Tarantulas and Spiders

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

Sorry Rich I got the handicap one! Haha.
Mike 3 of them molted in the straws!

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Awesome! Yea take good care of that one lil one with the missing leg. I felt bad for him and thought about keeping him but was in the packing zone and knew one of you would help him out.

I think thats them going into 3rd instar... Not positive though.

Rich, that container looks HUGE for that lil spider lol.

Your compoun comment made me think....

It seems like y'all are getting TONS of spiders at a time...is there a high mortality rate, or are you getting them to trade/sell later??

It just blows my mind when I hear about "I just got 25 slings" lol

2 molts and the leg should be back to normal.

I don't like to buy spiders unless I'm getting them in groups. I'm ruined :o
At smaller sizes you will loose some.
I would guess that 1 out of 100 might die on me. But when working in high numbers its just bound to happen now and again. That's why they have 100s in a sac.

Mike
It's a 1/2 gallon jar. A little room to move around but these grow quick and get big.
The less transfers I have to do the better. I have my pederseni in them as well.

So should I buy more than one if I get one at the expo (or from you for that matter)??

They will do fine. I've got a couple with a leg or two missing.

I may need some advice on caring for 1st instar babies. I'm working on a deal for some C. fasciatums! I've never cared for any that young and don't wanna screw it up! I normally wouldn't go for any that young but obese offered a few as freebies on a breeder loan so I figured if I'm already gonna have some inlay as well get some more! Lol

Anyone know where to get some goliath bird eater slings or small juvies at a fair price?

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

So should I buy more than one if I get one at the expo (or from you for that matter)??

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If you buy slings its never a bad idea to get more than 1 incase something happens then you aren't as bummed out about it cause you still have one. Lol. Most of us at highly addicted and buy bulk lots to sell and trade so we can afford to grow our personal collections without spending a fortune. Most people that buy slings aren't coining to just have 1 they are getting them for the same reasons as us or to grow them up in hopes to one day breed them. That's just my opinion.

Buying one is fine. Hell I only had one for 20 years before I went nuts. :o

1i you'll need to make an incubator and keep them together until they molt to 2i

I have pics in this thread somewhere with the A. hentzi.

Pretty much two deli cups full of coconut fiber. Place those on top of 6-7 layers of paper towels in a 6q tub with a lid. Spray everything down really good.

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First time molting out in the open. Least it better just be molting!haha ill try getting a pic afterward
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I have a month before the expo, so I'm trying to get my "spiders in a row":D

What should I be looking for in a spider guy at the expo?? I don't want to buy from a weirdo or anything...

Awesome carlson!!
98% on their back its a molt. Keep us update. Man she has been busy :p and thanks for the like.

Meph, look for someone that looks like he/she knows what's going on. Some reptile guys only have spiders from a trade and don't know much about them.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Awesome carlson!!
98% on their back its a molt. Keep us update. Man she has been busy :p and thanks for the like.

Meph, look for someone that looks like he/she knows what's going on. Some reptile guys only have spiders from a trade and don't know much about them.

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O she has been beyond busy that goes down to the big opening I can see into where eatting happens lol then there is a small tunnel going to who knows where an thats where she normally chills. Likes to hide so was a suprise seeing her molt there.

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Are terrestrial species usually kept in a solid block of substrate like that??

That Chaco has a degree in engineering :D

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

Are terrestrial species usually kept in a solid block of substrate like that??

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Yea you wanna give them plenty of dirt. I gave my C. meridionalis like 6" of dirt in her 7" cube. She made her burrow in a corner all the way to the bottom.

Are red-knees terestrial too??
The one at the pet store only has about 1" of dirt in the bottom, and a dried piece of leaf material...

And versicolors are arboreal??

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

Are red-knees terestrial too??
The one at the pet store only has about 1" of dirt in the bottom, and a dried piece of leaf material...

And versicolors are arboreal??

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Not all terrestrials burrow tho. Some make their own burrows, some use what's available. It depends on the species but also on the individual T's too sometimes.

Versis are 100% arboreal. I've never seen mine touch the floor of its vial. They're great webbers.

EDIT: there are arboreals, terrestrials, and fossorial. Arboreals don't really touch the ground much, fossorials don't really climb and are obligate burrowers, terrestrials are kinda in between. They burrow/use what's available. If u give a red knee a leaf, it might web it as a hide. It also might decide that it hates that leaf and wants to build itself a burrow into the dirt. You never know lol.

While were on this topic, the Epephobus genus were supposed to be burrowers i thought? My blue fangs and emeralds are terrestrial and just chill on top of the substrate which they webbed up. What's up with that?!

B. vagans and B. boehmei are both terrestrials and from the same genus. My vagans used the burrow i made for it in the cup. Didn't really expand on it too much except added some webbing. Just chilled in a hole that i made for it lol. My boehmei has built itself a ton of tunnels. I just put it in a cup with dirt and a water dish and he took it upon himself to do all the re-arranging and stuff. Same genus, two very distinct personalities lol.

