User Toadfang's Tarantula Pictures

[Toadfang]

 

[Kaffee]

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I said oh my goodness. As soon as I open the picture. She is adorable. Congratulations

 

[Toadfang]

I said oh my goodness. As soon as I open the picture. She is adorable. Congratulations

Thanks friend. Couldn't say no.

 

[Kaffee]

Thanks friend. Couldn't say no.

100% understandable. Irresistible.

 

[viper69]

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that’s not emilia based on1 pic, enjoy!

also the setup is too tall.

please read up on terrestrial T keeping.

 

[Toadfang]

 

[viper69]

That’s more helpful- faded a bit, or variation. I see the triangle and better leg markings now.

 

[Charliemum]

She's a little cutie would definitely do more sub though my emilia built quite a deep tunnel in her sub 6-8 inch n she's about 2 maybe 3 inch brachypelma do love to dig or all mine do plus ya don't want to risk her falling from that sort of height it could really damage her I usually leave the spiders leg span between them n the roof of their enclosure
My girls enclosure it did have plants too but Sizzy pulled them all out and so you can she her size reference
As you can see the gap between the sub n roof isn't bigger than her and her tunnel is quite large , am sure your new girl will love the extra good luck with her hinny she's really pretty

 

[Toadfang]

She's a little cutie would definitely do more sub though my emilia built quite a deep tunnel in her sub 6-8 inch n she's about 2 maybe 3 inch brachypelma do love to dig or all mine do plus ya don't want to risk her falling from that sort of height it could really damage her I usually leave the spiders leg span between them n the roof of their enclosure View attachment 403425
My girls enclosure it did have plants too but Sizzy pulled them all out and so you can she her size reference View attachment 403426
As you can see the gap between the sub n roof isn't bigger than her and her tunnel is quite large , am sure your new girl will love the extra good luck with her hinny she's really pretty

Good to know. I'll add more sub. My g. pulchra has lots of sub, but I knew from the get-go they're burrowers. I'm new to the brachy's.

 

[Charliemum]

Good to know. I'll add more sub. My g. pulchra has lots of sub, but I knew from the get-go they're burrowers. I'm new to the brachy's.

Brachypelma are my true love I have 5 atm but will be 7 by the end of the week and have the 8th on order off a friend all 5 of mine burrow , they don't shift dirt like grammostola do but will happily build a large burrow. I am told as they become adults they will stay out in the open but so far Sizzy is my biggest Brachypelma at 2-3 inch ( probably closer to 3 after her last moult) and she still made a burrow the depth of her sub and is in it every night spends her days doing star spood on the side of her enclosure you'll have fun with Brachypelma it's a brilliant genus soon you will want them all

 

[Toadfang]

Update: So I corrected my b. emilia's habitat. I relocated him in a small container to keep him out of the way- he's feisty... when I first removed the lid, he popped out of his hide and faced my direction. No fear. Anyways, I got him off to the side, added a lot more sub, more moss and overall a more appropriate setup. Put him back in with no issue, (nor handling), and he seems just fine. Little guys already rearranging things. Can't win.

 

[Charliemum]

Update: So I corrected my b. emilia's habitat. I relocated him in a small container to keep him out of the way- he's feisty... when I first removed the lid, he popped out of his hide and faced my direction. No fear. Anyways, I got him off to the side, added a lot more sub, more moss and overall a more appropriate setup. Put him back in with no issue, (nor handling), and he seems just fine. Little guys already rearranging things. Can't win. View attachment 403448 View attachment 403449

That's a great viv for him and the fact he already started rearranging it means he is happy coz he is setting up home they don't do that if they're stressed and can I just say grats on correcting your enclosure so quickly that's what makes you a good keeper making sure your t's needs are met there n then not in a week's time enclosure looks great btw

Forgot to ask your little one got a name yet ? Just curious some don't name at all some don't name till the t has been sexed, I name soon as I buy I can't help it always girls names in the hope they will be female obviously they get male names once I know they're boys , apart from Cupcake who will stay Cupcake at my sons request even though he is definitely a he

 

[Toadfang]

That's a great viv for him and the fact he already started rearranging it means he is happy coz he is setting up home they don't do that if they're stressed and can I just say grats on correcting your enclosure so quickly that's what makes you a good keeper making sure your t's needs are met there n then not in a week's time enclosure looks great btw

Forgot to ask your little one got a name yet ? Just curious some don't name at all some don't name till the t has been sexed, I name soon as I buy I can't help it always girls names in the hope they will be female obviously they get male names once I know they're boys , apart from Cupcake who will stay Cupcake at my sons request even though he is definitely a he

No name yet. I do name them, and I definitely don't wait to sex them first; I have to call them something. Well, my two amblypygi (a big male and smaller female) are Severus (m), and Bellatrix (f). My first T. is a little 1.75" g. pulchra whom we named Coco for neutrality. Once we figured it's a boy (ventral "arch", and incredibly fast growth) my son liked Jack, so organically we just call it Cocojack. Don't know about the brachy yet. He is bold, i know that much.

