Ornithoctoninae sp. Vietnam Silver
l4nsky

Ornithoctoninae sp. Vietnam Silver

Unsexed juvenile about 2.5" DLS, undescribed species from Vietnam. Recently molted and feeding on a prekilled lateralis.
Nice pic! I just wonder why it isn't diving into the bottom of it's burrow like mine does if I even breath within 5 feet of the enclosure. 😆
 
Nice pic! I just wonder why it isn't diving into the bottom of it's burrow like mine does if I even breath within 5 feet of the enclosure. 😆
So, I have a technique for fossorials to sex them where I'll keep them in a 0.5g mainstay until I can get a sexable molt. What ends up happening is they'll either build a large enough burrow entrance that I can reach in to grab it or they'll do like this one did and make their home on top of the substrate when they get larger as it's still a tight space between the lid and top of the sub. It can be a bit dicey for a few months whenever you open the enclosure, but it's the best way I've found to get molts consistently.
 
So, I have a technique for fossorials to sex them where I'll keep them in a 0.5g mainstay until I can get a sexable molt. What ends up happening is they'll either build a large enough burrow entrance that I can reach in to grab it or they'll do like this one did and make their home on top of the substrate when they get larger as it's still a tight space between the lid and top of the sub. It can be a bit dicey for a few months whenever you open the enclosure, but it's the best way I've found to get molts consistently.
👍 Sounds like it works better than the "asking nicely for an intact molt to be kicked out of the burrow" method. 🤣
 
Nice specimen for sure. Still waiting for their prices to drop even more until I can afford them. :smirk: ;)
 
The older of my two specimens is starting to get her (presumably, based on ventral) colours in.

Am I the only one who thinks this thing might end up in Ornithoctonus when it finally gets described?
 

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