Introduce Yourself

[mashie14]

hello! i'm matt and i'm an addict i have 3 daughters who share my passion and a very understanding wife who HATES it

 

[leoloverchelann]

hi all

Hi every1 my name is chelann. i own 2 leopard geckos 1 male(brain) 1 female(pinky) ive had them for about 3weeks now and so far ive had lots of problems getting them to settle in, first it was the male but now he seems fine but the female is now not eating and is losing quiet a lot of weight she still has some fat in her tail but not as much as when i got her. Ive tried enticing her with some wax worms but no joy, ive even tried cutting a wax worms head off and rubbing it gently on her mouth she does lick her lips but doesnt entertain eating it she is drinking but im getting concerned as its been about a week and half since seeing her eat......any ideas???????????????

 

[mikkwa]

Brand new to forum & the keeping of tarantulas!

Hi, to everyone here. I of course am new to the forum. I am also brand new to the keeping of tarantulas. I truly never thought I'd purposely bring a "spider" into my home! I am a reptile person & keep several kinds of snakes, so this is a bit of a stretch for me. I just decided I wanted to experience the arachnid world for a change of pace. I have limited info' on tarantulas (that will change shortly). I went to my local pet store and bought the only tarantula they had, a sub-adult female Chilian Rose Hair. I didn't have any info' on that species, so I started searching the internet. I found a site that had really good info' and it mentioned this forum. I figure there's no place better to learn than from folks that are well versed in tarantula care. So here I am in all my ignorant-but-blissful glory. In other words I am putty in ya'lls hands, so please mold me into a good arachnid owner. I welcome any and all suggestions & info' I need to make "Tessa Tarantula" a happy new member to my family. I will now go to my profile and create my image.

 

[JamieC]

Hi all. I'm Jamie. I've been keeping T's for almost a year now. I have 4x A.Versicolor slings and 4x A.Minatrix juveniles. Hoping to expand my knowledge while raising my T's and hope to add to my collection soon.

 

[dree]

Hi, I'm Andrea and I've been interested in bugs my whole life. I'm a veterinary assistant and I'm working on my Bachelor of Science in biology although it's on hold at the moment. When I do get to my upper years entomology will be my focus. Currently I have a female Poecilotheria Metallica as the lonely specimen in my collection. As well I keep central american cichlids as well as boas.

 

[DemonAsh]

Hello World!! I'm Rob.. I'm from Chicago, but live in Milwaukee now. (yeah I know.. I'm sorry too) I have around 20-25 spiders, mosty T's, but a few wolf spiders and recently a Black Widow I found at my folk's place in IL. My favorite of which is my P. Regalis>> awesome! I also raise/breed tropical freshwater fish. Non pet-related hobbies are playing tunes, listenening to tunes, writing tunes and writing books that will probably never be published... I'm here on arachnoboards because I'm planning on my first breeding experiment soon and I'm sure I'll need some help.


Damned if ya do damned if ya don't

 

[jednasest]

Hello every1, Im 15 and my name is Peter. Im from Slovakia(Europe).

My T's collection:
Acanthoscurria geniculata 2x
Aphonopelma anax
Brachypelma albopilosum 3x(female, male ,juv.)
Brachypelma vagans 3x
Cyclosternum fasciatum
Ephebopus cyanognathus
Grammostola pulchripes female
Grammostola rosea 2x
Holothele incei 4x(female, juv., juv., female)
Hysterocrates sp hercules 2x
Hysterocrates cf laticeps
Lasiodora parahybana 3x(female, juv., juv.)
Ornithoctonus aureotibialis
Pamphobeteus fortis
Phormictopus platus
Poecilotheria ornata
Poecilotheria striata
Psalmopoeus irminia female
Psalmopoeus reduncus female
Pterinochilus lugardi
Pterinochilus murinus RCF
Tapinauchenius gigas female
Tapinauchenius violaceus male adult

Scorpions:
Babycurus jacksoni
Pandinus imperator

 

[Versi*JP*Color]

Hi i'm Jace I live in West Jordan,Utah.I've been keeping T's for about 8 months.
Current Collection:
Female Grammostola Pulchripes
A.versicolor juv
MM Avicularia Metallica
Avicularia Avicularia sling
Female E.campersratus
Brachypelma Albopilosum sling
Lasiodora Parahybana sling
P.murinus juv

 

[schnautzr]

A big "hey y'all" from southern Indiana.

I'm Bob and I collect and kill arthropods as a scientist. Recently, I caught a cobweb spider who made an egg sac, and I kept her in a coke bottle where she hatched about 30 or so spiderlings. Excitement!

Now I'm taking advantage of the abundance of Loxosceles reclusa in my home (gotta call em slantlegs so Mom doesn't call the exterminator) and trying to catch enough to breed them so I can study these fascinatingly feared spiders. Feeding them has been lots of work, as coaxing a moth out of a bottle and into a jar is pretty difficult work, especially with mutliple moths in the same bottle. Even finding and catching moths takes a lot of patience.

