Tarantula Identity Crisis haha

Leila

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My B. albo (Zoe) has finally been moving about her enclosure a little since I took her egg sac away. :)

Last night before retiring to bed, I noticed that she was clung to one of the upper corners of her tank. This morning, she is still there; so I had a little talk with Miss Zoe:

Me: What's up, little lady?
Zoe: Well, remember the other night when you told me I could be whatever I want if I just set my mind to it?
Me: Nope, I don't recall that conversation at all...
Zoe: Well, you possibly had one too many glasses of wine? Anyway- I thought I could try out this whole arboreal thing, ya know? Maybe I have been missing out all these years??

And here we have my little rebel, the arboreal terrestrial...lol (my MM G. porteri is in the background. That flirty little guy...lol)
 

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Yep, that is pretty common with a lot of terrestrials. I'll see several of mine all on the side of the enclosure at the same time.

Toss her in a ping pong ball and let her play with it for a while. :)
 

Leila

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Yep, that is pretty common with a lot of terrestrials. I'll see several of mine all on the side of the enclosure at the same time.

Toss her in a ping pong ball and let her play with it for a while. :)
Perhaps I will do the ping pong ball thing. Lol. :)

She has been in that corner for roughly..9 hours. What a goof!
 

BrockiePelma

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She might be having a chat w/ the dude/dudette on the left, checking out how things are goin', she might be feeling lonely since her one night stand and she only had this one crazy-tarantula-talking-lady to chat with.:p
 

Leila

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She might be having a chat w/ the dude/dudette on the left, checking out how things are goin', she might be feeling lonely since her one night stand and she only had this one crazy-tarantula-talking-lady to chat with.:p
Perhaps you are correct. Lol.
The T in the background- in the enclosure beside her- is a mature male. It's like they want to..."meet." What a shame that they are not the same species. :(
 
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Leila

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In hindsight, I think she was flashing "her goods" to the MM. I knew Zo was not being honest with me. Typical kids.... :bored::p
(Obviously, Ts are not humans. I am making that statement for any of you who think I am unaware. It's simply fun to make jokes and play-pretend sometimes ;))
 
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CWilson1351

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Barely relatable, but my female Leopard gecko has the same arboreal mindset. At least twice a week she decides to try climbing the glass. So far all my Ts behave "normally" as far as I can tell.
 

vespers

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Arboreal vs. Terrestrial means almost nothing in the confines of our enclosures. Example: a 12 inch high enclosure doesn't compare to living up in a tree for an arboreal animal, and terrestrial animals encounter terrain that's taller than that.
 

Leila

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Arboreal vs. Terrestrial means almost nothing in the confines of our enclosures. Example: a 12 inch high enclosure doesn't compare to living up in a tree for an arboreal animal, and terrestrial animals encounter terrain that's taller than that.
Valid point. :)
But the post I made was in jest. It was not meant to be taken seriously :)
 

vespers

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Valid point. :)
But the post I made was in jest. It was not meant to be taken seriously :)
I know it was meant in jest, of course...
I was just mentioning it as food for thought for whomever reads it.
 

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Zoe: 'hey psst, mature guy'
G.porteri: 'oh, hi there Miss, how you doin?'
Zoe: 'i'll flash my slip if you buy me a drink'
G.porteri: '..... kids these days...'
:p
 
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