Tarantulas and Spiders

Did you crush the crickets head? My chaco as a sling took a couple weeks to settle in an eat first roach. Now she only misses if getting ready to molt. So could be either settling in or getting ready to molt would be my guess

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

about 28 hours :P


And looking at your pics on your gallery you seem pretty charming to me:D I can't imagine you being awkward

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Awh someone is charming and I can't view the pics on my phone! Losing I guess :( haha

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You might want to wait until the versi makes a web. Should be within a few days. Crush the head some and throw it in the web. Leave it overnight.

So, when I open the tank and Octavius tries to walk out and stuff, does than stress him out?? And will it prevent him from feeling comfortable enough to make a web??

Just wondering because he just stands on the side of the tank up towards the top

I'm probably just being overly concerned about nothing...there's just a lot of pressure for him to live. My folks don't think I did enough research on Ts, so if it dies they won't be pleased

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Awh someone is charming and I can't view the pics on my phone! Losing I guess :( haha

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X2!!! Wth!

Meph i cant see her pics either. On a scale of 1 to Mike, how cute is she?

For my versi i waited til he made a web and killed a dubia and put it in his web. He found it and ate it. They like it moist but make sure you have holes to keep it well ventilated too. Don't worry too much about getting him to eat. Waiting for him to settle in and build a web to feel comfortable is much more important. I was away on vaca and haven't fed any of mine in over 2 weeks. They're all fine. Some people only feed their T's once a month. I'm not trying to advocate that or say whether or not its a good thing, i'm just saying it so you're more comfortable knowing T's can go for awhile without food lol.

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X2!!! Wth!

Meph i cant see her pics either. On a scale of 1 to Mike, how cute is she?

For my versi i waited til he made a web and killed a dubia and put it in his web. He found it and ate it. They like it moist but make sure you have holes to keep it well ventilated too. Don't worry too much about getting him to eat. Waiting for him to settle in and build a web to feel comfortable is much more important. I was away on vaca and haven't fed any of mine in over 2 weeks. They're all fine. Some people only feed their T's once a month. I'm not trying to advocate that or say whether or not its a good thing, i'm just saying it so you're more comfortable knowing T's can go for awhile without food lol.

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Mike, have you had issues with the dubia burrowing?

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Originally Posted by Neal

Mike, have you had issues with the dubia burrowing?

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Nope, not really. I did like 8 transfers the other day and found a grand total of only 3 surviving dubias.

If they dont nail them right away then i'll just crush the roaches head and drop them back in. They're scavengers so they have no qualms about eating dead roaches.

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Nope, not really. I did like 8 transfers the other day and found a grand total of only 3 surviving dubias.

If they dont nail them right away then i'll just crush the roaches head and drop them back in. They're scavengers so they have no qualms about eating dead roaches.

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Oh yea I know. I just used to hate dealing with dubias. That's about the only thing I hate is when they start to burrow or play dead. The scorpions a lot of time used to lose interest.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

X2!!! Wth!

Meph i cant see her pics either. On a scale of 1 to Mike, how cute is she?

For my versi i waited til he made a web and killed a dubia and put it in his web. He found it and ate it. They like it moist but make sure you have holes to keep it well ventilated too. Don't worry too much about getting him to eat. Waiting for him to settle in and build a web to feel comfortable is much more important. I was away on vaca and haven't fed any of mine in over 2 weeks. They're all fine. Some people only feed their T's once a month. I'm not trying to advocate that or say whether or not its a good thing, i'm just saying it so you're more comfortable knowing T's can go for awhile without food lol.

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On a scale of one to mike, I can't decide (since I've never seen you lol)

Who has a roach colony? I want to start one. I like them...

My plan is to start out with 10 females and 5 males. Also, I'll have 300 medium nymphs, so I'll be using the smaller of these as feeders and moving the larger ones to the breeding tub. I'll be buying more as needed for feeding/breeding purposes because I know it takes awhile for them to start producing. How does that sound? Or is that a terrible plan??? I don't know because I've never bred them before. Lol

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Originally Posted by kat_black181

Who has a roach colony? I want to start one. I like them...

