Species Pterinochilus murinus ("OBT")

[shogun804]

OBT pics.

a few pics of my biggest OBT...this one molted yesterday sometime im not really sure when exactly but it was time for a cage transfer so i took some pics while in the process...approx. 3-3.25".

 

[jdcarrel]

Looks great. Though they are aggressive, they are one of my favorites.

 

[shogun804]

Looks great. Though they are aggressive, they are one of my favorites.

thanks, this one does not seem to be overly aggresive(YET) i have never gotten a threat pose or anything like and when it was time for the cage switch it just walked up the wall..stopped (thats when i clicked the pics)...then with a little nudge walked right down into the new cage. although i had my younger bro there with me just in case it tried anything fancy he would be ready with the lid. ...yeah these T's are stunning in color.

 

[becca81]

Very nice!

I can't wait until mine are that big! Mine aren't really defensive. Whenever I move the enclosure or open it up they just run for their burrow.

 

[Brian S]

Mine isn't defensive either

Actually I named this one "Hitler"

 

[Gemein]

wow... such beautiful colours... I love the last photo of it rearing itself... sorta looked just like my cobaltblue today when "attempting" to clean its tank *whipes sweat off his face*

 

[Bean]

this one molted yesterday sometime im not really sure when exactly but it was time for a cage transfer so i took some pics while in the process...approx. 3-3.25".

You rehoused a ~3" spider a day after it molted?

 

[shogun804]

You rehoused a ~3" spider a day after it molted?

yes i did...why do you have a problem with why i did it??? if so ill explain...ive been using this method for a while now i move all my T's into there new enclosure(if they need one) 24 hours or more after there molt....if you notice the time i posted the pics is what sometime after 11:00PM EST i think so the T molted around 9-10 AM the day before...thats more than 24 hours...and also it knocks out the whole feeding time and then they get used to there new tank and by the time they are ready to eat IME they are somewhat used to there new tank..so its like killing 2 birds with one stone.

 

[Bean]

yes i did...why do you have a problem with why i did it???

I generally will leave any given spider alone after a molt until they are eating again.

 

[becca81]

I think the concern lies in the vulnerability of the spider just after molting, since the skin is still soft and the spider's level of stress is quite high.

Does anyone know if touching a spider a day or so after a molt can have a negative effect? Can it harm the new exoskeleton in any way by a touch?

I know with one of my P. murinus, I offered it a cricket about 4 days after it molted (it was only a sling), and it ran from the cricket until I finally took the cricket out. It ate about a day or so later.

I know that the rule of thumb for feeding after a molt is about a week and/or when the fangs harden up. Is there a rule of thumb for transporting?

From what I've heard, this is a hardy species, so that may make a difference...

 

[Bean]

I know that the rule of thumb for feeding after a molt is about a week and/or when the fangs harden up.

My slings are eating within a day or two, while it can take up to a month for larger spiders.

 

[shogun804]

I think the concern lies in the vulnerability of the spider just after molting, since the skin is still soft and the spider's level of stress is quite high.

Does anyone know if touching a spider a day or so after a molt can have a negative effect? Can it harm the new exoskeleton in any way by a touch?

I know with one of my P. murinus, I offered it a cricket about 4 days after it molted (it was only a sling), and it ran from the cricket until I finally took the cricket out. It ate about a day or so later.

I know that the rule of thumb for feeding after a molt is about a week and/or when the fangs harden up. Is there a rule of thumb for transporting?

From what I've heard, this is a hardy species, so that may make a difference...

i am well aware of the hard and soft thing however i feed when the fangs turn dark dark red/black becasue its quite hard to tell the difference. i rehouse all my T's like i said 24 hours or more after there molt i have had no negative affects at all feeding and everything is quite normal and good behavior has never been an issue with any of them. i use a plastic chopstick to gracefully touch there back legs it never seems to bother them at all even after a molt i just moved my GBB also and it is fine already started to web everything up...the stress after a molt is overrated IMO the molt is over if you rehouse like what 1 hr after a molt then that could be a problem but IMO 24 hours or more is a good time frame to use i will use this method with all 28 of my T's so far and have had nothing go wrong and have rehoused about 15 or 16 of them...and if you are wondering how i check the fangs for feeding i get the T to climb up the wall a little bit then check them with a good flashlight..then i gently guide them back down to they ground if they are terrestrial and proceed to feed about 10 mins after i check.

EDIT>the other thing is that you do not rehouse your T's everytime they molt only when they outgrow there tank so all of my adult T's are already in the tank they will be in for the rest of there time. so moving them will not be an issue.

 

[Christoph]

Always the same with P.murinus

 

[Freddie]

Freddie: You realise he was thinking about running up the lens and biting your nose when he finishes that snack

-- Jon

I bet she did LOL

 

[Marty_J]

Here's my two

 

[Zorack]

shes lovely

 

[Spider-man 2]

Is that the enclousure she lives in?

 

[Zorack]

no, she lives in a hudge glass tank, that was just a "transfer box"

 

[Spider-man 2]

no, she lives in a hudge glass tank, that was just a "transfer box"

Okay , just checking...

 

[bagheera]

I found this on my doorstep yesterday.