Posts in category "Communal"

Although not known in the hobby as "communal" I have been experimenting with this group since mid-November 2019. As this group seemed to exhibit communal behavior I kept them together out of curiosity. I could always separate them if there was an issue. So a few weeks went by. I didn't ...

Monocentropus balfouri is also known as the Socotra Island Blue Baboon. Adults and juveniles display striking silver and blue coloring. This tarantula is as unique and amazing as the landscape it hails from. Due to Socotra's abundance of unusual endemic species the Island is often referred to as "The most ...

This is part II of a series. Click HERE for Part I where we assemble the enclosure and rehouse all 10 M. balfouri spiderlings What I’ve noticed right away trying to take photos for this blog is the slings are very skittish. If I am quit, enter the room without ...

Today I am going to put together a 10-sling M. balfouri communal in a Terrestrial Juvenile Enclosure Kit. To start, I filled the enclosure with 3” of substrate which only used about 1 1/2 of the 2 bags included with the kit.How do you like my super-cool ruler? I got it on Earth ...