Monocentropus balfouri , Questions and answers ,breeding and care

[@mikepetersen7319]

These are not only one of the most prettiest T's but also display interesting behavior.

[@andrewmonument8847]

Great comments on the thermostats, Dave. I've always used pulse thermostats with my reptiles, because - as you rightly said - the heat mat doesn't go cold-hot-cold. Again - your comment about NOT putting the mat on the floor of the enclosure is spot on. Many (even experienced) hobbyists don't realise just how hot those things can get.

[@ZieSpiralOut]

Very interesting about the humidity levels! From every other keeper I hear to keep them dry, but if the humidity encourages the female to make her egg sack, that definitely indicates they don’t like it bone dry… Thanks as always!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes, exactly❤️

[@shelleoshelle7252]

“Keep plodding along.” Thank you Dave and Camera Lady. Wonderful and informative video tonight. Congratulations on all the M. balfouri babies! Sending love and light from here.

[@cynthialbell9023]

Hi Dave Very nice video.I do not keep any spiders, but I find them all so very fascinating. And thanks to you, I have learned so much about them. Your narration is excellent, and camera lady gets the best views. You have such a wonderful variety of spiders. Love your channel.🕷🕸Cindy Florida USA

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@MightBeSmart]

I absolutely love the balfouries. Not only a stunning spider, but their behaviours is amazing.

[@SuperDogMovies]

Thank you, Dave. I love the informative and friendly atmosphere of your videos. I learned many useful tricks from you. The main difference for me is that it is humid and hot where I live so the spiders don't need fiddling with humidity and temperature; they grow fast. Looking forward to your new videos.

[@JohnnysCafe_]

i find it fascinating that the tarantulas have their own way of webbing and making egg sacs, I have learned a lot from this show and I found that the more i learn about spiders the less scary they have become and now I use a catchcup to move huntsmen outside, I couldn't have done that before I subscribed to this channel. thanks for that Dave and camera lady 👍

[@daveslittlebeasties]

That’s awesome my friend ❤

[@lucnadeau2821]

You really do have your balfouri breeding to a T, Dave. Lots of babies in those 3 enclosures. No doubt the one that's expecting will be just as good. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Cheers mate 👌👍

[@christophercunningham9303]

Another interesting and informative video, nice one Dave. 😉👍

[@susannesamuelsson2930]

Happy new week dear Dave and Sweet Camera Lady! It's a happy Monday morning when i get a notification from you both!❤

[@daveslittlebeasties]

You rock!❤

[@susannesamuelsson2930]

@@daveslittlebeasties 👋❤️You both too!👍

[@janicehonea7613]

Hi Dave and camera lady📷 Good information, would you think of doing a Question and answering video, The one you did before was absolutely Awesome, And I really loved it, Think about it, Good night from Tracy California USA💖🕷🕸🕷🕷👍

[@daveslittlebeasties]

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[@analuisavm7870]

Love all the education you give and your great camera lady❤

[@brianduffy7981]

Loved the video Dave great information thanks!!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Very welcome❤️

[@tinchytarantula]

Definitely up there with one of the old worlds you need to own so cool and pretty colourful in there own way

[@johanneabelsen1644]

It IS an Old World. 😊

[@tinchytarantula]

@@johanneabelsen1644 it's a baboon tarantula which are normally classed as old worlds

[@stevenburgess2856]

Fascinating spiders.

[@V-skeptic]

perfect timing to release an M. Balfouri video. Waiting on my mated A.F. haha. lovely. Thank you.

[@melaniezagata4402]

Another very informative video from the Beastie room thank you Dave❤

[@graemewright2046]

another fine educational video from the BEASTIE ROOM point of view PROFF. some great tips for the hobby and for viewers to try breeding their spiders. great work CAMERA LADY, many thanks guys and take care.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks again!❤️❤️❤️

[@albarosewilliams7443]

Thank you for this great video. (Actually, their all great). I lobe the balfouri as much as the OBT. Love that webbing. Have a blessed week, both of you.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you! You too!❤

[@georgecardiff1946]

Brilliant video as usual Dave, and a beautiful species featured, the Balfouri is a very popular spider 🕷, anyway Dave another super job by yourself and camera 📷 lady Dave.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They certainly are popular mate 👍

[@christophervalery6795]

This video was pretty informative.

