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What to Feed Your Pet Tarantula

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All tarantulas are carnivorous, and they feed on living prey. Most tarantulas seem to prefer small insects and other invertebrates that don’t put up much of a fight when caught, which means the tarantulas get…

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Tips on Housing Tree-Dwellers Tarantulas

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Some tropical tarantulas have made the move from the ground to shrubs and trees. There they spin thick, unsightly webs over tree holes in which they spend the day. The web­bing helps them maintain the…

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Sexing a Tarantula from Molted Skins

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Handling a tarantula always is problematic, and holding it upside down can be stressful to both you and the spider. Instead, many breeders prefer to determine sex, especially of females, by examining cast skins under…

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How to Tell if Your Tarantula Is Molting

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Many hobbyists fear the molt because of the possibility of a molt-related death. However, this separation of the new and old exoskeletons is essential if the tarantula is to grow. The new skin is fully…

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How to Take Care of Tarantula Eggs

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For the next three to six months, the female continues life as usual, though she should be fed more heavily if possible to help her build up food reserves before laying. Eventually she will construct…

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