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My newest slings are here! 
I got an 1 inch GBB, a "1+ inch" (aka 2 inches ) OBT, and a 1/3" G. pulchra.
Here's some pictures and info so far:
The 1" GBB is looking great! Cute sling coloring, which makes me very happy because this is a species I definitely wanted to get as a sling to watch the color changes as it grows. Climbed out of its shipping vial and onto a piece of cork bark in its cage very calmly, and is just sort of hanging out right now. Haven't come up with a name just yet, but I'll hopefully think of a good one soon. Here are a couple pictures.
Hanging Out
The flash washed this one out ALOT, but it highlighted the legs - there is already some blue to be seen!
The 2" OBT, who is being named Loki (appropriate for this specices I think), was quite a riot to get transferred. First, I had a cage set up for it, expecting about 1" and figuring on rehousing it when it got to around or just over 2"....well, that wasn't going to work for long term!! :razz: Luckily I had just gotten some Kritter Keepers for rehousing my L. Para when it hits 2", as well as an extra for when the GBB and when the OBT hit 2" (they were on sale, so it seemed worth getting). So I set it up in the KK. Trying to get it out was even more fun. Whenever I so much as touched the lid to the vial Loki bent almost in half backwards in a threat pose at the lid, and repeatedly struck at it! After some very careful loosening of the lid, and some carefully applied forceps, I finally managed to work the lid lose, and see a lightning streak of orange go flying around the KK! I had the whole thing in a rubbermaid too just in case. After a few more orange lightning streaks as I carefully removed the vial I managed to get the lid secure. I'm loving this little monster already!
Here are a couple pics of Loki:
The G. Pulchra is a species I've wanted since before I even got my first one. I think they are absolutely beautiful. I was very excited to be finally getting one of these - so hard to find! When I first opened the deli cup it was moving around nicely and looking good. I snapped one picture and then noticed something - there seemed to be a large indentation on the top of the slings abdomen, like a dent. I looked very closely and saw no sign of fluid leaking on the sling or on the towels in the vial. However, I decided to wait and observe for a few minutes. It moved around a bit, but then seemed to start tucking its feet under it as it moved around, finally settling in a half curl. (And no, the legs weren't covering the carapace at all for hiding, the bottom segments of the legs were pointing in toward the sling and it was sitting on the outside of the leg, not the foot part.) I decided to put it in an ICU with some dampened towels in case it might just be dehydrated in hopes that it may recover. With so few of these showing up it would be really sad to lose this baby. I'm not getting my hopes up alot, it is still sitting half curled on the towels. Its in a dark warm spot though, so I've done all I can I think. Not sure what happened, but I think with it seeming OK at first it was likely something during my unpacking, not something it was sent with. :wall: Hopefully it'll recover...
I am still quite happy with my transaction with the seller though. All the slings (even the pulchra, before the dent was noticed) looked well fed and healthy, and were packed extremely well! Double boxed with insulation, heat pack, and lots of cushioning. The OBT was bigger than advertised (not by enough to make it a bad thing, definitely a bonus! ). I also ordered some dubia from them, I ordered 10, and easily got 20+ of them in there, excellent overcount! My colony may be approaching the point where I might be willing to start feeding them (its still being started up, don't want to hurt it by feeding too many off too early!). All in all, it was a great deal, still hoping the pulchra makes it.
I got an 1 inch GBB, a "1+ inch" (aka 2 inches
) OBT, and a 1/3" G. pulchra.Here's some pictures and info so far:
The 1" GBB is looking great! Cute sling coloring, which makes me very happy because this is a species I definitely wanted to get as a sling to watch the color changes as it grows. Climbed out of its shipping vial and onto a piece of cork bark in its cage very calmly, and is just sort of hanging out right now. Haven't come up with a name just yet, but I'll hopefully think of a good one soon. Here are a couple pictures.
Hanging Out
The flash washed this one out ALOT, but it highlighted the legs - there is already some blue to be seen!
The 2" OBT, who is being named Loki (appropriate for this specices I think), was quite a riot to get transferred. First, I had a cage set up for it, expecting about 1" and figuring on rehousing it when it got to around or just over 2"....well, that wasn't going to work for long term!! :razz: Luckily I had just gotten some Kritter Keepers for rehousing my L. Para when it hits 2", as well as an extra for when the GBB and when the OBT hit 2" (they were on sale, so it seemed worth getting). So I set it up in the KK. Trying to get it out was even more fun. Whenever I so much as touched the lid to the vial Loki bent almost in half backwards in a threat pose at the lid, and repeatedly struck at it!
After some very careful loosening of the lid, and some carefully applied forceps, I finally managed to work the lid lose, and see a lightning streak of orange go flying around the KK! I had the whole thing in a rubbermaid too just in case. After a few more orange lightning streaks as I carefully removed the vial I managed to get the lid secure. I'm loving this little monster already! Here are a couple pics of Loki:
The G. Pulchra is a species I've wanted since before I even got my first one. I think they are absolutely beautiful. I was very excited to be finally getting one of these - so hard to find! When I first opened the deli cup it was moving around nicely and looking good. I snapped one picture and then noticed something - there seemed to be a large indentation on the top of the slings abdomen, like a dent. I looked very closely and saw no sign of fluid leaking on the sling or on the towels in the vial. However, I decided to wait and observe for a few minutes. It moved around a bit, but then seemed to start tucking its feet under it as it moved around, finally settling in a half curl. (And no, the legs weren't covering the carapace at all for hiding, the bottom segments of the legs were pointing in toward the sling and it was sitting on the outside of the leg, not the foot part.) I decided to put it in an ICU with some dampened towels in case it might just be dehydrated in hopes that it may recover. With so few of these showing up it would be really sad to lose this baby.
I'm not getting my hopes up alot, it is still sitting half curled on the towels. Its in a dark warm spot though, so I've done all I can I think. Not sure what happened, but I think with it seeming OK at first it was likely something during my unpacking, not something it was sent with. :wall: Hopefully it'll recover...I am still quite happy with my transaction with the seller though. All the slings (even the pulchra, before the dent was noticed) looked well fed and healthy, and were packed extremely well! Double boxed with insulation, heat pack, and lots of cushioning. The OBT was bigger than advertised (not by enough to make it a bad thing, definitely a bonus!
). I also ordered some dubia from them, I ordered 10, and easily got 20+ of them in there, excellent overcount! My colony may be approaching the point where I might be willing to start feeding them (its still being started up, don't want to hurt it by feeding too many off too early!). All in all, it was a great deal, still hoping the pulchra makes it.
