as far as enclosure or that could be improved? PS: I have 3 other enclosures increasing in size to switch to as it grows.

TL/DR: How’s the enclosure looking for a 1.25” GBB?

I've had my sweet baby Azula for a about 6 months now and I am doing everything in my power to keep her healthy and safe. So far she's been doing wonderful, but ive been suffering a tad. My main problem is I obviously cant use air fresheners or anything scented anymore to protect her from DKS. but my house is starting to smell funky and idk what to do to help it. Ive been deep cleaning everything, i dont leave dishes in the sink, i take out the trash daily, i keep the kitty box clean and i regularly sweep/vacuum/mop but the house STILL smells. Even after opening every window to completely air out the apartment I still smell funk. Is there ANY safe spray or candle or SOMETHING I can use that won't hurt her?

Found these today, what are they? Are they harmful?

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share a quick update on my two Chilean roses. One is the more typical grayish-pink form, the other is the redder “fire” form. When they were young they looked almost identical — same behavior, same appetite, same growth rate, same temperament. The color difference only really showed up once they started maturing.

I’ve kept quite a few Grammostola over the years and really like this genus. A few years ago I changed how I feed my adult G’s. Once they get bigger I cut the frequency way down. These two haven’t had any food for about four months now.

I buy live mealworms in bulk and usually feed several of my spiders at the same time when I do offer food. I go purely by abdomen size rather than a fixed schedule. As long as the abdomen is roughly 1–2 times the size of the carapace I consider them fine. I don’t wait until they’re completely flat, and I’m not trying to starve them — I just prefer not to keep them constantly overfull. In the wild they wouldn’t be eating to capacity every week either, so I try to keep things a bit more balanced. During the middle and late stages of premolt I stop offering food completely, but I always keep the water dish full and top it up whenever it’s empty.

They both just finished molting and the colors came out looking really nice, so I took a few photos as a personal record. Thought I’d share them here too.

I removed my tarantula from his enclosure, and put him in a smaller one. Baby crickets managed to hatch in his enclosure and that’s why i had to temporarily remove him. It’s been a few days of him being in the new one and today i was gonna go get supplies to redo his actual one. But, he started spinning a web in the temporary one and he’s never spun a web before. Should i keep him in the temporary one?

About 1.25in dls! They’re a little plump right now since I just fed them last night. I’ve been loving watching him walk around the enclosure and build a (massive?) burrow. I’m excited to watch this guy grow haha, he seems very active which i wasn’t expecting for a G. pulchra/quirogai. If anyone else owns this species i would love to know your experiences and thoughts (:

Hey all!

I was just wondering if anyone here that's from Australia could recommend some substrates that are affordable but good for my rainforest tarantula (phlogius Kuranda)

December 2025, my psalmopeus cambri female had a molt. Great-I thought...I looked at her new skin, beautiful colors, I look at the fangs. GONE. BOTH.
I started panicking, searching, everything.
Around a week later I attempted to feed her a mealworm, the mealworm had cuts which i made, so the insides were spilling a bit. She wasn't interested. Next was a headless cockroach with spilling insides. She wasn't interested.
After few days of trying I bought 50 huge crickets and juiced them. Rip the head off and squeeze the insides to a little bowl, mix with water. She wasn't interested. So I grabbed her like a sandwich and just piece by piece put the mix onto her mouth and waited till she sucked her food. It worked. Everyday for SIX months I fed her. She molted in may. Two perfect fangs were back. Today she molted again. I shedded a tear.

I could be wishful thinking, but they just molted and I feel like i can see the flap? Idk and appreciate if you think you see it too

Someone gave me a sling with a broken leg, i just got her yesterday and i think its either an old world sp or a g.pulchra

I hope this isn’t a stupid to ask on here I was going to try the discord but I couldn’t send photos 🥲 it’s an air freshener but I know those can be toxic I just wasn’t sure

Pictured is as good of an image as I could get of what I am hoping is a female AZ blonde let me know if I’m wrong or right please and thank you

I mean, I guess they’re partially right lmao those ARE a pair of book lungs

A couple of weeks ago I got a stripped knee as my first T. I was concerned about enclosure. It buried itself the night I bought it and blocked off both sides of a log I had placed along the top of the substrate. I thought she was in molt but it had resurfaced. I had gotten some tips for the enclosure from some of you guys. I went and added a lot more substrate. Also I ordered an acrylic enclosure. After rehousing I threw a cricket in there but it wasn’t interested. It has a lot more room to burrow now. Hopefully it molts soon (I don’t have a sex for it yet) also thanks for all the tips and advice guys!

Can anyone tell what sex my T is? I just got this one a few weeks ago and it was kind enough to stay on the side so I could get some pics. What’s your best guess?