Nemesis/Mexican Red Leg

[Saphire]

Nemesis/Mexican Red Knee

I can't touch my T because she flicks her u-hairs at me and I have an allergy to them.

 

[Blasphemy]

I used to have a B. smithi and she wasn't nice either...just flicked hairs whenever she knew I was close...sometimes things just work out that way, but it's a really nice looking T you got there either way

 

[Keith Richard]

The common name for B smithi (which you appear to have) is Mexican Red Knee, not Red Leg. Why do you want to touch her / him??

 

[Scorpendra]

if i've ever said anything true in my life, that is a red knee. but there are a bunch of mexican tarantulas with "those kind of names. mexican: red knee, fireknee, fireleg, redleg, etc (?)

well, she is a very nice looking Smithi whether you can touch her or not.

 

[BlkCat]

if i've ever said anything true in my life, that is a red knee. but there are a bunch of mexican tarantulas with "those kind of names. mexican: red knee, fireknee, fireleg, redleg, etc (?)

well, she is a very nice looking Smithi whether you can touch her or not.

Exactly why common names are frustrating.
BTW, She is a beauty!

 

[Blasphemy]

Exactly why common names are frustrating.
BTW, She is a beauty!

Sometimes common names can be helpful but when it comes to Brachypelma the latin names are actually easier for me to understand and the common names confuse me to death :?

 

[BlkCat]

Sometimes common names can be helpful but when it comes to Brachypelma the latin names are actually easier for me to understand and the common names confuse me to death :?

Beleive me, the longer u are on these boards, the more the common names will get on ur nerves.

 

[Blasphemy]

Beleive me, the longer u are on these boards, the more the common names will get on ur nerves.

Actually before I came here I almost never used latin names, but now I use them all the time...and yes common names are already starting to annoy me

 

[Saphire]

Yes I know it is a red knee, I don't know why I said leg...appoligies...My Chilean Rose was huge and she let me hold her...I thought it was really kewl and wanted to hold Nem

 

[evil_educator]

how do u know that you are allergic to u hairs?

Whenever i handle my b. smithi, there tend to be small bumps on my hands that look like mosquito bites but after 10 mins, they go away. Am i allergic?

 

[Saphire]

Allergic to U-Hairs??

I would say you are having some kind of reation although I get bumps on my hands and everywhere else she throws her hairs, tingly and hot in the face, almost feeling sick sometimes. Just a temperary thing!

 

[bonesmama]

Watch your eyes, Saphire, or you'll be really,really sorry!!

 

[Darryl Albers]

i love handling my smithi , and mine has no problem with me and never flicks hairs as long as i move quickly and deliberately , if you are not confident and your hand just hovers there , it spooks them . enjoy your t as much as possible and use hydrocortezone cream after rinsing your hands in cold water , rinse every time after handling or maintaining .

 

[Windchaser]

I am finding that I am becoming more sensative to urticating hairs, especially my Brachypelmas. I actually get a rash on my arms from simple cage maintenance. I guess I will just get used to it.

 

[BlkCat]

I am finding that I am becoming more sensative to urticating hairs, especially my Brachypelmas. I actually get a rash on my arms from simple cage maintenance. I guess I will just get used to it.

In microbiology this past week, we talked about how ppl can have worse allergic reactions to things if they are reintroduced to it. The body makes memory cells T-cells. When a person is exposed to what they are allergic to again, the body can actually react to it faster and worse than before. Be careul!

 

[Saphire]

Huge Abdoman

Nemesis's abdoman has gotten so huge in the last two weeks it is dragging when she crawls. I don't over feed her so what is happening to her?

 

[becca81]

Nemesis's abdoman has gotten so huge in the last two weeks it is dragging when she crawls. I don't over feed her so what is happening to her?

Do you have a picture?

Did you buy her (are you sure it's a her?) from a petstore? Do you know if she is WC (wild-caught) or CB (captive-bred)?

 

[Saphire]

Bought Nemesis at Pet store

Yes I did but Her at a pet store and they said she was female so assume they knew what they were talking about. They said that they had to get rid of her because that pet stores are not allowed to have Mexican T's anymore.
They wanted $120 for her but I said I didn't want to pay that much and they let me have her for $80. My batteries are on the charger and when they get done I will take a couple pic's of her. She looks like she is going to explode.

 

[becca81]

Yes I did but Her at a pet store and they said she was female so assume they knew what they were talking about. They said that they had to get rid of her because that pet stores are not allowed to have Mexican T's anymore.
They wanted $120 for her but I said I didn't want to pay that much and they let me have her for $80. My batteries are on the charger and when they get done I will take a couple pic's of her. She looks like she is going to explode.

She may be WC. Petstores aren't allowed to export some Ts at this point, but if it was CB there's no reason why they couldn't have it in their store that I know of.

Unfortunately, most petstores don't know what they're talking about when it comes to tarantulas. This includes a lot of "exotic" pet stores. Don't get me wrong, some do, but most seem to be fairly ignorant of tarantulas.

Any other behaviors that are different than normal? She may just be well-fed.

 

[FRAZE01]

I thought the only way to get B.Smithi was C.B.