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Bitey, our first T
Yes, that's his name. Cody named him. We have our first Tarantula. A Chilean Rose-hair. Sorry can't post a pic yet no camera, but wanted to share the happy news.
Dawn
1.0 Child - Cody
1.0 BP - DareDevil (DD)
1.1 Dogs - Buddy & Musket
2.1 Cats - Jynx, Gus & Outdoor Cat
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Hermit Crabs - Bruce Wing
0.0.1 Skunk under porch - Pepe
1 Sister, 1 Bro-in-law - Marianne, Donnie
2 Nephews, 1 Niece - Jon, Gabe, Kyliegh
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Aaaah - welcome to the T world.
You have been bitten (figuratively speaking) and don't even know it yet. Might as well start thinking about your next acquisition
Seriously - grats. Despite their ubiquity I love the rosehairs - they are the BPs of the tarantula world - generally mellow and tractable, handleable (just careful you never let one fall from a height - exoskeletons DO have a downside).
Look forward to seeing some pics. If you have Q's don't hesitate to ask - we have a few well-versed invert folk here!
"I don't FEEL tardy . . ."
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Muhahahahahahah! Welcome to the dark side!
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be ~ Lao Tzu
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Ts rock. I only have my one now.. I've had her about 6 months, but I'm looking into a second. Probably a green bottle blue.
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Originally Posted by Smulkin
Seriously - grats. Despite their ubiquity I love the rosehairs - they are the BPs of the tarantula world - generally mellow and tractable, handleable (just careful you never let one fall from a height - exoskeletons DO have a downside).
Look forward to seeing some pics. If you have Q's don't hesitate to ask - we have a few well-versed invert folk here!
Welcome to the addiction! You should watch out for wire mesh lids as well. if you've got a cage that uses them, you want to make sure that wires are acutally "melted" together where they meet. Otherwise T's can get legs caught and may seriously hurt themselves (aside from possibly loosing the leg).
Smulkin, in a way I'm the opposite. I'm not interested in the rosies at all, and I'll never keep one. Then again, my first T was a Chaco Golden Knee....might be more like keeping an Angola Python in terms of the comparision you made :p Basically the same temperatment, more colorful (which the angola really isn't) but bigger
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Originally Posted by Schlyne
Welcome to the addiction! You should watch out for wire mesh lids as well. if you've got a cage that uses them, you want to make sure that wires are acutally "melted" together where they meet.
Thanks for the tip, the lid to my case has a wire mesh, but the edges are enclosed by the rim of the lid on both top & bottom so that you don't even see the edge. I am going to assume this is okay unless you tell me differently.
Originally Posted by Smulkin
Aaaah - welcome to the T world.
You have been bitten (figuratively speaking) and don't even know it yet. Might as well start thinking about your next acquisition
Of this I have no doubt, thanks so much for the warning.
And to think this all started with an aggreement from my land lord that I wouldn't get a pet that could pee on the floor. Do you think that he may have meant a gerbil or hamster? OOOPS
Dawn
1.0 Child - Cody
1.0 BP - DareDevil (DD)
1.1 Dogs - Buddy & Musket
2.1 Cats - Jynx, Gus & Outdoor Cat
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Hermit Crabs - Bruce Wing
0.0.1 Skunk under porch - Pepe
1 Sister, 1 Bro-in-law - Marianne, Donnie
2 Nephews, 1 Niece - Jon, Gabe, Kyliegh
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Re: Bitey, our first T
I'm talking about where the wires themselves cross over. At any + point of wire crossings in the mesh, they should be coated or fused together, not merely strung together like a regular wire screen would be.
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Re: Bitey, our first T
Originally Posted by Schlyne
I'm talking about where the wires themselves cross over. At any + point of wire crossings in the mesh, they should be coated or fused together, not merely strung together like a regular wire screen would be.
Thanks, you're right, no way do I want a leg caught. Okay I just went to take a closer look at that, they seem to have no real space between them, the mesh is so tight/small that the paint that they used to coat the mesh looks to have coated/welded them together.
Dawn
1.0 Child - Cody
1.0 BP - DareDevil (DD)
1.1 Dogs - Buddy & Musket
2.1 Cats - Jynx, Gus & Outdoor Cat
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Hermit Crabs - Bruce Wing
0.0.1 Skunk under porch - Pepe
1 Sister, 1 Bro-in-law - Marianne, Donnie
2 Nephews, 1 Niece - Jon, Gabe, Kyliegh
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