The 'kids'

[Trogdora]

Your E. murinus are molting again? I need to tell mine to catch up! :laugh: That's an incredible photo.

 

[Formerphobe]

Your E. murinus are molting again? I need to tell mine to catch up!

LOL This is the third molt in my care for #1 ("Ossa") [11/19, 12/20, 2/12). When I went to feed this morning, it took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at. If it's really hungry, I see its face at the burrow entrance, but not upside down!

#2 ("Tannasg") started a different schedule... [11/23, 1/2]. It came tearing out of its burrow today looking for food!

 

[Formerphobe]

Pretty girl!

Right after the following pic was taken, this M. balfouri said, "Excuse me, I am coming OUT of this enclosure..."

 

[Formerphobe]

Cyriocosmus ritae now a whopping 0.75"

Aphonopelma sp 'Murietta' practicing her head stands...

My pretty girl "Orlith"

Rehoused A. genic about 3 weeks ago. It recently completed a tunnel that goes from it's hide to its water bowl. Sneaky drinker!

Got a good measurement on GBB "Crayola" while she was up on the side - 5" dls!

And stuffing her face. She took this cricket out of mid air before it even had a chance to hit the ground.

Ephebopus murinus "Ossa" molted 6 days ago and was at burrow entrance begging for food this evening.

 

[Formerphobe]

Some of the Brachys

0.75" B. albo 0.0.1

4.0" B. boehmei 0.1

3.5" B. emilia 1.0

Another B. emilia decided to molt today. Hopefully it won't mangle the molt again.

1.5" B. schroederi 0.0.1

3.0" B. smithi 1.0 playing with his marbles.

~6.0" 1.0 Mystery Brachy (most likely vagans) thinking about kicking hairs

3.0" B. verdezi in her tunnel...

...which wraps around most of the tank.

And she continues to excavate.

 

[Formerphobe]

A. versi

Recently molted E. pulcherrimaklaasi

Recently molted N. chromatus. This guy grew hugely!

Another fresh molt - G. pulchripes

The last of five B. emilia to molt. This one put all its efforts into size, not color... MUCH larger than its sac mates now, but pretty washed out looking.

Aphonopelma sp 'Murietta'

Another Aphonopelma sp in her pre-made burrow

 

[Formerphobe]

~5" 0.1 C. cyaneopubescens "Crayola"

~5" 0.1 G. rosea "Orlith"

~6" 1.0 G. pulchra "Faranth"

Bookends "Belinda" and "Moreta" - ~4 - 4.5" 0.2 Aphonopelma sp

~4.0" 0.0.1 N. chromatus "Nerilka"

 

[Formerphobe]

Aphonopelma species likes her pre-fab burrow

as does this B. emilia

E. murinus sling heiney

Look who came out for an evening stroll! This one is usually a daytime basker.

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

Nice shot of the balfouri!

 

[Formerphobe]

Thanks. This one is bold and out in the open frequently. The other one, well, I see it next to never. LOL

 

[matt82]

Very impressive selection of Ts there, lots of species I'd like to keep!! Those N. chromatus are looking great, +1 on the M. balfouri pic too, very nice.

 

[Formerphobe]

Thanks, Matt. The N. chromatus is my first of the Nhandu genus. I'm becoming quickly enamored... If the growth rate is gender related, this one must be a boy. Guess I'll have to get some more to test my theory...

 

[Formerphobe]

B. emilia in her water bowl...

P. cam baby

Recently molted E. murinus out for a stroll

Consequence of over feeding... (Note that she came to me with this butt and has been on a diet in my care.)

H. mac. Wow, there really is something in that enclosure!

 

[Formerphobe]

Just doesn't get much prettier than this. Cyriocosmus ritae "Silhouette"

Brachypelma ostrich, I mean albopilosum

Aphonopelma burica sac mates

Grammostola pulchripes "Piemur" says, "I'll molt when I dang well feel like it and not a day sooner..."

Aphonopelma seemanni "Zaranth"

 

[Formerphobe]

Recent additions

I apologize for the picture quality, neither the spiders nor my camera were very cooperative today...
Brachypelma albiceps 0.0.2 @ 1+ inch

Hapolopus sp Columbia/Large "Pumpkin Patch" 0.0.1 @ ~0.5"

Cyriocosmus elegans 0.0.2 @ ~0.25"

Ephebopus cyanognathus 0.0.2 @ ~0.75"

Nhandu coloratovillosus 0.0.1 @ ~0.5"

 

[Formerphobe]

B. smithi molt

---------- Post added 03-14-2012 at 10:47 PM ----------

E. cyanognathus

GBB

N. chromatus

A. versi

GBB

 

[Formerphobe]

Feeding time at the pig farm...

A. burica

The three stooges

B. albiceps

B. emilia

B. schroederi

E. cyanognathus

H. liv on rare display

Clean up crew

 

[Formerphobe]

Recently molted B. smithi 1.0

Recently molted G. pulchripes 0.1

Recently molted 0.1. A. genic allowed me this fleeting leg shot

E. murinus sac mates

E. cyanognathus

G. pulchra 1.0

LP pushing her ping pong ball around

 

[Storm76]

You have a nice collection there. Jealous on your smithi molting, really wish mine would do so finally after having been in pre-molt for over 2 weeks now and having that black butt the whole time, lol .

You E. pulcherimaklaasi is what size now? Just curious since I'd like to know when I can expect mine to start showing some adult colorations already.

 

[Formerphobe]

You have a nice collection there. Jealous on your smithi molting, really wish mine would do so finally after having been in pre-molt for over 2 weeks now and having that black butt the whole time, lol .

You E. pulcherimaklaasi is what size now? Just curious since I'd like to know when I can expect mine to start showing some adult colorations already.

I've had a couple of Brachy sp juveniles appear to be in 'heavy' premolt for more than a month. They're on spider time...
E. pulcher is ~2.0 inches. Slow growers. It's taken them 8 months and three molts to grow from 1.0 to 2.0 inches. I keep hoping to see some blue femurs, but hasn't happened yet. Still an attractive T, I think.

---------- Post added 03-21-2012 at 10:51 PM ----------

Pumpkin Patch molted!