New Rosie

[halfwaynowhere]

The last thing I needed was another rosie. But I went to Petco today, hoping to pick up an A seemani that I saw there awhile back, if it was still there. If not, no big deal. Well, I get there to find that the seemani was recently sold, but they had two rosies. Then I notice one of them was kind of an orangish color, rather than the typical pinkish brown. Goody, an RCF! So of course I picked up the little one... He/she is around 3 1/2 - 4" and oh-so-cute. I'll get pics as soon as I can arrange to borrow a camera from a sibling.

 

[Boanerges]

Congrats on the new addition!!! Can't wait to see the pics

 

[halfwaynowhere]

Alright, here are some pics. She settled into her hide right away, so I had to coax her out. this was my result:

such a cute little threat pose...

and here's a better pic:

it looks like there's this white powdery stuff on her carapace- any ideas?

 

[Miss Bianca]

awesome!! she's a cutie!!! How exciting... I have a RCP rosie also and mine is fiesty too.... congrats...

PS: the white stuff might be mold/fungus if its cottony.... hope not tho... I heard you can dab one drop of isopropyl on it w/ a q-tip periodically and that should keep her on the safe side until the next molt... not too sure though... try to figure it out just in case! She's beautiful..

 

[halfwaynowhere]

it doesn't look like mold or fungus, though that was my first thought... It almost seems like she was sprinkled with calcium dust or something... I'm gonna let her settle in for a few days before trying to mess with her anymore... she's stressed enough as it is...

 

[jr47]

Nice looking spider. Your probably right about the dust. Good luck with her.