Nice collection sblitzzsara and welcome to the hobby! Very nice pics!

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Added on July 8, 2009, 4:55 amDoesn't look like it is close to a molt yet. That is one fat T!

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jul 8 2009, 04:55 AM

Sounds like you are due for a round of molts soon!
Perhaps you need to get a few more T's!

How big is the container it is in now? How big is the new enclosure? if it is currently in a small pill bottle, just remove the cap and stick it in the new enclosure. If you set up the new enclosure right, it will settle down in the new enclosure eventually, then you can remove the old one.
Or plug up all the holes in the bathtub and do your transfer there- just make sure the bathtub is clean and it should have trouble climbing the sides should it get away from you.

Just sharing some pics...


Haplopelma sp.


KB


P. pederseni

Good guess- it was bought as H. longipes. But it does not have the big scopula on Met IV(yet!) Still keeping my fingers crossed that it will develop as she get older. Whatever it is, she's a beaut!
I did catch her off guard! The KB is a recent acquisition- she is still expanding her burrow. Plus it is close to midnight here! They do come out occasionally when it is dark and my T-room is pitch black till I turn on the lights.

One of the theories going around is that mice has too much calcium and may cause molting problems. I haven't seen any studies done so I do not know if it is true or just a guess.

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Added on July 10, 2009, 11:20 pmThought it was an A. geniculata.
This is my A. geniculata juvie- probably male(my luck with slings suck)



KB's are impressive- if you get to see them!

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jul 10 2009, 11:33 PM

Some will molt right side up or sideways. Don't go flipping them on their backs if they do.

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jul 11 2009, 03:11 AM

Nice!

Attended my T-club meeting and walked away with some goodies.
A 4" T. blondi (wasn't really looking for another one but the price was right- they had much bigger ones but I chose the smallest)


and a Columbian tegu.

3-6" Females going for US$110. I ordered a 7 legged female from an online dealer for US$89.
The 4" one(unsexed) I got for US$60 at the meeting.

Prices have come down a bit recently. Read somewhere that someone imported 500 blondi's not too long ago. Could be this sudden glut in the market that is forcing the price down. Just speculating.

Sorry for your loss.

some new pics...

Lasiodora klugii 3.5" juvie - recently molted


Lasiodora parahybana - about 7"


Phormictopus cancerides 4.5" juvie- getting bolder, no longer runs and hide when I slide open the lid


T.blondi 4" juvie- recent acquisition, eating well and putting on some weight


Aphonopelma sp. "Flagstaff"- beginning to show some adult colors, should be very pretty after next molt


Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sling/juvie- sorry, can't get a better pic. I'll rehouse this one in 2 molts, should be able to get a better pic then. Think I may have lost one of my slings, haven't seen it in a while and the burrow looks to be in disrepair.



G. pulchra slings recently molted, no longer pink!

It is- mine are smaller than 2 inches so maybe they will get their stripes within the next molt or two.

Thanks! yeah- been avoiding them for so long. Needed to get them before my GF puts a stop to my T buying!

Looks good. Think you should have a donation link. Something convenient like a paypal account where members can help donate to help with the costs of maintaining the site, funding functions, field trips etc.

Welcome to the hobby!

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Added on July 15, 2009, 11:13 pmSounds like an interesting species! Got any pics?

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jul 15 2009, 11:13 PM

lol- i second that! ^^^

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Added on July 16, 2009, 12:43 amThat P. punani is awesome! No wonder it costs so much!

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jul 16 2009, 12:43 AM

Hard to tell. Need a clearer pic. From what I can see (or can't see) I would say female. Though the straight line at the EF sometimes means male even when no dense patch of hairs are visible. Best way is still to examine the exuvium. I've had confirmed males with boxing gloves even when ventrally they look like females.

Nice!

Here are my new arrivals today- A six legged beast. Probably lost both legs to a bad molt- which is why she was cheap . I hope I can fatten up that girl a little and get her to settle down quick. She's going to be a challenge but I hope her next few molts will go smoothly.


...and a freebie A. chalcodes