I want a H. Lividum

[le-thomas]

and BOY is that fun....I've yet to have one leave the shipping container willingly.

Unpacking Haplos, especially the large ones, is pretty nerve-wracking. I'm not looking forward to doing it ever again in the future

"learn by doing" is better in my eyes

"Learn by progression" is better for the keeper and the spider.

 

[tarantulalover9]

yeah i have to agree with le-thomas sorry chaco but I'll get there sometime

 

[Deftones90]

Unpacking Haplos, especially the large ones, is pretty nerve-wracking. I'm not looking forward to doing it ever again in the future

It is so nerve-wracking. They're so damn quick to go into apocalypse mode. It's almost like one of jigsaws contraptions in saw. Except it's the spider saying "want to play a game?"

 

[tarantulalover9]

LOL and my answer is NO

 

[le-thomas]

It is so nerve-wracking. They're so damn quick to go into apocalypse mode. It's almost like one of jigsaws contraptions in saw. Except it's the spider saying "want to play a game?"

Unpacking tarantulas that just run out of the shipping container is easier. At least you know what they're going to do.

 

[tarantulalover9]

yep, up the wall into the corner to not be found till 3 hours later when at the same time you find your grandma on a chair in the kitchen with a broom screaming her head off

 

[Deftones90]

Very true. I'd MUCH rather move pokies than haplos

 

[tarantulalover9]

same here well some pokies

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Unpacking Haplos, especially the large ones, is pretty nerve-wracking. I'm not looking forward to doing it ever again in the future

Funny enough, one of the easiest unpackings I have done was my 6" female H schmidti. I was prepared for the worst, and she went willingly with little prodding and zero defensiveness. It was the only time she has been so calm. Lol

 

[le-thomas]

Funny enough, one of the easiest unpackings I have done was my 6" female H schmidti. I was prepared for the worst, and she went willingly with little prodding and zero defensiveness. It was the only time she has been so calm. Lol

Mine was calm, too. I was just on edge the whole time because it moved quick a few times. I guess packing has that effect on them.

 

[catfishrod69]

When i got my first Haplopelma, it was a cobalt, and adult female. I was unpacking it, and it bolted out 3 feet past my girlfriends face. I think she was faster than the Haplo, and the refrigerator was the bodygaurd.

and BOY is that fun....I've yet to have one leave the shipping container willingly.

 

[chaco]

heh heh thought id try lol and no problem progression is good to lol "(I would like to play a game)"........... in this container you will find a key but guarding it is <.< 0.0 >.>.......... A VICIOUS SPIDER!!!!!!!!!!!lol rofl

 

[spiderengineer]

I have a h. lividum and they are fast she has even surprise me with different setting of speed and i still don't know her full speed mode i feel yet. fortunately my transferring in her new home was actually pretty easy mainly because when I bought her she was a few days from molting, which help a lot, but here is a pic of wrath saying high to the camera for ya.

 

[chaco]

lol common face for them saying hi

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her burrow is awesome by tho way

 

[spiderengineer]

Thank you actually that is a pre-made burrow for her, because she didn't start one after weeks of having her. As soon as I made it she took to it like it was a castle and has yet to build upon it or make her own, maybe I was a H. lividum in an another life :biggrin:

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

If you want to get a spider that will prepare you for an H. lividum, check out E. cyanognathus and E. uatuman. They are both NW, lack urticating hairs on their abdomen (they have them on their pedipalps), burrow, are extremely fast, and are fight instead of flight. They have all the characteristics of an OW minus the venom. I have an E. cyanognathus sling right now and it is quick. One of my favorites.

 

[DeidraDisaster]

I use this method (or something like it) and it works most of the time. Still, you're going to have to deal with the spider at some point. Along with this, they require pretty large amounts of moisture, which can be difficult to provide without growing mold. These are just things to think about.
I wouldn't do it until I had more experience. Why exactly do you want this particular species?

Sorry to stray from the OP's original subject, but I seem to remember reading on the boards somewhere (possibly from Stan???) that h. lividum can do quite well without much humidity. I overfill my cobalts water just a bit and she is doing great! Super active at night and a pet hole during the day, of course. Does anyone else remember reading this?

As for the original subject, I honestly don't think lividums are that bad. I have seen several threat poses but she would rather run and hide in her burrow than try to strike at me. I have only seen strikes when I was trying to retrieve her exuvia to make sure she is female (it was destroyed, still not positive). She was not happy that I was messing in her burrow but that is understandable. I do advise, tarantulalover, to wait though. My cobalt was my 19th T. Most of my previous Ts were pretty docile with the exception of a few psycho rosies. I didn't feel comfortable until then. Wait til you feel confident and can handle the thought of getting bit without hurting your T. You will respect it's defensive nature more, I guarantee it.

 

[chaco]

I hope not lol to (maybe I was a H. lividum in an another life ) 0.0

 

[tarantulalover9]

okay I absolutly LOVE the E. cyanognathus thats what I'm getting

 

[melijoc]

I owned a haplopelma hainanum a month after my first t, which was a rose hair. I was fine, no bite or close calls. Key is reading and watching videos on youtube so you know the type of temper the t has. IVE JUST been more fascinated with agressive ts than the more tamed ones. I say go for what you want cuz your the one thats gonna take care of it,so it might as well be the one you like and not what people say you should have.