Once installed in their natural set-ups I hardly ever saw my spiders. By reducing their feeding they were persuaded to display themselves more often. I turned instead to fertiliser-free coconut fibre and sand mixes. These worked well until my supply of coconut fibre dried-up. This mix works well and also crops various toadstools, which add to the effect.
Many collectors find it particularly interesting collecting species from the same geographical area.
We now find ourselves in the domain of the so-called 'rare' species. If one intends to breed these 'rare' species you will probably have to obtain or rear the pair in the first place, as the chances of locating a male in the future will be low. These collectors' species tend to be prohibitively expensive as adults. This and the former hurdle can be overcome by purchasing a number of unrelated spiderlings of your chosen species. By retarding the growth of males one can obtain mature pairs for the future.