Katiedid73
Arachnopeon
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- Oct 11, 2020
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So are the days of arachnids lives....cue music!
Hola everyone!
I am a new T mommy but not new to tarantulas or exotic animals for that matter. Short of the long I grew up helping take of other peoples exotics. Mostly reptiles and birds. I did an educational course in observation at The Bronx zoo in my younger years and also helped milk snakes for anti venom treatment. I lived overseas and had quite the scare running into a Sydney funnel web and there began my fascination with arachnids. So needless to say its been an adventure but I never really had a desire to own an exotic pet until now.
I have had friends that had one or two but they always picked them up and I was not interested in that. I was more intrigued with the idea of creating a habitat true to them where I could enjoy them through observation. I spent the last year really researching different species, their behaviors, their characteristics and the like. I became even more fascinated until I found myself at a reptile expo. After much research I decided to purchase a Holothele longpipes and a Chromatapelma cyaneopubescens. I have to tell you I'm having way too much fun with these little Ts. Now my Trinidad pink is but a tiny sling still and likes to hide. I take a pinhead cricket crush its head and leave it where he pops out overnight and steals the goods and retreats into his hide. My GBB I had to rehouse which I did in the bathtub with a cover over the drain just to be safe. It has not eaten in a few days since being in the enclosure but I set it off to a quiet room to destress and good news is it is beginning to move around.
I have to admit, I've become deeply addicted to just observing how they function. I know I'm a complete science geek but they are really fascinating creatures. I'm going take care of these little whipper snappers and perhaps after some experience I may consider getting a few more. I just feel that no matter how much you know that actually having hands on experience is the best experience or in my case hands off because I am not interested in holding them...thats why I have a dog! Not sure what I will get if I get more in the future but I do like the colorful ones for sure but it would be at least another 6 months or better that I would even consider adding one as I want to take my time. So if you have any suggestions on a 3rd T down the road feel free to do so!
Hola everyone!
I am a new T mommy but not new to tarantulas or exotic animals for that matter. Short of the long I grew up helping take of other peoples exotics. Mostly reptiles and birds. I did an educational course in observation at The Bronx zoo in my younger years and also helped milk snakes for anti venom treatment. I lived overseas and had quite the scare running into a Sydney funnel web and there began my fascination with arachnids. So needless to say its been an adventure but I never really had a desire to own an exotic pet until now.
I have had friends that had one or two but they always picked them up and I was not interested in that. I was more intrigued with the idea of creating a habitat true to them where I could enjoy them through observation. I spent the last year really researching different species, their behaviors, their characteristics and the like. I became even more fascinated until I found myself at a reptile expo. After much research I decided to purchase a Holothele longpipes and a Chromatapelma cyaneopubescens. I have to tell you I'm having way too much fun with these little Ts. Now my Trinidad pink is but a tiny sling still and likes to hide. I take a pinhead cricket crush its head and leave it where he pops out overnight and steals the goods and retreats into his hide. My GBB I had to rehouse which I did in the bathtub with a cover over the drain just to be safe. It has not eaten in a few days since being in the enclosure but I set it off to a quiet room to destress and good news is it is beginning to move around.
I have to admit, I've become deeply addicted to just observing how they function. I know I'm a complete science geek but they are really fascinating creatures. I'm going take care of these little whipper snappers and perhaps after some experience I may consider getting a few more. I just feel that no matter how much you know that actually having hands on experience is the best experience or in my case hands off because I am not interested in holding them...thats why I have a dog! Not sure what I will get if I get more in the future but I do like the colorful ones for sure but it would be at least another 6 months or better that I would even consider adding one as I want to take my time. So if you have any suggestions on a 3rd T down the road feel free to do so!
