Mexican Flame Knee Brachypelma auratum #239 Home     Spiders    Details Shows the "Flame Knee" they are known for on August 17, 2019 #239 on 10 January 2018 - Molted on 9 January 2018 December 17, 2017 Epigastric furrow of B. Auratum #239 on 2 July 2018 Molt on 14 June 2019 Molt of 16 August 2018 Molt of 22 June 2018 Molt 23 April 2018 Molt on 21 February 2018 Molt on 9 January 2018 - People on Facebook have said this is probably a male   Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Purchased two from K8Inverts 27 Jun 2017 Registered #239 offspring from  permitted adults About 1/2 to 3/4 inches Feeding Fed dead tiny grasshoppers every day for a while and removed what was not eaten the next day.  When a little bigger moved to a small dead grasshopper every third day and from there a live medium grasshopper then to a  live large cricket every third day. Housing 1 July 2018 29 March 2018 5 December 2017 Molts 16 August 2018 after fasting 18 days - photo 22 June 2018 - photo 23 April 2018 (fasted most of April) - photo 21 February 2018 - photo  9  January 2018 - photo  5  November 2017 13 September 2017  4  August 2017   Photos 10 January 2018 - Photo of baby after molt 9 January 2018 - Photo of molt - ~1.25 inches 17 December 2017 Temperament - active, runs into its cork bark hide and up the sides of container