So guys, I've recently started having some mold growth in some of my enclosures, especially my A. geniculata. I've scraped it out but it returns. There's a lot of ventilation. I know you guys have mentioned springtails and isopods, what would you guys recommend?

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We can label them but they don't have to follow that label :p
My arboreal irminia live underground.

Coleslaw, how big is it?
I have one getting close to an inch and keep it on the dryer side. Mist it once a week and gave her a bottle cap.

If its smaller in a vial I would just change the whole thing out.
Springtails and isopods need it to be pretty wet to live.

And Mike, the package is now in Louisville! I'm hoping it makes it here today.

Yep molt all done! She had made a little hammock there I couldn't see. Dosnt really web anything up other than that little spot. Just a digger haha

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So how will you get the molt out since she was underground??

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

So how will you get the molt out since she was underground??

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She molted out in the open this time. The others are down there somewhere

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That's awesome carlson.
Chacos just kinda web as they go. Just some thin silk. When my comes out for a visit there will be a very thin layer on my hand.

If she is starting to molt out in the open she might start hanging out more. But it sounds like she has a nice little burrow for now :p

Pics or it didnt happen nicky

I've gotta quit reading this thread while I'm at work. :( I wanna go home and visit my Ts. Lol

Man the L. violaceopes already had fangs full of substrate last night. I can't wait to get home and see what they have made.

Package is here. Looked in on a few and they look ok.

I'll get some pics up tonight.

Thanks Mike!

I got to watch my fireleg build a tunnel a couple nights before I came to work.

They are such hard little workers.

I forgot to show you guys this awhile ago. Something really neat i noticed. Anyone play black ops 2?

The one map, yemen:
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Zoomed in pic:
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SOCOTRA FREAKIN ISLAND

I want a bunch of balfouris. Yemen, Oman and Black Ops will be their names!

Haha dork !

:p

I have my name in a few spots for some and always looking my friend.

Most of my list is almost complete!

I play BO2 lol. An molt http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/31/6yhamu4y.jpg and the big hole you can kinda see inhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/31/hy4yba3a.jpg

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Must be nice to have time to play video games! Dang youngins! Lol

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

Must be nice to have time to play video games! Dang youngins! Lol

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Maybe if you didn't have a million T's to take care of you could play too lmao

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Maybe if you didn't have a million T's to take care of you could play too lmao

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Haha not quite a million yet but I'm pretty sure between my wish list and my ocd ill end up with around 300 just in my personal collection. Between work and working at home and having teenagers to keep up with there's no rest for the wicked!

Wait a minute Mike.. who are you to give anyone crap about how many Ts they have? You've bought like 20+ just this month for your collection. Hahaha :p what's your count up to now? Think I'm at 81 for my collection and around 200 slings in the forsale/trade bin. Lol

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

Wait a minute Mike.. who are you to give anyone crap about how many Ts they have? You've bought like 20+ just this month for your collection. Hahaha :p what's your count up to now? Think I'm at 81 for my collection and around 200 slings in the forsale/trade bin. Lol

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I got 10 or 12 NC's but i'm raising them to trade, i only want 1 for myself.

Besides them i got 15 in my personal collection.

I get doubles of ones slawfacekilla doesn't have so we can trade. Not all them Ts are mine :p

Sure likely story. Lol :P

Sounds like a case for Animal Hoarders.

What is the standard way to feed tarantulas??

At the pet store they recommended putting 6 crickets in the cage with the tarantula along with a piece of lettuce (so the crickets don't die) and just letting it hunt...

Is this good advice or bad??

One roach a week.

2-3 crickets a week.

All depends on what you are feeding. An adult LP or blondi will take in large amounts.

Putting food in for the prey is going to lead to mold and gnats.

I remove prey after 24 hours if uneaten!

The LVs work quick.
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Saw this bottle today; do you think it would make a good enclosure for my versicolor sling??

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Personally I would want something with a wider mouth. That way you could get down their easier.
When it would be time to transfer, it might suck trying to get in there.

Mike these guys are tiny!
A few of mine also molted.
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I sexed this molt as a girl.
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:p

Wow I need your eyes if you can do that! Lol

Damon- i'm not lying! Ask her! Lol.

Meph- nah i wouldn't use that for the same reason rich said. And bc its too big for them. My versi is a slow grower

Rich- glad they got their safely! Yea, they're really tiny. That's probably only 3i for them. I gotta check and see if any of mine ate their roach halves!

All alive and happy, transferred and labeled. :)

Crazy how big these guys will be one day.

Thanks again Mike.
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My pleasure rich, glad they all made it!

I'm really glad i decided to use the styrofoam this time. That mighta been what saved them! O.O