My plan is to start out with 10 females and 5 males. Also, I'll have 300 medium nymphs, so I'll be using the smaller of these as feeders and moving the larger ones to the breeding tub. I'll be buying more as needed for feeding/breeding purposes because I know it takes awhile for them to start producing. How does that sound? Or is that a terrible plan??? I don't know because I've never bred them before. Lol

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I keep dubia. Don't do what I did and start with nymphs lol. It takes foerrrever. They're pretty easy, I feed an all vegetarian diet, keep them warm and humid and they'll breed for ya. I don't separate, I just pick lut whatever size I need that day.

I would start off with 10.10 pairs. Males die off sooner and without knowing their age, you might as well.
You are going to need a lot more Ts or some lizards, or some insect eating mammals, fish, chickens etc.

If you are going with dubia, each female is going to give you around 20 babies every 6 weeks.

I had a Dubia colony. I let it run it's course because only my largest tarantulas would eat them, the rest refused. So back to buying crickets. I hate crickets :( I loved the almost-no-cost of keeping roaches and lack of smell. I have almost 50 tarantulas so crickets get pricey.

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I would start off with 10.10 pairs. Males die off sooner and without knowing their age, you might as well.
You are going to need a lot more Ts or some lizards, or some insect eating mammals, fish, chickens etc.

If you are going with dubia, each female is going to give you around 20 babies every 6 weeks.

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So 10 males and 10 females?

I have a beardie now, and he eats like a freakin' cow! I'm spending a fortune on them as it is, so I figure I might as well start my own colony.

I plan on getting a female beardie later, and at least 2 more T's after I get those 2 from you. Who knows what I'll get after that???

Ah ok. Yeah dubia are the way to go.

Bugmom that sucks. I hate crickets.

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I had a Dubia colony. I let it run it's course because only my largest tarantulas would eat them, the rest refused. So back to buying crickets. I hate crickets :( I loved the almost-no-cost of keeping roaches and lack of smell. I have almost 50 tarantulas so crickets get pricey.

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Crickets are terrible, evil, disgusting little creatures. I'm sorry you have to deal with them! :-(

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So 10 males and 10 females?

I have a beardie now, and he eats like a freakin' cow! I'm spending a fortune on them as it is, so I figure I might as well start my own colony.

I plan on getting a female beardie later, and at least 2 more T's after I get those 2 from you. Who knows what I'll get after that???

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Yea. Start off with like 5.5 lol. You'll only have 2 mouths to feed. Unless you plan to get a bunch more T's! Lol.

My colony has grown quite a bit since i've gotten them. Once you get everything setup i can send you some if you'd like. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get the roaches going before you even get the T's. Rich and Coleslaw have both hooked me up when they've had extras so i'm just reciprocating the offer.

If anyone else in this thread wants a few free dubias to try to breed or to try as feeders just shoot me a message! I know we have a few new T owners now so don't hesitate to ask. Crickets suck, glad i've never had to mess with them.

Dubias are wicked easy to keep. Tub with holes, eggcrate for them to hide in, water and food dish. Thats it. You could forget about them for weeks and if you come back they'll still be there lol. I love keeping them!

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Yea. Start off with like 5.5 lol. You'll only have 2 mouths to feed. Unless you plan to get a bunch more T's! Lol.

My colony has grown quite a bit since i've gotten them. Once you get everything setup i can send you some if you'd like. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get the roaches going before you even get the T's. Rich and Coleslaw have both hooked me up when they've had extras so i'm just reciprocating the offer.

If anyone else in this thread wants a few free dubias to try to breed or to try as feeders just shoot me a message! I know we have a few new T owners now so don't hesitate to ask. Crickets suck, glad i've never had to mess with them.

Dubias are wicked easy to keep. Tub with holes, eggcrate for them to hide in, water and food dish. Thats it. You could forget about them for weeks and if you come back they'll still be there lol. I love keeping them!

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Thanks!!!

I'll shoot you a message when I'm ready for them.

Spidey still no make a web :(

Spin faster little guy!!!

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

Spidey still no make a web :(

Spin faster little guy!!!

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Maybe you have a lazy one. :-P

Give him some time. Lol I bet a day to us is like ten minutes for them! He will spin his web soon. :-)

I just worry about him not eating...and he won't eat until he webs...and he's so tiny...AHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!!!:frustrate

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I just worry about him not eating...and he won't eat until he webs...and he's so tiny...AHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!!!:frustrate

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Well, they don't really eat like we do, so you gotta think about it more on their terms.

I REALLY REALLY love my Dubia. They're little pets. :D

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I REALLY REALLY love my Dubia. They're little pets. :D

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Aren't they so cool??!!!