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Dave

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks 👍

[@jamesd4013]

very interesting

[@donstor1]

Good stuff and a lot of good information.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you 🙏

[@JeanetteSteinbergova]

Great video,thanks.💯❤👍👍👍

[@The-Spider-King]

Great video Dave, very interesting 👍🏼

[@brooks5466]

Dave and Mrs Camera Lady 😁👋🏼☺️

[@daveslittlebeasties]

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[@judycook4314]

You have this down! Interesting videi.

[@joannegalway1226]

Hi Dave and Camera Lady ❤💙🕷️hope you’re doing great today. Great information video. Camera Lady is great on the closeups as usual 😊 Fingers crossed 🤞 that everything goes smoothly here on in! Take care and have a great week 💙💕🕷️😘😘xxx

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks so much❤

[@mariestubbs4606]

Great vid Dave as always ...

[@miketheknife2]

Very interesting video, always learning from you !

[@kennysweeney7073]

Beautiful guys xxxx

[@keithgilham9438]

Glad to know size doesn’t matter 😂… great vid as always dave such a pleasure to watch you, fascinating and informative with top notch quality production by camera lady 😊 someone should pay you for a tv series ..truly have hooked me in

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks mate ❤❤❤❤

[@Hayley0412]

Will we get to see the slings soon? I love your videos you make things so much easier your explanations are so simple to follow, I always feel like an expert after watching your videos! 😂. Are Balfouris a spider for beginners ? I always think they are for experts another fantastic video packed with information, thank you for Sharing your knowledge and your sense of humour! ❤

[@andrewmonument8847]

I love Dave's presentation style - it's so much better than the 'documentary' type of videos. This way, he gets his serious points across, without making everything so 'clinical'. Keeping things light-hearted - is also good for holding the interest of the younger 'viewers of KZbin.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I think they are a good Old World to start with and pretty easy to care for 👍

[@daveslittlebeasties]

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[@nugget130884]

Another amazing video, thanks so much!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deewhitcha6014]

This is such great info from someone who has had a lot of experience with these spiders.....thank you!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Your very welcome 🙏

[@stefanv.1982]

Great, thank you 😊

[@tinkfinch1674]

Hi Dave and camera lady, could you do a video on how the eggs with legs that were in the 50/50 sacks. The ones where you had some infertile eggs and some that were going bad. It would be good to see how they are doing now. Very interesting and informative ,thanks for sharing your knowledge as you do it so well. X

[@daveslittlebeasties]

We did have a recap on the Thai Golden Fringe

[@kayelane5868]

Great information, but I wish we'd been able to see the slings a bit closer and for a longer time. 🕷

[@annnoyez]

That was very interesting ❤

[@mal3689]

Top job guys😎, get my first juvie on the 26th👍

[@wastelandsniper789]

This is one of those old world spiders I really want. They have such gorgeous coloring. You are a wealth of information on so many different spiders! I'm so glad I found your channel. If you had to pick one or the other, what would be your preference when it comes to these guys: singles or a communal? I'm going back and forth on whether I want to get just the one or actually put together a communal when I decide to finally get this species.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

It all depends on what you want to do with them ? for breeding I prefer to keep them as singles but if you want a cool display for webbing then a communal id cool ❤️👍

[@cathybailey1793]

Great video 📹 👍 👏

[@mereyemsuzanne8635]

Thank youuuuuuuu 😊

[@arachnophobe2arachnoholic]

I love my balforis great spiders

[@jeremygray3528]

Hi Dave any chance of an update on the stowaway huntsman please

[@daveslittlebeasties]

She is doing fine very healthy appetite 😂

[@HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg]

I got 4 trantulas in my collection in my room Dave

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Soon grow 😂

[@andrewmonument8847]

