I can start feeding mine again tomorrow now. I bet he can't wait for some grub!

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Right first up.

Tarantula's moult either on their back, side, or rarely but sometimes upright. It's ESSENTIAL that during this time you DON'T TOUCH THEM!! Touching them will disturb them and they can get stuck in their moults, in which case you'll end up with a dead spider.

How often they moult depends on food, temps etc. The spider won't eat a week or more before moulting, so make sure all food is removed.

My advice would be to do some REAL good research BEFORE buying a spider to avoid this!! Go and do some reading, it'll make the whole thing a lot less stressful lol

Also, leave your spider a week before feeding. And just leave the skin, she'll kick it out herself, then you can remove it.

How often do spiders moult? Also, when they do, does it come off in one piece like a snakeskin? (I don't have any pet spiders, I'm just wondering.)

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They shed everything, they have an exo skeleton so when they shed they shed the whole of the outside of their body.

How often they moult depends on their size. Spiderlings moulting monthly, then spreading out as they get bigger then adults moult annually

sorry but i have to ask this, as i hate spiders....what fun is a spider as a pet?
please don't be ofended.

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I wanted to ask the same thing!

I can't imagine having a spider as a pet, I'm terrified of them!

If you have a spider from a spiderling and its one of the more colourful spiders then its fun to watch it moult and get new colours each moult etc.

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as somebody that hates spiders i would love to know how i can get rid of them.please do tell!!!

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Do you mean out of your house or just your fear of them if yes to fear i was like you back in November 07 and i did simple steps.

1 pics
2 videos
3 molts
4 the real deal and it worked for me.

As for why do we like them well i have various sizes of various types of arachnids and there funny to watch and interesting on the changes they go throughfrom tiny slings to adults.

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