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[Crysta]

Hey hobo grats on the metallica molt! Spiders are adaptable so I am sure she will do great!

Also, since I sold my camera for a violin and broke my other lens for my current camera,(cant take pictures of close things boo) when my Aphonopelma sp. molts do you mind taking a picture of her spermathecae for me? she's all black on the bum and depressed lookin' lol

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

Nice shot of the metallica spermathecae! Good luck with the pairing.

 

[Hobo]

I'm pretty sure that's the closest a tarantula can get to looking smug...

Congrats on the sac, and good luck with the H. lividum pairing. I hope it's less frustrating than the GBBs.

Thanks. I hope so too. He's pretty small in comparison, so it will be interesting...

Awsome set of pics man!...good to see the versis are doing well!, and congrats onthe metallica molt!.

Thanks! Yeah three of 'em have molted twice, the last one just keeps on eating. They're all doin' awesome!

Hey hobo grats on the metallica molt! Spiders are adaptable so I am sure she will do great!

Also, since I sold my camera for a violin and broke my other lens for my current camera,(cant take pictures of close things boo) when my Aphonopelma sp. molts do you mind taking a picture of her spermathecae for me? she's all black on the bum and depressed lookin' lol

Sure, though I'm just using a point-and-shoot, so if it's super tiny, I won't be able to take anything

Nice shot of the metallica spermathecae! Good luck with the pairing.

Thanks! Now, if only that male would mature... but he still just keeps packing the crickets away!

 

[Crysta]

Sure, though I'm just using a point-and-shoot, so if it's super tiny, I won't be able to take anything

Thanks! hey it will be better then no point and shoot hahaha~ she's 5" exactly right now so I dont think the spermathecae will be small.

 

[Hobo]

New post in the (sorta) new forum!

So sad stuff ahead of the good. There's something wrong with my L. violaceopes.
She started laying on the floor/walls of her old enclosure looking like this, and out of her hide. She'll actually start to curl sometimes. I have her in a humid temp enclosure for now where I can observe her. I hope it's nothing serious and she snaps out of it soon! (I candled her, and can see she is gravid too).

[HR][/HR]

And now, the cheerier stuff!
It's been three weeks, so I pulled the GBB eggsac tonight, and I'm EXCITED! I haven't seen her, or the sac since she sealed herself off in there.

She was not impressed, and put up quite a fight!

But, she was no match for me, and I emerged victorious.
Here are the spoils! It's huge!

And hey, they're not black!

There are 232 of 'em. Some are clear, some are cloudy, and some yet you can just barely see the legs and such taking shape underneath (at least, I hope that's what I'm seeing...)!

Meanwhile...

Mama's looking for her eggs... and not quite as thin as I thought she'd look, which is good.

So I give her the eggless sac back, which she takes immediately.

No hard feelings?

I hope I can get these eggs to second instar... if they're fertilized at least!

 

[crawltech]

New post in the (sorta) new forum!

So sad stuff ahead of the good. There's something wrong with my L. violaceopes.
She started laying on the floor/walls of her old enclosure looking like this, and out of her hide. She'll actually start to curl sometimes. I have her in a humid temp enclosure for now where I can observe her. I hope it's nothing serious and she snaps out of it soon! (I candled her, and can see she is gravid too).

[HR][/HR]

And now, the cheerier stuff!
It's been three weeks, so I pulled the GBB eggsac tonight, and I'm EXCITED! I haven't seen her, or the sac since she sealed herself off in there.

She was not impressed, and put up quite a fight!

But, she was no match for me, and I emerged victorious.
Here are the spoils! It's huge!

And hey, they're not black!

There are 232 of 'em. Some are clear, some are cloudy, and some yet you can just barely see the legs and such taking shape underneath (at least, I hope that's what I'm seeing...)!

Meanwhile...

Mama's looking for her eggs... and not quite as thin as I thought she'd look, which is good.

So I give her the eggless sac back, which she takes immediately.

No hard feelings?

I hope I can get these eggs to second instar... if they're fertilized at least!

Looks good!....i'd say within a week, you should have EWL's.....congrats man!

 

[advan]

Nice job man!

 

[Arachnoholic420]

Congrats... Finally.....
Just don't forget about me......

Peace!

 

[Hobo]

Congrats... Finally.....
Just don't forget about me......

Peace!

Don't worry, I haven't forgot. I'll send you a couple/few of slings your way if all goes well, pro boner!

Nice job man!

Thanks! Credit goes to the male though!

Looks good!....i'd say within a week, you should have EWL's.....congrats man!

