hcsk8ter
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 7, 2007
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Hi,
My 3" Female Poecilotheria Regalis needs more space so it was time to upgrade to a bigger container. Sh'e lightning fast and the "half a two liter bottle technique" seemed a bit iffy for me, especially since her bite is potent and she's a speed demon. That and the fact that one bend of the cardboard and you have a loose spider.
Now I came up with what I would call the "Bag Transfer Technique" and it worked like a dream. I did some searches and didn't find anything, so maybe I'm the first to post this? Either way I think this should make it into the sticky section. Hint Hint. :}
Ok, so first this will work with terrestrial or arboreal.
1. Take out any hides or bark, watering dishes with your forceps.
2. Take a clear plastic bag that will fit over both the old enclosure and the new one.
3. Remove the cover and quickly put your bag over and secure it with a rubber band.
4. Turn your container on its side. Be careful not to get too much substrate in the bag.
5. Coax the tarantula through the bag with your forceps into far end of the bag and grip the end nearest the rubber band with a tight fist.
6. Pull away from the bag with the tight fist and remove the rubber band. Keep a tight fist around the bag's mouth the entire time. Your tarantula should be at the bottom of the bag now.
7. Take the end you hold with a tight fist and put that end over the new enclosure with a rubber band. All the while WATCH WHERE YOUR TARANTULA IS !!! Make sure when you are read to transfer you have the bag secured to the new enclosure with a rubber band and your tarantula is still near the bottom of the bag.
8. Coax your tarantula from the bottom of the bag into its new container.
9. Quickly remove the rubber band holding the bag and put your top on the new and bigger enclosure for your tarantula to grow and be happy.
Some basic premises to ensure success:
Never get frightened. Remember, you are the boss. If the tarantula is not going where you want it to go. Coax it through the bag with your forceps. It will go where you want it. As long as you keep the bag between you and the tarantula, this method works like a dream.
My 3" Female Poecilotheria Regalis needs more space so it was time to upgrade to a bigger container. Sh'e lightning fast and the "half a two liter bottle technique" seemed a bit iffy for me, especially since her bite is potent and she's a speed demon. That and the fact that one bend of the cardboard and you have a loose spider.
Now I came up with what I would call the "Bag Transfer Technique" and it worked like a dream. I did some searches and didn't find anything, so maybe I'm the first to post this? Either way I think this should make it into the sticky section. Hint Hint. :}
Ok, so first this will work with terrestrial or arboreal.
1. Take out any hides or bark, watering dishes with your forceps.



2. Take a clear plastic bag that will fit over both the old enclosure and the new one.

3. Remove the cover and quickly put your bag over and secure it with a rubber band.

4. Turn your container on its side. Be careful not to get too much substrate in the bag.

5. Coax the tarantula through the bag with your forceps into far end of the bag and grip the end nearest the rubber band with a tight fist.

6. Pull away from the bag with the tight fist and remove the rubber band. Keep a tight fist around the bag's mouth the entire time. Your tarantula should be at the bottom of the bag now.

7. Take the end you hold with a tight fist and put that end over the new enclosure with a rubber band. All the while WATCH WHERE YOUR TARANTULA IS !!! Make sure when you are read to transfer you have the bag secured to the new enclosure with a rubber band and your tarantula is still near the bottom of the bag.

8. Coax your tarantula from the bottom of the bag into its new container.

9. Quickly remove the rubber band holding the bag and put your top on the new and bigger enclosure for your tarantula to grow and be happy.

Some basic premises to ensure success:
Never get frightened. Remember, you are the boss. If the tarantula is not going where you want it to go. Coax it through the bag with your forceps. It will go where you want it. As long as you keep the bag between you and the tarantula, this method works like a dream.