"Long liquid-dripping thing into the your flesh"

i am so envious now... loaded people.

More pics of Regalis,vinegaroon and Emilia please.

I wish i had a DC too,,,, so i can show off all my Ts..

one of my OBT slings (1") death curl today after i rehouse them to a new container two days ago.. The old ones were getting moldy as they were there since very young,

Sad. But i found out how soft OBT can be, If Tarantula's were cuddling species, I would definitely try to cuddle an OBT.

Pic of the OBT before i transfer it. still fine.. but in the morning, death curl.. I don't know what happen. But I found out a few of the others moulted after i have transferred them two days ago.

i read something from this guy in AB forum,




Maybe that's the problem..

Still,, it's soft on the touch. Kind of like touching fur but finer.

Here's the its pic before transfer


Care to share your views?

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 25 2009, 01:21 PM

Thanks. I quite bumped today.

Yup, I'll make sure to see if they molted before any rehousing from now on.

I finally saw my Rosea and its limp leg, it grew back but still quite small compared to the rest.

Died. Confirm.. No movement even when i touched it. No leg twitch. Nothing like your MEt. It's just gave up i think.. It's still here though

Sad. my 1st Sling death

i used to have 11 last month. one juv Female from leet and 10 Slings from someone else. and one more i gave to my friend.

They are a handful.

I have 4 escapes and recapture for the last few months. For slings they are SUPER FAST and will become faster in each moult. I haven't seen aggression yet from these small guys but I would count on it continuing in future.

It's sad. Losing a T. I really know how you feel fallenangel...

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Added on October 25, 2009, 3:12 pmPS: they don't bite, they rather run. Good thing too. Now i am more trained and calm in handling escape Ts.

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 25 2009, 03:12 PM

funniest comment i seen all day

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Added on October 25, 2009, 5:29 pmOMG>>> THANKS FOR THE GREAT PICS>>>>

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 25 2009, 05:29 PM

you took his Ts?

sorry man i meant bought

But Good Ts. sorry man

I am keeping 6 obts in one container. All webbings, it's been a month. there is one dominant T abt 1" LS but no casualties yet,

If i see any aggression i will be rehousing them as soon as possible. but what i found out is that my OBTs ib communal are growing far more faster than those that i separated.

I been reading a lot of communals. Andrew has a few communals too. Mine are from the same eggsack

I have 6 OBTs in one 6"x4"x4" container with cover that i cut and glued some aluminium nettings. I put in some twigs and branches for webbing support.

I just check them. The largest is now 1.75", 2x 1.5", 2 x 1.2''. one more is hiding somewhere (i hope). All moulted in the enclosure before. I kept them like that since Sept 15.

I got them all around 1". And those that do not live a communal environment seem to grow quite slowly.

What i seen is they were quite scared of each other at first. They will run around the container at the slight touch of legs of one another. But soon they start webbing together, joining tunnel webs and cohabiting.

My advice, make sure you know the T well.
I chose OBT because it's relatively cheap.
People also had done communals with this sp before.
It can be kept in dry conditions. This is to help reduce the need for enclosure maintenance with a small bottle cap water dish.

*Disclaimer* there are no communal Ts. Just cohabiting Ts which you eventually need to separate. (though i heard some pokies can be kept to over a few generations)






FORGIVE ME FOR THE QUALITY

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Added on October 26, 2009, 10:30 pmfunny thing is OBTs are very skilled in digging up mealworms

I just put a 12 in at a time and a few days they are gone. (while my Ts get fatter)

Some landed on their webs while others land straight to the mouth of their tunnel webs

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 26 2009, 10:30 PM

next communal = Pokies

Premolt status:
1. Chaco Knee
2. OBT Juv (4")

Molted
1. OBT sling (1'' to 1.5")
2. OBT sling (1.7" to 2.3")

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Added on October 27, 2009, 8:39 pmcongrats on moult ranchu~~~

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 27 2009, 08:39 PM

by self sexing and advice from andrew i believe it's female but i;ll wait for one more molt to confirm.

Here's a topic to discuss

Maintaining specific humidity in WET weather


Due to the recent increased in rainfall within this period of the year, my humidity meter is showing high values in the room which i keep my Ts and Scorpions. Around 85-95%. while the temperature is around 27-29 degrees Celsius depending on the time of day.

I would like to ask whether it would pose a problem for some species that is from drier/arid/desert conditions such as Brachypelma,Grammostola or even Pterinochilus sp. (though i know OBTs are quite hardy)

Problems such as mites and mold are prone during this period. But that is easily handled. However, does it affect the arachnids in general?

If it DOES pose a problem, what are the measures to be taken to rectify it?

To increase humidity you will need to mist the tank but how to decrease it? using moisture absorbers such as anhydrous calcium chloride or anhydrous silica (found in most mooncakes/biscuits boxes)?


According to Shelford’s Law Of Tolerance states that the distribution of a species will be limited by its range of tolerance for local environmental factors, where there is a upper and lower limit of tolerance before death occurs. Usually before reaching these limits, the organism will suffer physiological stress which is not be a good thing.


I assume Ts are survivors in nature and therefore is able live in a large range of habitats. If not how are they suppose to be kept as pets.



PS: i am observing my juvenile P.murinus moving some soil out of her burrow. She made hers just at a side of the ExoTerra Faunarium (especially for me to observe her, which is very fortunate). She's been doing a lot of webbing and redecorating. But i assume she's in premolt and is getting ready for it. This is one of those times when i wish i had a camera to record it in video. But i dont mind it to describe the process for you guys (though some might wish for a visual presentation). It is really fascinating to see this.

She's SO CUTE! grabbing cocofiber with her fangs and pedipalps.

Cheers

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 28 2009, 05:05 PM

I agree not IN the tank but i mean in the room. Ya but the amount may not be able to desiccate the whole room.

But is "hippo" thing feasible?

Well do not mist my desert Ts. I give them a coin each and drop a few water droplets on them every 2-3 days. Misting Only when dry and hot days. Cos our atmospheric humidity is already 70-80% on normal days.

I love seeing them doing those stuff. It means she's really digging the enclosure.

Thank you Kar

That's quite reassuring. It seems just another unnecessary worry.
All Tarantulas are little fighters which would do well even in harsh conditions.

(I seen a thread on how a T survives a Fire in the T room(Link)).



So i guess they are in good hands. Thanks everyone.

Parasitic flies sometimes look like houseflies very much, but they belong to another group of flies all together. There are many species of parasitic flies, most are very small and lay their eggs in other very small animals, such as plant lice. The species below does look like the Common Housefly, but it has more and longer hairs. Parasitic flies lay their eggs near or in the larvae/ body of other insects or arachnids.

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Added on October 29, 2009, 12:22 amMaggots which burrow into the spider and feed internally. Prior to pupation they burst out of the spider’s abdomen killing it in the process

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 29 2009, 12:22 AM

i noticed something after a few weeks with my avi avi juvenile female..............................

She likes to decorate her enclosure with poo.


first time having an avi avi so it's news to me.

So it means more cleaning for me.