Today in the Spider Room?

[antinous]

Just about ready to pull out the rest of my hair waiting for one of my sp. ‘mascara’ and sp. ‘machala’ to molt...

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Had an extra tiny cricket that was given to me on accident (yknow, pet stores) so I went ahead and gave it to Kate in addition to her usual cricket and almost immediately she started putting down a food web. Haven't seen her do that in awhile!

 

[Marika]

H. chilensis has sealed off her burrow.

 

[korlash091]

This is how much my Acanthoscurria geniculata has grown in the last year.

 

[MintyWood826]

My A. avicularia is starting to build a new web tunnel.

 

[antinous]

All three of my P. sp. 'mascara' seem to be male... hopefully it won't be too hard to find a female

 

[korlash091]

My gf got my 2 Ts for my birthday
OBT sling
And Davus pentaloris
She is the best !

 

[antinous]

My gf got my 2 Ts for my birthday
OBT sling
And Davus pentaloris
She is the best ! View attachment 297464 View attachment 297465

I’d be careful with the amount of moisture in the OBT sling, it looks pretty damp and with slings I’ll wet a very small portion of the enclosure (1/4 or less), but that’s just how I do it for this species. @Teal correct me if that’s wrong.

Happy birthday btw!

 

[korlash091]

I’d be careful with the amount of moisture in the OBT sling, it looks pretty damp and with slings I’ll wet a very small portion of the enclosure (1/4 or less), but that’s just how I do it for this species. @Teal correct me if that’s wrong.

Happy birthday btw!

Thank you its just like that side of the enclosure that is moist, but ill let it dry a bit and will be more careful. thanks

edit: if its too bad i can rehouse RN.

 

[antinous]

Thank you its just like that side of the enclosure that is moist, but ill let it dry a bit and will be more careful. thanks

edit: if its too bad i can rehouse RN.

If it’s just the side then it’s fine! I thought all the sub was moist haha

 

[Teal]

I’d be careful with the amount of moisture in the OBT sling, it looks pretty damp and with slings I’ll wet a very small portion of the enclosure (1/4 or less), but that’s just how I do it for this species. @Teal correct me if that’s wrong.

Happy birthday btw!

If it’s just the side then it’s fine! I thought all the sub was moist haha

Yeah, one side is fine! Definitely have enough ventilation to allow it to dry out inbetween though

 

[korlash091]

If it’s just the side then it’s fine! I thought all the sub was moist haha

Yeah, one side is fine! Definitely have enough ventilation to allow it to dry out inbetween though

Thank you both! ill make sure to have enough ventilation!

 

[EtienneN]

So I think my .75 inch H. pulchripes is turning its nose up at dead prey. Fed it half a dead mealworm after a moult around mid December which it ate readily and then yesterday I tried to feed it another mealworm half and it didn't take it. Maybe it's still full from its first meal after the moult but I think I'll try offering it lateralis nymphs or pinhead crickets. Or maybe it will surprise me and eat the mealworm today sometime. If it doesn't take it by tonight I'll remove the worm so it doesn't mould/grow bacteria. I'm a little surprised its not eating, as it was such a little piglet before the moult.

 

[antinous]

this thing molted and I managed to take a pic or two of it. Threw up a threat posture right when I opened the enclosure, this one will be fun to work with...haha

 

[dangerforceidle]

Finally got around to sexing my Tapinauchenius rasti. I was 95% confident after the last moult, but wanted another for confirmation. The DLS was just a hair under 4", 10 cm. She's got to be pushing 5" now.

Also found a photo of my Ornithoctoninae sp. Hati Hati sling eating:

 

[RP91]

My 1/4" B. Vagans finally molted in the same night my 0.5" A. Geniculata did. The A. Geniculata is now 0.75" and can't tell how big the B. Vagans is since it was still burrowed. Feel like a proud parent.

 

[MintyWood826]

I decided I might as well give my N. chromatus sling a water dish already and it thanked me by putting a bolus in it. The water dish wars begin.

 

[dangerforceidle]

Rehoused two spiders today.

My smaller M. balfouri which was similar to a Benny Hill-esque run-around. From a 32 oz deli cup to a 2.1 L "Really Useful Box" (RUB).

And, my gorgeous P. auratus. She was in a 2.1 L RUB and could spread nearly side to side. This became a temporary measure as she was actually larger than I expected when I received her. I moved her into a 19 L RUB.

Outside a feeding response at the tongs to start the show, she was pretty well behaved. She even accepted a super worm offering just minutes after wandering out of the catch cup into her new home.

 

[Ungoliant]

My Bumba cabocla always flips and/or buries his water dish. Today I removed the old dish and gave him a new one with fresh water. Immediately after I replaced the lid, he flipped the dish over and dragged it to the corner.

Pele 1, Water Dish 0 (♂ Bumba horrida 2.25")

• Ungoliant
• Jan 16, 2019
• brazilian redhead tarantula bumba bumba cabocla bumba horrida horrida iracema cabocla juvenile juvenile male male paraphysa horrida pele

My Bumba horrida always flips and/or buries his water dish. Today I removed the old dish and...

 

[lostbrane]

Well, I can relate to the dish flip. Just found my P. vittata sling no longer enjoys his and has flipped it. Oh, also got a ventral look at him and confirmed that he is a male. Woo.