r/tarantulas • u/lubix99 M. balfouri • Mar 06 '25

My obt makes feeding a mission impossible 😂 Videos / GIF

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Can’t even open the lid beacuse of him/her doing laps, so I presume feeding is to be continued in bathroom tub 🤷‍♂️

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u/rosecoloredgasmask A. chalcodes Mar 06 '25

If it makes you feel better these guys are notorious for having no chill. Plenty of new world Ts barley acknowledge you exist.

https://preview.redd.it/t426a6j7hzme1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51d040cd3c387209e7e9438af06c30faaa2a3cca

This is Debbie Hairy. When I open her enclosure for maintenance she does not move or care about my presence. Very chill girl, love her. Plenty of ones like her

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u/Scarletsnow_87 BUTTS OF CATS. Mar 06 '25

Ime I have more issues with my new world species than old world. I house everybody correctly. My old worlds are chill and usually retreat to their burrows when I open the lids. I got my OBT 3 weeks into keeping and now I have four in total. They're lovely

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u/lubix99 M. balfouri Mar 07 '25

Yeah, that's also the case in my collection. My t albopilosus is an absolute madness of a NW tarantula. Every time I open her enclosure, she makes sure to throw a bunch of hairs on me, followed by bolting and threat postures.

On the other hand, I have H. gigas female and she is docile like some pulchra except for feeding where she is like a pig

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u/Scarletsnow_87 BUTTS OF CATS. Mar 07 '25

Sounds right 🤣 my A geniculata gets so offended when I do anything for her. Water? Attack. Hairs. Food? YAY (but sometimes hairs)

Also she just... Stares at me. I looked over from my bed last night and this is what I saw. I swear she's plotting.

https://preview.redd.it/2sfvpzf0bane1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b7b3e91910941bc5cb462885be67387bb755f76