I have no clue what's wrong with it

[Venom1080]

I have no idea what to about him. His legs looked like they were moving slightly, but I don't know

its probably dehydrated, if you bothered reading my previous post, youd know that the sub is too dry and a water bowl should be installed.

 

[cold blood]

its probably dehydrated, if you bothered reading my previous post, youd know that the sub is too dry and a water bowl should be installed.

Yep, theyre a very moisture dependent species...even if they weren't super fast, skittish, large, and highly venomous, that moisture requirement alone would still keep them in the advanced species side.

Moisture is a hard thing for new people to dial in on, get it slightly wrong, and the t suffers. Add enough moisture to that enclosure and you might see mold and mushrooms by morning. Venom's set up was much much better.

Keep in mind op, that only a few species are this moisture dependent. Which just adds to it being one of the worst first t choices you could have gotten. It really bothers me that someone would sell this species to a beginner....what was the sellers rationalization on that? Did she even warn you about all the specifics on this species. I just can't imagine a new keeper, fully informed, even thinking about taking one of these home. I turned down some 5 years ago, and at that time I had more than a decade of experience with NW.

 

[Andrea82]

I have no idea what to about him. His legs looked like they were moving slightly, but I don't know

Its enclosure looks very dry. Try to get the humidity up a bit by pouring a little water down the sides into the substrate. I'd also give it a waterdish, a bottle cap is big enough. Maybe it is slightly dehydrated.
Have you read what people (and i) posted about it being an OW and not very good starter?

 

[Andrea82]

wow. there's an echo in here......or we're typing in perfect sync

 

[Andrea82]

Yep, theyre a very moisture dependent species...even if they weren't super fast, skittish, large, and highly venomous, that moisture requirement alone would still keep them in the advanced species side.

Moisture is a hard thing for new people to dial in on, get it slightly wrong, and the t suffers. Add enough moisture to that enclosure and you might see mold and mushrooms by morning. Venom's set up was much much better.

Keep in mind op, that only a few species are this moisture dependent. Which just adds to it being one of the worst first t choices you could have gotten. It really bothers me that someone would sell this species to a beginner....what was the sellers rationalization on that? Did she even warn you about all the specifics on this species. I just can't imagine a new keeper, fully informed, even thinking about taking one of these home. I turned down some 5 years ago, and at that time I had more than a decade of experience with NW.

It probably went a little like this:
Seller: hey dude, you wanna spider?
Buyer: yeah sure, yolo right?

 

[Tori1013]

Yep, theyre a very moisture dependent species...even if they weren't super fast, skittish, large, and highly venomous, that moisture requirement alone would still keep them in the advanced species side.

Moisture is a hard thing for new people to dial in on, get it slightly wrong, and the t suffers. Add enough moisture to that enclosure and you might see mold and mushrooms by morning. Venom's set up was much much better.

Keep in mind op, that only a few species are this moisture dependent. Which just adds to it being one of the worst first t choices you could have gotten. It really bothers me that someone would sell this species to a beginner....what was the sellers rationalization on that? Did she even warn you about all the specifics on this species. I just can't imagine a new keeper, fully informed, even thinking about taking one of these home. I turned down some 5 years ago, and at that time I had more than a decade of experience with NW.

She said she needed it gone. She didn't tell me any specifics. I tried looking stuff up, but didn't find much

 

[Tori1013]

Its enclosure looks very dry. Try to get the humidity up a bit by pouring a little water down the sides into the substrate. I'd also give it a waterdish, a bottle cap is big enough. Maybe it is slightly dehydrated.
Have you read what people (and i) posted about it being an OW and not very good starter?

I have, and I had no idea

 

[Tori1013]

It probably went a little like this:
Seller: hey dude, you wanna spider?
Buyer: yeah sure, yolo right?

That's actually not how it went.

 

[cold blood]

She said she needed it gone. She didn't tell me any specifics. I tried looking stuff up, but didn't find much

Ahh, so she learned about it and was like, "forget that, I need this out of the house"

Post an ad, maybe you can find someone local or semi-local to trade it for a more appropriate NW species.

 

[Andrea82]

That's actually not how it went.

Glad to read i was wrong.
Try applying more moisture, the spider needs it, especially since it is small. Have you considered what you will be doing? (keeping or return it/trade it?)

Edit:
just read how you got it. That is some friend to dump an OW on a non-suspecting beginner....

 

[Tori1013]

Ahh, so she learned about it and was like, "forget that, I need this out of the house"

Post an ad, maybe you can find someone local or semi-local to trade it for a more appropriate species.

No clue, she said she has like 7 tarantulas, so maybe.

 

[Tori1013]

Glad to read i was wrong.
Try applying more moisture, the spider needs it, especially since it is small. Have you considered what you will be doing? (keeping or return it/trade it?)

Edit:
just read how you got it. That is some friend to dump an OW on a non-suspecting beginner....

I mean, I want to keep it. I've wanted one for a while. I can't return it. But if I can't take care of it, I'll have to give it to someone who can.

 

[cold blood]

I mean, I want to keep it. I've wanted one for a while. I can't return it. But if I can't take care of it, I'll have to give it to someone who can.

Trade, don't sell, there's literally 100's of really cool species, most of which as a new keeper, you will be able to enjoy much more than this one.

 

[Andrea82]

https://sites.google.com/site/asianarboreals/lampropelmasp."borneoblack"

found this in a quick google search for arachnoboards, advan (moderator here) recommended it.
Original thread can be found here:

http://arachnoboards.com/threads/lampropelma-sp-borneo-black.256272/

 

[Tori1013]

Trade, don't sell, there's literally 100's of really cool species, most of which as a new keeper, you will be able to enjoy much more than this one.

I'll have to see if the moisture helps before I try to trade him.

 

[Tori1013]

https://sites.google.com/site/asianarboreals/lampropelmasp."borneoblack"

found this in a quick google search for arachnoboards, advan (moderator here) recommended it.
Original thread can be found here:

http://arachnoboards.com/threads/lampropelma-sp-borneo-black.256272/

The nymph looks nothing like mine....

 

[Andrea82]

The nymph looks nothing like mine....

Are you sure it is a Borneo Black? (common names suck, it is hell to identify a spider by its common name alone).
Can it be a Brasilian Black?

 

[Venom1080]

Are you sure it is a Borneo Black? (common names suck, it is hell to identify a spider by its common name alone).
Can it be a Brasilian Black?

the nymph is a 1st instar.... she has maybe a 5th instar. not surprised it looks different.

 

[Tori1013]

Are you sure it is a Borneo Black? (common names suck, it is hell to identify a spider by its common name alone).
Can it be a Brasilian Black?

She said borneo black. I have a picture I took when I got him

 

[Venom1080]

She said borneo black. I have a picture I took when I got him

that looks alot like mine.. hows the humidity in the cage now?