User Bloo's Pictures Thread

[ratluvr76]

Yeah that's part of what I love about my 2 gbb slings... Completely insatiable appetites. Little piglets!

 

[pyro fiend]

in my experience the ferocity that they eat at when young.. deminishes =[ even my 5.66" fem will refuse food every now and then and thats on a 6+ day schedule =\

 

[Blueandbluer]

My stepdaughter drew this great picture of The Luggage.



I am so proud of them both!!

 

[Blueandbluer]

I've been thinking she looks a bit darker, and my husband agrees. She's also gotten quite chubs! I'm hoping she's in premolt. She hasn't been refusing any food, though she has been slower to catch it. The next that I offer will be pre-killed just in case.

 

[lalberts9310]

I also like to offer pre-killed as soon as I suspect pre-molt

 

[Blueandbluer]

I also like to offer pre-killed as soon as I suspect pre-molt

I think it's generally good policy. I hope that she molts soon, and I can get the exuvium out intact to sex!

 

[TsunamiSpike]

She's a pretty one. Love GBBs, got one left after our other died but wanna get a couple more.

 

[Blueandbluer]

Finally molted!

She's been in premolt for weeks and I've been beside myself impatient. When I got up this morniNg, though, she was flipped and the exuvium lying next to her! I pulled the exuvium so I can try to sex it later, and snapped a few quick pics. Unfortunately I haven't charged the battery on my good camera recently, so I had to use my iPhone.





Poor little critter is all tuckered out now. She is occasionally stretching her chelicerae and legs, so I think she came through alright. We'll see if she flips back over by the time I'm home from work. I can't believe how skinny she is now!

 

[Ellenantula]

She's been in premolt for weeks and I've been beside myself impatient. When I got up this morniNg, though, she was flipped and the exuvium lying next to her! I pulled the exuvium .. Poor little critter is all tuckered out now. She is occasionally stretching her chelicerae and legs, so I think she came through alright. We'll see if she flips back over by the time I'm home from work. I can't believe how skinny she is now!

Way to go The Luggage (technically, wouldn't your lil guy be a carry on or toiletry bag at this stage?) Talk about some big shoes to fill. Seriously!
Your gonna give the dude/dudette a complex....

 

[Blueandbluer]

I asked her if The Luggage was ok as a name and she didn't complain.

 

[Blueandbluer]

New clothes!

She did flip back over while I was at work, so now that I'm home I snagged some photos of her new outfit. She's so much bigger!!

 

[los3r]

She's gorgeous! Can't wait for mine to get this big

 

[Blueandbluer]

She's still pretty little. I'd say 1.5" now, if I had to guess? It's amazing how quickly they grow, though! She looks so hungry, I am really struggling waiting to give her food... But I'll give her a couple more days.

 

[Misty Day]

Congrats on the molt. Unless you have a really good microscope you won't be able to sex that molt. Way too small to sex by the naked eye.

 

[Blueandbluer]

I've told her, just one cricket a week now. But she's trying to convince me she's ready for another.

 

[Blueandbluer]

Happy Eating Boogie

I love when they enjoy their dinner so much they start dancing. Video here: http://blueandbluer.tumblr.com/post/118564393243/the-luggage-doing-her-happy-eating-boogie

 

[Blueandbluer]

The Luggage molted again last Sunday, so I gave her some time to harden up a little and moved her to her new enclosure.






I added some ventilation holes on the back, though you can't see them so well in this photo, and kind of like a tougher, handle-less KK the lid is already pretty well ventilated. Ignore those condensation spots -- the coco coir is freshly reconstituted, so still a wee damp. I did squeeze it out very well and it feels quite dry to the touch, so I expect that remaining moisture to dissipate very quickly.

She's getting so big! For scale, the water dish in there is from a wide-mouth juice bottle. I know she looks skinny, but that's because she just molted a week ago and hasn't eaten yet. I'll likely feed her tomorrow once she's settled into the new place, as her fangs look good and black.

 

[edgeofthefreak]

Love how the blue is already showing well on her legs. This is the very next species on my wishlist. I'll hope for a tiny 3rd instar, so I can watch all the pretty pretty colour changes!

Thanks for sharing! (but really, how could you not?)

 

[Blueandbluer]

Love how the blue is already showing well on her legs. This is the very next species on my wishlist. I'll hope for a tiny 3rd instar, so I can watch all the pretty pretty colour changes!

Thanks for sharing! (but really, how could you not?)

Indeed, how could I not??? She's so gorgeous and I'm such a proud mama. Her legs usually look grey/black but in the right light you can see a hint of the blue now. No sign of green on the carapace yet, though, as you can see that's bright, gorgeous orange just like her butt! I love how there's still a slight hint of bee stripes on her abdomen, too.

She's taken down two small crix today and is looking a little plumper, and has been happily dropping silk all over her enclosure. So I think she's settled in to her new digs.

 

[pyro fiend]

Carapas shluld start changing in next 3 molts id guess thats about how my 2 boys did ^.^ and my MMs both kept a little tiger striping on butt