BoyFromLA's Tarantulas Diary

BoyFromLA

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10/28/2018

After two and a half hours or so, Thrixopelma ockerti successfully molted, and bragged it’s freshly molted vibrant look of it.

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BoyFromLA

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10/30/2018

Soon to be molted, I hope, Caribena versicolor is rehoused. It grew quite large for the last enclosure, and I guess it might be better to have more space to move around, and to molt.

• Old enclosure

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• New enclosure

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BoyFromLA

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11/04/2018

Caribena versicolor molted, and molted successfully. I love how after each molt, it changes, grows out of it’s coloration. It’s just amazing.

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BoyFromLA

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11/07/2018

I just found out that Theraphosa blondi molted. I can’t say for sure when exactly, but it’s not that long ago. Too bad I missed it.

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BoyFromLA

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11/10/2018

I just love when tarantulas pull or drag out their old skin ouf of their burrows and throw them outside. Recently molted Theraphosa blondi didi it very nicely.

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And here’s really cute peekaboo by
Grammostola iheringi.

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BoyFromLA

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11/14/2018

Aphonopelma bicoloratum molted. It is still so tiny. It is definitely slow growing tarantula.

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BoyFromLA

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11/15/2018

Finally, I decided to rehouse Webbie, Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens into the permanent enclosure. It took a year and a little more to grow into juvie from sling stage, and still long way to go to be matured.

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And below is a couple of feeding shots featuring Thrixopelma ockerti, Brachypelma klaasi, Harpactira pulchripes.

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Nightshady

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Just busy with life. Also been pushing social media for my work so the time I would have been surfing AB on my phone been doing that. How many T's you got now? I have a modest 12.
 

BoyFromLA

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Just busy with life. Also been pushing social media for my work so the time I would have been surfing AB on my phone been doing that. How many T's you got now? I have a modest 12.
46 tarantulas
1 scorpion
1 mantis
 

BoyFromLA

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11/22/2018

Theraphosa blondi is indeed growing so fast. From April of this year to today, for about eight months, it outgrew every tarantulas I have.

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• November

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For Encyocratella olivacea, it’s currently in the process of molting.

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BoyFromLA

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11/24/2018

Two of Caribena versicolor molted, one large, one small. Both molted just fine.

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BoyFromLA

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11/27/2018

Four molted. Two of them are well hidden, and are managed to throw out their old skin outside of their dens.

Dolichothele diamantinensis

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Hysterocrates laticeps

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Psalmopoeus irminia

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Ephebopus cyanognathus

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BoyFromLA

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12/05/2018

Out of many tarantulas going through pre molting, Pterinochilus murinus decided to molt out of it’s old skin while I was at work. It gained a bit of size, and it might be good to rehouse it with larger enclosure soon.

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BoyFromLA

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12/06/2018

Poecilotheria metallica is trying hard to molt at the moment. I am just so curious how large it will get once it’s finished.

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Gaherp

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Great pics buddy. Keep them coming and keep i .Touch if you breed those P. metallica. As for the obt's i never get tired of looking at those beauties
 

BoyFromLA

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Great pics buddy. Keep them coming and keep i .Touch if you breed those P. metallica. As for the obt's i never get tired of looking at those beauties
I am not really into breeding at the moment. :angelic:
 

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12/09/2018

Orphnaecus philippinus molted. I really love it’s true spider looking shape of body, and it’s solid orange color. I cannot wait to feed it again!

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