Holy Quickness!!

[Psycho]

WOW....Today I had to transfer 2 P. murinus into their new homes today and would you figure both of them got loose on me!!
I took the gentle approach to catch them and used a piece of wod and a cup, but now I know when they say "Quick" means super fast....but I think the only bad thing that happened was that one of the Baboons lose a leg, but their only inchers so in no time itll grow back

~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Or it could die.

I have lost a couple tarantulas to lost limbs.

I would do a search on making an ICU unit for your spider.

Jon

 

[rosehaired1979]

Normally if they lose legs they will be ok when they molt again they will get the leg back . It will die most likely if there is something else wrong but not over losing a leg.

 

[Professor T]

Originally posted by Psycho
WOW....Today I had to transfer 2 P. murinus into their new homes today and would you figure both of them got loose on me!!
I took the gentle approach to catch them and used a piece of wod and a cup, but now I know when they say "Quick" means super fast....but I think the only bad thing that happened was that one of the Baboons lose a leg, but their only inchers so in no time itll grow back

~~~Psycho~~~

Yup, that's exactly how people get tagged...the pet rock goes into hyperdrive. T's are cool, their agility and speed in the first foot or two is second to none. If they were our size, our ancestors would never have made it. Nice turn of events that as atmospheric oxygen concentrations dropped, so did the size of Arthropods. Their open circulatory system probably kept us from extiction.

 

[Psycho]

I know the baboons are Ok cause they are setlin down in their new enclosure and makin silk retreats so I know that theres no serious damage...if 1 dies Wayneo is goin to be mad at me cause after al he did give them to me ...thanx again Wayne..

~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Immortal_sin]

no, I"M going to be mad....they came from MY female
just kidding (about me being mad, that is!)
I have 6 of their siblings left, and yes...they are quite the speed demons!

 

[SpiderTwin]

Originally posted by rosehaired1979
Normally if they lose legs they will be ok when they molt again they will get the leg back . It will die most likely if there is something else wrong but not over losing a leg.

Big Dragonfly is right. It depends on where the break in the leg is, if it at the carapace it will usually be able to seal up the leak. But if the leg isn't torn at a joint, it has the possibility of bleeding to death. That is if you don't get to it first and seal the leak.

But I'm sorry to hear about the escape and the lost leg. I'm glad the T seems to be ok.

 

[Psycho]

Immortal....Did you breed the usumbaras for the slings?If so A big congrats to you for havin beutiful slings...I love 'em.....But hay if it wasnt for you then I wouldnt have em hay!!

P.S.-Do you sell slings or spiders?

Spider Twin....It broke off at the caraspace and like I said I believe it is ok...only time and patience will tell...I hope for the best...

