Are you the lady at the show on Sunday?

[Lisa Grose]

Hello,
Can the lady who brought a large male Theraphosa blondi into the show on Sunday please get into touch with me. I am the lady who was in the queue near the end and asked if I could have a good look at him and held the box with him in and absolutely loved him. I would like to ask a few more details about keeping this type of tarantula.
I hope I have this in the right section because I dont know how to go about getting in touch with someone who was at the show on Sunday.

[Peter Lacey]

You might want to try getting in touch with Leanne, she had a large (about 8") dark T. blondi in a cadbury/shoe box. Welsh accent with a lovely daughter with her. You can also find her on AP as Pumpkinette.

[Peter Lacey]

ooops didnt answer your query.
T. blondi come from rainforests and therefore are often kept in moist conditions with higher humidity. However I know of a number of people that successfully keep them on drier substrates. If you buy a WC adult I'd suggest a more humid enclosure.
I keep mine on coir with lots of sphagnum moss in a RUB with some ventilation. Once a fortnight it gets a thorough big spraying but I've never suffered from moulds or mites. I've created a hill with a large flower pot as a hide.
T. blondi are notorious hair flickers, they'll cover the substrate with it and use it as a defense, and its one of the most irritating of urticating hairs. Another form of defense is stridulating (making a noise similar to a rattlesnake) followed by a bite. Considering this species is recorded as the largest tarantula of 12" legspan with 1" fangs you don't want to receive a mechanical bite from them. However, I've only seen one go into threat pose.
You'll need a large enclosure 2' tank, with deep substrate (at least 6") and they have rather large appetites.
They are notoriously difficult to get a successful sac from as they're known to eat the sacs, so the cost of these is anything from £20 - £150.
Hopefully that covers the basics. Any questions please let me know.

[Colin D Wilson]

ooops didnt answer your query.

You're slipping Lacey

[Lisa Grose]

Thanks Peter, thats great. I didn't realise they are so popular. I will not be getting one yet a while. I want to get a heated cabinet to keep all my t's in first to save on having so many heat mats on the go. I worry about the fire risk. I have all my mats on the back now thanks to Mark Pennell after I had one catch fire. Good job I was in. Thanks for the details. Just tell me please exactly how much food they have. I take it then that they are exspensive to keep?

[Peter Lacey]

You're slipping Lacey

don't I know it!
forgot about the tenner! again!
forgot about getting some vagans off you (if you had any)
forgot to remember lots tbh, surely not a sign of age, I'm still a teenager at heart

[Leanne King-Smith]

Sorry, I've only just seen this post. It was indeed me I've accepted your request on facebook too Lisa

Blondi's are a wonderful spid

Pete, you know me and Robyn so well

[Lisa Grose]

Thankyou Leanne for answering. I cant believe you have 90 t's. Will you go on a thread I started titled ' please post me how many t's you have'. Have you got room for television? lol