pics of Onyx..(WARNING...if a lotta legs creeps you out!)

[Smulkin]

Sweet lookin fella there!

Do they dine mainly on the veggies or take an occasional ?

[Angel deMarco]

wow! those are some awsome photographs. I'm curious, do those mites that live on them find them or do they grow on them somehow? just curious how that works because it would be wierd thinking that those guys are all over looking for a host.

[4theSNAKElady]

No. They never take crickets ...strictly vegan (lol i love sayin that word!!) .As far as how they acquire the commensal mites, I'm not exactly sure. Blu, congrats!...and hey, I didn't make you do nuthin'.. ..heh heh...aren't they great though??!!!! I'm sure you will enjoy having Phillip. PS-try giving him a chick pea and see what happens

[Blu Mongoose]

What is there he doesn't like!!?? Never saw anything so small spend so much time eating!! He is just fascinating to watch.It blew me away when Kelly asked for him!!I did learn however not to set him on clothes, lil bugger was hard to remove. Had to let him walk off. Your pics of Onyx are dynamite!!!

[4theSNAKElady]

Thanks Blu......you should post pics of Phillip!!!! Oh, and by the way...R U sure he is a he???? the girls do out number the guys 10 to 1.....

[JLC]

Thanks Blu......you should post pics of Phillip!!!! Oh, and by the way...R U sure he is a he???? the girls do out number the guys 10 to 1.....

That begs the questions: Is there a way to tell males from females? Any visual differences?

[4theSNAKElady]

Actually JLC, there is a way.....when you compare them side by side, the feamle is noticably different than the male. The six years I worked at the pet store,as well as numerous reptile shows, I was only able to come across one male.....unfortunately he passed away . Howeever, the sure way to tell is to count back seven segments starting at the head...at the seventh segment, there will be a continuous pair of legs like the other segments for a female. On the male, there is an empty gap and no legs, but instead a folded pair of (cyphopods?? gynopods??) I forgot what they were called. It is most noticeable when the male is viewed from the side of if you can get him to stretch out when holding him and turn him over on his back for a quick peek. I actually caught him and my female gettin' it on once, but unfortunately lost him.... so was unable to have any baby millies.Still llokin for a new man for Onyx though......

[JLC]

That is very cool to know! It's weird....because these things still give me the willies...big time. And yet...the more I read here, the more fascinating they become......

[recycling goddess]

that's how the addiction gets you judy. i started just reading up on snakes... now i have 5... decided to learn about tarantulas... now i have 10...

[JLC]

that's how the addiction gets you judy. i started just reading up on snakes... now i have 5... decided to learn about tarantulas... now i have 10...

LOL...I guess I should stop reading about them then! Most likely though....it'll get added to my ever-increasing list of "someday" pets.