Tarantulas and Spiders

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Oh baby, that'll make the unboxing even more fun!

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:p

K. Needs to be longer

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco Golden Knee)

Growth rate.

Starting about 14 months ago.
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Today
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Awesome! I want lol

Current size. 1/2"
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/10/u4u2eru6.jpg

I think between the two I will have a nice little starter t collection :)

Well after having to contact the pet store again. They placed an order and will test the market for roaches.

I'm hoping the pet store crowd will understand their value.

Good luck man! I've always wondered why the petco buy me doesn't sell roaches. Crickets suck so hope people switch to buying your roaches!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/aqyvyrub.jpg getting the holes, put a small crack here but it's not all way threw so I'm hoping screen will fit in an I can just put supper glue on the top so it doesn't expand to all way threw

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Originally Posted by carlson

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/aqyvyrub.jpg getting the holes, put a small crack here but it's not all way threw so I'm hoping screen will fit in an I can just put supper glue on the top so it doesn't expand to all way threw

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Ohhh you're putting one of those screens in? I was gunna say, thats a BIG hole lol

I have had a few do that.
Sucks when it happens.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

I have had a few do that.
Sucks when it happens.

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Both mine did it haha I need a sharper bit for the first hole. Will super glue along the top work good? An do I make extra holes in the sides or is the one in top good?
Mike ya I'm getting the screen tops from skulls an using baseball holders :)

I never use anything on the ones that crack. I'm sure a dot of glue won't hurt.

They don't need any other holes.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

I never use anything on the ones that crack. I'm sure a dot of glue won't hurt.

They don't need any other holes.

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K sounds great too me i tend to over worry things at times. The cages will be set and next week everything looks over 33 as of now

Hope it stays that way!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/ugube5y6.jpg can you tell what kinda wood this is I can't member at all, idk if pine is bad for Ts or if I can use this kinda wood an cut it down to size just for the hide since now bunch of snow on the ground

Is that a 2x4?
I think they are made from soft woods like spruce or pine. I would think they are safe after being through the kiln.

Now I'm not sure if they have any chemicals on it.

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Is that a 2x4?
I think they are made from soft woods like spruce or pine. I would think they are safe after being through the kiln.

Now I'm not sure if they have any chemicals on it.

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1x3 :) an I know it's kiln dried an nothing else added I get the long untreated pieces to use for my wood working stuff from the lumber yard. Ill cut them down an each will have a hide an ill be set

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/13/a6ugyve3.jpg rose's http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/13/evamapah.jpg golden's http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/13/azubatap.jpg I still need a cap for the water for the golden but it's gonna go same spot. It's fine to put them on top of it all or should I get smaller ones to fit by the entrance to the little hide I put in. The substrate is most enough i can burrow in it an it holds ill mist it before i add them. Any changes I should make?

Looks good.
If they don't like something, they'll start moving things around :p

One I like to do for both of these types. I'll give them a dry spot so they can have a choice. At their size they need the humidity up but both species like a dry substrate.
At 2" you'll start to slowly move them over to completely dry substrate.

K ill let a spot dry out a little for now I can't wait to watch them grow. Once they get here ill pop in screens snap some pics and :) lol

Keep an eye on the weather and let me know on Sunday. I'm hoping I can send them on Monday.

Me too man it would be awesome to have them Wednesday no work only two hrs of school would be great day

How big of roaches do I feed? Once a week I know but is it just grab one about same size?

New borns. You want to feed them nothing bigger than their abdomen.
The Golden Knee, I just started moving them over to dubia to make sure they would eat for you. That's a big meal for them so you can feed it every 10-14 days. I crush the head a little then throw it in.

The rose can eat one baby every 7-10 days.

K ill put that on my feeding rotation. Waiting impatiently lol

Haha.
If I mess around with them tonight. I'll post some pics.

I have never seen a red grass hopper before. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/13/e3ymyjer.jpg

@carlson
G. pulchripes
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Nice and plump. Might molt in the next couple of weeks.

Avic sp. "metallica" molted :)
She made a little hammock to molt in.
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Whoa. That grasshopper is sick lol!

I let it go but maybe I shouldn't have.

It really looked cool in person.

First order of dubia dropped off!!
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A) sick grass hopper! I hate them but I would have kept it as a show grass hopper lol.
B) I can't wait to get both them! Can't wait to watch them grow. How do these temps look? Monday is cooler but package shouldn't be in Minnesota then. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/14/6e4upuja.jpg
C) nice going with the roaches! Hopfully they take off are they gonna try an suggest them as a more efficient feeder than crickets? They should lol

Double check your temps one more time tonight. I'll plan on shipping them tomorrow. :)

Yeah I told them all about how they are way better than crickets.
They said they are going to sell them as Dubbie Bugs, so they don't call them roaches. :p

Smart thinking! People have hard time hearing roaches lol. K I work mids tonight so ill check at two in morning ha

Here what Monday-Wednesday looks like still http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/15/ezu4a4yd.jpg

Awesome. I'll pack them extra snug and ship them off after work. That will give the heat pack a few more hours. I'll send you an email here in a bit!!

I always thoughts it was dubai, like the city. Not dubbie-a. Haha. My way sounds better.

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Nah. Doobeeuhh

Dub bug
Gave them some watermelon today. Them seem to enjoy it.

3skulls, I have 2 slings, a P. Metallica and a GBB. They ate last Monday, but showed no interest today when I tried to feed them. Should I be worried?

Also, It seems that I have some mold starting to grow in their enclosures. I didn't have enough ventilation holes drilled. I've drilled more but the condensation is going away slowly. What suggestions would you give me?

When was the last time the molted? Going off feed is always a good sign of them getting ready to molt.
If their abdomen is nice and plump, I wouldn't worry at all.

Most molds are pretty harmless, some can be nasty.
If its easy to get in your enclosures and work. Maybe just wipe off the condensation for a few days. The added holes should help.
Make sure you clean up all left over food and waste.

You could also add some isopods or springtails. They make great clean up crews. (They can't live in a dryer substrate)

If its growing on a hide, you can clean it but mold spores are everywhere.

More airflow or a clean up crew.

Hope that helps some.

Thank you very much for the reply. They are nice and fat, and haven't molted in my care yet. Hopefully they are getting ready to, I want to see these guys with some size. I'll keep wiping it off until it goes away. I guess it doesn't help much that one day its 75 here and the next 53, lol.

Even with my smaller Ts, if they look fat, I'll skip a week of feeding.
It won't hurt at all.

Yeah im going to guess a molt soon.
:)

Post some pics! I almost pulled the trigger and got some pokies the other day. GBBs are some great webbers. You already have a very nice start to a great collection.
I haven't worked with any but your P. metallica should put on some pretty good size with each molt.

Waiting on a couple of emails. Some exciting stuff might be coming in :)

I think I figured out PayPal :)

Haha yep. Just got a text from them!

K good! I forgot to put a capital Z in beginning so thought it would get sent to some random dude lol

I'll run home after work, get the heat pack going and they will be on the way!
If all goes well they should be there on Wednesday. :)

Yay Wednesday! Can't wait i got school 1030-12030 then ill be home. Bet it'll come at 1035 lol

Haha that's always the way. Give your neighbors a heads up. Maybe they can grab it so its not sitting outside.

@carlson

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