Quick Reference guide to answer common questions

My pleasure!

I considered breeding but then decided not to worry about it considering there is a forum dedicated to breeding, listed by species.

Also, I hope this thread will encourage people to use the search function before posting repeat threads.

--Joe

 

I'd like to try and figure out code here to link the table of contents to the post with the topic, to make it easier to navigate.

So right now I have:

Death curl/ICU
Search function tutorial

Any other suggestions? And please, if you know good care sheet threads, post them here or PM me and I'll add 'em to the proper post. Thanks!

--Joe

 

Another good thread with lots of information:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=40987

Go check it out.

 

Just to throw a disclaimer out there, it seems the links to search results do not work; I will be giving a search tutorial on here in the next few days.

--Joe

 

I'm actually not sure they ever did. I didn't check to make sure they worked when I posted them, I just ran the search, then copied and pasted the link.

I guess I could do some testing....

<test, test>

Ok, so it works the first time. I think if there are new posts that would turn up in the search, it nulls it out. But I honestly have no idea. Maybe a mod or someone else who has an idea can chime in?

 

So this link doesn't work; here's an updated one for the time being:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/search.php?searchid=1712246

 

Search function turorial

Alright, here it is:

There are two ways to access the search tool. From the main page, you can access it in the toolbar directly below your login information (top right corner) and across the length of the site, horizontally:



To access from a sub-forum, it is located below the page select quick-links, on the right:



With either method, click it, and it opens a text box to insert search criteria:



You can type the criteria and click 'Go', and that's that. If you would rather do a more advanced search, click the 'Advanced Search' link.

Advanced searching

Here's the advanced menu:



If you are already in a subforum, it will highlight it and only search through there. To change the forum you would like to search, just scroll and click the proper forum.



To select whether you want to search all posts or only titles, use the drop-down box just below the keyword(s) text box:



And finally, if you are searching for multiple words and would like them all to appear in your search results (as opposed to only one or two of the words appearing), be sure to put quotes (" ") around the words. For example, if you are searching for 'pine bark', you will get results with the word 'pine' only and 'bark' unless you put it in quotes ("pine bark").

I hope this is helpful to everyone.

--Joe

 

Mites

Here's a pretty good thread on mites and how to prevent an infestation altogether. Post #9 by Bill S.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=152127

 

Nematodes

Here's a thread on nematodes that got a lot of attention recently. I'm not claiming any of this is accurate; I have no personal experience with nematodes. But hopefully it will be something helpful for others.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=148996

 

Can tarantulas find their way in the dark?

Quite simply, the answer is yes. Here's a link:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=153735

 

Tarantula species index

This was posted by Ken, in this thread:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=154086

By Country

By Genus

Thanks Ken!

 

How to Manually Build a Search Link

Thanks, Caco.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=153778

 

How to Pack your Bugs

Per request, here is a detailed how-to on packing specimens for shipping.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=16807

 

Why to NEVER divide a tank for multiple spiders

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=164074