User AbraxasComplex's Invert and Vivarium Picture Thread

[Spyder 1.0]

Mushrooms should be fine dude, bring in some isopods and collembola to take care of it!

 

[AbraxasComplex]

Mushrooms should be fine dude, bring in some isopods and collembola to take care of it!

Haha, I know. I get them periodically. I was just joking around. I enjoy them in my tanks and was just poking fun at all the extremists that believe I should remove everything and bake and bleach it to preserve my tarantula's health. Mushrooms do not cause issues, especially in vivariums like this one.

 

[AbraxasComplex]

Here is a quick look at my current living room:

And a freshly molted adult female Holothele sp. Colombia just for fun:

 

[AbraxasComplex]

Night time photos of my Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Spider. 3 were out and about last night.

 

[BCscorp]

New set ups look good! Cool to see the chicken spiders out and about too.

 

[TiogaWhiteTiger]

Nice H. sp. Columbia man ;-)

 

[AbraxasComplex]

Nice H. sp. Columbia man ;-)

Yah I love them... I don't think I have enough at 30+. Must breed more.

 

[Unravel]

INCREDIBLE Abrax, just wow, very impressive.

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

 

[groovyspider]

i love those chicken spiders i had a Q though whats there temperment are the defensive? or docile ? maybe skittish

 

[JC]

Here is a quick look at my current living room...

Plantastic! Now, if we only had a plant forum...

 

[AbraxasComplex]

i love those chicken spiders i had a Q though whats there temperment are the defensive? or docile ? maybe skittish

They are somewhat skittish. More of a hair kicker than anything else. I've never tried to handle them, but I've only had one MM and one adult female rear up at me when they were housed in a small container. If they have room they prefer to wander away after a kick spray of hair.


And I agree. We do need a plant forum.

 

[BiGpDaMoNsTa]

Hey AbraxasComplex. I've been interested in live vivariums for a little while and even more so in the use of various detritivores. I found a presentation on vivariums of yours on the internet, and while I have a million questions about this topic that I am trying to figure out, one of them is this: In the presentation, there is a section with different substrate "recipes" for a few different plant species. But, how do these recipes work when you are using more than one species of plant?

 

[AbraxasComplex]

There are two ways you can handle it. Either find a happy medium by creating a generic soil mix, though not everything thrives, or if you have enough room create areas of varying soil qualities and consistencies. This is more readily done if you use rocks or driftwood as retention walls, especially for plants that need increased drainage.

 

[Toogledoo]

Wowww! Awesome Ts and setups! I love the Bumblebees!!

 

[bloodred1889]

Amazing setups/terrariums and you have a nice collection of Bugs
Looking foward to more posts

 

[Meezerkoko]

I love your vivs! I can't wait to build more for my herps, future herps, T's and future T's. Your vases and lanterns have given me great inspiration. Similarly your bumbebees have me wanting a communal of them!

 

[CustomEnclosure]

Creative minds

Its nice to see a kindred spirit keeping the brain working. Here's mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkxxyiSNpc
Keep creating.

 

[viper69]

So my Holothele sp. Columbia (The Bumble Bee) juveniles came in today. The pics do not do them justice. They truly do make the Holothele incei look like they've been dusted with dirt.

Those are very striking, wow. I just saw them a day ago on Rick West's site, had no idea they were in the hobby..Wonder if breeders have them in the USA?

 

[pannaking22]

Definitely a major resurrection, but how are your vivs doing @AbraxasComplex? Any new ones to share? I've been wanting to get started making my own, but am currently lacking in space lol. Though if you want to create a thread under the Live Plants or Vivariums and Terrariums subforums I completely understand!

 

[AbraxasComplex]

Definitely a major resurrection, but how are your vivs doing @AbraxasComplex? Any new ones to share? I've been wanting to get started making my own, but am currently lacking in space lol. Though if you want to create a thread under the Live Plants or Vivariums and Terrariums subforums I completely understand!

It has been a while. All my old ones have been dismantled as I've moved on to more elaborate setups with rare plants I have imported in. The ones I have pictured are nearly 2 years old or more.