 

[squeshy]

hi everyone I'm squeshy, all i can say is that i love exotic pets especially arachnids. I've just accidentally discovered this site while I'm surfing about some information about scorpion.:clap:

 

[Korni]

Hi, my name is Leo!

I'm nearly 19 and from Germany.

I keep Rhopalurus sp. and some Avicularia.
My problem is, that I have a adult female Rhopalurus pintoi, but I cannot find a male in Germany :/

 

[TheOnlyBest_]

Hi. =]
I'm Lou. 18 (19 in July. Woo.) Live near Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral, Fl, and I've lived here my entire life. Going to school to study Sports Medicine and I want to work at the Fl School of the Deaf and Blind in their sports program. I love cars (American Muscle) and like to go to races with my friends. And read, a lot. :1:
I got my first (and only, thus far) Tarantula, an A. Avic named Mo, about 2 months ago. And he's still alive, mostly thanks to much research done before hand, and because Arachnoboards. =]
Ehh.. That's all. Normal girl 'till you get to know me. =]

-Lou

 

[Jaydizzle05]

Herro everybody.
I'm Jerry, I live in Anchorage, AK, and I've lived here basically my whole life. I am 22 years old, will be 23 in August. I have a passion for Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, video games, cars (all kinds), and technology.

I currently train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA in hopes to fight someday professionally. As of right now I work for the state as an office clerk. I drive a 2006 Acura RSX Type-S, which I love.

I have done 2 years of college at UAA and decided that I cannot afford it at this point of my life, I have been paying out of pocket as I am too scared to get a student loan =P.
I currently care for a Ball Python (Mauricio), who is a little over a year old.

This may sound funny but I have a very mild case of arachnophobia which I hope to cure by getting a tarantula. I love scorpions, it's just tarantulas/spiders that get to me. I know very little about them so I hope to learn a lot from everyone here and eventually get my own T/spider/scorp.

 

[BAM1082]

Hi.

Hi there,
Im Bammer.
21 from Ont. Canada. I currently have 3 scorpions.
A Red Claw, an Asain Forest , and a Ophistothalmus Walberghi... or Tri colored Burrowing scorpion.

Hope to meet some others. Im interested in growing my collection and pursing pairs for each.

Jaydizzle, def check out some scorpions. There really neat to keep.

 

[christianD]

hello arachnoboards community!
my name is christian
from minnesota
just looking for breeders/sellers to purchase from
and
just be a part of the community.

 

[Tang]

another addicted newbie here..

hi all, I'm Bernard from Malaysia.
I've addicted since I bought my T's 3 weeks ago.
Yeah 3 weeks ago i bought

0.0.2 Brachypelma Smithi
0.0.3 Grammostola Rosea

That's the beginners T's should have,
And now not even a month later, I ordered more and goin to arrive on coming Thursday i guess.:clap::clap:
they are.....

0.0.3 Nandhu Chromatus
0.0.6 Aphonopelma Seemani
0.0.2 Grammostola Pulchripes

they're all terrestrial and burrowers, (wanted to get some aboreal species but their speed r quite fast for a beginner) so maybe later when i get used to it then only ill start with buying aboreal species...

well yeah, that's quite a lot of T's for a 3 weeks beginner
really need to learn more from u guys....

 

[vicnjud4eva]

Hello all, we have a chilean rose spider called Boris, he's approx 12 months. He's been with us around 3 months now and we're enjoying him a lot! Our children find him fascinating too.

 

[ZombieVixen84]

hey hey hey hey!

i'm 25...name is Erin. i have a rosie...had her a year and a half. my first tarantula. totally love her!

 

[becky89]

Hiya I'm Becky from the UK. Not been into T's for that long, used to be really scared of them then started looking into them a bit more and found them so interesting. So far I have C.elegans, B.smithi, C.cyaneopubescens, A.avicularia, G.pulchra and T.pruriens Have a P.irminia and a few G.rosea slings on the way too

 

[Weiss]

hi all. my name's Ueli, 20 years old and I'm from Switzerland.

I only keep scorpions:

-Odontobuthus odonturus
-Buthus occitanus
-Hadrurus Arizonensis
-Bothriurus bonariensis
-Hottentotta polystictus
-Hottentotta caboverdensis
-Centruroides elegans
-Parabuthus villosus black
-Parabuthus villosus typical
-Parabuthus planicauda
-Parabuthus schlechteri
-Uroplectes flavoviridis
-Uroplectes planimanus
-Uroplectes longimanus
-Uroplectes chubbi
-Uroplectes olivaceus
-Uroplectes gracilior
-Uroplectes triangulifer
-Uroplectes vittatus
-Vaejovis spinigerus

Greets Ueli