Re: New females: H. mac, lividum, Burgandy Goliath Bird Eater
very nice pick ups :gj: has your h.lividum female started burrowing? i really like all of the haplopelma sp but am hesistant to get them as i've read that once they make their burrows, you don't see them anymore... :(
Re: New females: H. mac, lividum, Burgandy Goliath Bird Eater
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bigfatsmellycat
very nice pick ups :gj: has your h.lividum female started burrowing? i really like all of the haplopelma sp but am hesistant to get them as i've read that once they make their burrows, you don't see them anymore... :(
No she has not and she took the title of meanest/most defensive T I own - lol. Right now she is hiding behind/under fake plant leaves in her enclosure. I started a burrow for her so I am hoping she uses that to start her own. I am sure she is stressed now and once she settles in she makes her burrow. And yes, once they do make that burrow there is a good chance you sadly will not see them again but you will know they are happy at least :oops: You might see the little blue legs at the entrance of the burrow though if your lucky. If you want a T that you can see I would say definitely don't get a lividum. Or get a bunch of T's you can see and then maybe it won't matter too much if you see it or not :D In all seriousness that is why I don't have to many burrowing T's as you pretty much are just feeding a hole after they settle in :P
Re: New females: H. mac, lividum, Burgandy Goliath Bird Eater
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Originally Posted by
bigfatsmellycat
very nice pick ups :gj: has your h.lividum female started burrowing? i really like all of the haplopelma sp but am hesistant to get them as i've read that once they make their burrows, you don't see them anymore... :(
That's actually what makes me iffy on getting burrowing species as well. I love a lot of them (heaven knows how much I love the Skeleton tarantulas Ephebopus murinus, cyanognathus and uatuman) but the fact that they're obligate burrowers that I'll likely never even see has kind of put me off of them a bit. Not so much because I have a huge need to see them but that if anything goes wrong with the enclosure, I'll have a hell of a time having to dig them up to rehouse them and such :/
Re: New females: H. mac, lividum, Burgandy Goliath Bird Eater
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Alex.B
lol at the Burgandys name "monster" is it based on her size or her personality??
LOL - It was based on size. She was not too happy being shipped and then rehoused but that was to be expected. She was not to bad though in all honesty. I am not quite sure how her temperment is in general yet but I would imagine she is more likely to kick hairs then to bite unless left with no other choice (but I can't confirm that). U hairs make me itch a lot and welt me up and with the Theraphosa's being the worse it makes me not want to bother her too much at all :oops:
Re: New females: H. mac, lividum, Burgandy Goliath Bird Eater
This is a picture of Monster's hide (Sorry about the mess, was cutting cork bark at the time):
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This is the accurite that's in her 20 gallon long tank to measure the humidity and temps:
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/5f1f2805.jpg