~~~Psycho~~~

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by Psycho
WOW....Today I had to transfer 2 P. murinus into their new homes today and would you figure both of them got loose on me!!
I took the gentle approach to catch them and used a piece of wod and a cup, but now I know when they say "Quick" means super fast....but I think the only bad thing that happened was that one of the Baboons lose a leg, but their only inchers so in no time itll grow back

~~~Psycho~~~

Oh don't I KNOW how fast they can be! Last year, when I got my very first usambara, who was about 2 inches at the time, out of his shipping container and moved him to his large, round Tupperware container, he sped around in circles so fast, it shocked me! Luckily, I got the lid on before he could escape.

I named him right away after that little adventure. Believe it or not, I named him PSYCHO of all things! Now, every time I see you post, it reminds me of my own OBT.

Wysi

 

[Poecilotheria]

Hey how are you? Haven't heard or many people in the U.S. keeping Mombassa Golden Starbursts. Many people call usambara oranges, and reds Pterinochilus murinus, but they are Pterinochilus sp. I seen that happen alot.
Steve

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Originally posted by Poecilotheria
Hey how are you? Haven't heard or many people in the U.S. keeping Mombassa Golden Starbursts. Many people call usambara oranges, and reds Pterinochilus murinus, but they are Pterinochilus sp. I seen that happen alot.
Steve

What are you talking about? You really need to use better grammar, because I really can't figure out where you are going with that post.



Jon

 

[Poecilotheria]

Hi, I meant i've seen people call Usambara Oranges this- Pterinochilus murinus- when they are Pterinochilus sp.- the Mombassa Golden Starburst is Pterinochilus murinus.
Steve

 

[Mojo Jojo]

I think that Rick West, amongst others, has come to the conclusion that the "usambara" orange and red are both just color variants of P. murinus. In fact, there might be lots of different color variants of P. murinus. I know that I have read an article on this, but I don't remember where.

http://birdspiders.com/archive/3/0010.htm

http://hem.spray.se/minax/index/welcome_e.html
(hit species, and then species again on the left)

Jon

 

[Crotalus]

Originally posted by Big Dragonfly
I think that Rick West, amongst others, has come to the conclusion that the "usambara" orange and red are both just color variants of P. murinus. In fact, there might be lots of different color variants of P. murinus. I know that I have read an article on this, but I don't remember where.

http://birdspiders.com/archive/3/0010.htm

http://hem.spray.se/minax/index/welcome_e.html
(hit species, and then species again on the left)

Jon

Download the Pterinochilus genus revision here:
http://atshq.org/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?MYGALOMORPH-2(1)-ZIP

Speaking of quick spiders...
I had my entire apartment turned upside down today. A Phoneutria got away when I was packing it, and hide under my terrarium shelf...
After 3 hrs I found it and killed it on sight (I didnt wanna make any more stupid mistakes). Never underestimate speed demons...and these make everything else I ever worked with look like they go in slowmotion. Incredible fast.

/Lelle

 

[xBurntBytheSunx]

"Yup, that's exactly how people get tagged...the pet rock goes into hyperdrive. T's are cool, their agility and speed in the first foot or two is second to none. If they were our size, our ancestors would never have made it. Nice turn of events that as atmospheric oxygen concentrations dropped, so did the size of Arthropods. Their open circulatory system probably kept us from extiction."

i don't think size and speed are any match for a cerebral cortex

 

[Godzilla2000]

That just makes me all the more happy my OCT is in her permanent residence.

 

[Malhavoc's]

phsyco bity fast... I WANT ONE!!!!

 

[Godzilla2000]

Originally posted by Malhavoc's
phsyco bity fast... I WANT ONE!!!!

I don't know about that just yet. My Usambara is basically an Orange Chicken Thing who hides in her burrow most of the time.

 

[wayneo]

Originally posted by Psycho
I know the baboons are Ok cause they are setlin down in their new enclosure and makin silk retreats so I know that theres no serious damage...if 1 dies Wayneo is goin to be mad at me cause after al he did give them to me ...thanx again Wayne..

~~~Psycho~~~

Hey Psycho,
You're welcome again. Sorry about the leg and they just molted about 2 weeks ago.
I told you they are fast lil buggers. Every time I feed and mist at least one escapes. Which is fun because my cats love feeding time since I dump the crics in a icc cream pail and they try to get the crics. My male cat is right there when a OBT escapes to point me in the right direction.

Wayne

 

[Immortal_sin]

Originally posted by Psycho
Immortal....Did you breed the usumbaras for the slings?If so A big congrats to you for havin beutiful slings...I love 'em.....But hay if it wasnt for you then I wouldnt have em hay!!

P.S.-Do you sell slings or spiders?


~~~Psycho~~~

Psycho,
yes, I bred them last year. Mom is a BIG girl, with a bad temper!
I got a nice eggsac from her.
I'm just a hobbyist that got lucky with my first 3 eggsacs, I don't really deal spiders. But when I have slings I will sometimes offer them here. Right now, I've got 3rd instar versicolor slings, but am waiting to find out what my split is with the female's owner. I am T-sitting her, and bred her, but she's not mine
Cheers!
Holley