is the any possibilities T's died bcoz of food poisoning?...this week 3 of my small Ts died, i just give them mealworms that i buy early last month and i never feed the mealworms with bread or anything

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I believe what used to be Lampropelma violaceopes/ "Singapore violet"/ Haplopelma sp. "Robustum" is now known as Ornithoctoninae G. sp. "Malaysia".

I believe what used to be Lampropelma violaceopes/ "Singapore violet"/ Haplopelma sp. "Robustum" is now known as Ornithoctoninae G. sp. "Malaysia".

* Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
          o Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                + Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
                      # Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
                            * Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
                                  o Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
                                        + Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
                                              # Subphylum: Arachnomorpha () - Heider, 1913
                                                    * Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes ()
                                                          o Superclass: Chelicerata ()
                                                                + Epiclass: Euchelicerata ()
                                                                      # Class: Arachnida () - Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
                                                                            * Subclass: Micrura ()
                                                                                  o Order: Araneae () - Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
                                                                                        + Suborder: Opisthothelae ()
                                                                                              # Infraorder: Mygalomorphae ()
                                                                                                    * Superfamily: Avicularoidea ()
                                                                                                          o Family: Theraphosidae () - Thorell, 1869
                                                                                                                + Genus: Lampropelma ()
                                                                                                                      # Specific name:violaceopes
                                                                                                                            * Scientific name: -Lampropelma violaceopes

its vaguely possible, but still a very low chance of it.

pesticides maybe? cos i remember even if you gutload feeders, chances of your pets absorbing nutrients from it is 1% or 0.1%. so i guess it won't be of much effect anyway.

sorry for the loss anyway...

I don't understand

those who died are OBT, salmon pink and L. Vio...all of them less than 2cm L/S.....on the night i feed them, they look healthy and active..the next day after i'm return from work, small ants gather around my T carcass... so frustrated...

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and some are brown too

Eastwing:

First of all you should know that there are a lot of name being used by one tarantula alone.

1- scientific name
2- common name / traders name
the one in italic is the scientific name,
but not so much of a scientific name because it keeps on changing with time as new species are being discovered everyday,

for me to keep things easy, the language you don't understand is scientific.

Lampropelma Violaceopes, note that viola literally means violet.
and the one in English is Singaporean Blue is the common name.

However I don't know the status about of Cyriopagopus Sp Blue, nor Ornithoctoninae G. sp. "Malaysia".

I should do my reading soon but I'm short of time 
If this means all the species mentioned are being claused as one particular species, then it may clarified almost all debate about this species however ruining the progressive elements in terms of taxonomy and literature.

LOLL

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Added on May 29, 2009, 8:27 pm

its vaguely possible, but still a very low chance of it.

pesticides maybe? cos i remember even if you gutload feeders, chances of your pets absorbing nutrients from it is 1% or 0.1%. so i guess it won't be of much effect anyway.

sorry for the loss anyway...

talking about pesticides my Ts have just recently suffered with pesticides, last week there was fogging in my area for 4 days straight, i did all that i could do to prevent my Ts from being exposed to it, what i did was i put my Ts in my room, closed all the windows, closed the door, and stuffed cloth all around the door, 2 days ago 1 of my obt sling died and at the same time i found 1 of my c.andersoni suffering with dyskinetic syndrome, it is now in a icu i made which i learned from the net. i dont think it will make it through as it is getting weaker and weaker

Sorry to hear about your loss.  It sucks that all that fogging is being carried out and there's no way to stop it.  Best you can do is take added precautions next time like placing your T's in large boxes and taping it up with sufficient air to last a few days.  It is good that you are sharing this bit of info so others can benefit from it.

fogging 4 days straight??? gile...

i think the ants are attracted by the mealworm, then attack u T.. coz the ants kill all 3 T's at the same time..

so, its not bcoz of food posioning, its bcoz of ants..

Actually all my Ts not died at the same time but one in a day...but the conclusion is still the same....Ts died n ants gather inside the container...

Actually all my Ts not died at the same time but one in a day...but the conclusion is still the same....Ts died n ants gather inside the container...