User Requiem4aSpleen's Tarantula Pictures

[Requiem4aSpleen]

P Cancerides.

P Cautus.

Christmas came early for this P Mascara. Someone went behind my back and made them obese.

 

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P Cancerides.

P Cautus.

Christmas came early for this P Mascara. Someone went behind my back and made them obese.

That is the fattest pampho I've ever seen

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

That is the fattest pampho I've ever seen

The abdomen evened out a bit, but I was getting rid of some leftover horn worms. I can always count on them to take out the trash My T's are entering a growth explosion. I'm staying at my bro's for a few months. So it's going to sit around 80-85 all summer (hoping). All of my slings will be with me, but the larger of my collection will be basking all day lol I'll be checking in daily before I head into work

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

Really excited about this one. P sp. Full Green

 

[fcat]

Really excited about this one. P sp. Full Green

I'm so jealous, and what a beautiful home!

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I'm so jealous, and what a beautiful home!
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Thanks Fcat I'll post a pic of my G Pulchra's home I'm setting up. I want to go all out because she's going to take a long time to move into the next. Such a slowwww grower lol

Yeah, my P Cancerides is going into their forever home. Didn't take long

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

Some Juvies

My B Smithi looking sharp after a molt.

My G Pulchra "Lucy" flashing the camera.

And I finally was able to catch a side glimpse of my P sp. "Santo Domingo Goliath"

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

Haven't shared in a while. Here's to staying relevant (or not). I have some interesting new additions. Hoping to post more soon

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I'm always blown away by my H pulchripes. I can't believe these photos aren't edited. Please get 1 or 2. Such a mild mannered OW and arguably one of, if not the most beautiful baboon sp. I have another female coming my way shortly. Figured I'd post the pics of the new enclosure I set up for her arrival.

 

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P rufilata. This girl is pretty impressive. I provided a cork round for her this time around. She still comes out

 

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Sub adults.

Genic
P sp "Santo Domingo Goliath"
P cancerides
B klaasi
N tripepii

 

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If I was forced to only keep one T out of my entire collection it would be my P met. If I was forced to choose one genus, it would have to be Poeciletheria. Their beauty is next level.

 

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P sp. Santo Domingo Goliath. 2" to 4.5-5" DLS in less than a year.

 

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T Ockerti graduated to a mainstay. I'm proud

 

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My 2 female P mascara's. My favorite Pampho is the P mascara. Such an underrated and amazing sp imo. Plus cheap compared to others in the same genus. It's very cool to have 2 females from the same sac. They molt at the same time and it's awesome to see. I considered parting with one just to conserve on space, but decided against it.

My P sp Dominican Purple just molted recently. I haven't seen the crazy defensiveness yet with the purple. A bit skittish like all phormics, but no lunges like my Cancerides.

The last is my P playtomma juvie. The Christmas tree pattern is close to almost faded at this point.

 

[Mike41793]

My P sp Dominican Purple just molted recently. I haven't seen the crazy defensiveness yet with the purple. A bit skittish like all phormics, but no lunges like my Cancerides.

I'd gotten a Phormictopus cancerides years ago as a freebie and grew it up to like 4in or so. I can't remember exactly what happened, I think I'd sexed it as male around that point and just traded it away to someone who'd be able to use him when he matured. Or maybe it was a little smaller and I traded away as an unsexed. One of the only Ts that sticks out in my mind as one that always gave me grief when I opened the cage. Always seemed to be in a bad mood and turned me off the genus. Well, I just got an auratus as a freebie a week ago haha. I will try to keep an open mind raising this one up. It is possible I wasn't keeping the cancerides properly and that's why he was so ornery. I'm kinda hoping I dig the auratus because the sp Domincan Purple are insanely cool looking and I kinda want one of those

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

I'd gotten a Phormictopus cancerides years ago as a freebie and grew it up to like 4in or so. I can't remember exactly what happened, I think I'd sexed it as male around that point and just traded it away to someone who'd be able to use him when he matured. Or maybe it was a little smaller and I traded away as an unsexed. One of the only Ts that sticks out in my mind as one that always gave me grief when I opened the cage. Always seemed to be in a bad mood and turned me off the genus. Well, I just got an auratus as a freebie a week ago haha. I will try to keep an open mind raising this one up. It is possible I wasn't keeping the cancerides properly and that's why he was so ornery. I'm kinda hoping I dig the auratus because the sp Domincan Purple are insanely cool looking and I kinda want one of those

I think my auratus sling has been my most defensive phormic sling which is odd. My purple and "full green" slings were very skittish as well but often retreated to their hide which they quickly abandoned as they put on some size. My Cancerides up until it's 2nd or 3rd molt was strictly fossorial and the burrow resembled a Minax burrow. The wide circular opening. It was defensive from the beginning. When it was 4" dls it charged the shoebox lid where my fingers were when I was closing nearly clipping me. I then decided to rehouse in a 26qt sterilite to give some distance between me and the T i named "Mayhem" Suits her just great. The taller bin has worked out great and we avoid any near collisions now.

My P sp Dominican Purple has mellowed with age. Honestly, my phormics and pamphos are my easiest to rehouse. It's not hard to use their defensiveness to cup them. I've also found that while mine have the potential and speed to bolt out, they are more concerned about being the bulldog protecting their yard then trying to abandon it. Of course have a catch cup and lid handy. Don't make your photo sessions 2hrs long lol

My purple is mellowing out with size, my green is too. Providing a nice large disposable water dish is a good idea if they end up being a firecracker. The whole distraction by feeding frenzy is a good strategy

 

[Mike41793]

I think my auratus sling has been my most defensive phormic sling which is odd.

if this auratus sling is a jerk I am blaming you lmao

Thanks for the run down on your experience with them. I do plan to offer this one some more substrate to burrow if he wants to. That cancerides I had back in the day, I don't think I had offered that much to it. I think I had a half clay pot or cork bark for a hide. Can't remember exactly though.

 

[Requiem4aSpleen]

if this auratus sling is a jerk I am blaming you lmao

Thanks for the run down on your experience with them. I do plan to offer this one some more substrate to burrow if he wants to. That cancerides I had back in the day, I don't think I had offered that much to it. I think I had a half clay pot or cork bark for a hide. Can't remember exactly though.

You should be good. All phormics will act skittish when you open the lid. Not crazy do laps around the cage, but act similarly to how a person does when a friend makes us jump lol

My phormic slings have stayed out in the open for the most part. I feel like they are more opportunistic than excavate themselves (cancerides being the exception) but if you give them a nice hide where they can retreat, that would be a good idea. Mine would never fully go in when startled but they would put their front legs in (almost like an insurance policy for them). My atrichromatus utilizes his burrow ALOT, so he's the oddball of the genus.

More substrate is never a bad idea imo. You have more ability to regulate the moisture that way without making the environment stagnant as well.

Let me know how your sling is doing and if you have any questions feel free. Great tarantulas though and very entertaining.

 

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Some nice pictures from the room