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Hairyspider · Sep 16, 2003

Went to a local hole in the wall pet store after work today, and rescued a T. They had 4 T's in tanks with astro turf for substrate

All had water most had made webs, but surprise no knowledge of T's. They had a red knee labled as a red leg:?
Well to make a long story short I left the store with 1 a H.lividum. It's prob a male,(couldn't get a good look at the underside) if so it will live out the rest of its life in a more sutable environment=D
and here it is

Btw its approx 3-4"

Later

William

Code Monkey · Sep 16, 2003

In their defense, there's nothing really wrong with astroturf; it's not ideal, but from the p.o.v. of displaying Ts for a petstore it's a lot better than the sopping wet bed-a-beast or aquarium gravel you can often find. It's even specifically addressed as an acceptable substrate in the TKG. Further, the redknee was known as the redleg for several decades, I'm amazed anyone ever stopped calling them redlegs as it was only through the *arbitrary* efforts of the AAs it was changed.

Sometimes it is your lack of knowledge that makes theirs seem much worse.

Lycanthrope · Sep 16, 2003

I left the store with 1 a H.lividum. It's prob a male

thats a girl. males are ugly brown.

conipto · Sep 16, 2003

Not their entire lives..

Bill

Code Monkey · Sep 16, 2003

Originally posted by conipto
Not their entire lives..

True, but that still would appear to be a female in the picture.

manville · Sep 17, 2003

that looks like a female to me too..

Dafne · Sep 17, 2003

Originally posted by manville
that looks like a female to me

I thought the same, when I saw the picture... :?

Aviculariinae · Sep 17, 2003

Look at the size of it i would say female aswell

rorika · Sep 17, 2003

butt looks a little small..

rosehaired1979 · Sep 17, 2003

Can't see the pic it has a X well anyways congrats on your new addition and I am sure it will load sometime for me today

Also if it is a Female Awesome!

SpiderTwin · Sep 17, 2003

Originally posted by rorika
butt looks a little small..

For sure it needs to be fattened up. That seems to be the way you find alot of T's in pet stores. Plus, alot of the H. lividums you see are wild caught, they don't seem to eat as well in the wild compared to how we take care of them.

Nice save, good luck with it William.

AudreyElizabeth · Sep 17, 2003

I didn't know there was any tarantula that is sexually dimorphic...... Only as adults??

Try as I might I can't plump up my p. murinus. I feed it about four large crix a week, and the last food it took prior to molting was a pinky. Even so, it's butt was still tiny when it finally emerged.....

What am I doing wrong??

Spyderfangz · Sep 17, 2003

I can't see the pic there is a X there my H.Lividum is probably 3/4" to 1" so I can't wait till it gets bigger

Lycanthrope · Sep 18, 2003

so males grow up blue then molt ultimate and turn ugly? never raised one from a sling.

vulpina · Sep 19, 2003

I would also guess a female. Congrats on your new addition.

Andy

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