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hi guys and girls, been a while since i dropped by with some pics.. the amateur photographer in me has been very active lately, and i learnt a new technique so i have a little something different for you all to view (if you can get it to work that is...) .. well maybe not different, was...

awesome.. some nice spider finding you've done there .. great pics to show for it :)

i'll try get there too! long overdue for another holiday anyway :rolleyes:

im not too sure how south they are found.. the further north you go, the more common they are.

but i should also mention that we do have some stunning t's here.. most of which are not yet identified.. probably a good time to start getting interested in Aussie sp. as lots going on over here presently. Very early stages of the hobby compared to the rest of the world.. lots to look...

yep, you'd be correct there... pretty much no chance of a foreign species for the hobbyist here..

hi, you're better off seeking out someone to get them off privately here in Oz. That way you'll have a better idea of what you are getting, where it came from, that sort of thing..

yeah i do the 80% ethyl as well.. and remember to change it over after a month or so to new ethyl as the body fluids weaken the solution.. unfortunately spiders aren't as easy to preserve as insects, but if you can find a way to dry freeze them... ie dry ice or something, then i hear thats...

hi all, great pics guys! i guess i better get in on this thread.. heres a few to start.. i'll try get some others together to post some more.. my Spidey - Selenotypus sp.

hi all, peat moss is fairly readily available here in Australia, but personally i prefer coco peat.. It's just coconut fibre shredded really small.. usually comes in compacted bricks that you expand in water... works really well, and has better moisture retaining/absorbing qualities about it...

hiya, i find that most of my old world terrestrial's (thats all we get here) will happily live outside the confines of the burrow providing you give a tank size that's appropriate.. too big and i never see it, just right and they happily live out in the open but still have a retreat if they...

oh yeah, also if your cricket hasn't been eaten in 24 hours or so, it's better to remove the cricket and retry in a few days or so.. better safe then sorry.

hi hairymary, where'd you get your Selenotypus plumipes from? got any pics? it most likely isn't what you think it is but some other related species.. and with the heat pad, if you are gonna use one, put it only under only one half of the tank.. but like everyone else has said, if its...

hiya, well i still haven't gotten it out yet... i thought i'd try and i opened the enclosure and she rolled over and is playing dead now .. well at least i hope she's playing! so i decided against that decision.. at least it gave me a good opportunity for brand new white fangs pics :) the...

hi all, quick question.. one of my Selenocosmia sp. just moulted, literally finishing about half an hour ago.. The exuvium is still in tact and i'd like to get at it however my girl is sitting directly on top of it.. is it safe to gently move her somehow to get at the exuvium?? How long...

very nice.. love the Selenocosmia's :)

i completely agree with what vanan said.. "it's your viewing pleasure over the t's safety".. so it's your own choice.. but i'd never assume you WON'T get bitten.. but maybe thats just me. but i also certainly don't assume i will either.. but i guess, if you think 'it will bite me' and you...

yep i know that... which is why it's best not to hold them :? same as touching hot things.. i recommend you don't do it... :rolleyes:

that is a great idea.. although i'm really not looking forward to trying to get these collars around my feisty old worlders 'necks' :? .