Tarantulas and Spiders

Yep i still give them some here and there! :)

I feed them two or three times a week and every 3rd or 4th feeding they get the roach chow.

I haven't seen any wings being chewed so i think i'm good. :gj:

I don't see it a lot but I also have 100s of males.
Mine have been going nuts the past few weeks. Maybe its the heat, I don't know. They have also been going through a ton of food.

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I don't see it a lot but I also have 100s of males.
Mine have been going nuts the past few weeks. Maybe its the heat, I don't know. They have also been going through a ton of food.

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How often do you feed them?

Right now I'm going through about a gallon of dry a week

:( sadness strikes. think I lost a baby vagan. I checked them last night and there was one on its back. I was like sweet its gonna molt. Just looked in and its still on its back. Shouldn't take that long should it? Its been right about 24hrs. I didn't mess with it just in case.

Most likely gone :/
When you get high numbers and they are that small, you'll loose some here and there.

Yea kinda figured. It was tiny even compared to the others. On the up side all of the pumpkin patches ate. How are you're babies all doing? I can't wait for those carpet babies to settle in so I can handle them! That's the highlight of the summer man I can't thank you enough!

:) man I can't wait to see what they look like as they grow!

Tonight I fed the irminia, versicolor, PPs, incei, Chacos, some bigger albops. A few of the versi have molted. The PPs are so freaking small, when they burrow I can only hope they are OK. I hate it when they are that tiny.

Tomorrow will be the vagans, hentzi and albops. A lot of those have burrowed too. They need a few good molts, quick! I'll feel better about everyone once they can take live food.

thats cool. i've fed everything live so far. i've had some tiny pinheads available though so its been pretty easy. now next week i'll be cutting 1/8" crickets in half because all of my pinheads have molted a couple times and I wont be able to get more until the 11th at the harmar house show unless I want to order them.

I feed my really small vagans dubia legs lol

haha! just watched one of my A. laeta's chase down a cricket. really wished I had a video camera on that one. It ran from the top of its cup down to the bottom and took 4 or 5 laps around the bottom of the cup chasing the cricket. once it grabbed it, it never even slowed down just straight up to its web hammock to enjoy its snack.

The hentzi should be all molting soon.

The wife got her own skeleton tarantula last night. :P

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...ps552c5f01.jpg

Man that's freaking awesome. I have been wanting a T tattoo for a long time.

haha I got my first tattoo for my 15th birthday. my mom took me to get it from a buddy of hers. I wanted a back piece she convinced me to get something smaller. I ended up with a spider on my leg.

Haha nice. I started at 18. I would be covered if I had the money.
I need to find someone that can do a good spider. I like that 3d look.

Today I get to rip into the truck and see of I can get this water pump changed out :/

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Haha nice. I started at 18. I would be covered if I had the money.
I need to find someone that can do a good spider. I like that 3d look.

Today I get to rip into the truck and see of I can get this water pump changed out :/

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Hope its not a dodge. My Durango needed a water pump. It requires a special tool to separate the fan from the pump. Ended up taking it to a shop because it was cheaper than buying the tool.
I've got 25 or so tats. Almost as addictive as snakes and spiders lol

Lol tats love tats. Need to get ones on my hands removed tho, dumb life style leads to dumb tattoos when you figure youll barely make 21.

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Haha I have hand tattoos :p

It's a Chevy just about done :)

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The wife got her own skeleton tarantula last night. :P

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...ps552c5f01.jpg

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This is awesome! I'd love to get a realistic one like this. Idk what T id wanna get tho. Maybe like an H. mac or something.

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Haha I have hand tattoos :p

It's a Chevy just about done :)

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Ya mine are finger words. From a life lived long ago for too long. One day theyll be gone

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This is awesome! I'd love to get a realistic one like this. Idk what T id wanna get tho. Maybe like an H. mac or something.

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she wanted a versicolor but by the time the tattooist was done with mine he didnt have a lot of time left so she went with her second choice.

Yeah I'm not sure which T I would go with. An irminia might be cool.

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Yeah I'm not sure which T I would go with. An irminia might be cool.

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hehe thats what I used on my business logo. i'll get better pics once it heals

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...15#post2115015

We have a ton of these guys everywhere at work right now.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/29/ymemamuq.jpg

They make big sheets that go into a tunnel.

