cobalt blue

[darkskullangel]

hey everyone just wondering what your thoughts are on a cobalt blue. I would really like one but i also want to be able to see it lol i hear they are quite secretive. Is this true any ways lets see some pics of the cobalt blues and set ups. Thanks in advance.

 

[PrettyHate]

Mine was a pet hole. The only time I saw her was a quick flash when she was grabbing food, trying to kill me, or sometimes stalking around her tank at 3am trying to make plans for world domination. Loved her anyway

 

[MarkmD]

Cobult blues are weard, mine was. I had to give her up last year before I moved home, she was 3,4" and (fast as hell), she didn't give me any threat poses or that deffencive. but started as a pet hole then for weeks would be outside her hide most of the day then vica-verca being a webbing pet hole.
I say get one but be aware of the speed and can be anoying to rehouse sometimes, some are very deffencive and will bite others are ok to deal with.

Good luck.

 

[vickywild]

They burrow, so you barely see them.

 

[Stan Schultz]

hey everyone just wondering what your thoughts are on a cobalt blue. I would really like one but i also want to be able to see it lol i hear they are quite secretive. Is this true ...

Yes, it's true. Those of us who keep H. lividum also keep several dozen other tarantulas as well. That way, there's always SOMEBODY doing something. And, on the rare occasions that we get to see the H. lividum, we simply mark the date on our calendar as a special treat. You need to learn patience and restraint if you truly want to enjoy tarantulas.

... any ways lets see some pics of the cobalt blues and set ups. Thanks in advance.

Have you checked the "Gallery?" See the word "Gallery" in the bar across the top of this page? Click or right-click "Gallery" and follow the series of links to the genus Haplopelma.

Or, click or right-click <Advanced Search> (upper right).

Check the "Gallery Search" box.

Type lividum into the "Keyword(s):" box.

Click <Search Now>.

Go wild!

After you're finished, do it again using cobalt as the keyword.

You'd better put on another pot of coffee or pour yourself another glass, cup, stein, or flagon of your favorite beverage. You're going to be busy for a long time! (I got 19 pages of hits with lividum and 10 with cobalt!)


Enjoy your photogenic little 8-legged beauty! If you ever see her!

 

[darkskullangel]

Alright thanks for the answers guys. Ya i was not sure if they were a pet hole or not. As for the speed and the bite really not concerened as 15 out of the 20 some i have now are all o/w aboreals. lol thanks again for the replys think i will have to get one justfor the sure beauty of them gotta love the blue.

 

[spiderengineer]

here is wrath saying Hi for you

 

[zonbonzovi]

I have an adult living in a sweater box nearly filled with substrate. The lid is opaque. For the 1st couple months she busied herself with creating a burrow and webbing the hell out of every transparent surface. After that was finished I found that she's rarely in her burrow but right on the sub's surface when I (carefully) open the lid. She is also kept in a room that is almost devoid of light(except for a bit of sunlight sneaking through the edges of the curtains). Of all the different setups I've tried for burrowers this one has worked out best as far as being able to view the inhabitant.

 

[XrustyjamesX]

When I bought mine (3" or so) it came with a setup that I was not fond of and had a pretty large burrow set up so I did not see it at all for the first month I owned it.
I coaxed it out of the old setup and into the new one that I put together and it has not burrowed a bit. She even transferred way easier than expected. She did not run or threat pose at all...
In the new set up she used the pre-made burrow/indentation that I started, webbed it and sits in there all day. The indentation is only about an inch deep but I suppose she feels secure. She even molted out in the open after making a web mat. My fiancé and I were able to watch the whole molting process.
I guess I am lucky, I see her all the time. The room is somewhat dark but not pitch black or anything.
It is hit or miss as to which attitude I get from her when I am doing cage maintenance. Sometimes she cowers and ignores me, other times she'll threat posture immediately and will attack the tongs fast enough I cannot react. Crazy fast T's!

 

[spiderengineer]

Alright thanks for the answers guys. Ya i was not sure if they were a pet hole or not. As for the speed and the bite really not concerened as 15 out of the 20 some i have now are all o/w aboreals. lol thanks again for the replys think i will have to get one justfor the sure beauty of them gotta love the blue.

