Pics Of My Tarantulas..

[Crimsonpanther]

These are SOME of my T's ...Not in order they are grammastola rosea , Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens , Phormictopus cancerides , P. chordatus , Eucratoscelus pachypus Enjoy :clap:

 

[Crimsonpanther]

Contuned Pics of my Tarantula's Enjoy :clap: :clap:

 

[becca81]

Nice collection, but I'd seriously think about laying off the food for a bit.

 

[king7]

great T's and pics

 

[matty J]

Love the colors on your T's. Quite the baboon collection goin on there. And feeding them too much, is that possible???? They look health to me.

 

[becca81]

And feeding them too much, is that possible???? They look health to me.

They're fat.

Feeding them too much (resulting in them having a large abdomen) has been said to cause molting problems and, of course, puts them at a much higher risk of injury if they fall.

If they're gravid, it's one thing, but to feed them until they look ready to burst can be dangerous.

 

[Venom]

For adults yes, overfeeding can be dangerous. Climbing and falling in the tank is more likely to result in a serious injury if the T is fat, and I can see how a fat adult might have trouble righting itself after being upside down in a molt, but for an immature spider of such a fast growing species as C. cyano, I don't think overfeeding is really an issue. If anything, it might accelerate growth and prompt molts, which, depending on your preferences/ stance on powerfeeding and accelerated growth, could be either good or bad, but not really dangerous.

Adults of slow-growing species really shouldn't be overfed, because--aside from the climbing issue-- since they are full sized, accelerating their growth/ life only shortens their life span. I can see a person wanting a sling to mature sooner, but powerfeeding an adult is pointless. If you want to stuff your T's that hail from more temperate climates ( Grammo's, Brachy's etc. ) do so only for a few months, then leave off for a while. In the wild, some of these species do have a binge / fast feeding cycle ( due to their climates' seasonal shifts ) , so this will be in keeping with the T's natural feeding habits.

 

[ink_scorpion]

They're fat.

Feeding them too much (resulting in them having a large abdomen) has been said to cause molting problems and, of course, puts them at a much higher risk of injury if they fall.

If they're gravid, it's one thing, but to feed them until they look ready to burst can be dangerous.

Are you quoting with these comments, or is this an opinion. I'm curious.

 

[DragonMaiden]

Beautiful specimens!!! awsome!

 

[Crimsonpanther]

Thanks for clearing this little ISSUE Venom about over feeding my T's...GBB are known to be gutless more so when there Juvi's.... Phormictopus cancerides my other T...Also known to be PIGS.....Rose Hairs....Known To be PIGS...The whole Baboon Sp. is known to eat anything !!! Their Healthy and i take GREAT care of my T's.....Not once have i had a molting Problem... They refuse the food i take it out !!!.....What about these people who feed there B. Smithi's like 10 crickets at once or even more.....There at more danger then i am...There fine and healthy !! Thanks for the Concern !! :clap:

Thanks for all who responded to my pics....cheers :clap:

 

[becca81]

Are you quoting with these comments, or is this an opinion. I'm curious.

Just a combination of information I've read and experienced.

There hasn't been enough research done on the complete effects of powerfeeding to say that it isn't dangerous - we can just say that it isn't how they would eat in their natural environment.

Regardless of age, any spider that has an extremely large abodmen is at higher risk of injury from a fall and is more likely to have trouble climbing.

I have several fast-growing Ts that will eat whatever I throw at them, but that doesn't mean that they *need* to be fed nonstop. I don't recall at the moment where I read it, but I also remember reading that powerfeeding will increase the time of pre-molt (even if the molts themselves are closer together).

I understand people feeding a lot to get Ts to a size where they are easier to feed (instead of having to deal with pinheads and cricket legs). Other than that and trying to slow down / speed up for sexing purposes, I see no need to make them horribly fat.

How big is that E. pachypus?

 

[wolfpak]

i like them FAT

 

[GootySapphire]

Hey man, my GBB's opisthosoma is humongous too.

 

[Crunchie]

GBBs tend to have fat little abdomens until they get to the greeny carapace stage, my one was the same and she was most certainly not overfed.

 

[aaronrefalo]

hey nice Eucratoscelus pachypus...i have a mature female P.chordatus....is yours an intense burrower? mine yes...a month ago she gave 125 slings...

Aaron

 

[Crimsonpanther]

My stout leg is approx. 2 3/4" ......i dont power feed my t's by any means...all there is to say really is i feed them and if they eat ....they eat ...if they dont i take the cricket out and try 3 days later...i dont feed them from a scientific point of view i feed them when i "think" there hungey !!! plane and simple....i dont do it speed anything up...or to enhance anything......and i take the utmost care when dealing with any of my T's ...thats it ...end of story ...nothing behind it ...i just feed them :wall: :wall: ......thank you for your concern though and your advice is well taken ! :clap:

Yeah my Stout Legg is an intence burrower it currently has 2 burrows ...i provided pretty deep soil for it to do so and.....wow the burrows are like you said intence