 

[Charliemum]

No name yet. I do name them, and I definitely don't wait to sex them first; I have to call them something. Well, my two amblypygi (a big male and smaller female) are Severus (m), and Bellatrix (f). My first T. is a little 1.75" g. pulchra whom we named Coco for neutrality. Once we figured it's a boy (ventral "arch", and incredibly fast growth) my son liked Jack, so organically we just call it Cocojack. Don't know about the brachy yet. He is bold, i know that much.

All my brachypelma are bold very food motivated and often out, you'll definitely need a good strong name maybe as seen as you have Harry Potter names you should go down that route maybe lucius can always shorten it to Lucy if he turns out to be a she

 

[Toadfang]

All my brachypelma are bold very food motivated and often out, you'll definitely need a good strong name maybe as seen as you have Harry Potter names you should go down that route maybe lucius can always shorten it to Lucy if he turns out to be a she

So boldness is a brachy trait? Good to know. Yeah, he hasn't really used his hide much. He's always out or up in a corner. Nothing like my Grammostola.

 

[Charliemum]

It has bee

So boldness is a brachy trait? Good to know. Yeah, he hasn't really used his hide much. He's always out or up in a corner. Nothing like my Grammostola.

It has with my brachys even my tiny slings 1cm are out they have burrows but still sit out /explore all the time.
Yer lol my grammostolas just shift dirt and eat I have 3 (soon to be 4) grammostola species ranging from 2cm to 4.5 inch and they all do it just constantly shift dirt

 

[Toadfang]

It has bee

It has with my brachys even my tiny slings 1cm are out they have burrows but still sit out /explore all the time.
Yer lol my grammostolas just shift dirt and eat I have 3 (soon to be 4) grammostola species ranging from 2cm to 4.5 inch and they all do it just constantly shift dirt

That's all mine does when it's not eating or molting. Little excavator.

Do you have any arboreals? If so, what's their care like?

 

[Charliemum]

That's all mine does when it's not eating or molting. Little excavator.

Do you have any arboreals? If so, what's their care like?

My son has a Carabiner versicolor very shy, good ventilation and humidity is the key with those, he is 7 so I feed and take care of her but had her about 7 months now just a sling.
(only been collecting 11 months ish but researched for a year before that)
I also have a thrixopelma ockerti they burrow and are arboreal too I have had her about 2 months pretty little sling and good eater pretty easy care again ventilation, hight, deep sub and humidity and your golden. I also have some true spiders that would be classed as arboreal 5 species of eresus, a velvet spider, and a phidippus regius (jumping spider) they are super easy to keep tbh food hight lots of web points ventilation they can't escape from and you've got a happy spider
All I can say is do your research first, surch bar on here is a wealth of info and obviously you have utube (Toms Big spiders and daves little beasties are good) but be careful with info on there it's not always correct and what works for one may not work for you their air could be dryer or more humid or it could be warmer or cooler where they live ect just get as much info as you can and make your own informed decision, its what I did

 

[Toadfang]

My son has a Carabiner versicolor very shy, good ventilation and humidity is the key with those, he is 7 so I feed and take care of her but had her about 7 months now just a sling.
(only been collecting 11 months ish but researched for a year before that)
I also have a thrixopelma ockerti they burrow and are arboreal too I have had her about 2 months pretty little sling and good eater pretty easy care again ventilation, hight, deep sub and humidity and your golden. I also have some true spiders that would be classed as arboreal 5 species of eresus, a velvet spider, and a phidippus regius (jumping spider) they are super easy to keep tbh food hight lots of web points ventilation they can't escape from and you've got a happy spider
All I can say is do your research first, surch bar on here is a wealth of info and obviously you have utube (Toms Big spiders and daves little beasties are good) but be careful with info on there it's not always correct and what works for one may not work for you their air could be dryer or more humid or it could be warmer or cooler where they live ect just get as much info as you can and make your own informed decision, its what I did

Thank you. I appreciate it.

 

[Charliemum]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

No problem I was always asking questions on here when I first started that's how you learn and luckily people on here are really friendly and happy to help, it's nice to be able to do the same for others there are some on here who are quite blunt but they have been answering the same question for years so you can forgive their rudeness when you put yourself in their shoes Have fun with your new found friends hinny and if your curious just ask