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  1. D-Man

    Romeo has arrived....

    Hey, MizM- Long time, no chat! Good luck on the salacious plans! Try to post some pic's of the "act"....I'm a voyer. D-Man
  2. D-Man

    B smithi unexpectly molted!

    Nice! Diane- Beautiful spider. My Redknee slings are just about ready to show some good color on their next molts. Dario
  3. D-Man

    T. blondi suicide

    RIP Terry- Sorry you lost that big blondi. I'm with Ernie on this, maybe it feel or had some other illness/trauma that killed it. I'd inspect every inch of that T. Btw, I thought about you whille I drove through Highway 15 on my way back home to Stockton from San Diego yesterday. I wish I...
  4. D-Man

    versicolor questions?

    When my slings were specks, I pulled the legs off of micro or medium cric's and smashed their heads. The little slings would hop on and suck away - I would end up with a partial cric, not a bolus. My smithi slings were little monsters, so I got to the point where I only pulle off the legs and...
  5. D-Man

    4in. Heteroscodra maculata bite!

    Steve- Good luck, hope you recover quickly. Fill us in when you get back. Take care, bud. Also, buy some long tweezers. Dario
  6. D-Man

    rasing the abdomen

    Do PZB's have airborne urticating hairs? Either way, it sounds like a defensive posture. They can press or kick their urticating hairs from the starting point. Dario
  7. D-Man

    humidity

    Code- 1. I bought it from Goldenphoenixexotica in March - so, yes, it was probably wc by Darrin. 2. It has over 5" of substrate - It's about 3" now and needs a deeper substrate. 3. I only waited a couple of weeks before raising the humidity - I felt this hanging over the water dish...
  8. D-Man

    humidity

    Code- I don't agree with you on this one. I did some testing with this and found that my A. chalcodes could not hang with ambient humidity of 35-40% - it was literally hanging above or on the water dish for hours each day until I raised humidity to 60%. It went back to it's hide at that point...
  9. D-Man

    no bolus?

    Poke around - it may have webbed it over with the substrate or dropped it in a water dish (may blend in if the dish is dirty). Or, just wait a day or two for the extreme funk to radiate out of the cage. Dario
  10. D-Man

    invert mags

    If you go to the ATS you can get their "Forum" magazine.
  11. D-Man

    beginner with questions

    Well, you can't forget Aphonopelma chalcodes (Mexican Blond) - some feel they're too drab in color - I think they're beautiful and mine is quite the cool cat. I have 2 smithi slings and love these guys, too. Dario
  12. D-Man

    Bizarre behavior!!!!!!!!!!

    I've seen one of my B. smithi slings do it after pouncing a cric and before laying a dinner web. I saw my A. avic do it inside his tube web for no apparent reason. I don't get why they do it. Maybe they're hittin' switches with their hydraulics like the lowrider cars....:) Dario
  13. D-Man

    Male Avicularia avicularia

    I have a newly molted male that's been loading his palps with sperm - it's awesome to watch him spin the web and maneuver to drop the sperm, then collect it. This is my first adult T and male. Anyone know how much time I have, roughly, until this guy croaks? I notice that he's metabolizing...
  14. D-Man

    Who's behind the computer - Part 1

    Hi, Crash- Is that pic taken in a dorm room (brick walls)? Keep T's in there? Dario
  15. D-Man

    best tarantula shelf EVER!

    I don't know about that, Mike. Accidents happen - and cardboard is not my idea of a material that can ride through a stern bump. If it does, the impact will probably transfer 10-fold to the T cages. I would only use a couple of those levels to hold my supplies, but not my beloved T's. Just mho...
  16. D-Man

    How many B. smithi's

    Damn good deal, Bill. I saw some of your pic's, too - great looking T! Dario
  17. D-Man

    Have any of you...

    I've never tried that. I don't think I will until I have a 6 or 7" T. blondi or Pokie. But then again, I'd think I'd be better off with a pinkie from a financial and safety standpoint. How big is your T? Dario
  18. D-Man

    Cricket birthcontrol?

    I got the tip of burning the ovipositor on this forum and tried it - it works! I saw the cric trying like mad to lay eggs and them, BAM! My T stopped on the vile slime. I use a little coleman torch for BBQ's. It works like a charm. Dario
  19. D-Man

    How many B. smithi's

    I have 2 slings that I bought in February for $20ea @ 1/4." I plan on buying another sling or 2 in the 3" range. I plan on making this genus my first breeding endeavor. Dario
  20. D-Man

    Who's behind the computer - Part 1

    Wow, Kelly.....you have an exotic Latina look....hubba hubba ;) ! Welcome! Dario
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