Tarantulas and Spiders

Haha the Interstate Arachnid Trades and Sales Commission.

I think there might be a show here in Oct. maybe I'll look into a table.
If I could get caught up one of these days, ill sit down and get some stuff posted on my site.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Haha the Interstate Arachnid Trades and Sales Commission.

I think there might be a show here in Oct. maybe I'll look into a table.
If I could get caught up one of these days, ill sit down and get some stuff posted on my site.

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You need to! :P the wife and I are talking about starting a show down in WV right on the OH, WV, KY line there isn't any shows that we can find in WV and they don't require out of state animals to have health certs so thinking that would bring more venders than another Ohio show. If we get it all lined out and its close enough for you I'd for sure save you a spot.

That would be awesome. Unless I start producing more snakes, we would have the same selection on our tables :p

Besides the one Ken does in Clarksville, Louisville has only had 1 show. Look into doing one here :)

I'm sorry for you guys. I've got 8 shoes within 3 hours of my house. :)

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I'm sorry for you guys. I've got 8 shoes within 3 hours of my house. :)

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I have a pair of boots

Man I have a huge dubia order tonight. I need a helping hands monkey that can count. He could even eat a few for payment.

Haha dang shows not shoes.

I've got an evil monkey that lives in my closet. He's not very helpful though :P

I could have used him.

1500 dubia.
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I'm sick of counting.

It's going to be another very busy week.

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I could have used him.

1500 dubia.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/13/qehedyru.jpg

I'm sick of counting.

It's going to be another very busy week.

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Looks like you are getting someone set up to do a show. Dubia go quick at our expos

That's going to my pet store connection. Looks like they might be catching on.

I need to up my dubia colony! With my next order from you i'm buying some more dubia from you, skulls!

Gotta find a bigger tub for them at wally world :p

Everyone's been busy!haha life is getting reallu hectic people keep quiting at work. An my testing is picking up an school starts soon I barely get time to keep up with everyone!soon ill get a GBB mike lol trying to force life to mellow out first ha

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Anytime!
I got all of those just out of one tub. Need to clean and sort the other ones if I can find some time. I really need to expand on the dubia front.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I need to up my dubia colony! With my next order from you i'm buying some more dubia from you, skulls!

Gotta find a bigger tub for them at wally world :p

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Packing T's for damon, i'm hoping the cambridgeis are sleepy and slow.... ;)

Haha good luck on those :p

Oh man, I LOVE spiders! I'm hoping to get my first few spiders and a scorpion at the reptile expo coming up.
I did have four species of hermit crabs and 29 individuals, if that counts :P

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Haha good luck on those :p

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P. cambridgeis are FAST! Lol. All packed up now tho. Off to the post office. Damon and the wifey will love my package! :D

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Oh man, I LOVE spiders! I'm hoping to get my first few spiders and a scorpion at the reptile expo coming up.
I did have four species of hermit crabs and 29 individuals, if that counts :P

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Awesome! What are you planning in picking up?

cambridgei are a great species to work with. Damon, if you like the irminia I think you'll be really happy with them.

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Awesome! What are you planning in picking up?

cambridgei are a great species to work with. Damon, if you like the irminia I think you'll be really happy with them.

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They'll be my first tarantulas (I used to breed black widows) so I'm just going for a couple basic ones (I'd also like ones I can handle more, so I'm thinking a rose hair and maybe a cobalt blue, or a metallic pink toe, or if I'm lucky, a salmon bird eater. I just love the fluffy ones.
I really want an emp scorp, but I know a guy who has some brown wood ones up for adoption (he just has to get back to me some time!)

You're not gunna be able to hold an H. lividium lol

Mike is right, H. lividum is a look but don't touch. They can put.a few holes in you before you even knew it was out an on you :p

I also can't recommend handling a LP. Besides having huge fangs, their hair can be very bad. They get huge and grow quick! I love mine :)

I keep hunting for a Black Widow, last year I found about 5 males but no females.
Post some pics when you get your new creatures.

The physical damage an LP's fangs could cause would be pretty significant. Probably would be like two 1/8" holes in your hand haha

So Mike how many Ts are you up to now? I know you've got more than what it says in your signature.

Haha i think close to 20 after i get your package. They ALL still fit on one shelf though so it doesn't count :p

Lol very addictive hobby! The wife wants me to sell off all but a couple of my snakes and only do Ts, geckos, and scorpions. I think I have to edit my count. I know I have well over 200 Ts with what's coming in this week but from know on I'm only going to count the ones in my personal collection. Its something like 22 species for a total of like 70 Ts. Not a bad collection for being relatively new to it.

Holy crap your collection grew quick!

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Yep more varieties than bps and boas put together and only a fraction of the cost. Not to mention I can feed all of them for a month for about what it cost to feed my two biggest boas for a month.

Ohhhhhhhh... :sigh2: looks like I need a different forum for spiders.
I'll figure it out! Pardon my interruption :zerb:

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Ohhhhhhhh... :sigh2: looks like I need a different forum for spiders.
I'll figure it out! Pardon my interruption :zerb:

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Huh? You are more than welcome here! Everyone here is more than happy to chat with you and or offer advice and or opinions.

They are quite addictive, I'll admit. I've run out of spider space for now and I'm trying to save...not getting more is hard though lol.

Yea, why don't you talk spiders with us? We're helpful and stuff!!

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We sold our chinchilla collection a few weeks ago so I have that room to work with now but I haven't had the time to install shelving yet. I've still got room on my reptile rooms shelves for now. Lol

No need for a different forum. We are nice here.
I would hope that any forum you went to with some knowledge of Ts would give you the same advice.