Thanks Levi, but it was less than a day!
Woke up to these this afternoon:

If you look closely, you can see some of the neighboring eggs just about to break open.:giggle:

 

[AttChiT]

[video=youtube;r7YyTLkbe0I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7YyTLkbe0I&lc=m1AzgGfSYCY7l87wQW6FE7FGUuot5EnRgnqyoiyGebQ&feature=inbox[/video]WOW! just viewed everything on your thread bro hahahah! GREAT STUFF!

how are you doing bro? damn bro... grats on the sacks! hope everything will do well!

if you have a minute.. i have somthing to show you hehe

been busy making and selling enclos now a days.. hehe

 

[Hobo]

WOW! just viewed everything on your thread bro hahahah! GREAT STUFF!

how are you doing bro? damn bro... grats on the sacks! hope everything will do well!

if you have a minute.. i have somthing to show you hehe

been busy making and selling enclos now a days.. hehe

Thanks man.
Yeah it looks good, hope you are using industrial strength magnets, some Ts can be powerlifters!

Anyway, here's a vid of some of the post embryos. Notice as how some of them are already cannibalizing soem of the other eggs!
[YOUTUBE]i6NIy5WN5X0?hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Echolalia]

Congrats on the babies Hobo! They're super adorable!

Also, where did you get the enclosures for your A. Avic and P. Irminias? :giggle:

 

[Glossworks]

Congrats on the fertile egg sac, Hobo! Would love to see more gbb babies in the lower mainland!
Just wondering, how did the pairing of your H.lividum go?

 

[Hobo]

Congrats on the babies Hobo! They're super adorable!

Also, where did you get the enclosures for your A. Avic and P. Irminias? :giggle:

Thanks!
The Avicularia is in an exoterra nano tall which you can find in most pet stores.
The male P. irminias are in Snapware pasta containers which you can get at most home/kitchen stores.
The female is in an OXO container with the suction top. You can also get these at most home/kitchen type places.

Congrats on the fertile egg sac, Hobo! Would love to see more gbb babies in the lower mainland!
Just wondering, how did the pairing of your H.lividum go?

Thanks, I hope I get 'em to second instar.
As for the lividum pairing, it didn't go so well for the male.
He made his way into her burrow, I'm pretty sure they made contact, and then he got eaten. I don't know if he got any inserts, as they were both in the middle of her burrow and I couldn't see. I hope he was able to do the deed before she ate him!

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

Congrats on the GBB sac! Got my fingers crossed for you that they get to 2nd instar without a hitch. Nice shot of the P. metallica female as well. I wish my big female was still around.

 

[Glossworks]

Thanks, I hope I get 'em to second instar.
As for the lividum pairing, it didn't go so well for the male.
He made his way into her burrow, I'm pretty sure they made contact, and then he got eaten. I don't know if he got any inserts, as they were both in the middle of her burrow and I couldn't see. I hope he was able to do the deed before she ate him!

Bummer, sorry to hear about the male getting crunched man. I sure could have used him from you, but let's hope he got his soldiers close enough to her girlie parts before sacrificing his life! I was just reading up on the successful breeding reports of this species, you might want to give this thread a gander and pick up some tips from the guys who have had luck getting their females to drop a sac.
Haplopelma lividum Breeding Reports

Good luck again with getting the gbb's to 2nd instar, and gorgeous shot of the P.metallica female!

 

[Hobo]

Congrats on the GBB sac! Got my fingers crossed for you that they get to 2nd instar without a hitch. Nice shot of the P. metallica female as well. I wish my big female was still around.

Thanks man.
You lost her? I'm sorry. but I thought I saw a pic of her not to long ago in your pic thread?

Bummer, sorry to hear about the male getting crunched man. I sure could have used him from you, but let's hope he got his soldiers close enough to her girlie parts before sacrificing his life! I was just reading up on the successful breeding reports of this species, you might want to give this thread a gander and pick up some tips from the guys who have had luck getting their females to drop a sac.
Haplopelma lividum Breeding Reports

Good luck again with getting the gbb's to 2nd instar, and gorgeous shot of the P.metallica female!

Thanks!
Yeah, I've read that thread and most of the threads pertaining to my other adult spiders... you know, just in case.:laugh:
The trend for success for most species seems to be having seasonal changes, so I've been trying to just keep them as synced to local seasons as possible (beats having to do the work myself!), while making some adjustments (obviously not going to subject my rosea to Vancouver Spring humidity, for example!).
H. lividum seem a bit tricky, so I hope it goes well, if indeed she is fertile. Thanks fer the heads up

 

[Crysta]

I wish you awesome luck with the lividum

and my Aphonopelma sp. is on her back right now and I am getting christmas present of like 9-14t's in a boxl...wanna come over this weekend and help me unpack? the 9" Hystocrates sp. , and OBT will be fun

 

[Hobo]

Ok Update time.

First, a nice pic of the A. avicularia

And the proud mother of the first instars, The GBB mama.
I took that old sac a couple of days ago finally, and she's now out and about.

And, last night, the first of the post embryos molted into first instar!
Can you spot him?

Here he is!

Joined by a couple more on the way...

And a whole mess this morning!

So far, only one of those cannibals (the ones with dead egg remains attatched to their fangs) has molted.
I hope being cannibals hasn't screwed them over somehow. I tried removing those eggs way before they were black, but they were stuck on good!

 

[Crysta]

this sista taste good