Rich, i have an important question. Im concerned my arboreal Ts are not getting water...my two avics. Their enclosures are just so tall, idk if theyre even coming down to get a drink. I dont want them to get dehydrated, esp my little versi. Ive been heavily misting once a day, but is that ok? I just dont want my guys to die from dehyration.

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At that size they are getting everything they need from the food source and the humidity in the air.
Make sure your crickets are nice and hydrated.

You should't have to heavily mist unless your room is really dry.
Just keep the substrate damp, never soaked.

When you mist, leave a few drops in their webbing up top.

My A. metallica is doing awesome in that same setup as your versi. She just molted again the other day.

The best thing for Avics is lots of fresh air while keeping the humidity up some.

How do their abdomens look? They will shrivel up when they become dehydrated.

Their abdomens look ok. Pinkys is nice n plump from what i can see.

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Without seeing them, I would guess they are fine.
None my versi (besides my subadults) even have water bowls yet.

Wow! Well i guess im doin good then. :p

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I was going to try and get some pics of the A. metallica but its been nuts.
All the baby snakes thought it would be fun to tip the water then go poo in it. I had to scrub all the tubs.

I have never seen her go to the bottom to eat or drink but her crickets are gone and she looks full.

I need more hours in the day!!

My C. meridionalis molted. Will be time for a housing upgrade i think! :)

I want a spider, but I don't. See im attempting to conquer my fears towards eaight-legged-freaks (Thumbs up if you get the reference) but I need a tarantula that isnt the largest, or the average size tarantula, more like below average, and low maintanence, that is relativly friendly. What kind of T should I get?

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I want a spider, but I don't. See im attempting to conquer my fears towards eaight-legged-freaks (Thumbs up if you get the reference) but I need a tarantula that isnt the largest, or the average size tarantula, more like below average, and low maintanence, that is relativly friendly. What kind of T should I get?

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A B. vagans!

I agree, a vagans or G. pulchripes.

Get one at about an inch in size. They will get a pretty good size but will take a few years to reach adult size. By then you would have already found out if you are going to be ok with them or not.

Where can i get a B.Vagans from? (reputable dealer)

3skulls or HoFR

What would you say the general temperment of the species would be ?

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What would you say the general temperment of the species would be ?

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Mine is pretty chill and not that fast. The females can get up to 6-7inches i think, not sure how big that is for you though.

In General though.

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In General though.

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All brachypelmas are pretty calm. I really don't hold any of my T's though.

Recommended Care sheet?

It's hard to find good care sheets for Ts. Most are wrong or out dated.

For a B. vagan 1" or smaller.
2-3" 4" would be great, of substrate. They will burrow. Keep the substrate moist but not soaked. Think of a fresh bag of potting soil.
I would recommend using coconut fiber.
Feed them 1-2 times a week. The amount of food should be no bigger than their abdomen. They will get most of their hydration from their food, so make sure your food source is nice and hydrated.

1" or bigger 3-4" of substrate with closer to around 6" when reaching adult size.
You'll want to do about half dry substrate and half damp. Giving them a water dish, a shallow bottle cap works great.
Feeding once a week now is fine.

2-3" in size you'll move them over to a dryer substrate and maybe misting half the cage every couple of weeks. Sometimes I'll just overflow the water bowl some.
Again feeding once a week is fine. If their abdomen is nice a and plump, I'll skip a week.

Hope that helps. If you have any questions let us know :)

I got a new security system for the snakes and spiders :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/31/a4ene9u6.jpg

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I got a new security system for the snakes and spiders :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/31/a4ene9u6.jpg

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How cute, where'd she come from haha?

It's my girls pup and he has been living at her parents house for a couple of years.
We drove down there over the weekend and he wanted to come live with us.

Super good dog and with all the drunks and crackheads around here, I didn't think it would hurt :p

Thats cool!

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3skulls or HoFR

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3skulls is more reputable than I when it comes to T's. He's been at it longer i'm still a newb but i've got a decent collection started. all of the vagans I have are still tiny about 1/4" I do have a chaco golden knee thats about an inch. I'd talk to 3skulls first though. He has more of a selection. the chaco's are supper chilled, so are the vagans. but I would have to add the mexican curly hair to the list of 1st T's. I've got a 5 inch cbb female and she is a total sweetie! also the slings i have are pretty chill too.

the wife wants your security system Rich

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All brachypelmas are pretty calm. I really don't hold any of my T's though.

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I treat my T's like fish. clean the cage, feed them, and admire them through the glass