User Tater's collection

[Sharptater]

Hello everyone. Just wanting to show off/talk about my small collection of tarantulas.
I consider myself an intermediate keeper. I due my research on the spiders I buy and keep but also still learning.



P. Irminia


P. Murinus


H. Pulchripes


I also have a pseudhapalopus sp. gold and purple but it's to small to take a pic of right now. Also ordered another h. Pulchripes, p. Irminia, and p. Murinus.

 

[Sharptater]

I recieved my order the other day. 1 h pulchripes, 1p irminia, 1 p murinus, 2 l parahybana.

Now my collection is.
2 h pulchripes 3/4"
2 p irminia 3/4"
2 p murinus 1/2"
2 l parahybana 1/4"
1 g iheringi 1 1/4"-1 1/2"
1 p sp. Purple and gold 1/8"

G iheringi

P irminia #1

P irminia #2

H pulchripes #1

H pulchripes #2

P murinus #1

P murinus #2

 

[Sharptater]

feeding day! Going to feed after work. Few quick shots of h pulchripes and p murinus.

 

[Sharptater]

New additions to the collection.

 

[Sharptater]

Forgot to put what they were. First pic c. Darlingi unsexed about 2" I think. Next suspect female c.cyaneopubescens around 3" last pic young female t. Albopilosum also around 3"

Went to town for supper and come home to this.

H. Pulchripes #1


Flipped over and moving a little.

T.albo blocked off its hide about a week ago so it will probably be next to molt.

 

[Sharptater]

One of my l. Parahybana molted. I'm pretty sure all are in premolt/ close to molting.

 

[Sharptater]

G. Iheringi molted today


All have molted once except
C. cyaneopubescens and
C. Darlingi is probably gonna be next to molt.

 

[Sharptater]

Not the best lighting, but managed to open lid to water without spooking.

C. Cyaneopubescens

First time I've seen fully stretched since molting. So glad I picked up this sling when i had the chance.

G. Iheringi

 

[DaveM]

Very nice collection, @Sharptater. You're a cut above all the Bluntspuds

 

[Sharptater]

Very nice collection, @Sharptater. You're a cut above all the Bluntspuds

Thanks Dave. I really enjoy my small collection. I kinda went all out and got all the spieces I really wanted all at once lol. Have plans for future additions as well but trying to pace myself.

Do you keep or have kept any of the spieces I have?

 

[DaveM]

Thanks Dave. I really enjoy my small collection. I kinda went all out and got all the spieces I really wanted all at once lol. Have plans for future additions as well but trying to pace myself.

Do you keep or have kept any of the spieces I have?

I have kept all of these except the Pseudohaplopus sp. purple and gold.
P. murinus was my first Old World some decades ago. Since then I collected every African species I could find.
In New Worlds, I used to prefer the look of Psalmopoeus cambridgei to others in the same genus, until I got P. irminia, and more recently P. victori.
Really like all of the Grammostola spp. Decided I can't pick favorites, like them all.
First T ever was an unidentified Aphonopelma species sold to me in 1986 as a "Texas cinnamon" -- not a common name I've ever seen anywhere else, surely just made up -- not looking like anax or hentzi to my childhood memory, but that one was my favorite I guess.
Funny how small collections so easily become medium-sized, and then enormous over time.
You're off to a great start. Enjoy!

 

[Sharptater]

P. Murinus molted again

Going to rehouse g. Iheringi today

 

[Sharptater]

Decided to mix my own substrate. Not exact but roughly 70% topsoil 20% peat 10% sand


Pseudhapalopus sp. Gold and purple

 

[Sharptater]

I have kept all of these except the Pseudohaplopus sp. purple and gold.
P. murinus was my first Old World some decades ago. Since then I collected every African species I could find.
In New Worlds, I used to prefer the look of Psalmopoeus cambridgei to others in the same genus, until I got P. irminia, and more recently P. victori.
Really like all of the Grammostola spp. Decided I can't pick favorites, like them all.
First T ever was an unidentified Aphonopelma species sold to me in 1986 as a "Texas cinnamon" -- not a common name I've ever seen anywhere else, surely just made up -- not looking like anax or hentzi to my childhood memory, but that one was my favorite I guess.
Funny how small collections so easily become medium-sized, and then enormous over time.
You're off to a great start. Enjoy!

I wasn't planning on getting the psuedhapalopus sp. I ordered something else and they ran out. I'm glad I got it tho. Not much info on them but what I could find is true so far, slow growing and skittish/curious nature. Excited to see it when it's an adult, it's gonna be a while tho.
If I had to choose a favorite solely on looks it would be p. Irminia. I really enjoy all of them tho. I find them fasinating. The different looks and behavior.
I definitely see how collections grow so quickly. I'm all the time looking at online sellers and enclosure ideas. Just got a bunch of new larger enclosures for the ones I have now. Have alot of small ones I'm tempted to fill with slings lol.

 

[Sharptater]

H. Pulchripes molted again

The other one shouldnt be far behind for another molt.

G.iheringi in New enclosure