Weirdly... although the classic 'women are afraid of spiders' mantra is thrown around a LOT - In my 35+ years of herpetology, I've found that there are far more female tarantula-keepers than there are males ! At least here in the UK anyway,

[@migueltonnies6856]

Thank you Dave. A new enclosure was my idea👍

[@ninorivera450]

Hey, Dave! Thiscontentbis very helpful! What will be the right temp when using the heat map? Thank you!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I keep mine at 80f

[@migueltonnies6856]

Lovely Vid Dave. I have two communal (5+6) with the spiders around the inch body size. Am thinking about joining them in a bigger set up. Are they in your learned opinion, still at a malleable age, in terms of adapting to new communal partners? Thank you

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes they will mix together but you will have to make a new enclosure and put them all together at the same time , theres always a risk but generally if given new surroundings they are ok 👍

[@tmcmellon]

Great video. Answered some questions I had before getting a colony started.

[@ronjenelcanonigo6016]

My balfouri laid her egg tody do i need to increase the humidity of the enclosure?

[@ronjenelcanonigo6016]

And do i need to feed the female?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

No just leave her alone now and wait 👍

[@susiepattinson3031]

cool shirt❤❤❤

[@daveslittlebeasties]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@balforitown4274]

Great video Dave as allways👍Now I have a question for you, As you know I’ve kept Balfouri for quite some time now, Having a good number of big communes but to date I’ve never been interested in breeding them till now, All those small exos I had of you I’ve set up like yours I have 4 xAF and 4 xAM they have been in there own enclosure for nearly 3 months as I wanted to give them time to settle,I’ve made notes on any of the female,s molting , But to date none of the males have made sperm webs!!! Can you shine any light on this so to speak??. Kind regards Andy BT

[@daveslittlebeasties]

The males tend to destroy their sperm webs straight after often only leaving a strand of silk 👍

[@balforitown4274]

@@daveslittlebeasties So do you just pair them anyway and just hope for the best,Or do you do nothing till 100% sure you have a sperm web???BT

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@balforitown4274 I would just pair them he will be ready 👍

[@pattijareo7423]

Very interesting! Is there generally any problem with pairing spiders from the same sac?? It's got to be a challenge to get the males and females matured at the same time, but just wondering! Thanks, Dave!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

No issues with spiders and the males always mature first and we just remove them as they appear 👍

[@HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg]

Hi Dave

[@nathannewton6737]

Hey Dave just bought a female balfouri that was paired and I was wondering what kinda sac they lay like do the hang or do the carry them?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They produce a hammock sac

[@nathannewton6737]

@@daveslittlebeasties fantastic Thank you hope the move is going good

[@GuzikPL4]

Dave i have L4 Balfouri and it refuses to molt. She has giantic abdomen and it's been like this for half a year. Am worried about her. May it be the lack of heat in the terrarium?

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Yes. He also says at the end to give humidity, spray the webbing.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Possibly heat , warm her up a little and add a little moisture to one corner of the enclosure 👍

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

It's not a ball...sack? Are you sure? 😂

[@moodyshrew]

I completely missed this while watching the video. I had to rewatch it to make sure he really said that. 🤣

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

@@moodyshrew lol

[@DoctorPolski]

I have a weird desire to create a commune in a glitter ball and hang it from the ceiling.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

😂😂😂😂

[@trevorthreehundred]

i have a large balfouri and sling balfouri for week they good but now cant find the sling hope just buried in substrate

[@trevorthreehundred]

Found the sling they both in tunnel together lol

[@MrPuusilima]

I would like ask, what should i use as substrate for Balfouri? I got little confused by this 😟

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I use regular potting compost mixed with some coco fibre

[@MrPuusilima]

Thabk you very much 😊

[@katiedid7800]

Not a huge fan of this species, as it comes to close to my phobia, but I can at least appreciate them through your eyes. But, if you don’t mind, would you please put the top back on the lady’s nursery? Lol.

[@rokascerskus9706]

Hi Dave. i had a question can i put 7 litel Monocentropus balfouri with a big Monocentropus balfouri can they live together or the big female Monocentropus balfouri will kill the litel ones ?

