Megaphobema robustum adult female pics

[MrDeranged]

Here's a few of my M. robustum

another one:

Here's her enclosure, made out of a medium sized sterlite show-off:

Scott

 

[Tangled WWWeb]

I love M. robustum. That whole abdomen raised defensive posture thing they do is too cool.

 

[atavuss]

Scott, how is her temperment? looks like you keep her a bit on the dry side? I have three adult females, when I first got them they were very skittish, I could not even open their enclosure (a plastic shoebox type enclosure) without them going beserk! I rehoused them into large kritter keepers with a place for them to hide and they calmed right down.
Ed

 

[MrDeranged]

Temperment is pretty good. I've never had a problem with her snapping or kicking hairs. The area under the water dish is actually pretty moist. She tends to stay under the piece of corkbark where it's dry though.

Scott

 

[Gillian]

Scott,
Wow! Really nice t! If I were a braver sort, I'd have one..


Peace,
Gillian

 

[Immortal_sin]

mine is looking great also, and she spends 99.9% of the time in her fish LOL
I regularly dump her water dish and refill, so one end of her container is moist as well.
Mine does the abdomen raise as well, but mostly she just hides in the famous fish

 

[Joy]

Fear not, Gillian! I've found they're mostly bluff.

And a beautiful robustum, Scott. One of my favorite species.

Joy

 

[atavuss]

Originally posted by Joy
Fear not, Gillian! I've found they're mostly bluff.

And a beautiful robustum, Scott. One of my favorite species.

Joy

I have found mine will readily kick hairs if they feel the need to. none of the frantic brachy style of kicking either.....they use a slow gentle kicking that manages to raise clumps of hairs that float all over the place.
do you handle your robustums, Joy?
Ed

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hey scott!

awsome T and pic, love the colors, beutiful T, i heard they are aggresive, are they obligate burrowers?

James

 

[ArachnoJoost]

James: it would help if you read the thread before posting...
I think the temperament question was mentioned...

 

[Joy]

Originally posted by atavuss
I have found mine will readily kick hairs if they feel the need to. none of the frantic brachy style of kicking either.....they use a slow gentle kicking that manages to raise clumps of hairs that float all over the place.
do you handle your robustums, Joy?
Ed

Yes

Joy

 

[JacenBeers]

robustum is the perfect name for those beasts. They get so fat. I love it.

 

[atavuss]

Originally posted by Joy
Yes

Joy

Joy=tarantula whisperer!

Ed