The Relocation of Rise

[Teal]

So, I made an enclosure for Rise (P. chordatus DCF) today. It's nothing extremely fancy like what some of yall make, but I had fun with it

Here's the enclosure.. it's a 5.5g tank with a sliding/locking screen lid (thanks to my folks for picking up the right tank while I was at work! lol)

(The bark was rinsed and baked)

And here is what Rise thought about leaving her current home!

When pushed, she actually grabbed her water bowl and forcefully shoved it onto the net I was maneuvering her with She shoved against the net with her legs, and 'body slammed' the rim of it. Noooot the most cooperative T I've ever met

But finally, she was (forcefully, I had to tap her butt to make her move each darn foot lol) persuaded to check the new place out

You'll notice the dubia... that came running out of her previous enclosure when she was throwing a fit lol

She immediately ran up into a corner once she was all the way out, which made it difficult to get the old enclosure back out... but I managed to do so without getting tagged! Within a few minutes, she was out of the corner and checking things out

 

[Redneck]

That is awesome Jairi..

 

[Ariel]

Awesome. Great enclosure!!! I cannot get over how gorgeous rise is. You're so lucky.

 

[Adversary]

You got some pretty good "interior" decorating skills.

 

[Teal]

Thanks guys!

Ariel.. I agree! She is just amazing. You have NO idea how happy I am that she is actually female and that I'll have years with her!

 

[Steve Calceatum]

Nicely done!!! :clap::clap:

Should have let me know she was going in a 5-gallon. I have a spare backdrop blank for a 5-gallon terrestrial enclosure you could have had (completed, of course).

 

[Teal]

Thank you I really had way too much fun with it lol I love crafty type stuff haha

Oh, darn! A backdrop would have been nice! lol

 

[Mvskokee]

nice setup. but better P.chordatus

 

[Teal]

Thanks! She's the highlight of my collection

 

[Ariel]

Hey Teal, I've got a question, do your P. chordatus prefer things pretty dry, or on the damper side? I've noticed my little guy constantly hangs around the waterdish, mostly staying on the damp sub, where i overflowed the waterdish.

 

[Mvskokee]

my p.chordatus just hides 24/7

 

[Teal]

Hey Teal, I've got a question, do your P. chordatus prefer things pretty dry, or on the damper side? I've noticed my little guy constantly hangs around the waterdish, mostly staying on the damp sub, where i overflowed the waterdish.

That's funny Ariel, because the P. chordatus I have from that same shipment as yours won't go NEAR damp substrate and if I overflow the water dish will hang out on the sides until it dries

Rise doesn't seem to care... I mist her sometimes, other times I don't and she goes about her business as usual.

She has a personal vendetta against her water bowl, and always has... I fill it, she dumps it out. So, I think she needs more misting and keep the substrate damper, then refill the dish.. annnnd she dumps it out.
So, I gave her a new water dish.
She dumped that one out too LOL
She just likes to play I guess!

 

[TarantulaFanBoy]

God i love African species. Probably my favorite's. I'm a sucker for a baboon :worship:

 

[Steve Calceatum]

That's funny Ariel, because the P. chordatus I have from that same shipment as yours won't go NEAR damp substrate and if I overflow the water dish will hang out on the sides until it dries

Rise doesn't seem to care... I mist her sometimes, other times I don't and she goes about her business as usual.

She has a personal vendetta against her water bowl, and always has... I fill it, she dumps it out. So, I think she needs more misting and keep the substrate damper, then refill the dish.. annnnd she dumps it out.
So, I gave her a new water dish.
She dumped that one out too LOL
She just likes to play I guess!

Sounds like my G. pulchripes, LOL. Don't ya just love those miscreant individuals???

 

[Teal]

They keep me on my toes, that's for sure! lol

 

[Ariel]

That's funny Ariel, because the P. chordatus I have from that same shipment as yours won't go NEAR damp substrate and if I overflow the water dish will hang out on the sides until it dries

Rise doesn't seem to care... I mist her sometimes, other times I don't and she goes about her business as usual.

She has a personal vendetta against her water bowl, and always has... I fill it, she dumps it out. So, I think she needs more misting and keep the substrate damper, then refill the dish.. annnnd she dumps it out.
So, I gave her a new water dish.
She dumped that one out too LOL
She just likes to play I guess!

that is funny. Those silly P. chordatus, can't make up their minds

My P. regalis sling keeps filling her water bowl with sub. :evil: I'ts getting on my nerves XD and the sub is pretty damp, so I don't know. silly thing.

 

[Teal]

Contraband started doing that! Every time I turn around, his water bowl is full of dirt, the substrate is damp, and he's up on the sides avoiding it LOL

I wish Ts would drink from water bottles like small mammals!