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Hey folks,
Today I was at a local pet shop, and noticed they had two new juvenile G. Roseas (they had them called Grammastola Cola?, but labelled Chilean rose Hair, Is that the whole thing with two rosehair species becoming classified as one?) Anyhow, I looked at the condition the older T's were in (read my post in pet shop reviews for details) and decided I needed to make sure at least one of them got a better life out of it. Had I had more than a twenty on me, I'd have gotten both. As it is, 15 dollars for a 4 inch juvenile didn't seem too bad to me, and It was fresh from whatever supplier they get them from, because noone in the shop had even bothered to take it out of the deli cup, it was quite odd, seeing this nice habitat all made up with a spider in a cup in the middle.
Anyhow, I'm rambling, so I've got the spider, and I've made a home out of a beanie babie display case I got at the drug store out of the clearance rack for a quarter (they are really good, I think.. I bought 4 - like 20 left if you live in chicago near milwaulkee/western) Dremelled some air holes, and found a better way to secure the lid, then put some peat in there, and a cricket to get the T started, and prepared to move it into it's new home. Expecting it to be fairly docile, I opened the lid of the deli cup, paintbrush in hand, and attempted to move it into the new enclosure.. Well, the T spun around 180 degrees and sunk it's claws into the brush and put it in a death grip. I almost had to force it into the enclosure, until it noticed the cricket, at which point it lost interest in escaping and destroying my paintbrush and tore the cricket up like it hadn't eaten in months. Since then, the T finished it's meal, and has sat looking at the entrance which is electrical taped shut (The downside of these containers is lack of locking mechanism) It sporadically attacks the plastic walls, and seems generally psychotic so far. Anyone else seen Rosehairs like this, or is it possibly just shock from the whole moving experience?
Bill.
P.S. - I've named it 'Kill-o-gramm'. har har.
Today I was at a local pet shop, and noticed they had two new juvenile G. Roseas (they had them called Grammastola Cola?, but labelled Chilean rose Hair, Is that the whole thing with two rosehair species becoming classified as one?) Anyhow, I looked at the condition the older T's were in (read my post in pet shop reviews for details) and decided I needed to make sure at least one of them got a better life out of it. Had I had more than a twenty on me, I'd have gotten both. As it is, 15 dollars for a 4 inch juvenile didn't seem too bad to me, and It was fresh from whatever supplier they get them from, because noone in the shop had even bothered to take it out of the deli cup, it was quite odd, seeing this nice habitat all made up with a spider in a cup in the middle.
Anyhow, I'm rambling, so I've got the spider, and I've made a home out of a beanie babie display case I got at the drug store out of the clearance rack for a quarter (they are really good, I think.. I bought 4 - like 20 left if you live in chicago near milwaulkee/western) Dremelled some air holes, and found a better way to secure the lid, then put some peat in there, and a cricket to get the T started, and prepared to move it into it's new home. Expecting it to be fairly docile, I opened the lid of the deli cup, paintbrush in hand, and attempted to move it into the new enclosure.. Well, the T spun around 180 degrees and sunk it's claws into the brush and put it in a death grip. I almost had to force it into the enclosure, until it noticed the cricket, at which point it lost interest in escaping and destroying my paintbrush and tore the cricket up like it hadn't eaten in months. Since then, the T finished it's meal, and has sat looking at the entrance which is electrical taped shut (The downside of these containers is lack of locking mechanism) It sporadically attacks the plastic walls, and seems generally psychotic so far. Anyone else seen Rosehairs like this, or is it possibly just shock from the whole moving experience?
Bill.
P.S. - I've named it 'Kill-o-gramm'. har har.
