Mingu's picture thread

[mingu]

I have to ask, how do you rehydrate your molts? I've been trying to pose mine but they are so brittle.

GORGEOUS photos and tarantulas.

You can put a dry molt in an ICU with no holes for a day or two and it wil be rehydrated. Most of the time I pull it out, when the molts are still fresh.

 

[mingu]

Two that molted recently.

Brachypelma smithi


Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens


Theraphosa stirmi breeding

 

[Kat Fenix]

You can put a dry molt in an ICU with no holes for a day or two and it wil be rehydrated. Most of the time I pull it out, when the molts are still fresh.

Thank you! I'm going to go try this with some of my molts!

Gorgeous GBB Photo.

I've also seen a lot of "fuzz" on the ground with the Theraphosa photos sometimes. Forgive my dumb question, but do they "shed" all that fuzz themselves? It's like they could make their own dust bunny colonies with all that!

 

[mingu]

Thank you! I'm going to go try this with some of my molts!

Gorgeous GBB Photo.

I've also seen a lot of "fuzz" on the ground with the Theraphosa photos sometimes. Forgive my dumb question, but do they "shed" all that fuzz themselves? It's like they could make their own dust bunny colonies with all that!

Thanks,

They often kick a lot of hair before molting.

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Tarantula update 7, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czRg0iq_Sq4

 

[Storm76]

Nice update, mate! Good luck on getting a viable sac!

 

[mingu]

Some recently molted ones.

Monocentropus balfouri subadult male


Theraphosa apophysis adult male

 

[antinous]

Really nice! I love the purples on the Apophysis, are they only on MM?

Edit: Sorry meant Apophysis instead of Stirmi

 

[mingu]

Really nice! I love the purples on the Stirmi, are they only on MM?

Only with MM Theraphosa apophysis. Subadult males and some females have purple color on their femur.

 

[mingu]

Tarantula update 8, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljnqxPWTHQY

 

[mingu]

Theraphosa apophysis adult male



Theraphosa blondi adult male



Theraphosa stirmi juvenile


Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens

 

[mingu]

Hapalopus sp. colombia large video (Pumpkin patch tarantula) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryzzICtUS54

 

[paassatt]

^ Something wrong with that link.

 

[mingu]

^ Something wrong with that link.

Oeps, it should work now.

 

[blondi36]

Wow! Such an awesome collection :biggrin:

 

[mingu]

New video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vt-BlBeH6M

 

[lacrosse5001]

God speed to ya on the breeding. Us broke college students need M. balfouri's to get cheaper

 

[mingu]

Some new pics.
Ceratogyrus sanderi juvenile


Hapalopus sp. colombia large adult female


sling


Idiothele mira subadult



Monocentropus balfouri adult males





Poecilotheria metallica adult female



Theraphosa blondi adult female



Theraphosa stirmi juveniles

 

[Storm76]

Awesome pics, mate! Lovely sling capture of the H. sp. "colombia large", that's pretty much the size I've raised my 1.5" one from! Insane!

 

[mingu]

New feeding video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfPsHJDnLc

 

[mingu]

Some pics from today.


Theraphosa apophysis adult female




Theraphosa blondi subadult female




Theraphosa stirmi adult female