Almost 13 years in the making, here is my Featured Species care guide on the amazing Monocentropus balfouri or "Blue Island Blue Baboon." I currently have a 12+ year old female living alone and five other females who have been in a communal setup for 9+ years. In this video, I'll discuss the care for single specimens as well as for communal setups. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Theme 00:27 Intro 02:33 Single spider care 03:04 Sling enclosures 03:54 Sling Setups 05:06 Moisture 06:13 Temperatures 06:56 Feeding 07:53 Juveniles 08:28 Juvenile enclosures 09:24 Threat posture 09:38 Adults 09:46 Max size 09:54 Adult enclosures 12:17 Temperament 13:20 Communal Setup 13:42 Housing communal slings 14:15 Slings group feeding 14:34 Enclosure size 15:35 Growth rate 16:14 Feeding 18:12 Rehousing 20:05 Food fight 2025 22:09 Signs your communal is working 24:46 BEST WAY TO START A COMMUNE 26:00 Common Questions 29:10 Enclosures 29:50 Experience 30:20 Final thoughts Arachnoboards (awesome source of tarantula info!): https://arachnoboards.com/ Tom's Big Spiders Website: https://tomsbigspiders.com/ Tom's Big Spiders Podcast: https://tomsbigspiderspodcast.com/ Theme song by Rocket 77 - https://linktr.ee/Rocket77?fbclid=IwA...

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