Tarantulas and Spiders

Lol.....my African giant black looooved chick peas. Those were her favorite! And those baby cocktail corns. Funny thing, I love chick peas too :P ...esp on a salad.

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I just want to let you know, I pretty much hate spiders they creep me out, but this thread kinda makes me want a T. I have no idea why, it's kinda weird I would even consider purposely having a spider..

So anyways keep posting pics they're somehow interesting to me!:confusd:

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Haha I've always been on the sketched out side of spiders. But thanks to 3skulls I have two now and I can say Ts don't bother me, certain spiders still do tho lol

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...head_thumb.jpg

I was kinda indifferent towards spiders. I love muh lil T though. She's awesome and settling in well! :)

EDIT: andddd im already planning on getting more lololol

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Haha I've always been on the sketched out side of spiders. But thanks to 3skulls I have two now and I can say Ts don't bother me, certain spiders still do tho lol

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Yea I saw it finally warmed up for you to get yours, I had to check out your thread with the pics of them lol.

I would probably be ok with having one in an enclosure, maybe it's the free roaming that gets me. I don't like how they feel walking on me, If a pet T got out and on me I would prolly freak and fling it across the room.

The wife also said no to the idea of a T, but she don't like snakes either...so for now ill just have to continue watching them from the net!

Spiders walking on me sketched me out too, but both walked on me when housing them and I didn't scream like a little girl or nothing :) lol. Roaches an me aren't friends tho, I need tweezers.

Spiders are here!!!

Will post pics later :)

Sweet!

Nice! Have fun!

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C. darlingi
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/u9a3e6us.jpg

Those are the ones that have like a horn pointing behind them on their back right?! So cool

Yep. Horned Baboons. :)

The other ones are EWL ( eggs with legs )
Not real happy. That's like shipping out a snake before the first shed and meal.
Looking into how to take care of them.
Some of them didn't make it but he said he will replace them.
We will see I guess.

So he basically sent you out like just out of the egg spiders? Isn't this you big shipment?

There's room on the BOI for a T dealer. :p

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Yeah it's my big shipment. :p

If he makes good on the replacement and I can care for them, I'll call it a day. They were dirt cheap.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/amuqydem.jpg

Holy small! Good luck Im guessing fruit flys lol. Are do they web a whole ton too when older?

A fruit fly could pick it up and take off :p

It should still be feeding off the yolk at this point. I need to do some reading when I get home.

As far as I know, they don't web very much. They are Terrestrial and get a pretty good size. The cool thing and what I was excited about, they are native to Texas and Oklahoma.

I wanna goto a warm state and find them out in the wild. I don't see many cool herps up here tons of spiders an some snakes I'm told but I only see garters

In my other thread I just posted a Black Rat I found. :)

Seeing a T in the wild would be pretty cool.

I'm gonna actively look for the rat snake that lives up here can't member what kind it is I think it's a rat or a pine snake?

I'm not sure what you have up there.
I found that guy right next to the tree where I found the same one 3 years in a row. I was hoping it was her again but way too small.

So after looking around, I'm pretty sure these tiny guys are first instar. It's frowned upon to ship before 2nd instar.
But... This will be a good experience. I hope they molt soon and everything should be good after that.

Does instar stand for how many molts they've had?

Yep.
From what I can tell they wouldn't be considered eggs with legs anymore.

Haha eggs with legs is my word combo of the day now it sounds goofy

Well, made an incubator for the little ones.
Here is a pic of a few of them. The colored sponge stuff was packed into the straws they came in. Letting them crawl off instead of trying to force them.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/3useravu.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/5yza6aqe.jpg

I really hope they make it. I feel bad that they were shipped so early.

Here are the C. darlingi
30 all healthy and happy. These guys are pretty quick :o
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/a9y9e8a7.jpg

Did you know they were so young? And did the seller know too?

The seller knew. I had no idea they were 1st instar.

Should have never been sent.

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The seller knew. I had no idea they were 1st instar.

Should have never been sent.

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Thats ridiculous. And kinda shady business :/

Good luck with them! Easy way to keep 30 spiders haha the compactness of their homes is awesome

Yes it is.
If they molt, I think they will have a good chance of making it. He said he is going to replace the DOAs. I'm waiting before I post in his review thread. I don't want to tick him off before.
We will see.

I can now highly recommend "catfishrod69" over on AB. His packing job was insane. Great guy to work with.

If i cant find what i want at Hamburg ill be looking to order online. So thanks for the heads up on the good guy! :)

What are you looking for?
GBB or Cobalt Blue?

I read some bite reports on Cobalt Blue, H. lividum. The next transfer I'll be sweating a little :p

GBB for me hopefully. Theres a couple other species i'd be interested in too.

I'll keep an eye out for you too.

Got the millipedes set up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlIezxOtwzk&sns=em

Fingers crossed for lots of babies. And speaking of babies... I have spotted very very very tiny isopods in one of my colonies :D

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Well, made an incubator for the little ones.
Here is a pic of a few of them. The colored sponge stuff was packed into the straws they came in. Letting them crawl off instead of trying to force them.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/3useravu.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/5yza6aqe.jpg

I really hope they make it. I feel bad that they were shipped so early.

Here are the C. darlingi
30 all healthy and happy. These guys are pretty quick :o
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/24/a9y9e8a7.jpg

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Aww! Poor little things. I hope they make it.

I'm considering H. lividum and P. murinus... but they do sound kinna scary... although I mean I DO have a P. metallica already lol.

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Thanks, I hope so too.

What's the temperament on your P. metallica?

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And speaking of babies... I have spotted very very very tiny isopods in one of my colonies :D

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I'm almost positive mine have had babies. I shuffled the wood and leaves around a little bit to see how they were doing yesterday and it seems like there was way more in there. And a lot of smaller ones.

Mine are maybe 1/32"
I thought they might have been fruit fly maggots.

They love the Pre-Mix :D

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I'm sneaking some time on the laptop today, so I can work on the Website some...

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Thanks, I hope so too.

What's the temperament on your P. metallica?

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Nervous and scary lol. Sometimes he runs around like a psychopath if something freaks him out. I'm pretty sure he'd bite me with the quickness, if I drop a roach in weird and it scares him he rears up in the "gimme a hug!" pose. I like poking little meal worms through the holes to feed him, he comes and pulls them through.

So, no plans to touch him. He's fun to look at though.

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They love the Pre-Mix :D

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Yea thats what i have mine in. Im using one of the larger circle cups i showed you. I think i'm gunna move them to something a bit bigger and go find more outside.

Do you add them I with the dubia? I getta feed my rose today! Give her one little smaller than her? The golden still under ground

No, they're separate. they eat rotting wood and leaves. Theres no mold in their enclosure either so I'm thinking they eat that too.

Ya I heard they are little cleaners just wasnt sure where you use them.

For now they're by themselves. Well, with a couple centipedes and a millipede. But eventually i wanna use them in an adult T enclosure. They're just fun to keep too lol.

I'm going to look for something a bit bigger too. I have 2 deli cups set up for a colony. Would like to combine them, now that I know they are reproducing.

I was thinking of a critter keeper or something. I dont think depth is all that important. It seems like floor space would be more important for them

Might not hold humidity very well.

What about those RUBs you use?

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What about those RUBs you use?

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I think they are the best tubs around. The tips are vented enough for smaller bugs. I think that's what I'll use.

Have my millipedes in one now.

Hey skulls little smaller than the rose right? Or smaller?