Hi all

[Vanessa]

The B. vagans does nothing for me, unfortunately. I think my B. verdezi is much prettier with the tan carapace instead of the black. I would have gone for the G. pulchripes because they are just so gorgeous, but that is me. I adore my two.
My verdezi is a little firecracker and has attacked my tongs more than once when I tried to remove her water dish. She has an awesome feeding response and hasn't turned down a meal yet, even though she looks as if she's in premoult. I'm surprised that they are not more popular.

 

[draiko]

My spider came out this morning. Climbed up the sides and sat there for a while. His fangs are black now. So when he went back into his little house i threw in a small roach cuz i thought he might be looking for food.

 

[darkness975]

My spider came out this morning. Climbed up the sides and sat there for a while. His fangs are black now. So when he went back into his little house i threw in a small roach cuz i thought he might be looking for food.

They don't "look for food" that way. It was likely just exploring. They are a "lie in wait / ambush" predator, not a Phoneutria which is an active wandering spider.
Mine scale the sides sometimes and I believe they are attempting to "push" off the lid of the Kritter Keeper. Eventually they give up and lumber back down to the substrate.

 

[draiko]

It ate! I left a dead cockroach for about a day. And this morning it was gone. I must add, I am at my Gfs house and its a good 5 degrees warmer and its chilling outside now until I come closer. Very chuffed!

EDIT: and Im pretty sure its a brachypelma Albiceps. Because it has a yellow back already. Im not sure if the Vagans has a yellow back at the beginning?

 

[Thistles]

... Im pretty sure its a brachypelma Albiceps. Because it has a yellow back already. Im not sure if the Vagans has a yellow back at the beginning?

Oooh really? Post a picture!

 

[draiko]

Will do when it comes out again its hiding now.

 

[Tarantula dude]

I have a b.vagans sling. No bigger than an inch and my oh my. I love the little guy/girl. The B.vagans is an awesome T. Good choice man!

 

[draiko]

Yesterday after he ate the first one i threw in another one and i crush their heads. But now i see its also eaten. Or gone. Do they leave a skeleton or something behind?

 

[Trenor]

Yesterday after he ate the first one i threw in another one and i crush their heads. But now i see its also eaten. Or gone. Do they leave a skeleton or something behind?

Sometimes they will leave pieces of prey items laying around the enclosure. If you see them pick them out.

 

[Vanessa]

They leave a little ball of indigestible pieces like those balls that owls puke up filled with bone and fur. You might see a cricket leg sticking out. They sometimes like to place them in their water dish hoping that they are flushed downstream.

 

[darkness975]

Do they leave a skeleton or something behind?

A bolus.

 

[Faing]

When I got back into terrestrial tarantulas again I had a 1/2" B. vagans shipped to me. Such a charming species, I find them underrated. I like almost any Brachypelma though, I'm sure if it is a B. albiceps you'll still find it entertaining.

 

[draiko]

Just fed him and saw him eat for the first time! Was so cool. And he dug alot!

 

[draiko]

Added more substrate. Here he is. Doesnt he look like albiceps?

 

[Vanessa]

They look similar to my B. verdezi. I'm no expert, though. Some of them look very similar at that size.

 

[draiko]

Thats a beautiful spider. Thanks for the reply. Might be! But i think its definitely not a Vagans

 

[bryverine]

Added more substrate. Here he is. Doesnt he look like albiceps?

This is a picture of my sling "Jessica Albaceps".
I think she was about 1-1.5 inches at the time.


Carapace looks a little lighter to me.

 

[cold blood]

Added more substrate. Here he is. Doesnt he look like albiceps?

No...looks more like a vagans.

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my albiceps for comparison.

 

[Andrea82]

Not sure of the availability of that species in the us, but it could also be a B.kahlenbergi. The carapace looks to dark for an albiceps. Kahlenbergi has a lighter, more reddish carapace than vagans,but darker than an albiceps.

 

[Thistles]

Probably a mutt. There are a few Brachys that look similar. It's not a pure vagans, but it isn't an albiceps either. Enjoy him, but don't breed him.