Bought my first T today!

[Taco Pope]

I got a G. rosea. Picked it up at a local pet shop. It's fairly active, wandered all over its cage and then drank from it's water dish. It's sitting on top of it's hide right now.

Here's a pic. Sorry it's blurry, but my camera is crappy.

I was going to get a pic of it on my hand. I stuck the tongs infront of it to see how it would react and it attacked them, so I chickened out.

 

[Raindog]

Looks to be high red as well, great choice.

 

[Brian S]

I hope you enjoy your T. It's a real looker

 

[Immortal_sin]

It may have attacked your tongs in hopes that it was food. Most G rosea are quite hungry from their importation, and poor care at the petstore. Mine ate 13 crickets in one night when I brought her home! Once it feeds a few times, it may settle down a bit. Remember rosies are quirky though, and you may just have a particularly defensive one!

 

[Professor T]

That is a great species to start with. I've had my G. rosea for over a decade. Its a very hardy species that can take it dry without misting. A full water dish will be great. Don't be surprised if it goes through periods where it doesn't move much or eat. Mine fasts for 6-8 months per year. There is a sticky thread regarding this species above that you should read if you haven't already done so. Welcome to T world, and be warned, its hard to just have one

 

[Taco Pope]

Thanks, I'll get it some crickets tomorrow. I was suprised at how strong it was. It was actually twisting the tongs a little in my hand.

Is a high red a type of colorform?

Welcome to T world, and be warned, its hard to just have one

I'm already writing an email to Swift's Inverts. Going to order a B. smithi

 

[Darke FireStorm]

posting about your first and then...

I'm already writing an email to Swift's Inverts. Going to order a B. smithi

you held out all of an hour its alright, it was a good effort
but the power of spider geekiness has its blondi fangs in you now
and will never let your wallet go ;P

 

[Joe1968]

hey welcome to the Boards. very nice rosie you got. pretty soon you gonna have more just make sure you tell Kelly Swift that your now an AB member so you can get a 10% discount, let us know what freebie you get.

congrats.

 

[lizmotobike]

congrats! i love my rosie evita. she is pretty agressive too. moody yet tough. gotta love them.

 

[Mattyb]

Nice Rosea, looks full grown. My male keeps makin sperm webs, but i can't find any females around these parts so i can get him laid before he leaves me.


-Mattyb

 

[Stealth Taco]

Taco pope? Methinks your popeness doth not outwiegh the stealth! ;P

 

[mick]

Welcome to addiction ...
Mike

 

[Taco Pope]

I picked up some crickets today. I was trying to knock a few into the cage and dropped the vial in
So 35 crickets start running around the cage, the spider ran on top of it's hide to get away from them.
I picked all but 6 crickets out and then knocked the vial over and about 10 of them escaped into my room

sigh...

Oh wow! It just ate one. Cool.

Matty, I don't think it's full grown yet. That water dish is 2 1/2 inches across. It's about the same size.

Stealth_Taco, we should combine our powers and bring taco goodness to the world!