Luke.h picture thread

[Luke.H]

Hi,

I am new to the forum but have been looking on it for months and have finally becme a member. I have been collecting tarantulas from the age of 11 (now 14) and have about 200 of them now, i started breeding last year and have had 2 good eggsacks and 1 from a loan deal and now i have about 10 mated. I am on UK forums arachnophiles,bugnation,reptile forum and i am also a member of the bts. Me, my dad and my younger brother go to the hamm germany show when we can too

Enough talk and some pics!

Pamphobeteus sp Ecuador juvie male

Aphonopelma bicoloratum adult female

Brachypelma emilia sub adult female

She has a dirty habit of pooing on the side of her tub

Lasiodora klugi sub adult male

Brachypelma albiceps adult female (very fat so fingers crossed for a sack as she is mated:}

Pterinochilus lugardi adult female (This girl is one of my favourite t's in my collection and i nearly lost her a while ago but she is better now and back to her evil ways )

Ceratogyrus darlingi sub adult female FAT!

Pterinochilus murinus mature male on loan to me

And some re-housing pics


Avicularia versicolor adult female
On my leg

Heteroscodra maculata adult female (I have a sub adult male )

Poecilotheria rufilata adult female (I have a sub adult male for her too)

Some mating pics

Pterinochilus murinus breeding 1 of 2 females (loan male)

Female after mating

Haplopelma lividum breeding 1 of 1 females (own male)

Cyriocosmus elegans breeding 1 of 1 females (own male)

More to come soon.......

Luke

 

[IrishPolishman]

Those are some very good pictures. Keep em coming. Lets see some terrarium or enclosure pics.

 

[PoPpiLLs]

Nice pictures man and your collection is amazing I cant wait to see the rest of it, and good luck on the matings keep us updated.

Oh yea Welcome to arachnoboards

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

man I wish i had 200 T's

you have very nice pics, I especially like the h. mac and rufilata ones:drool:

 

[Boanerges]

Wow!!! Very nice

 

[fartkowski]

Very nice pictures

 

[iam14]

wow and your only 14 iam only allowed to have 5 at 1 time i dotn have any currently iam getting a g pulchra(brazilian black) as a late x mas present when my mom get her tax returns o yea iam also 14 lol hense the name very butiful specimens do u make bank off the babies??

 

[Skullptor]

Awesome collection and pics. You sound like an outstanding young man, Luke. Welcome!

 

[Luke.H]

Thanx everyone
I will deffo keep you updated on the breedings and i will get some enclosure pics soon

do u make bank off the babies??.....what do you mean? thanx and a good choice of t:drool:

Lasiodora parahybana sub adult female

Homoeomma sp blue 60% sure its female

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis juvie female

Poecilotheria regalis 80% sure its a male

And i found this when re-housing the ruffi

And a scorpion

Vaejovis spinigerus adult female (Gave me a load of babies last year:clap

Thanks for looking

 

[J.huff23]

Im pretty sure that your Regalis is female.

 

[Luke.H]

oh i hope soo:drool:
I could not see a clear opening and all the moults were unsexable but your proberly right!

 

[calum]

very cool pictures! I have a B.Albiceps sling coming this week... can't wait.

 

[Luke.H]

Here are a Load of pics i have taken after the last post but have been lazy and not put them on

First some breeding pics

Lasiodora difficilis

Sadly he was not able to get out alive

Grammostola rosea (no pics of the mating)
Female after mating

The male being handled after mating, His choice lol

A mated female

Chilobrachys huahini adult female (She ate the male)

And just some random pics

Ceratogyrus darlingi freashly molted adult female

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sold as female

Theraphosa apophysis sub adult female 8.5-9 inch (Needs a molt)

Next to a english pound coin

Luke

 

[calum]

where the hell do you keep 200 tarantulas?

wow.

 

[samthebugman]

WOW I am jealous of you and your collection very inspirational all this coming from a 14 year old! CONGRATS I am GLAD you joined the forum!


Keep posting and keep doing what you do!

 

[kris10an94]

I'm 14 years old and I have only 26-27 Tarantula, but have many of the same species, then?

 

[J.huff23]

Its so unreal that your only 14! You must have the coolest parents to let you have all of those Ts!

 

[Luke.H]

where the hell do you keep 200 tarantulas?

wow.

In my bedroom lol, Most are slings and juvies

WOW I am jealous of you and your collection very inspirational all this coming from a 14 year old! CONGRATS I am GLAD you joined the forum!


Keep posting and keep doing what you do!

Thanx, this forum is great:worship:
I will deffo keep posting and carry on with this amazing hobby for MANY MANY years to come.

I'm 14 years old and I have only 26-27 Tarantula, but have many of the same species, then?

I have a few of each species but for some i have 1 and for a few others i have over 5 and about 50 species in all.

Its so unreal that your only 14! You must have the coolest parents to let you have all of those Ts!

I am deffo 14 lol
My parents are amazing!,Most of my collection i have bought myself with money from selling spiderlings i breed and from breeding my leapard gecko i got from my dad last year

 

[Thompson08]

Wow amazing! I'm going to be 14 next month and I'll have 21 spiders . Nice collection man!

 

[Luke.H]

Thanx thompson and have a great birthday!

Pics

Cyriocosmus elegans adult female 1 of 3 "eyes bigger then your belly then huh"

Nhandu chromatus sub adult female (In a bad mood because she had to be rehoused)
She got soooo mad she fell on her back lol

She has broke one of her fangs....she will be fine though

Trying to get back up

Lasiodora difficilis adut female handling...she is very docile and she is proberly my favourite (mated....she ate the male)

Nhandu vulpinis juvie female Very freashly moulted

Proof that it's a girl

Brachypelma smithi juvie male (moulted about 2 weeks ago)

Haplopelma schmidti adult female eating a superworm (recently transfered)

Haplopelma lividum adult female mated (recently transfered)

Pamphobeteus fortis juvie male (transfered today)

Ceratogyrus darlingi adult female (transfered today)

Pterinochilus murinus 1 of 2 mated females giving me a threat pose before being transfered

Luke