Tarantulas and Spiders

Nice!
I still haven't seen mine all the way out from her last molt.
All I have seen are legs but she looks huge now.

And here's a newer shot of my recently shed A. versicolor. Chillin with its new piece of cork bark.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ljr/6versi.jpg

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

Speaking of P. irminia, here's mine that molted on Saturday. She was being difficult on getting a full body pic so I can see how much bigger she got and she flashed me a threat pose instead. Fangs are still red so no eating for her for a few more days.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...30eb49f5bb.jpg

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cute! I fed my irminia for the first time today, and she mustve been hungry cuz she came out of her burrow.

well I took the plunge into T's. I thought I was gonna be all carefull and slow. Well about 2 months ago a friend gave me a pink toe to see if I would like to keep tarantulas. needless to say I really enjoy watching her! The wife bought me an arizona blonde at the columbus expo while I was at work last week. and well we went to the richmond, IN expo and I got a little caught up and bought a few slings. lol I got 2 of the following: Poecilotheria Regalis (indian ornamental), Psalmopeous Irimina (venezuelan suntiger), Nhandu Carapoensis (brazilian red), and Grammostola rosea (rose hair). I also picked up an E. Pulchrrimaklaasi (metallic green beauty) which I no longer have. A friend saw it and I couldnt tell him no since he has a juvie male. Well not everyone would cooperate for pics tonight but here's some crappy cell pics that I managed to get.

my set ups
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps865bf417.jpg

my az blonde girl
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2fcbf64a.jpg

Indian Ornamental
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4c0a6cba.jpg

cute lil rosie
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps976217f3.jpg

and my sun tiger
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4d350298.jpg

sorry the brazilian reds didn't want to come out for photo ops. and i'm not really up for opening the lids on these guys. I just transfered all of them today and being new to T's I needed a break from the stress. lol

Thanks for looking

The addiction sets in quick an it looks like it hit you hard. :p

Here is a nice little talk about a P. irminia bite.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=249183

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

The addiction sets in quick an it looks like it hit you hard. :p

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Lol everything hits me hard! I seriously have an addictive personality. Also the fact that I've worked with hot snakes in the past kind of brings my comfort level up a bit working with these guys. Its nice to know that if I do take a bite its just gonna hurt like hell not kill me. I still have a lot of respect for them but its a far cry from dealing with diamond backs and eyelash vipers.

Yeah working with Hots would help a lot.
That's something I have never done.

Brought my camera to work today. Trying to catch a few true spiders (and any other bug that i come across) digitally :)

Haha for some reason I read daintily instead of digitally so I was real confused until rereading it lol

Lol...yeah Nick anything Rich does is never done " daintily" lol

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Haha that too :o

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

And here's a newer shot of my recently shed A. versicolor. Chillin with its new piece of cork bark.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ljr/6versi.jpg

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What a beauty! Love it. I want one too lol

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

What a beauty! Love it. I want one too lol

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Wait till the next molt when the full adult colors show :D:banana:

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Here is a nice little talk about a P. irminia bite.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=249183

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That doesn't sound too bad.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

That doesn't sound too bad.

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I have read before that there bite wasn't that bad but it's only 1.5 "
I know it might happen one day but I'm not looking forward to a bite from any of them.

There are baby wolf spiders everywhere so I let her go today. It's a good thing that we like spiders. :p

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/30/natabava.jpg

Their all over her lol

And the house :o

Awww....its like that scene from Charlottes web. At least youdve got some pest control :p

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Theres guy on the arachnoboards who says that he knows a tarantula bite will hurt like heck if it ever happens, but at least he knows its not going to kill him. :D

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Awww....its like that scene from Charlottes web. At least youdve got some pest control :p

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You should have seen the names they were calling me in their webs. :o

Lmao!!

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Not an ad but a heads up.
I'm going to order some versicolor from my local T guy.
I know a few of you want some. I'll pass them along to the people who post in here for cost + shipping.

I'm not getting a break so they will be normal going rate.
Going to try and pick them up at the next show on the 16th.

Ugh...my hubby is going to poop out a brick mansion when i tell him :p... The one vendor at repticon that had em wanted $50 for a versicolor sling. I thought that was a bit high.

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But spiders take up such little room and so easy to care for.
I think my guy is a bit cheaper. I have been trying to find a wholesale deal on them but nothing yet.

Hmm so I may need to grab another enclosure when I go get the ones I need I think your saying! Lol

Grab a case.

