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    Is it possible to keep two different kinds of roachs in same enclosure?

    I wouldn't mix them, as already said the dubia's will cause issue with the ootheca of the lats, but eventually the lats will crowd out the dubia because they grow so much faster regardless of ootheca munching. I've kept B. dubia and B. discoidalis together successfully, the only problem is...
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    Out of all the options it seems like that may be the most possible. I can't find any new regulation changes or anything really about a newly added restriction. It just struck me as weird that it was so suddenly a big deal at the show.
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    It's possible, but I can't really see multiple vendors that deal in invertebrates and reptiles just suddenly hearing news from last year. I mean they were selling juvenile emps for $40 because of this rumor. That's over twice what they were asking just a few months ago. Just trying to clarify if...
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    I've seen all that you've linked Vespers, I know what you're showing me isn't new. But my point is NOBODY was saying anything during the last few shows. Then suddenly everyone was talking about a sudden ban and the prices nearly doubled again, since literally 3 months ago. This is a new rumor...
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    I've known about the price increase from the last year or so. And I know they've been surveying the Native population in Africa for the past while. What I'm talking about is what AzJohn mentioned. And that's the closing of exports/imports. Something that wasn't done prior, nor have I heard...
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    Hmm. I wonder why the sudden rumors in the US then.
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    Pandinus imperator going on CITES?

    The rumor going around at the reptile show this past weekend is that the emperor scorpion surveys are nearly finished or are finished and that they will be placed on the CITES list which will soon greatly reduce or cease exportation of them. Prices are already reflecting that this isn't just a...
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    Hamburg Reptile Show

    Anyone going to be there tomorrow? I'll be there with my friend Susan searching out as many creepy crawlies as I can afford, lol.
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    PA Huntsman Spiders

    I wouldn't expect her to bite but it would be difficult to handle her. She is very skiddish and very very fast. She is a beautiful spider though and although not aggressive I'd definitely say defensive... But that's basically any spider.
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    PA Huntsman Spiders

    Look for Dolomedes tenebrosus, they are the largest spider in PA. Check around streams and lakes in early summer. I have a huge female right now, she is very very skiddish though.
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    largest dolomedes scriptus you ever saw

    I'd be interested in seeing such a large specimen. Heck, I'd rather have one for myself than just see it, lol. My tiny D. tenebrosus is less than half that in leg span. She might be 2", I'll need to measure her sometime.
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    largest dolomedes scriptus you ever saw

    If I'm correct in identifying, this is a Dolomedes tenebrosus and it's not even more than two inches across. I have never seen one that large.
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    Araneomorph (True Spider) Picture Thread

    Not the best pic, I know, but an okay shot of one of my adult Latrodectus variolus.
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    Araneomorph (True Spider) Picture Thread

    I just caught this lovely Latrodectus variolus (northern black widow) the other day.
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    arachnophobia ? or just the looks? or might it be something else making me afraid of them?

    Exposure, exposure, exposure. No matter what you read or what people tell you, it's the best possible way to get over a fear. I was terrified as a kid, terribly arachnophobic, but then I started keeping cockroaches and scorpions. Now I actively seek them out, just a few days ago I found a new...
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    My new tattoo design

    Nope, been kinda a mess around here lately. My next sitting is June 1st I think.
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    My new tattoo design

    My last sitting from the 10th. I have to get the left done soon, I'm a little unbalanced, haha.
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    You know you're into cockroaches when...

    You know you're into roaches when you have more photos of them on your phone than your own family. :P
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    My new tattoo design

    The artist is Kyle Blackledge from Wandering Canvas in Dallastown, York, PA. You can find him online or Facebook under the tattoo shops name. My next sitting is on April 10th, we had some scheduling conflicts so I've not been able to get anything worked on for a few weeks. Soon though. :)
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    Afraid of pest potential of turkistan roaches

    Lats are super easy to contain, I keep mine in a 20 galling tank with a loose fitting screened lid. I don't use Vaseline as a barrier because they cannot climb...basically they will only get out it you drop them or if you have them really hot and a male gets frisky enough to fly. Granted I keep...
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