I have been come addicted to the haplopelma and started picking up more. they are all gorgeous, but sadly they do love their privacy, but their is some hope. a few of mine have actually dug on the side of there tanks so I can see them all the time when I want and the other who burrowed more in the middle of the tank I still see them mostly the legs at the entrance, but like my lividum wrath she comes out from time to time. she recently just molted about three weeks ago and she stayed out for a while after molted, but them when back to being a hermit. so yes and no on the whole pet hole, but if you wanted to see them more often the I suggest a pre-made burrow were its is started at the side of the tank so you can see them through the glass. the thing you need to do is if your not looking then cover up the portion of the tank were the burrow is. so its not expose to light and confused your T. I use a towel and when I want to look at Silver my haplopelma albostriatum I just take the towel away and look at her. kind of like a peep show I should make it coin operative.

Here's some pics to give you an idea


Silver noming on a cricket

 

[Ivymike1973]

Mine used to come out quite frequently, then one day she decided to hide underground and seal of her burrow for about 2 months. I could still see her somewhat through the side of her enclosure most of the time. One day she decided to open up the burrow entrance and now I see the ends of her legs pretty much every night.
When I first got her all she wanted to do was eat my face but she is a little more mellow now.

 

[Stan Schultz]

One thing that I've always been a bit amazed at is that nobody seems to have built a "Tarantularium" as proposed in both TKG2 and TKG3. Here are the series of illustrations showing the construction. (Click or right-click the thumbnails to see larger images. Clicking those images in turn will produce full size views.)


The finished Tarantularium.


Detail of the body's construction.


Detail of the cover's construction.


The whole unit.

Make it out of 3/16" glass from a broken patio door. Use aquarium grade silicone IN VERY SMALL APPLICATIONS. (Novices always use way too much!)

Note that the base is much wider than the body for stability and support.

Note that there are very small gaps (~ 1 mm) between the bottoms of the narrow end panels and the base that are not sealed. This is to allow a place for excess water to escape in case you're as much of a klutz as I am when watering.

The cover is made of 1/4" plywood or MDF and 1/4" mesh, hot dip galvanized hardware cloth.

Other specs are mentioned in the aforementioned books, but the whole gizmo is largely built according to common sense.

I made two prototypes and kept a trapdoor spider in one and tried keeping a tarantula (I forget what kind) in the other. The trapdoor promptly webbed up its burrow so badly that I couldn't see in. And, the tarantula never tried to burrow. I should have tried a cobalt blue.

I wasn't able to make any for "show" for lack of time and a rapidly approaching deadline for the book's manuscript submission, so it never went beyond what you see here.

I merely mention it just in case someone with an interest has some old glass laying around and a little spare time.


Enjoy your little 8-legged exhibitionist!

 

[Ivymike1973]

Hi Stan. I have a similiar type of enclosure for my King Babboon.

I will post some pics of her and her burrow in the enclosure when I get a chance.

 

[Stan Schultz]

Hi Stan. I have a similiar type of enclosure for my King Babboon. ... I will post some pics of her and her burrow in the enclosure when I get a chance.

Yay! (Does a little dance! Throws a little confetti!)

Yes! I need to see a few pictures, please!

 

[Formerphobe]

My H. liv live in pretzel jars.

All of my obligate burrowers (H. liv, E. cyanognathus, E. murinus) tend to line their burrows with heavy webbing, so even if their tunnels are against the sides of their respective enclosures, I can't really see the spider in the burrow. Sometimes if I shine a flashlight just so, I can appreciate a shadow of a spider through the side in its tube web. I am usually treated to burrow entrance sightings almost daily unless the individual is molting.

 

[MrCrackerpants]

Good info but here is a question I can't find the answer to after a good search.

When the Haplopelma lividum females are adults is their color BRIGHT blue under NORMAL light or is it blackish blue?

I have realized many of the blue Ts that I have recently bought (e.g., P. metallica and GBB) are not bright blue under normal light but only bright blue when a flash is used (I think). I saw pictures and thought they would be bright when you look at them under normal light but they are not.

I don't want to buy a cobalt blue if it is going to be the same dark blue as my GGB and P. metallica. Maybe it is spider specific and some are brighter than others.

 

[spiderengineer]

my is blue under normal light but it also depends on the individual cobalt as well. if you look at picks at them they all have different shades or contras of the same color so keep that in mind. I have seen lighter blue cobalt, while mines of a dark blue but not deep dark that I have seen others have as well if that makes since.

 

[MrCrackerpants]

my is blue under normal light

Thanks. Do you have other blue spiders you could compare it to?

Is it blue like this under normal light?

 

[spiderengineer]

nope sorry she is my only blue t

 

[spiderengineer]

a week after her molt, keep in mind the flash makes her legs look brighter in this one