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I just worry about him not eating...and he won't eat until he webs...and he's so tiny...AHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!!!:frustrate

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Dude you could leave him there for 2 weeks and come back and he'd probably still be fine. They're pet rocks. Pet rocks that sometimes do extreme renovations in the middle of the nite lol!

Ohhhhh nikki, i see you liked that post. When are you getting a T?? :D

Meph. After it webs. This is how in water mine. I give it a couple of sprays in the webbing once a week. But my bug room is around 60% humidity.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/pajajeja.jpg

dubia!!!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/ne2umu8u.jpg

And my wall is filling up :)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/3asytu6u.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/u2emaby9.jpgWould this be ok for my T's???

That will work. Something wider and not as tall would be better.
Just fill them up 3/4 full and you'll be good.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

That will work. Something wider and not as tall would be better.
Just fill them up 3/4 full and you'll be good.

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Ok, thanks. I'm at Wal-Mart now, so I'll find something wider and shorter.

Too big?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/sujymu5e.jpg

They should have those same cups, just shorter. If you can't find them, those will work.

Those will work too.
Now you'll be like a real spider keeper. Every time you go into the store you'll be looking at things and thinking how you can keep a T in it :p

This one. Lolhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/udyrujyg.jpg

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Those will work too.
Now you'll be like a real spider keeper. Every time you go into the store you'll be looking at things and thinking how you can keep a T in it :p

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Haha! Yea. This is getting crazy.

the guy I got mine from at the expo suggested cheeseball containers from sams club or target lol

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

the guy I got mine from at the expo suggested cheeseball containers from sams club or target lol

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I think mine need floor space more than height. Does yours climb stuff?

Kat look for sandwich containers. Yours are terrestrial T's and wont need a lot of height.

Something like this:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/2aqa5ega.jpg

Those square ones are shorter...I went ahead and got them. I already left or I woulda got the flatter ones!!! :-/ oops.

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Those square ones are shorter...I went ahead and got them. I already left or I woulda got the flatter ones!!! :-/ oops.

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Those will work. Just will need to add dirt to fill them up enough.

Meph:
My versi is my friendliest T. Don't worry about him coming out. Here's my guy who snatched a roach and hung onto my tongs like a monkey. Then of course i had to sneeze RIGHT then so he fell and i caught him in my hand. Then he trotted back up onto the tongs again for this photo op lol
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/3umy9y5u.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/e5ehu8ab.jpg

So yes. He will come out when you try and feed or water or open his cup for anything. But, if he's anything like my versi he's probably wicked friendly and chill haha

Ishy giant spider that was on the door to the crawlspace under the house. Sorry its blurry. It was raining and didnt want my phone to get wet. But thanks to you folks, I thought of this thread when I saw it. Lol. It was probably as big as a 50 cent piece with the leg span.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/dunumema.jpg

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Those will work. Just will need to add dirt to fill them up enough.

Meph:
My versi is my friendliest T. Don't worry about him coming out. Here's my guy who snatched a roach and hung onto my tongs like a monkey. Then of course i had to sneeze RIGHT then so he fell and i caught him in my hand. Then he trotted back up onto the tongs again for this photo op lol
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/3umy9y5u.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/e5ehu8ab.jpg

So yes. He will come out when you try and feed or water or open his cup for anything. But, if he's anything like my versi he's probably wicked friendly and chill haha

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Ok. I decided against getting Wal-Mart dirt because it's full of chemicals. Whrre do you guys get dirt???

Hard to tell from that pic but doesn't look like anything that would be harmful.

I use coconut fiber.
Most pet stores have it. Come in a compressed brick, you add water

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

I use coconut fiber.
Most pet stores have it. Come in a compressed brick, you add water

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Ok. I'll try to find that.

http://m.petco.com/product/10813/Zoo...Substrate.aspx

I buy my dirt mix from rich because i'm lazy and because i love getting packages from him <3

Random Question: does anyone keep those trapdoor spiders?? They seem like they would be a bear when it came to husbandry. Just curious

Trapdoors are awesome but you never see them. Between that and the vendors never knowing an age, I always pass.

Went in the bug room early and some things were out.

Female versicolor
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/e4ujuru9.jpg

P. pederseni
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/senevu4a.jpg

H. mac
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/zudy9a5e.jpg

H. lividum
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/jequve6a.jpg
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