Since its Spider day for 5 more minutes...

[hoo-t]

Here's one of mine...


My other spider (actually my son's) is a problem eater, and too skinny to post a pic of.

Steve

[adi]

wow:eek:

hes a perdy one.........(drool)

[hoo-t]

Thanks, adi! I'm hoping to get him up to size to make some more spiders and maybe a ... yup... BUMBLEBEE this season, but he's got a ways to go yet. He weighed 326 grams last Sunday.

My son's female is gorgeous too, much brighter yellow, and higher white sides. Gotta get her eating on her own, though!

Steve

Steve

[Adam_Wysocki]

Very cool spider Steve!

-adam

[adi]

steve if you dont mind me askin....how much does an average BP (considering you feed her/him once a week) gain every year?

[hoo-t]

Thank you Adam!

adi, it really depends on what you feed it, whether it decides it wants to go off feed for a while... That spider has gained 220 grams in two months. My son's spider has lost weight in about that same time span. Make sure that you are feeding appropriate sized prey (roughly the same thickness as the snake, or slightly less), and you'll probably want to switch it to rats as soon as you can (assuming you're feeding it mice). As far as average annual growth, Adam is probably your best source for that answer!

Steve

[ECLARK]

Steve, nice looking spider, good luck with the breedings.

[recycling goddess]

balls can eat mice their entire lives

[hoo-t]

balls can eat mice their entire lives

That is true. I have a 2200 gram female that decided she doesn't like rats anymore, so she is eating 5 adult mice at every feeding. Kind of time consuming, and expensive! I'll be trying to switch her back to rats after breeding season.

Steve

[ECLARK]

steve, I agree with you on the mice thing. I have a pastel female het.orange ghost, she decieded she was not going to eat rats anymore. I waited for 2 months for her to come around. put a jumbo mouse in and she had it before it hit the floor. she eats 4 jumbo mice every week and is back to putting on good weight.