LeonExotic
Arachnopeon
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This weekend was my big rehousing project. I only had 4 spiders, with 3 on the way Sunday.
The group is as follows:
G. Rosea x2 (1.5")
A. Avicularia (1")
Wolf spider (Lycosa genus 2")
New additons:
A. Metallica
B. Albopilosum
C. Cyaneopubescens
So, Sunday I picked up the 3 new slings from J & T Reptiles in Brooksville, FL (I'll write a review later, A+ breeders). I had already made up everyone's new enclosure the day before So I set up mystation and got to work. The following took 2 1/2 hours to complete:
First up, G. Rosea. Both were calm and moved with ease (Favorite species to work with).
Next, B. Albopilosum. This is supossedly a docile species....but he was a bit of a pain to get out. He really loved that dirt hole. But after a few minutes he was eased in there (currently he has a new hole that he loves).
Now we get to the exciting part- A. Avicularia. First time rehousing any Avic. I had read and heard about their ability to go really quick with no warning, and about the jumping. Still, was not prepared for it to jump out of his home, past the catch cup, and onto the rim of the safety bowl (so he wouldn't escape onto the table). Luckily i got him into the catch cup after that, but even when I put him to the new home he climbed onto the rim and started doing laps at warp speed. I was afraid he was going to fly off again! So this took about 6 more minutes of me chasing him around the rim with a small paintbrush before he found his way inside. After 2 days though his web is really coming along! I didn't expect him to be so productive so quick.
After that fiasco, I figured I might as well get the next one out of the way, A. Metallica. Literally the exact same story as A. Avicularia. Not one difference.
GBB Was a little stressful. I know they're supposed to be skittish, but this guy was kind of mean. He kept turning to face the brush and striking at it. I've never heard of them doing this unless you keep poking them, and I was being very cautious. (Anyone have advice or thoughts on this?). But I got him in in a very cool way. His deli cup was wider than my catch cup, so I lowered the catch cup on top of him (there was no decor in the deli cup he came in, just flat 1" sub with a blanket of web). When I lifted the catch cup, the web had stuck to the rim, bring the entire blanket of web spider and all. The rest was easy enough, just lower spider into new home!
The last part of my long story is the wolf spider. This wasn't supposed to be a rehousing as her enclosure is large enough, but guess who had a baby with her when she was caught? I hadn't noticed until a week after I caught and homed her that there was a little one in there with her! So I moved mama out, grabbed baby, and put him into one of the condiment cups that my new slings came in.
Conclusion:
Hardest rehousing- Avics
Easiest rehousing-G. Rosea
Quick producers/builders:
B. Albopilosum
A. Aviculria
G. Rosea
The group is as follows:
G. Rosea x2 (1.5")
A. Avicularia (1")
Wolf spider (Lycosa genus 2")
New additons:
A. Metallica
B. Albopilosum
C. Cyaneopubescens
So, Sunday I picked up the 3 new slings from J & T Reptiles in Brooksville, FL (I'll write a review later, A+ breeders). I had already made up everyone's new enclosure the day before So I set up mystation and got to work. The following took 2 1/2 hours to complete:
First up, G. Rosea. Both were calm and moved with ease (Favorite species to work with).
Next, B. Albopilosum. This is supossedly a docile species....but he was a bit of a pain to get out. He really loved that dirt hole. But after a few minutes he was eased in there (currently he has a new hole that he loves).
Now we get to the exciting part- A. Avicularia. First time rehousing any Avic. I had read and heard about their ability to go really quick with no warning, and about the jumping. Still, was not prepared for it to jump out of his home, past the catch cup, and onto the rim of the safety bowl (so he wouldn't escape onto the table). Luckily i got him into the catch cup after that, but even when I put him to the new home he climbed onto the rim and started doing laps at warp speed. I was afraid he was going to fly off again! So this took about 6 more minutes of me chasing him around the rim with a small paintbrush before he found his way inside. After 2 days though his web is really coming along! I didn't expect him to be so productive so quick.
After that fiasco, I figured I might as well get the next one out of the way, A. Metallica. Literally the exact same story as A. Avicularia. Not one difference.
GBB Was a little stressful. I know they're supposed to be skittish, but this guy was kind of mean. He kept turning to face the brush and striking at it. I've never heard of them doing this unless you keep poking them, and I was being very cautious. (Anyone have advice or thoughts on this?). But I got him in in a very cool way. His deli cup was wider than my catch cup, so I lowered the catch cup on top of him (there was no decor in the deli cup he came in, just flat 1" sub with a blanket of web). When I lifted the catch cup, the web had stuck to the rim, bring the entire blanket of web spider and all. The rest was easy enough, just lower spider into new home!
The last part of my long story is the wolf spider. This wasn't supposed to be a rehousing as her enclosure is large enough, but guess who had a baby with her when she was caught? I hadn't noticed until a week after I caught and homed her that there was a little one in there with her! So I moved mama out, grabbed baby, and put him into one of the condiment cups that my new slings came in.
Conclusion:
Hardest rehousing- Avics
Easiest rehousing-G. Rosea
Quick producers/builders:
B. Albopilosum
A. Aviculria
G. Rosea