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Grammostola pulchra 0.0.3 molting
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New arrivals...
Chilobrachys huahini MM here on a loan for my freshly molted female. Thanks Michael, let's hope he does his deed. I'm feeding her tons of food before he meets her. Tomorrow is attempt #1.
Brachypelma albopilosum 0.1, After selling my only B.albopilosum well over a year ago I felt like it was time to get more. So I traded for 3 females, and they arrived today. Thanks again David!
Chilobrachys huahini MM here on a loan for my freshly molted female. Thanks Michael, let's hope he does his deed. I'm feeding her tons of food before he meets her. Tomorrow is attempt #1.
Brachypelma albopilosum 0.1, After selling my only B.albopilosum well over a year ago I felt like it was time to get more. So I traded for 3 females, and they arrived today. Thanks again David!
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Grammostola pulchra, postmolt
Brachypelma albopilosum, handling
Brachypelma albopilosum, handling
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NIce pix again Paul.
Good luck with the breeding of C. huahini
Good luck with the breeding of C. huahini
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Thanks, I know isn't it amazing! I offered them large prey this time on purpose just for picture purposes.
Thanks Sietse! I think I might need it with this species! I just hope the female doesn't try to snag him..NIce pix again Paul.
Good luck with the breeding of C. huahini
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Brachypelma albopilosum 0.2
Brachypelma albopilosum 0.3
Brachypelma albopilosum 0.3
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Haha what's up Nick? I got around 35 Ts that are mine, and a couple hundred babies. Drako was awesome today eating all those rats and mice. Good boy!
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Chilobrachys huahini, mating.
I had the male in the females enclosure for over 5 hours yesterday, and the male showed alot of interest, going in and out of the females tunnel entrance drumming like crazy, but the female showed very little interest. The male would not go in and the female would not come out. He tried all 3 different entrances, but to no avail.
After an unsuccessful first try yesterday, I shark tanked the male for the night and woke up to a significant amount webbing on the ouside of the males container. That showed me that the female was actually interested in the male, so I went for attempt #2 today. The male went straight to her tunnel entracnce and drummed up a storm. She still would not come out, so he took the risk and went in. Looking through the thick webbing with a flash light I saw that he had raised her up and mated her successfully. No pictures of the action, but here is some of the male at the females enterance before going in.
I hope he can lure her out atleast once, so I can take the money shots!
I had the male in the females enclosure for over 5 hours yesterday, and the male showed alot of interest, going in and out of the females tunnel entrance drumming like crazy, but the female showed very little interest. The male would not go in and the female would not come out. He tried all 3 different entrances, but to no avail.
After an unsuccessful first try yesterday, I shark tanked the male for the night and woke up to a significant amount webbing on the ouside of the males container. That showed me that the female was actually interested in the male, so I went for attempt #2 today. The male went straight to her tunnel entracnce and drummed up a storm. She still would not come out, so he took the risk and went in. Looking through the thick webbing with a flash light I saw that he had raised her up and mated her successfully. No pictures of the action, but here is some of the male at the females enterance before going in.
I hope he can lure her out atleast once, so I can take the money shots!
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Good news Paul!
Good luck with 'em!
Good luck with 'em!
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Thanks man. This is by far the most difficult species I have had to breed. I don't know if it's just my pair, or if it's in their nature. THey are both stubborn, and I have to be very patient with them.Good news Paul!
Good luck with 'em!
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Took some Ts out..
Ceratogyrus marshalli, premolt. A once vicious eater, hasn't eaten in a couple of weeks.
Grammostola rosea 0.1, postmolt
Brachypelma smithi
Psalmopoeus cambrigdei, might be female.
Cyriopagopus sp. "Blue", this one has gotten fiesty since it's last molt. I escaped getting bit yet again. I was prodding it to where I wanted it and right as my finger began touching its front legs it raises up and strikes down. Luckily I moved my finger otherwise I would have finally been bit. I was within mm's of getting bitten.
Ceratogyrus marshalli, premolt. A once vicious eater, hasn't eaten in a couple of weeks.
Grammostola rosea 0.1, postmolt
Brachypelma smithi
Psalmopoeus cambrigdei, might be female.
Cyriopagopus sp. "Blue", this one has gotten fiesty since it's last molt. I escaped getting bit yet again. I was prodding it to where I wanted it and right as my finger began touching its front legs it raises up and strikes down. Luckily I moved my finger otherwise I would have finally been bit.
I was within mm's of getting bitten.
I can't wait to see that beauty in new skin !Ceratogyrus marshalli, premolt. A once vicious eater, hasn't eaten in a couple of weeks.
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Neither can I..:drool:I can't wait to see that beauty in new skin !
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Cylcosternum fasciatum eggsac, female #2
Well, let the process start all over again... good thing half these babies go to Rachel when they reach 2nd instar. I thought they were already gonna be 2nd instars, but I was definately wrong. These 1st instars are much bigger then the ones in my previous sac.
Well, let the process start all over again... good thing half these babies go to Rachel when they reach 2nd instar. I thought they were already gonna be 2nd instars, but I was definately wrong. These 1st instars are much bigger then the ones in my previous sac.
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Nice shots! Getting a pretty good lot of those.
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As always... awesome pics, Paul! The shot of your C. marshalli ..even in premoult... makes me rethink my dislike for the "horn"
How many slings are in this last sac, do you think? I guess I better get more than just a couple of the older ones then... so I can take some of the load off ya!
Still waiting to see all the new kids
How many slings are in this last sac, do you think? I guess I better get more than just a couple of the older ones then... so I can take some of the load off ya!
Still waiting to see all the new kids
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Thanks! Yes, just a tad bit too much..
As always... awesome pics, Paul! The shot of your C. marshalli ..even in premoult... makes me rethink my dislike for the "horn"
How many slings are in this last sac, do you think? I guess I better get more than just a couple of the older ones then... so I can take some of the load off ya!
Still waiting to see all the new kids
You disliked the horn!!!
What is this nonsense!?In the last sac there was well over 400. This sac probably has somewhere around 500 maybe even 600, but the 1st instars are much bigger than the other sac. The 1st instars from this sac are about as big as the 2nd instars from the sac of the other female. I am curious to why that is, but can't really come to a conclusion.
Yup, maybe a few hundred more..
I'll get the pics up as soon as they arrive.
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Poecilotheria formosa, webbing in for a molt.
