Can Tarantulas Die While Moulting?

Tarantulas moult several times in their life as a need to grow. With their hard exoskeleton, tarantulas can’t grow between moults. The hard exoskeleton protects the animal from injuries and can be compared with our skeleton; only tarantulas have them on the outer side of their bodies. You can imagine that changing their exoskeleton is…

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Are Ants A Danger For Tarantulas?

When you keep a tarantula, it can happen that one morning you find ants infesting your tarantula enclosure. When ants crawling in your house is one thing, but infesting your pet enclosure can become quite pesky. Ants definitely like an enclosure that is warm and has a good layer of substrate. Ants can be very…

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