BoyFromLA's Tarantulas Diary

[BoyFromLA]

That xenethis is gorgeous

Feb 25, 2019
May 30, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
Jan 27, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
Oct 14, 2021

So far it molted six times under my care, and it has still lot of growing room left.

 

[Jonathan6303]

Feb 25, 2019
May 30, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
Jan 27, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
Oct 14, 2021

So far it molted six times under my care, and it has still lot of growing room left.

That’s awesome. Need to pick one up eventually.

 

[BoyFromLA]

10/23/2021

It’s unsuccessful

My first ever breeding attempt ended unsuccessfully. The egg sac was pulled today, and it was no good at all.



Rehoused

Dolichothele diamantinensis
Pterinochilus murinus (DCF, Kigoma)
Pterinochilus murinus (DCF, Botswana)
Chilobrachys huahini
Chilobrachys dyscolus blue







Out and about

Chilobrachys fimbriatus is out and about a lot.

 

[BoyFromLA]

11/15/2021

Chilobrachys electric blue molted, and molted well. It’s old skin is about 5 1/2”, so I assume it is now about 6” maybe? I love it’s stunning freshly molted coloration. Oh, and it looks very female-ish.

 

[BoyFromLA]

12/11/2021

Haploclastus devamatha emerged from it’s burrow for it’s post molt feeding, then I noticed it’s one of leg was bent. Though it appeared to be not so much of an issue. Hopefully it will be fixed after another molt.

Other than that, it is one healthy tarantula.

 

[Jonathan6303]

12/11/2021

Haploclastus devamatha emerged from it’s burrow for it’s post molt feeding, then I noticed it’s one of leg was bent. Though it appeared to be not so much of an issue. Hopefully it will be fixed after another molt.

Other than that, it is one healthy tarantula.

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There so reclusive. My little sling is always at the bottom of its burrow.

 

[BoyFromLA]

There so reclusive. My little sling is always at the bottom of its burrow.

Both of mine are so bold, they just stay lurking while I open up the lids, and wait for feeders to drop.

 

[BoyFromLA]

01/29/2022

A year goes faster and faster now, and my first update of current year is here.

Now, this one here is Pamphobeteus solaris, freshly molted, a male.





I now know for sure why it was keep refusing to eat.

Oh boy I cannot wait to feed it, because under my care, I had no chance to feed it yet.

 

[BoyFromLA]

02/05/2022

A little side story, but ever since my Psytalla horrida colony boom, I was always getting shortage on my feeders for my tarantulas, and scorpions.

Now my new batch of my feeder insects arrived. I am at ease with no worry of any shortage now.

 

[BoyFromLA]

02/08/2022

Megaphobema robustum, which I got on 08/27/2021, as unsexed 3”, never ate under my care, so for about five months.

I was concerned, at the same time, I was also annoyed. Though not only it looked healthy enough, it was in fact very healthy to excavate, and to dig all over.

And this is what I am seeing right now.



Ha, it is preparing to molt. Isn’t it something? To me, it is really something. I really do hope it make it through.

 

[BoyFromLA]

02/13/2022

Orphnaecus philippinus is rehoused into much larger enclosure. I think this would be it’s final enclosure, in hope that, it would make a nice burrow / den / hide out of the space I’vd made with cork barks for it.

From:



To:





Also, with fingers crossed, this look very female-ish, but who knows.

 

[BoyFromLA]

02/16/2022

It’s only a couple of days since Orphnaecus philippinus rehouse, though much progress was made.

 

[BoyFromLA]

2/26/2022

Yet another sling is lost due to stuck in molt, and yes not ALL tarantulas make it.

It was going to be the first molt under my care, but nope.

Chilobrachys yuxi

 

[BoyFromLA]

02/28/2022

Acanthoscurria geniculata is about to molt.





Molt dates are as followed:

Dec 24, 2018
Apr 11, 2019
May 29, 2019
Jul 23, 2019
Aug 28, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
May 20, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
Feb 6, 2021
Oct 9, 2021
Feb 28, 2022

 

[joossa]

Good luck with the molt! Did your M. robustum come out okay?

 

[BoyFromLA]

Good luck with the molt! Did your M. robustum come out okay?

Oh yes, and today I caught it eating.

 

[BoyFromLA]

03/05/2022

Unless you know for sure that your tarantula is going to molt very soon, it is hard to catch it while molting. Probably the best way would be just keep observing every one of them whenever you get a chance to.

Thus, I caught Monocentropus balfouri about to molt.

 

[BoyFromLA]

03/07/2022

I just got home from work, then I saw this:

It’s 0.1 Pamphobeteus solaris, first molt under my care.





I was eagerly waited for this moment, I can’t wait to start feeding it, for it never ate under my care yet.

 

[BoyFromLA]

03/09/2022

Huge upgrade for Heterothele gabonensis. I happened to find a perfect driftwood for this small heavy webbing tarantula, and it fits just very nicely in the new enclosure. It will be amazing once it webs up everywhere.

 

[me and my Ts]

03/09/2022

Huge upgrade for Heterothele gabonensis. I happened to find a perfect driftwood for this small heavy webbing tarantula, and it fits just very nicely in the new enclosure. It will be amazing once it webs up everywhere.

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Can’t wait to see the webbing pictures!