Kibosh
Arachnoknight
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- Dec 6, 2013
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So things are going great for me and my surprise specimen. It is eating well and behaving normally as per my research anyway.
Taking all your notes and my own research into account I rehoused it today in to...
Behold!
Rehoused into a much larger tote tank. A lot of research defined my choices on this enclosure. Used a foam stony colored backdrop just to give it a sheer vertical surface to climb if it wants with a pleasant aesthetic purely for me. I know a lot of people just use plain styrofoam, but it's not for me.
Large shallow flat water dish and some sphagnum moss for humidity.
Then I used a play sand base cause it holds moisture well and prevents mold. The critter doesn't spend any time on the ground anyway unless it's hiding from light so the sub was less important to me.
Threw in a couple large pieces of cork bark, one at an angle that provides a great hide and one perfectly horizontal since they need it for molting and this individual loves to just hang upside down a lot.
Lastly a large chunk of African hard wood to give the old girl a taste of home and even more things to climb on.
Super glued it all in place except for the sand and hardwood so it doesn't shift around or fall when I move it.
Rehouseing went very well. While this family is lighting fast the fact that it seems to only travel side to side maked it's movements very predictable and I just goaded it off a piece of its old cork bark into it's new tank.
Feel like this tank gives it much more space and room to molt, grow, and hunt. With its whip sensors it is a far more efficient hunter over wide areas then a T is relying soley on vibrations and it's immediate hide/web.
Please give me your notes and criticisms. The tank is not the clear enclosure I wanted, but it's the exact dimensions I think would be best for the animal and it's needs supersede my own.
Lastly I still have a question about this specimens species and sex? From what I can tell I actually think it's a Damon diadema instead of a medius simply by it's more green coloration and it's spots. Also think it is a female based on its shorter pedipalps from the diagrams I have seen. But I am far from an expert in this family. I would appreciate any further input. Attached is some more pics for reference. Sorry for the poor quality... Phone camera.
Look forward to any notes or input! Love this little critter so far, just as beautiful and interesting if not more so then any of my T's!
Taking all your notes and my own research into account I rehoused it today in to...
Behold!
Rehoused into a much larger tote tank. A lot of research defined my choices on this enclosure. Used a foam stony colored backdrop just to give it a sheer vertical surface to climb if it wants with a pleasant aesthetic purely for me. I know a lot of people just use plain styrofoam, but it's not for me.
Large shallow flat water dish and some sphagnum moss for humidity.
Then I used a play sand base cause it holds moisture well and prevents mold. The critter doesn't spend any time on the ground anyway unless it's hiding from light so the sub was less important to me.
Threw in a couple large pieces of cork bark, one at an angle that provides a great hide and one perfectly horizontal since they need it for molting and this individual loves to just hang upside down a lot.
Lastly a large chunk of African hard wood to give the old girl a taste of home and even more things to climb on.
Super glued it all in place except for the sand and hardwood so it doesn't shift around or fall when I move it.
Rehouseing went very well. While this family is lighting fast the fact that it seems to only travel side to side maked it's movements very predictable and I just goaded it off a piece of its old cork bark into it's new tank.
Feel like this tank gives it much more space and room to molt, grow, and hunt. With its whip sensors it is a far more efficient hunter over wide areas then a T is relying soley on vibrations and it's immediate hide/web.
Please give me your notes and criticisms. The tank is not the clear enclosure I wanted, but it's the exact dimensions I think would be best for the animal and it's needs supersede my own.
Lastly I still have a question about this specimens species and sex? From what I can tell I actually think it's a Damon diadema instead of a medius simply by it's more green coloration and it's spots. Also think it is a female based on its shorter pedipalps from the diagrams I have seen. But I am far from an expert in this family. I would appreciate any further input. Attached is some more pics for reference. Sorry for the poor quality... Phone camera.
Look forward to any notes or input! Love this little critter so far, just as beautiful and interesting if not more so then any of my T's!
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