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I got a couple new T's in yesterday from Ken the bug guy. One is a 1 inch H. Lividum sling who is so far playing the role of the rare arboreal Cobalt Blue. 
I'm sure it will settle in eventually and even figure out that there is a started burrow for it if it wants (or that it can easily dig and make its own.
My good macro camera is on the fritz, so until its fixed I have fuzzy pics, but here is a picture of the little guy hanging out at the top of a silk leaf:
The other T is one of the "Unknown Tarantulas" that Ken was selling. He had a few that were unlabeled and not easily identifiable, so rather than spend alot of time and effort IDing them he was selling them for $15 each. Great deal, not sure if he has any left but worth checking if you like a mystery. He said most were at least 1 inch, but some were closer to 4 inches...apparently I got one of those! Bigger than I was expecting, and labeled "Unknown, will bite!" I was very much hoping to get a picture of this guy to see if anyone here could shed some light on an ID, but I didn't have the camera charged last night, and by this morning it had webbed itself up into the hide I improvised for it...
I tried to 'candle' it in its hide, and managed to get a silhouette of it, but nothing useful...
Not sure if I can give a useful description, I only briefly got a look at it last night. Very very dark brown, nearly black, with faint stripes down the legs. No long hairs along the body or abdomen, I suspect OW species, sat with its front half in the water bowl for a while last night (thats all that fits in the deli cup), diving its whole front half in a couple times. Seems to be pretty happy with the damp substrate (not web, but not bone dry - since I'm not sure what would be best), because it hasn't tried to climb away from it at all. Looks like its probably a terrestrial or burrower. Thats about all I have for a description so far - I'm hoping it will come out again at night at some point so I can get some picture of it, my description is probably good for bunches of species! Still, a mystery is fun. And now almost the same size as my rosie (my biggest T) too! I need to get a slightly bigger cage for it, but I'm hoping to ID it first so I can set it up in a way that is appropriate for the species, but I think its enclosure should work for now.
Still, always fun to get new Ts, hopefully I can get some pics of the mystery T soon!
I'm sure it will settle in eventually and even figure out that there is a started burrow for it if it wants (or that it can easily dig and make its own. My good macro camera is on the fritz, so until its fixed I have fuzzy pics, but here is a picture of the little guy hanging out at the top of a silk leaf:
The other T is one of the "Unknown Tarantulas" that Ken was selling. He had a few that were unlabeled and not easily identifiable, so rather than spend alot of time and effort IDing them he was selling them for $15 each. Great deal, not sure if he has any left but worth checking if you like a mystery. He said most were at least 1 inch, but some were closer to 4 inches...apparently I got one of those! Bigger than I was expecting, and labeled "Unknown, will bite!"
I was very much hoping to get a picture of this guy to see if anyone here could shed some light on an ID, but I didn't have the camera charged last night, and by this morning it had webbed itself up into the hide I improvised for it...I tried to 'candle' it in its hide, and managed to get a silhouette of it, but nothing useful...
Not sure if I can give a useful description, I only briefly got a look at it last night. Very very dark brown, nearly black, with faint stripes down the legs. No long hairs along the body or abdomen, I suspect OW species, sat with its front half in the water bowl for a while last night (thats all that fits in the deli cup), diving its whole front half in a couple times. Seems to be pretty happy with the damp substrate (not web, but not bone dry - since I'm not sure what would be best), because it hasn't tried to climb away from it at all. Looks like its probably a terrestrial or burrower. Thats about all I have for a description so far - I'm hoping it will come out again at night at some point so I can get some picture of it, my description is probably good for bunches of species!
Still, a mystery is fun. And now almost the same size as my rosie (my biggest T) too! I need to get a slightly bigger cage for it, but I'm hoping to ID it first so I can set it up in a way that is appropriate for the species, but I think its enclosure should work for now.Still, always fun to get new Ts, hopefully I can get some pics of the mystery T soon!
