Tarantulas and Spiders

I keep finding these little grubs in leaf litter. Going to hold on to this one and see what they turn into.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/06/urarejub.jpg

Those look fimilar like we have a type in Minnesota. Are they like pinky long an thick? The kind round here are and black not sure what they make haha

I'm guessing its some type of beetle,
Just it sure of which kind.

Hey I just ordered a bunch of vents to make some more enclosures. If you are interested in that style let me know ;)

What do they look like? I'm trying to find something ha I may go look at hobby lobby this weekend

Same ones that were talked about above. If you end up getting one at Hobby Lobby, let me know and I'll send you a vent so you don't have to order any.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/u8a3esy4.jpg

Better yet, for a rosea look over by the model cars. They have boxes for models, baseballs, footballs etc.

Here is what I keep my terrestrial slings in.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/javy6yde.jpg

They are about $2 at Hobby Lobby

Something like this will work for her as well. (Cups on the left)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/da7yqume.jpg

K next day off I'm gonna make a trip up there I wanna get a nice clear one even tho shell hide a ton but I may have a good spot on my tv stand in living room for her:) temps are climbing!! Lows in the 20s now

Mine doesn't use her hide at all.

I'm sick of the cold!!

Nice hopefully she'll spend time in the open. I like snowboarding but not cold 35 is nice haha

Something like this would be good for her.
3.5 x 3.5 x 4.5

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/e8ate8ab.jpg

Sweet how do you make the vent hole?

Hole saw. Just drill a smaller pilot first and take it slow. Should be able to live in something that size for a year or so. :)

Checked in in everyone.
Here are some new pics.

I really wish I could get better pics of the tunnels and webbing some of these awesome creatures make.

Here is "Sarlacs" pit.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/yzata8a9.jpg

Chilean rose
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/egyqy6u9.jpg

Centipedes doing good!!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/epezy7um.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/hahe9eda.jpg

vagans have molted. They are getting bigger. (Still have 3 left that I'm letting go)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/3evumedu.jpg

My big OBT lurking in her web.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/07/era6uqeg.jpg
I have to find a way to capture her webbing to share with you guys.
Might have to work on that this weekend.

The obt just looks like she wants to bite you lol just a quick nip and scamper :) nice pics!

Haha I'm sure she would :p

Thanks

Like this :) it's 3x3.5 thohttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/08/uvyde9a5.jpg

That's perfect.
Is it the baseball case? :D

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That's perfect.
Is it the baseball case? :D

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Yes sir it is :) what size hole saw should I get? I'm gonna grab the drill bit kind when I go get the tubing for my co2 chamber

1"
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/08/re4agehe.jpg

Smaller pilot first. Just put it right in the center of the top and you are set. They shipped the vents today.
The vent in held in place with 4 tabs. You can place a drop of glue but they hold pretty good.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/08/aja5u3y9.jpg

K ill grab one Saturday. Hoping it warm up soon it's been nice during the day just still teens at night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLw-9dpHtcU

Apologies if you've already answered this, 3sulls, but what's your favorite tarantula in your collection?

Haha that video is awesome.

It's hard for me to pick favorites.

Grammostola pulchripes - Chaco Golden Knee because she got me back into Ts. And they are just a cool T

Psalmopoeus irminia - Venezuelan Suntiger. She looks awesome, quick but I don't get to see her much.

Lasiodora parahybana - Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater. They are growing so fast. Can't wait until they are giants.

Pterinochilus murinus - Usambara Orange Baboon "OBT". The color and the webbing puts these way up there. I was never really into them until I picked one up just to have.

Those are a few. Some of my slings are still so tiny that they are hard to judge still.

I'm picking up a grammasota pulchra (brazilian black) today!!!!

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I'm picking up a grammasota pulchra (brazilian black) today!!!!

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I have one that's about an inch or so. Can't wait until she starts to get some size.
Post pics!!