[@mcdazzio73]

Morning Dave & Camera lady just to let u know that I lost flare due to her being upside down for 8days

[@daveslittlebeasties]

😭😭😭😭

[@ragnarlothbrok3245]

Amazing video as always, Dave when you gonna show us the centipedes ? I miss them

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Not sure yet😂❤

[@JERRY-sp3pm]

hi dave. I've question something i have about 4inch female balfouri. Can she mate and lay egg sec?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes mate 👍

[@Bloopie666]

Lovely video, Dave, thank you! Now, I don't intend to breed these, but is it okay to keep just one? Or should I get two confirmed females?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes, absolutely one on its own is fine 👍

[@Bloopie666]

@@daveslittlebeasties Thank you! That's awesome to know ♥

[@andrewditzler1882]

What are the cube enclosures your using

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Komodo

[@lorimilks870]

Can I do a 12x12x12 for 2 balfori?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

You will run a risk with two adults but it can be done

[@lorimilks870]

@@daveslittlebeasties they're 2.5 inch juveniles

[@nathanjenkins4381]

Hi Dave. I’ve noticed on some of your videos you mention that you sell slings from your breeding. Do you have a website or anything where I can purchase from you?

[@DunkinBiscuits]

He was at the capital invert show today selling, shame you missed it. Keep your eye out for more shows tho

[@daveslittlebeasties]

You can message me on Facebook 👍

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Should you keep balfouri communioully or by themselves? Which is better?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

For breeding I keep my females separate , but as a display a communal is great 👍

[@Chris-jv3xp]

Where do you get your enclosures?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

These are my own design

[@Chris-jv3xp]

@@daveslittlebeasties do you sell them?

[@ks_spiders]

How much individuals uve got in the communal enclosure? and how big is ur enclosure?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

The dimensions and numbers are in the video 👍

[@donald7953]

Beasti time 🤓

[@martink9481]

Just saw another video, where the (single-kept) balfouri dropped the eggsack at the very front of the enclosure and then sealed herself away in her burrow in the back, did you ever witnessed a behaviour like this in your balfouris?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

No ? they make a hammock and protect it but will leave it to feed and drink 👍

[@themantisgarden]

Cool video, Dave. Question; My wife wants balfori - should I divorce her? 😆

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I would encourage her 😂

[@ItsNotWorthIt561]

hehehe @3:50 he says “Ball sack” 😊

[@andrewmonument8847]

🙄Ohhh DO grow up ! 🤣😉😁😇lol

[@philcounty1883]

I came to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed. 😂

[@GODofCANADA]

the "experts" on arachnoboards unkindly told me any communal is impossible.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Really ? perhaps you should show them the video 😂👍❤

[@archetype9018]

I wouldn't advice spraying water too much when you haven't got a mesh top for your balfouri's/baboon spiders.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thats why we mention the ventilation my friend ❤️👍

[@toalettpapir1]

hello again Dave. quick question again. with all of your breeding of spiders.. how do you get "rid" of them all? i'm starting a communial of Balfouri's with 10 slings in a cupple of day's, and are allready terrified of getting a eggsack in it in a cupple of years once they get mature. i'm from Norway, and the Tarantula hobby isn't that big from what i can tell. what the heck should i do if my comunial produces a sack sucsessfully? is it ok to ship overseas?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

The chances of them breeding in a commune is much smaller so you should be fine 👍

[@mavz5483]

Where can u buy these spiders in Australia? Couldn’t find anything online

[@wastelandsniper789]

I thought Australia didn't allow non-native spider species into the country?

[@Jaythesparrow]

@@wastelandsniper789we don’t.

[@candyscott489]

🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍

[@joegrossman5073]

1st again

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes you are!❤

[@ashvanbro9329]

My beautiful girl is lovely and Dave my good friend il be messaging you soon about a spider brother ok

[@darinstrailey9396]

Video is to dark need more light

[@darinstrailey9396]

Video is to dark need more light