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    Keeping Tunnel Web Spiders

    I have some experience with Banded Tunnel Web's Hexathele hochstetteri, sounds like you are on the right track husbandry wise. It's doubtful anyone was written anything about specific care for the species in question, but if you do find something please share :) One recommendation I can give...
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    FL Man arrested for smuggling roaches

    What's wrong with P. americana? :?
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    Mantis enthusiasts?

    You may want to check this book out if you are looking at keeping Australian inverts. I was thinking of getting a copy myself as Australia and New Zealand share a number of species in common...
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    Steatoda 'slings. Pictures.

    Some basic info: 13/7/10 – Mature male and subadult female S. capensis were collected, both kept in the same enclosure. 17/7/10 – female completed her final moult 30/8/10 – Female made eggsack then ate daddy. 17/10/10 – Eggsack hatched. My Steatoda sp. are kept in dry set ups, with sand...
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    Steatoda 'slings. Pictures.

    Thought I would share some photos of my recently hatched Steatoda Capensis ‘slings. :cool: Questions and comments welcome.
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    Confused Red Ear Turtles ?

    I’ve been keeping Red Ear Turtles (Sliders) for several years now, I currently have two that I thought were both females. However, afew days ago I saw some courtship behaviour that has left me a wee bit confused. The slightly smaller of the two (who does kind of have the body shape of a male...
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    Steatoda grossa group

    I tried a communal Steatoda grossa set up only a couple of months ago. My plan was to start with two mature females and let the group grow from there. Despite having plenty of room, hiding spots and food, one female ate the other in less then a week. Heres is a current photo: This was/is...
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    Pseudoscorpions

    I'm sure they are glued. I should have said: Kudos to who ever set and preserved these. I was using pinned as a generic term for preserving invertebrates.
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    Pseudoscorpions

    Some tiny Pseudoscorpions at the Auckland Meuseum, not sure of species, sorry. Zoomed in: Kudos to whoever pinned/set these :worship:
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    Urgent: Pinning large Centipedes.

    I should mention, The 'pede in question is around 12cm (Just under 5inches) in length, not a giant, but long enough to be awkward.
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    Urgent: Pinning large Centipedes.

    Finally got around to rehydrating a New Zealand Giant Centipede (Cormocephalus rubriceps) for pinning yesterday. Today I straightened the body, flexed out each leg, then realised: “How on earth am I going to pin this?!” Will just 1 pin half way down the body be enough to support it? Or...
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    ID needed.

    Mystery solved, several of the pupae have turned into tiny white moths, I'll get some photos up soon. Thanks for the help, we were close... :rolleyes:
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    ID needed.

    Perhaps the larvae are a different species? They look a little like grain beetle larve but I'm unsure why they would be in the rotting flesh? http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/Webster1911/insects/Grain_Beetles_p-938.gif
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    ID needed.

    I'm not willing to rule out Dermestidae completely, It's a huge family. I should mention, the larve are around 1mm long. Very small.
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    ID needed.

    This ID is going to be extremely difficult, if not impossible. I’m hoping the species in question is a cosmopolitan species rather then one endemic to New Zealand. Heres the story: I have had a Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius) skull decomposing for afew weeks in my garden, after the flies...
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    Moisture retention of Peat Moss, Sphagnum, etc.

    I’m actually a big fan of humidity gradients. Surely the 'pede can choose if he/she wants to hang out in wet or drier substrate, providing the ambient humidity in the enclosure is suitable for the species? :?
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    Moisture retention of Peat Moss, Sphagnum, etc.

    Substrate I use for my pedes: 80% peat and %20 dry Tree Fern. I mix this thoroughly with water before putting it into the enclosure. Peat by itself should retain moisture providing it’s been pre-moistened and dosen’t get a chance to dry out, I spray my substrate weekly to ensure this dosen’t...
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    Silberrücken's True Spiders Part 01

    www.photobucket.com Can't wait for the pictures. :cool:
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    phonutria sac when to pull and how to know if its furtile?

    To be honest, I was really jumping to conclusions here, I do not know brownj6709's experiance or knowledge. I apologise.
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    phonutria sac when to pull and how to know if its furtile?

    Surely a large amount of research should have been done prior to getting one, perhaps keeping similar species (e.g. Cupiennius sp.) or getting in touch with more experianced keepers. I guess nothing beats first hand experiance though.
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