DixonCyder
Arachnosquire
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- Jan 7, 2019
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I grow live plants in most my setups. It's just a small amount of potting soil mixed in. Not sure if anything in it is unhealthy so I don't use very much.Ah, Hogna carolinensis. Very nice addition and setup. Although I've never used perlite in my substrate.
Did my reply not post? Sorry if this is repeat. I use a small amount because I grow plants in their enclosures.Ah, Hogna carolinensis. Are you sure that's the right ID? Very nice addition and setup. Although I've never used perlite in my substrate.
I'm not sure... It's my best guess... It's not domestic here. ... A breeding population arrived in our deliveries last summer...Did my reply not post? Sorry if this is repeat. I use a small amount because I grow plants in their enclosures.
Dish is full, cotton ball is to keep crickets from drowning in it... Is there a reason to remove it? Does it effect the spider?Also, remove the sponge from the water dish. Fill the dish to the top with water.
It's changed twice a week. I have to stay on mold patrol... Using live plants... ... See, tiny fern.Usually sponges harbor bacteria and mold etc.
Some have more grey than brown... If I'm wrong on ID... I'd appreciate correction.I'm not sure... It's my best guess... It's not domestic here. ... A breeding population arrived in our deliveries last summer...
Lol... As I'm typing this... I find another monster in my path... I'll post a top down pic soon... You tell me.
Thanks. The one with the fern is my brown one, she is the wolf spider I'm used to seeing, she's currently not appearing for photos as she's become skittish with eggs on board. I took her in. But I'm new to Des Moines. I'm from eastern Iowa. I'm not used to seeing the grey ones. The one with the black rocks in her enclosure is my grey. Named Shelob. lolz.In your first pic and fern pic it strikes me more as Tigrosa than Hogna. The top down pic is definitely Tigrosa (I use the line on the top of the cephalothorax for that, though other genera can have it too). Most recent pic (more grey than brown) looks good for Hogna. Hogna and Tigrosa are both native to Iowa, so they're certainly domestics.
Unrelated, but Calvin and Hobbes is awesome
good idea... Thanks.Add a small stone to your water dish to keep feeders from drowning.
Pictures? I've never seen one of yours.I own a couple of Australian wolf spiders. I really do quite like spiders from the lycosidae family. Especially their eyes. Such a cool and unique species.
ThanksYeah, this is a larger species of Tigrosa. Lot darker, thicker body, usually a tigrosa.
I hope to eventually the laptop I'm using takes terrible pictures so I hope to get a decent camera working that actually sinks to my laptop effectivelyPictures? I've never seen one of yours.
C'Mon, show me yours, and I'll show you mine.