Next week...

[Redneck]

Is going to take forever to get here... I just placed my order for an E. murinus... Soo I have to wait untill next week for it to get here.. ALONG with... A SURPRISE package... Oh yea... LONG week..

 

[Mack&Cass]

Is going to take forever to get here... I just placed my order for an E. murinus... Soo I have to wait untill next week for it to get here.. ALONG with... A SURPRISE package... Oh yea... LONG week..

E. murinus are awesome. Is it a sling? When we first got ours (she was a .5" sling), she was a nutjob until she established a burrow (which was about 2ish weeks after we got her). Mackenzie threw in a cricket one day before she had set up her burrow and she jumped out of her enclosure and started running across our bedroom floor. But once she had a burrow going, she become a voracious eater and she's been growing rather quickly.

Have fun with yours..I want about a billion more, haha.

Cass

 

[Redneck]

E. murinus are awesome. Is it a sling? When we first got ours (she was a .5" sling), she was a nutjob until she established a burrow (which was about 2ish weeks after we got her). Mackenzie threw in a cricket one day before she had set up her burrow and she jumped out of her enclosure and started running across our bedroom floor. But once she had a burrow going, she become a voracious eater and she's been growing rather quickly.

Have fun with yours..I want about a billion more, haha.

Cass

LoL!! Yea its going to be a .5'' sling.. Sounds like I am going to be having some fun with this one..

Does this link offer a pretty sound care sheet for them?

http://www.care-sheet.com/index/Ephebopus_murinus

 

[Ariel]

Ooooo congrats, I want an E. murinus sooo bad. They're pretty high up on the list of Ts I'm going to get when I move out.

 

[Redneck]

Thanks Ariel... They sure are a gorgeous spider.. I cant wait untill it gets here..

 

[Ariel]

Thanks Ariel... They sure are a gorgeous spider.. I cant wait untill it gets here..

They are just grogeous, I agree. I've really started wanting to get into burrowers, I'll always be an arboreal girl, but I like having a variety. Ephebopus in general has really started to draw me in.

I've had my eyes on the female that T. inc has for sale. I just need to convince my parents I NEED another spider

 

[Mack&Cass]

Yeah that's not a bad caresheet. I don't find ours to be all that defensive. More skittish than anything. Our E. cyanognathus on the other hand is the definition of defensive. It may change with size, but so far with our murinus, she's more likely to run than anything.

Also, as far as the humidity goes, since they burrow pretty extensively, you don't need to worry about ambient humidity so much. It'll get the humidity it needs from it's burrow. They remind me a lot of Chilobrachys sp. actually.

Also, they start getting those sweet yellow leg markings at around 1" so you don't have to wait long until it will start showing it's adult colors.

Just a little tidbit of info: when it comes to rehousing, flooding doesn't work. We tried flooding the burrows of our C. darlingi and it worked so beautifully that we tried it with our E. murinus when we rehoused her a few weeks ago. As we poured the water down one hole of her burrow (she had two holes at the top that were connected under the sub), she just stayed in the water, so we had to rush to get all the sub out so she didn't drown.

Cass

 

[Mack&Cass]

They are just grogeous, I agree. I've really started wanting to get into burrowers, I'll always be an arboreal girl, but I like having a variety. Ephebopus in general has really started to draw me in.

I've had my eyes on the female that T. inc has for sale. I just need to convince my parents I NEED another spider

You could tell your parents that you want to get a specimen of each NW species without the typical urticating hairs. For research purposes, of course.

Avics don't kick their hairs, they need to rub up against you (or something else), Taps don't have urticating hairs, and Ephebopus have their hairs on their palps. And since you already have specimens from both Avicularia and Tapinauchenius...all that's left is Ephebopus

Cass

 

[Teal]

I am sure I'll regret not getting an E. murinus after I hear you go on and on about yours lol

Do you want to know what is in the surprise package yet?

 

[Ariel]

You could tell your parents that you want to get a specimen of each NW species without the typical urticating hairs. For research purposes, of course.

Avics don't kick their hairs, they need to rub up against you (or something else), Taps don't have urticating hairs, and Ephebopus have their hairs on their palps. And since you already have specimens from both Avicularia and Tapinauchenius...all that's left is Ephebopus

Cass

lol I should try that, it might just work.

Acctually I've considered just waiting until -its sad to say...but- Bullet passes on. He's old, and even though he finally ate I know he won't be around for much longer.

 

[joshuai]

thats awesome! i went overboard to and got ten Phlogius sp aussie goliath a Pamphobeteus sp. not sure which yet and 2 subfusias. going to be a looooong week!

 

[Redneck]

Ariel - You could just try and sneak it in.. LoL! Im just kidding.. I really hope you can get one soon.. Sad to hear that Bullet might be close to.. Well I would rather not say.. Glad to hear he ate though..

Cass - Thanks for the the info.. I actually would have never thought about trying to flood the burrow out.. When I had my C. andersoni.. I would just dig the burrow out for rehoming.. But since it might not work for them I prolly wont try.. Thanks again though..

Joshuai - Thanks.. Though I dont think there is a such thing as "overboard" in this hobby.. Congrats on yours as well.. Hope they get there all good and dandy..

Jairi - Thanks darlin! Also YES I want to know... But I have a feeling that you might not tell me.. For the record... THATS NOT FAIR!! ;P LoL!!

 

[Ariel]

Ariel - You could just try and sneak it in.. LoL! Im just kidding.. I really hope you can get one soon.. Sad to hear that Bullet might be close to.. Well I would rather not say.. Glad to hear he ate though..

I would but I like to talk about my bugs, my big mouth would get me busted.

Yeah it sucks, and i know I'm going to cry when it happens, but I've accepted he won't live forever and that it probably won't be long from now that he goes, he's almost (if not past) 7 months mature.

 

[Redneck]

I would but I like to talk about my bugs, my big mouth would get me busted.

Yeah it sucks, and i know I'm going to cry when it happens, but I've accepted he won't live forever and that it probably won't be long from now that he goes, he's almost (if not past) 7 months mature.

Yea.. I think I would get busted too.. I had a limit once.. I was told 25 and no more.. I just kept getting more and more.. I made it up to 42.. Lost some.. Sold some.. Got more... So now I am at 31... Still adding to it though..

 

[Ariel]

Yea.. I think I would get busted too.. I had a limit once.. I was told 25 and no more.. I just kept getting more and more.. I made it up to 42.. Lost some.. Sold some.. Got more... So now I am at 31... Still adding to it though..

I shouldn't be buying anything anyways, I'm trying to save up for when I move to florida this summer. all I have saved is like....$200 :8o I have a pretty good job, but I'm only part time, so I get less then 20hrs, and no ones commissioned for art in awhile.

 

[Teal]

I would but I like to talk about my bugs, my big mouth would get me busted.

Story of my life

Jairi - Thanks darlin! Also YES I want to know... But I have a feeling that you might not tell me.. For the record... THATS NOT FAIR!! ;P LoL!!

Yeahhh... your feeling might be right
And for the record.. I'll make it up to you ... ?

 

[Redneck]

I'll make it up to you ... ?

Well I guess I can let you slide then.. But only if you promise to make it up to me!

 

[Adversary]

Sweet! Do want! Is this from the trade you did with Jason?

 

[Redneck]

Sweet! Do want! Is this from the trade you did with Jason?

No I already got those.. I am just waiting on a "surprise" package from Jason now..

I sold some of my P. murinus slings and I bought this one with that money.. Cant wait to get it..

 

[Mina]

Congrats!!!!!!! Out of my 300 Ts that is one I don't have. They are really beautiful, I hope you enjoy it!