I recently had a mature male tarantula pass (1 of 2 Ts) and while I was tempted to replace the open position with a known female that would last a number of years, I instead decided to go for something that has an even more limited lifespan. I've caught and released, without ever desiring to keep as a pet, dozens of tan/green/brown basic US homegrown mantids. Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii in spite of its tiny size and short life caught my eye. They, just, look, AWESOME!
Having owned reptiles/tarantulas I'm pretty familiar with the worms/crickets as feeders, it will be... interesting to try and get into the rhythm of dealing with food that flies. I'm looking forward to getting an enclosure setup and hopefully starting a happy, eating, molting cycle with a new pet.
(Here's a pic of my other T, unfortunately also a male but still good for a few years. VERY calm and chill)
Having owned reptiles/tarantulas I'm pretty familiar with the worms/crickets as feeders, it will be... interesting to try and get into the rhythm of dealing with food that flies. I'm looking forward to getting an enclosure setup and hopefully starting a happy, eating, molting cycle with a new pet.
(Here's a pic of my other T, unfortunately also a male but still good for a few years. VERY calm and chill)
Nice T you got there! Is he a Brachypelma smithi? I have a female Brachypelma smithi that is now 11 years old. I have been toying with the idea of breeding her.
