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  1. Tim Benzedrine

    Couldn't be more proud

    Well, duh! With a free-range OBT patrolling each table. When he hears "Augggh! Get it off me! Get it off me!" He knows to go nab the crook.. Mind you, it is a lot of work to train an OBT to stay on a table. Not to mention teaching them the difference between a thief and a casual browser. It is...
  2. Tim Benzedrine

    How my tarantula collecting journey came to an end

    Sad story, but given the situation, I'd say it had about the best ending that could be hoped for. In other words, you made the best of a bad situation.
  3. Tim Benzedrine

    Lasiodora parahybana :)

    Oh. I dunno. Maybe 3 or four years ago, but I'm just guessing. It did not actually dawn on me how large she had gotten until I compared her to that coconut "hide". That's what it was originally intended for. She never used it, but I left it in there since she webbed it over when she became large...
  4. Tim Benzedrine

    Lasiodora parahybana :)

    Here is mine. Raised it from a s'ling, and have had it for 9 years and 4 months. For a sense of scale, that's half of a coconut shell she has webbed over that she is perched upon.
  5. Tim Benzedrine

    Waxworms....

    Hmm. I poked around and found nothing about food fat content in regard to tarantulas. As I expected, I did find several articles regarding high fat diets for reptiles not being a great idea, and mealworms/waxworms seemed to be the feeder insects of most concern. Obesity, and the related issue of...
  6. Tim Benzedrine

    Risks of Acquiring Re-Homed WC Tarantula

    Nice to know that the person is somebody who is more concerned about the spider than he is about making a quick buck.
  7. Tim Benzedrine

    L. parahybana questions? First time T owner and new member

    I don't have a dog in this fight, but I will add that the frog in boiling water has been declared a myth. Many times over. I took a moment to look it up so I could provide sources/opinions, and while I found several sources to dispute it I located nothing credible in support of it. I did not...
  8. Tim Benzedrine

    Baboon spiders

    Trust me, there has been a more ridiculous thread than that. :D
  9. Tim Benzedrine

    Would a 2/12 gallon enclosure be sufficient for an adult C. darlingi?

    I discovered these at a Dollar Store. Comes (I think) 6 to a pack, and are a decent size for juvies and upwards in size. Never had any problems with tipping, but I press them into the substrate. Of course if a larger spider decided it needed tipped, it could do so. Easy to clean and cheap enough...
  10. Tim Benzedrine

    Would a 2/12 gallon enclosure be sufficient for an adult C. darlingi?

    I can't say that I disagree. I rehoused the spider thinking in terms of "I'll give it an upgrade when the time comes." And then I thought "I'll look for opinions, though." So far, it has made one tunnel, which it created almost immediately. Conveniently, at the front of the enclosure where I...
  11. Tim Benzedrine

    Would a 2/12 gallon enclosure be sufficient for an adult C. darlingi?

    Yeah, I still pop in now and then. Usually just lurking in the shadows. :D And Kada, 12x6x8. Which is pretty small. I doubt I will keep it in it past the juvie stage, but I just thought I'd toss the question out there. I do think a 5-1/2 gallon would be sufficient, however. And I have one of...
  12. Tim Benzedrine

    Would a 2/12 gallon enclosure be sufficient for an adult C. darlingi?

    It is lights out for tonight, but I'll try to remember to snap a photo during daylight hours.
  13. Tim Benzedrine

    Would a 2/12 gallon enclosure be sufficient for an adult C. darlingi?

    I recently rehoused my C. darlingi to a 2-1/2 tank. I like the way it turned out, though I may make a few adjustments. But I am wondering if it might be sufficient as the spider's permanent enclosure. (I'm running out of space factoring in my reptiles and the rest of my tarantulas). On one...
  14. Tim Benzedrine

    More Pothos Options

    I got a new pothos. I'd never seen or heard of this one. It caught my eye while I was browsing through new arrivals at Lowe's. (I really, really need to stay away from their houseplant area) I liked the look of it, and decided to look at the tag to see what kind of plant it was. It turned out...
  15. Tim Benzedrine

    Let's see your Tarantu-lanterns!

    What can I say? Mine had a bad moult this year. :o
  16. Tim Benzedrine

    More Pothos Options

    In regard to the leaf on the upper left from your hand (I'm assuming it is another plant photo-bombing the shoot :D) I notice a slight...bubble, for lack of a better description, on the leaf's surface. I've seen that on one of the leaves of my Scindapsus and have wondered about the possible...
  17. Tim Benzedrine

    More Pothos Options

    Great. Now another one I need to get. ;) I better steer clear of Lowe's. There is no way I'd be able to pass that up. I just hope I don't run onto it before I can determine whether or not I am adept with the species.
  18. Tim Benzedrine

    More Pothos Options

    I like this thread, so I'm gonna add a small update. I was noodling around on-line one evening, reading about pothos in general, when I noticed a photo of Scindapsus Trebuii and found it to be appealing. And then I recalled that somebody posted a picture here of the plant which I had also...
  19. Tim Benzedrine

    Help! ANTS!!!!

    Yeah, I've been here a while. But, I'm still sort of surprised that on April 4th of next year, it will be 20 years! Or roughly the time it takes a B. albopilosum to reach a three-inch leg-span if mine is any indication. ;)
  20. Tim Benzedrine

    Help! ANTS!!!!

    Oh, I'm still kicking around on here just pretty infrequently. I drop in to see if there might be anything I can add, but usually I end up perusing a few threads with no commentary of my own.. My message box is full, and I've trimmed it all I was able to, I need to go in and see if I can prune a...
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