Species Poecilotheria metallica

[pyro fiend]

Persinally id say dump the sub and get organic potting soil for now till you got time to wait on something to be mailed itl be alot softer and better for the Ts as said they can cause some issues iv seen heavy bodied girls witj woodchips peircing their abd because they bolted and the angle was right.

 

[Enn49]

1st ever belly shot of Trip. Of course I couldn't get pics through the old tub.

 

[fuzzyavics72]

I agree with Rayenicole, apparently ProRep. doesn't know what their talking about. I would suggest EcoEarth.

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Also burrowing species use web to hold up their tunnels. I've never seen a tunnel collapse.

 

[Enn49]

Well ProRep haven't had the decency to ring my back so I am taking your advice and changing to another make. http://www.ddreptiles.co.uk/product/substrate-for-spiders/. This guy lives local to me and keeps Ts himself so I can go and have a chat with him too. Everything he produces is made from natural products and the backgrounds he makes are amazing.

 

[LLLReptile]

Depends on where the bark comes from, but it can be a suitable part of a substrate mix. Depends on the T and depends on the bark, of course.

Either way, nice looking metallica, and the set up looks great too

-Jen

 

[advan]

Depends on where the bark comes from, but it can be a suitable part of a substrate mix. Depends on the T and depends on the bark, of course.

Do not use any bark products as substrate with spiders, it is not 'suitable' at all.

 

[Enn49]

Sadly the guy I was going to buy from has sold out and doesn't know when the next batch will be ready, he makes his own and needs to order the new ingredients. In the meantime I am going to get some Habistat spider sub which states it is non-toxic and non-abrasive.

Thanks for the comments on the little one, can' wait to see it get bigger.

 

[Enn49]

It's 6 months since I got it and he/she quickly became a favourite. Now around 2 inch, eats well and does a little dance when I open the tub as if it doesn't know whether to run or attack and usually ends up staying where it was. It began webbing when it first came but then stopped, recently he/she has started webbing a lot more.

 

[Chezza88]

Bought home this beauty yesterday

 

[CobaltRose]

Wow, gorgeous! :love:

I got my first T (a juvenile B.Albo) yesterday, and I can already see why this gets so addictive!

Congrats on your new T!

 

[Chezza88]

Thank you awww they are lovely T's to, such an awesome hobbie, would never look back now.

 

[tank26]

 

[82Baboons]

 

[Envoirment]

Beautiful, how big is she?

 

[Toff202]

Gorgeous!

 

[82Baboons]

She is 5 1/2" and 3 1/2 years old. Ill post a different pic in a second.

 

[82Baboons]

 

[82Baboons]

Of the 4 Pokeys ive had, 2 Regalis, 1 Ornata, and the Metallica, she is the most docile and least skiddish, which is weird.

 

[82Baboons]

Although my Ornata was pretty chill too . She was almost 9" when i traded her to breed. Heres a pic.

 

[Belegnole]

Very attractive girl you have there.