look at my trues boy

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forgive me if this thread is posted in the wrong place!! (or don't. i can't stop you realistically)


piloctenus cf. haematostoma


cupiennius salei


platythomisus octomaculatus


eresus moravicus


phidippus regius


+ an amazing moment where one of my slings started to molt on my finger. no fear whatsoever



porrhothele antipodiana

 

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eresus moravicus

Whoa that one is GORGEOUS

 

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cyclocosmia ricketti

this one is from back in 2017, don't have them anymore unfortunately.

 

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hogna miami

 

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piloctenus cf. haematostoma

 

[Jes Snowulf]

Pretty sweet photos.

 

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cupiennius salei with a heart on their abdomen

 

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Whoa that one is GORGEOUS

 

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I discourage handling spiders at all, ever, but damn if jumpers aren't fun to hold sometimes.

 

[Jonathan6303]

I discourage handling spiders at all, ever, but damn if jumpers aren't fun to hold sometimes.

Me too but I did watch a couple episodes of psych with my jumper while she munched on a beetle.

 

[pandaking]

Woah!!! Those are incredible photos! If you don’t mind, I was wondering where did you get a Porrhothele? Also, would you happen to have any tips on keeping wandering spiders?

 

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MM piloctenus cf. haematostoma

 

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Woah!!! Those are incredible photos! If you don’t mind, I was wondering where did you get a Porrhothele? Also, would you happen to have any tips on keeping wandering spiders?

thank you!!

i don't recall who i specifically got my porrhothele from unfortunately. i picked them up from the IHS show in doncaster a few years ago. if i have a eureka moment and do remember who the vendor was i'll let you know!

the first tip for keeping any wandering spider is to respect them for what they are. generally speaking, wanderers are very fast, very defensive, and can scale smooth enclosure sides with ease. the degree to how much this applies depends on the genus - for example, cupiennius are known to be somewhat calmer than phoneutria. in any case, though, treat any wandering spider with due respect. we still don't know everything about their venom toxicity. with that being said, wanderers are pretty fun! their behaviour is fascinating and it's incredible to see how they dive-bomb on prey from above. wouldn't want to be a cricket in those moments

wandering spiders need some place to retreat. make sure to provide a shelter of some kind for them - a cork tube and piece of bark rested against the back of the enclosure will help them to feel secure. a content wanderer will spend most of their day in hiding, only coming out past dusk to roam in search of prey. also, always check where the spider is before opening the enclosure as they like to hang out upside-down on the lid in my experience. don't assume that they're hiding in their usual place. provide enough space for them to climb whilst also giving enough space for roaming about. again this is generally speaking, but many wandering spiders prefer higher humidity. luckily they seem to be tolerant of occasional bouts of dehydration and bounce back pretty fast. good ventilation is important. treat them as a rainforest arboreal and you should be good to go.

my first wanderer was cupiennius salei, second was piloctenus haematostoma. waiting for TSS to get some new species back in stock... i had my eye on africactenus poecilus when they had em in stock but they went on the same day i was going to place an order, rip

 

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bad quality because i was just waiting for them to run and had to be quick
cupiennius salei