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I have one that's about an inch or so. Can't wait until she starts to get some size.
Post pics!!

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I definitely will as soon as the pet store opens and I pick him up. :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/09/8e2u8y2e.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/09/ysyjaseg.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/09/6u4ybane.jpg

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I just picked up my Brazilian black tarantula. Here's some pics of the T and his new enclosure. :)

He's moved 2 inches since i put him in his new enclosure yesterday. I know brazilian blacks are supposed to be pet rocks but i figured he would want to take shelter or something since he's still only about an inch and a half. Is this normal behavior for such a young Brazilian?

I'm not sure if its normal. Mine looks to be about that same size and never hides. Might take a couple days to settle in.
They like it dry like a G. rosea.

Congrats on the new T

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I'm not sure if its normal. Mine looks to be about that same size and never hides. Might take a couple days to settle in.
They like it dry like a G. rosea.

Congrats on the new T

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Okay. He moved some more. He seems to like to just chill. I'm so excited to watch him eventually grow. I put him in his new enclosure yesterday. Should I try feeding him today or give him another day or so to settle in?

You can try today but it won't hurt to wait a few days.
They grow really slow. I think I picked mine up in November and haven't seen a molt yet.

arent you afraid it will bite you at all? LOL

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arent you afraid it will bite you at all? LOL

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I'm sure it will eventually happen due to some fault of my own but that doesn't detour me from appreciating an animal who I can handle so long as I keep in mind the true nature of the animal itself. :) Im not as brave as some tarantula keepers. I try and keep only more docile species. Although once I have more experience there are a few more unruly species that I have my eye on. :) I'm just fascinated by them. :/

perhaps im not getting my point across, there venomous to humans right?

or can you take out there venom

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perhaps im not getting my point across, there venomous to humans right?

or can you take out there venom

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Similar to a wasp sting. Although I've never been bitten. Just done research.

It can can anywhere from a bee sting to throwing up with muscle cramps for a few days to a week or more. :)

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It can can anywhere from a bee sting to throwing up with muscle cramps for a few days to a week or more. :)

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I should have been more clear. The 2
Different species of tarantulas
I own have bites like wasp stings (brachypelma vagans and grammastola pulcha) but there are species that can give you a terrible bite that makes you feel like absolute crap. As mentioned above. So since I said "like a wasp sting" do NOT go out and buy any tarantula. Some of them are down right mean with a nasty bite. thanks for correcting. Don't want people buying up trapdoor spiders! :)

Gladicosa pulchra update.

Her babies are starting to leave her back. There are babies floating around my T room.
You can spot one here. Very tiny.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/adesezuz.jpg
Getting them set up.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/ageju6yj.jpg

Looks like ill have to get some fruit flys :(
Hate messing with them.

So they are not Spiders or Ts but ill add them here.
Took the dogs for a walk today.
Found all kinds of cool stuff.

First up, a ton of millipedes.
Abacion genus.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/ahy5anag.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/a6u9aqyg.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/ja9ubuse.jpg

I'm really getting into millipedes. :)

This huge grub. Maybe a June bug
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/6edudy3u.jpg

Some awesome little snails for my native tank.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/bubepy7e.jpg

My girlfriend found these eggs.

We think these are frogs.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/syna5y6a.jpg

And these are salamanders.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/ytyzy2eh.jpg

We are going to try and hatch them out.

I keep finding more wolf spiders :D up to around 20 babies now. She has a few more on her back.

Ive always tried to keep a few T's around, cuz they're just so fascinating, easy to keep, and don't take up but the tiniest of spaces :D. Currently I only have a 3 year old G.rosea, and two stripe tail scorpions, but there is an adorable baby B. smithi we just got in at work im considering bringing home....;)(also considering a cobalt blue too) My husband was terrified of spiders when we first met, but now he holds my young rosehair. :) I used to have a bunch of these guys too, years ago, cuz theyre just so awesome:

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

Had my T ockerti out today, and no hair flicks (a rarity)!

