because people hunt them for pets
The Red Knee Tarantula has no friends. Why? Because he eats all his friends. Why? Because he's a frickin Red Knee Tarantula.
yes, it is.
Red Knee Tarantula like other tarantula eat insects or feeders. Feeders might be cockroaches or crickets.
Until it bites you
because people hunt them for pets
Brachypelma smithi (common name the Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula), is a terrestrial tarantula native to the western faces of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur mountain ranges in Mexico. They are a large species, and are a popular choice for enthusiasts. Like most tarantulas, they live a very long life. The red knee tarantula is most well known for it's hairy body and the red bands that are along it's legs. The red knee tarantula inhabits the complex scrub-forest habitat and semi-desert regions where there is an abundance of food. The red knee tarantula needs to burrow and so is rarely found on rock faces.
It is possible that moulting can make your Mexican Red Knee Tarantula not to eat. Other signs that it is moulting is that it looks weak, it is always hiding, it does not move and the skin looks dark.
You should feed it!
You can find out the age of your tarantula by finding todays date and subtrating the birthdate of the spider from this. Simple really!
Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula like other tarantula eats insect or what they called feeders. Feeders might be cockroaches or crickets.
A Red Knee Tarantula lives in Mexican Rain forests. native to the western face of the pacific sierra madre mountains mexico.
Mexican Red Knee Tarantula signs that it is about to moult are that it looks weak, it is always hiding, it does not eat, it does not move and the skin looks dark.