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    california trapdoor care

    SH: Thanks for the info! I will say that what you're seeing is different from what I've observed in the field. I have always found trapdoors on fairly steep slopes-quite a few in vertical clay faces. Mainly talking about road cuts here. The burrows tend to go horizontally back for anywhere...
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    california trapdoor care

    I found glassware at Michaels that looks sort of like a horse watering trough in miniature. I stuck the large female tube and all into one and covered it up with substrate, leaving a slope for the door. I think the mix I made may be too fluffy-too much coir. May be tough to keep a burrow from...
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    california trapdoor care

    Anyone else working with these guys? I am trying again with these after poor success the last time I tried. Some changes -I have 1 young female and one quite large female(door bigger than 50cent piece)...I made sure to get the door from both and with the large female I have the entire...
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    emperor quivering

    Just got a pair of emperors. Neat scorpions. Female is a bit smaller than the male-but both look to be adults(not sure if anyone has noticed big differences in size of this sp.) I've noticed that upon touching each other or being near they sometimes will vibrate rapidly as they are walking by...
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    Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Allergy: Popular Insect Hosts a Troublesome Mold

    Somewhere on the net the guy who runs roachcrossing mentions that the larger hissers cause many more issues than the smaller Elliptorhina. He recommends dipping the insects in dilute hydrogen peroxide. Perhaps a good precaution to use for outreach animals. Of course start with only one roach!
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    Whats the deal with Blue Death-feigning beetles?

    On beetleforum.net I believe Orin managed to get one to emerge-I think it just came out of a colony tank. You should be able to find the post.
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    12x12x18 inch tank what to put in it

    Crested would work just fine. I know plenty of folk who keep them in cages that size w great success. I'd second some sort of Ranitomeya-a pair of imitator would be a good choice-or a small group of variabilis...which is a montane sp. and will do great with your temp range that I am quite...
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    Hissing Roach Mites

    leave them alone. Those mites are commensal mites that can only survive on the hissing roaches. They actually clean the roach by feeding on saliva/leftover food and reduce the amt of molds that grow on the surfaces of the roaches body.(possibly the reason why some people report allergies to this...
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    Unusual Gromphadorhina portentosa color pattern

    billopelma. One of those males looks sorta like P. vanwaerbecki big black. It is amazing to see the difference in size compared to some of the tiny males.
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    Spider hunting in public... and the publics perception of you.

    How about when you notice a bug and no one else does? I remember an instance in the bus where I watched a ladybug larvae crawl up a girls jeans and then start doing laps on her purse. Her and her friend were oblivious for a few minutes until it nearly touched one of their hands and then they...
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    Insect Fair @ Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival October 19-20, 2013

    Is this a vending thing or just display?
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    Dwarf Hissers: A MUST HAVE!

    Are these less prickly and better to handle than the normal hissers?
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    Gold fish size difference question

    Should be fine.
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    Where to find ootheca's?!?!

    Finding the first is the hardest. You just need to build the search image. Don't be discouraged!
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    Where to find ootheca's?!?!

    Just go where you've seen lots of adults. I know one spot that they are pretty easy to find is a flowerbed that borders a fence or brick wall. A good number of the oothecas end up on the wall and are super easy to spot.
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    Bothriocyrtum californicum enclosure WIP

    Thats what there natural habitat looks like though Josh. I do wonder if something is missing though. I have had a female for several months using natural soil-with a very high clay content. She has not constructed a door to her burrow-only walled off the top with silk which then completely...
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    Water Striders In Captivity?

    I've thought of trying to keep Halobates. What did you feed yours alejandro?
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    Water Striders In Captivity?

    I agree with Tenodera. Keep them in a decent size tank(10 gallon will do). Some emergent plants can help keep them from banging into the walls. in large tanks they can even be kept if you have flowing water-put a ramp on the HOB filter so it doesn't dump straight down and they will face into the...
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    Why I hate roaches

    Mashing them a bit before throwing them in works well. Crickets trigger a better feeding response-but no T will starve to death on roaches. I think the pluses of dubia outweigh the minuses.
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    Almost killed my bothriocyrtum O_O

    That would make sense. I have one atm that refuses to build a door for me.
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