Tarantulas and Spiders

[Herpenthusiast3]

Okay. More specific. My gf picked up a Avicularia Metallica yesterday. I later noticed that it said Goliath pink to under it. What I think happened is the workers at pet club must have tried to write in the common names under the Latin names. I researched it all night and I am 99.9% sure she is a Metallica but it seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Lol. When I saw it last week it looked to be about an inch and when my gf brought the T home yesterday I noticed the same T was now almost two inches. Then When I found out that the Goliath and the iridescent pink toes both look very similar young I had to start researching. I don't think it's a Goliath anymore but I will still be posting some pics so someone can give me a more educated opinion

[3skulls]

Ah. Ok.

Maybe it just molted between the time you saw it and she picked it up.
No matter what, you got a new T :p

I'm sure you'll be able to get a better idea in a few months.
And yes, let's see some pics when you get them.

[carlson]

I know he uses hissers for his neighbors bearded dragon I guess the dragons love them haha, I'm gonna try the nymphs for the t after I go trough the dubies I get from you. So ya hoping they work cuz the one guy says his dragons love them and my buddy feeds the nymphs to tokays. And one it progresses past these seven ill gladly hook you up with a few they still creep me out lol

[Herpenthusiast3]

Ah. Ok.

Maybe it just molted between the time you saw it and she picked it up.
No matter what, you got a new T :p

I'm sure you'll be able to get a better idea in a few months.
And yes, let's see some pics when you get them.

I snapped a couple of pictures of her this morning. I wanted to get some better pictures because as you can see she is all hunkered down but since we picked her up yesterday I don't want to stress her out by trying to get her to move. As I get more pics I'll put them up.

[3skulls]

Oh cool.
She doesn't look anything like my A. metallica... But mine is still very little.
.5"
Bad pic.

[Anatopism]

Somebody give me a spider with a similar temperament to C fasciatum. I'm reading a bit about being hair kicking burrows (sounds like my B vagans )... so more so defensive than aggressive, but anyone here have personal experience? Not finding as much info as I'd like about them

[3skulls]

I only have these monsters!!


Never seen them try to kick hairs but they are all different. Mine like to dig around but don't really burrow. I have seen some do some heavy webbing.
Mine are just starting to web after I gave them some anchor points. (I think this is key for webbing)

One of them is starting to do some major rearranging :p
I,ll try to get some pics tomorrow.

[3skulls]

In the pics I have seen, their webbing reminds me of Halloween type of webbing.
Not as heavy as an OBT or GBB. More draped over anchor points.

[3skulls]

Non-spider, my Carpet laid a clutch!! Pic in my snake link in my signature.


Everyone is enjoying their new homes.
Including another non-spider. The Spring Peeper


G. rosea in her cube.

She dug a tunnel in her hide and made a Back door

Avic metallica
Making some little webs.



OBT molted


Peeking in

[3skulls]

True Spider update.

So I caught about 15 of the Wolf Spider babies as they were crawling all around the bug room.


Gladicosa pulchra


Unknown.


How do you feed these little guys?
They better love me for this.
So I placed cloth of the end of a straw.


Poke a hole in top of the fruit fly cup


Suck them up in the straw 2-3 at a time as they crawl out. Slide the coin over the hole. Blow the flies into the vial.

Best way I have found so far. Fruit flies are a pain in the @ss

That's all for now.