I'm so behind in the bug room.

:spid0r: :dance: just picked up my smithi & brazilian blk & whts. :dance: no freebies but for the price I couldn't care. I did get a serious discount on an additional 2" smithi that's in heavy premolt! Ill wait to post pics of her.

Rich: she made sure to give us all 3i of the blk n whts. Smithis are all 2i

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No need for a different forum. We are nice here.
I would hope that any forum you went to with some knowledge of Ts would give you the same advice.

I'm so behind in the bug room.

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Quit wasting time harassing newcomers on here and get to work. Haha. I've got over a hundred slings to ship out over the next few days. Most of which are yours. Lol. I've never straw packed before. Any suggestions to make it go smooth or recommended videos I should watch?

Sweet!! It will be forever before the smithi get any size but it will be worth it.

Can't wait!!

In other news :p
We have been talking to Nick Mutton. I think we might focus a little more on the Carpets :)
And the Louisville show is the same weekend as Tinley :( so lame.

I haven't seen any videos but this is what I do.

I took a small sheet of paper and placed packing tape on each side. Rolled it up into a little funnel.
I transfer the spider into an empty vial, then into the funnel. Most will "retreat" into the straw at that point.

Have all your plugs pre made and holes already poked.

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Sweet!! It will be forever before the smithi get any size but it will be worth it.

Can't wait!!

In other news :p
We have been talking to Nick Mutton. I think we might focus a little more on the Carpets :)
And the Louisville show is the same weekend as Tinley :( so lame.

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Isn't that the author or major contributor of "The Complete Carpet" ? I'm gonna have to stay away from you. Lol I've already got more of a carpet project started than I have ever intended. Its just sooooo hard to pass on a good deal on excellent looking babies!

Yeah that's him, and with Will Bird in Louisville :p
Carpets are a favorite of mine.

Man nice circle to run in. If it was bps or retics it'd be like chillin with Ralph Davis or Bob Clark. Way to go! :gj:

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Huh? You are more than welcome here! Everyone here is more than happy to chat with you and or offer advice and or opinions.

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Oh no! I meant other than the one I had been frequenting where I got that misinformation from :P
I went through your general T care sheet, but are there any species specific ones?
I found this guy I really like (he has 220 something Ts!) http://www.mikebasictarantula.com/sp...are-sheet.html
I'm thinking now a mexican pink or pink zebra beauty for a cuddly (or at least tolerant) spider. But I'd like a goliath bird eater and maybe a peruvian dwarf for "display" spiders :3

Most brachypelmas are semi tolerant of handling. And if you got bit it wouldn't be a huge deal since their venom isnt that potent. :)

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Oh no! I meant other than the one I had been frequenting where I got that misinformation from :P
I went through your general T care sheet, but are there any species specific ones?
I found this guy I really like (he has 220 something Ts!) http://www.mikebasictarantula.com/sp...are-sheet.html
I'm thinking now a mexican pink or pink zebra beauty for a cuddly (or at least tolerant) spider. But I'd like a goliath bird eater and maybe a peruvian dwarf for "display" spiders :3

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Most not all but most of the Chilean beauties are very tolerant of handling. I've seen field collected specimens at expos being handled with ease. Each T has there own personality. I've seen rose hairs that were flat out evil and I've seen someone handle a pokie like it was a kitten but those are not the norm for those species. I just got some black bird eaters and just judging by the way they behave as slings ill never be able to touch them.

Sorry I misunderstood your last post! Please enjoy your stay here!

Yea, I've always wanted a goliath, but it'd be a "look but don't touch" spider. Those fangs!

G. Pulchras are wicked cool looking and are usually semi-tolerant to handling. Like HoFr said, depends on the individuals tho

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G. Pulchras are wicked cool looking and are usually semi-tolerant to handling. Like HoFr said, depends on the individuals tho

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Im kicking myself. I sold my sweetest pulchra sling at the last expo. She was about 1.5" and would come out and walk right up on my hand everytime I opened her cup.

The G. Pulchra looks stunning! I love the solid black velvet looks. Sounds very tolerant too! She's going on "the list" :) (I have a bunch of different species on the list for the expo. What I actually get will depend on price, availability, and if I can find a healthy CB one I connect with)

Captive bred is certainly the way to go! At this point in the hobby wild caught or field collected specimens just aren't really necessary.

Support breeders!! :)
I have heard that they will cut down whole trees to collect wild Avics.

My G. pulchripes / Chaco Golden Knee always comes out to greet me. That's my go to T When i want to handle one. The other 99% are just for observing.

Tonight's molt list.
Most of the versi have molted, maybe 2 left unless they have balled up the molt somewhere.
The albops, vagans, PPs irminia and some of the incei.

P. pederseni
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OBT in her new home.
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Bigger albop
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Do tarantulas get sick, or do they usually just show up dead??

If they do actually get sick, do they get taken to the vet, or is their medical side usually just managed from home??

They can get fungus i think.
Broken limbs.
Broken fangs.

Idk. I think it'd mostly be solved at home.

They do get sick, they can bleed, get stuck in molts, get mites etc.

I don't know if a vet could do anything for them.
If you think something is wrong with one, you can put them in an ICU. On clean paper towels while keeping them moist.

A few more pics!

P. cambridgei, so awesome in person.
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Baby OBT already webbing it up
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A. versicolor
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Male versicolor
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He is doing some heavy webbing. I'm thinking molt
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Female versi molted!!! I can't really see her, the webbing is so thick!!
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