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...08256041_n.jpg

Also.... fun with bottle caps and a very patient G rosea the other day. A family found this rosea in their house, a month after moving in, cruising around in their closet :)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...37259765_n.jpg



So difficult not to just try and buy every tarantula I come across x.x So many I still want!

What species is that?

Feel free to post some pics of your rosea :)
Thanks for sharing.

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Had my T ockerti out today, and no hair flicks (a rarity)!

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...08256041_n.jpg

Also.... fun with bottle caps and a very patient G rosea the other day. A family found this rosea in their house, a month after moving in, cruising around in their closet :)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...37259765_n.jpg



So difficult not to just try and buy every tarantula I come across x.x So many I still want!

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Wait, they just found it walking around? That's awesome!!
Yes I try to keep myself from getting more. I'll go threw a phase where I'll grab a bunch up then try to hold off.

Now I want millipedes.

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Wait, they just found it walking around? That's awesome!!
Yes I try to keep myself from getting more. I'll go threw a phase where I'll grab a bunch up then try to hold off.

Now I want millipedes.

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I had a bumblebee millipede ones. Adorable critters (my boyfriend gagged when I told him this, haha!). I'm not afraid of much, but centipedes give me the willies! They are certainly neat, but there are many other more dangerous animals out there I'd rather interact with currently.

Yep.. family just found the thing walking across the floor of their closet. Haha. My ex at the time still worked at Petco, which is how I ended up with it. Family called in, surprisingly calm, asking what to do. they were instructed how to capture it (not knowing the species over the phone I think makes the family extra brave), and they brought it in. This poor rosea is so tolerant. Also the first spider I did a pinch grab of. Will try to get more photos :) With the botle cap photo at one point he climbed upside down on my hand then (excuse the anthropomorphism) apparently had the realization that roseas do not typically climb. I righted my hand and this guy still sat holding on extra tight as if it didn't realize it was OK to move again. Needed a bit of extra coaxing before he walked off as if on cracking ice over a lake, or somebody climbing a ladder who looks down after being told 'Don't look down!'... very very tentatively, and holding extra tight with every foot available!

that picture with a bottle cap no top of the rosea is neat!!! bet you got alot of likes for that on instagram ;)

Yeah centipedes still freak me out some. I have 2 local ones in my collection. Saw one chewing on a roach yesterday.

Yes your family was brave. :p most people freak out over a little house spider and they are hunting Ts.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/ragututy.jpg

Damn, they all came in on the same day!!!

Did some good cookin at work yesterday. What's on the menu?
Boiled and baked leaves with a side of baked oak.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/uhysehy9.jpg

Made an awesome mix for my millipedes and isopods. This wood was nice and chewed up.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/ydu7ygag.jpg

My mix.
Aspen
Rotten Oak
Leaf Litter
Coconut Fiber
Pinch of Vermiculite
Pinch of Perlite

Gave this girl a new home and placed some new friends in with her.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/uqy6yjy4.jpg

Also grabbed some more snails today.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/upuze4u4.jpg

And fed the little baby wolf spiders their first meal, Fruit Flies. (I hate fruit flies)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/4asuquze.jpg

Can you tell that I'm in a heavy bug phase :o

How are the roses coming :)

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that picture with a bottle cap no top of the rosea is neat!!! bet you got alot of likes for that on instagram ;)

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Haha, some likes on instagram :P

Doing good!
If I feed tonight ill snap some pics :)

The Tarantula Keepers Guide is thick and very detailed. Just flipping through it looks like a ton of info. For $12-$15 I would go ahead and grab a copy.

K ill look into it

Pics.
One of the G. rosea. Doing great, waiting for the weather.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/ymubenu4.jpg

That big yucky grub.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/7a3e6e6u.jpg

P. irminia :)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/13/y6e7ubes.jpg