Screamingreenmachine
Arachnosquire
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- Jun 30, 2016
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Well, a bit over a month after grabbing my first 2 T's, I'm now about to grab several more... I'm hooked and I want them all now haha!
So I have three firm picks, well two for me and one for my sister since I missed her birthday last month... Yikes!
For me: A. Chalcodes and B. Vagans, and my sister is getting a G. Pulchripes (she aboslutely adores them).
Now I'm not happy with ordering just three and then paying for over-night shipping so I'm getting one or two more, depending on their prices. I was looking at adding a C. Darlingi to that list but I thought about it for a while and since I've had very little experience (especially with full grown T's) I would rather not run the risk of getting tagged by one with a potent bite and a mean attitude. I can handle an attitude (I adore T's that are feisty), and some speed, just the bite is a different story and if I got nailed by a bad one, the S.O. would probably kill me and her bite scares me the most. I'm surprised she's tolerating my T's at all! Also another thing holding me back is because the Darlingi isn't my absolute favorite baboon. The Marshalli takes the cake for me.
So now I'm looking at possibly adding a C. Bertae to that list. I love love love dwarf T's and one day would adore to have a dwarf aphonopelma (if I can ever find one).
Another one on my list is the C. Leetzi. How large do these really get? I've read 2 inches, all the way up to 5 inches.
If you all have any other names to throw my way, I would love to hear them! Looking into terrestrials mainly, and would love another great webber like my C. Cyan. For some reason, arboreals don't strike much of an interest other than avics (all that adorable fuzz), but the issues I've read about avic sling death rates makes me a bit timid on going that route just yet.
Now I have two quick questions on my current slings. The questions are more of me just making sure that I am noticing the signs of oncoming molts.
The A. Genic sling has decided to go and plug up its hide for the last 3 weeks. It molted a week before that and I guess it is molting again. I haven't touched the enclosure other than to drop in a cricket leg for a day just to see if it vanishes which it has not. I'm assuming that it is fine though and I shouldn't try to dig it up for a long time yet? Read somewhere that after 6 months, maybe then I should check.
My other sling, a C. Cyan, has completely stopped moving around other than across a 2 inch wide web hammock it has created, and won't eat. Whenever a cricket is near it, the sling will throw a big threat pose and strike but then retreats. I'm also seeing zero signs of stress. No leg tuck, no hair kicking, just chilling in one part of the web. Only tried to feed it twice since this behavior started so that I keep it as stress-free as possible. It's colors haven't darkened yet to indicate that a molt is coming on, but it is quite fat and lethargic. I'm assuming this one is on its way to molting soon?
Can't wait until I'm more experienced in this hobby so I can do more than ask questions!
So I have three firm picks, well two for me and one for my sister since I missed her birthday last month... Yikes!
For me: A. Chalcodes and B. Vagans, and my sister is getting a G. Pulchripes (she aboslutely adores them).
Now I'm not happy with ordering just three and then paying for over-night shipping so I'm getting one or two more, depending on their prices. I was looking at adding a C. Darlingi to that list but I thought about it for a while and since I've had very little experience (especially with full grown T's) I would rather not run the risk of getting tagged by one with a potent bite and a mean attitude. I can handle an attitude (I adore T's that are feisty), and some speed, just the bite is a different story and if I got nailed by a bad one, the S.O. would probably kill me and her bite scares me the most. I'm surprised she's tolerating my T's at all! Also another thing holding me back is because the Darlingi isn't my absolute favorite baboon. The Marshalli takes the cake for me.
So now I'm looking at possibly adding a C. Bertae to that list. I love love love dwarf T's and one day would adore to have a dwarf aphonopelma (if I can ever find one).
Another one on my list is the C. Leetzi. How large do these really get? I've read 2 inches, all the way up to 5 inches.
If you all have any other names to throw my way, I would love to hear them! Looking into terrestrials mainly, and would love another great webber like my C. Cyan. For some reason, arboreals don't strike much of an interest other than avics (all that adorable fuzz), but the issues I've read about avic sling death rates makes me a bit timid on going that route just yet.
Now I have two quick questions on my current slings. The questions are more of me just making sure that I am noticing the signs of oncoming molts.
The A. Genic sling has decided to go and plug up its hide for the last 3 weeks. It molted a week before that and I guess it is molting again. I haven't touched the enclosure other than to drop in a cricket leg for a day just to see if it vanishes which it has not. I'm assuming that it is fine though and I shouldn't try to dig it up for a long time yet? Read somewhere that after 6 months, maybe then I should check.
My other sling, a C. Cyan, has completely stopped moving around other than across a 2 inch wide web hammock it has created, and won't eat. Whenever a cricket is near it, the sling will throw a big threat pose and strike but then retreats. I'm also seeing zero signs of stress. No leg tuck, no hair kicking, just chilling in one part of the web. Only tried to feed it twice since this behavior started so that I keep it as stress-free as possible. It's colors haven't darkened yet to indicate that a molt is coming on, but it is quite fat and lethargic. I'm assuming this one is on its way to molting soon?
Can't wait until I'm more experienced in this hobby so I can do more than ask questions!