Haha just may have too. Gotta have control lol :)

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Originally Posted by carlson

Haha just may have too. Gotta have control lol :)

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Were in the same boat Nick...lol thinkin about a few more $11 cubes

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Lol their too cheap!

Some photos from yesterday.

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2506134a.jpg

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0c7ded38.jpg

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3da94e99.jpg

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...ps76188cc6.jpg

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...psc62fe51d.jpg

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0d078d37.jpg

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Originally Posted by carlson

Haha just may have too. Gotta have control lol :)

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Can someone define control for me? Lol I went from kicking around about getting one to getting one in about a month. Then my wife bought my 2nd for me as a surprise. And I bought 8 slings and a juvie last weekend. And Rich was kind enough to overnight me 3 beautiful chaco's today! So tiny and so cute! I'm hooked!

Still no sign of the golden! But she must be doing her own thing under the wood cuz she has closed up the hole I made into her hide so she's still alive an busy with something ha.

Control is making yourself have enough enclosures and substrate on hand at all times.
That way when you go nuts, you'll have a home ready for them all. :p

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Control is making yourself have enough enclosures and substrate on hand at all times.
That way when you go nuts, you'll have a home ready for them all. :p

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lmao! im good then. I bought a 3 pack of echo earth bricks and a case of plastic mason jars. I also have a dozen medium kritter keepers for when they out grow the pint sized jars.

I need to stock up on a few things. I have a problem with money going out quicker than it comes in.

Lol you guys are too funny! And Rich those pics are amazing! Definitely "calendar-worthy":gj:

:o
Thanks! That means a lot.
Now that I have the Internet, I thought I would update the photography site and start playing around again.

Another hobby where way more money goes out than comes in :p :D :(

I feel you bro.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

I have a problem with money going out quicker than it comes in.

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Don't we all! I sold my bp collection to use the $ to buy more boas but didn't have enough to get what I wanted so I started buying tarantulas. Lol. Spiders are purely non profit for me. I have no intentions of breeding them.

O money people tell me stories about it, how it's a magical piece of paper that can get you all you could hope. Wish I knew first hand tho it seems like noone informed my boss that gas prices are sky high along with everything else. Gotta work doubles just to keep the account positive between paychecks.

Actually Nick, money is made from cotton :D
And sellin balls to get boas?? Whoah. I got outta boas long time ago....ill never go back cuz i just love my balls too much.
The awesome thing about Ts is theyre so dang affordable! You can buy tons of them and still not even come close to what you would have spent for a combo morph ball :cool:
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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/01/dybe3atu.jpg here's what golden up too, I removed the dirt down little deeper into her home other night an she blocked it back up ha. I jus wanna see her!
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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

I got outta boas long time ago....ill never go back cuz i just love my balls too much.
The awesome thing about Ts is theyre so dang affordable! You can buy tons of them and still not even come close to what you would have spent for a combo morph ball :cool:
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Ive always been a boa man. When I relocated to the east coast I rehomed all of my boas. I got into balls because of how docile they were and the wife and kids had never been around snakes. They have all out grown them now, So I get to have boas again! Balls are kinda boring to handle. I prefer the way boas handle personally. T's are great because i'm still learning and completely fascinated by them where I was once afraid of spiders. lol

Ha same here spiders used to sketch me out till I learned about them

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

Ive always been a boa man. When I relocated to the east coast I rehomed all of my boas. I got into balls because of how docile they were and the wife and kids had never been around snakes. They have all out grown them now, So I get to have boas again! Balls are kinda boring to handle. I prefer the way boas handle personally. T's are great because i'm still learning and completely fascinated by them where I was once afraid of spiders. lol

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Yup...great way to overcome ur fear of spiders...get a bunch of pet tarantulas!! Lol

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I accidentally over fed my tiny lil B. smithi, he's so fat he looks like a tick lol.

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Yup...great way to overcome ur fear of spiders...get a bunch of pet tarantulas!! Lol

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Lol right? I actually got over my fear of spiders a long time ago when the wife rescued a rose hair. She rehomed it and I started looking at all the different types and started wanting one to keep for myself.

Little jumping spiders got me into them.
Wolf spiders still freaked me out for awhile.
Now I'm begging to find Black Widows.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Little jumping spiders got me into them.
Wolf spiders still freaked me out for awhile.
Now I'm begging to find Black Widows.

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Seen them for sale on AB I thought... may be a old post tho.

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