Today in the Spider Room?

[sirdavosofpentos]

I have a lot of inverts....not so many spiders but i like bioactives and all kinds of bugs.....I I checked the biosphere box i was letting my vinegaroon wander in for a few days and I couldnt see her (shes still small and im hoping its a she)...just because its made form a big old acrylic electrical box i was slightly scared maybe she got out some how...so after looking around for a while the last thing left to lift up was the waterdish...found her chilling with a leopard slug a small bark centipede and some poweder orange isopods......i felt like i broke up a bar scene from starwars.....

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Yesterday after work I checked in on all my Ts and my B. albiceps gave me a little wave. OK duh not really, but it was a funny coincidence. Checked on everyone, passed over her enclosure and she lifted her front 4 legs in a waving motion. Maybe the shadow of my head over her enclosure caused her to move a bit.

Also today I caught my G. iheringi rolling up her web carpet. Guess she didn't like her handiwork anymore.

 

[NMTs]

Rehoused the second Phormingochilus sp. Sabah red today. This one is female and just shy of 2.25" DLS. Shhh - you can't see her in her hiding pose...
(With flash only)

(With flash and overhead light)


I also added a couple more specimens to the group from a different bloodline today. Yes, this turns into that^^.


My E. pachypus group got bigger today, too, new bloodline.



It was a good day.

 

[sooshi]

My dummy dumb dumb (tarantula) moved to a bigger enclosure and they started webbing the entrance… what majestic creatures they are…

 

[spideyspinneret78]

My gravid female P. ornata has been heavily webbing up her enclosure and doing some spring cleaning in her burrow. I offered her a small tomato hornworm just to make sure she wasn't still hungry. I checked in about an hour to see if she'd eaten it, and I saw something that made me laugh for some reason. She crawled out of her burrow, gently holding the hornworm in her fangs, not even piercing through it. She then perched on top of the bark for a split second, then quickly chucked the hornworm into her water dish with surprising force. I heard it bounce off the glass and fall directly into the water dish. Great aim. The hornworm was not harmed, so I fed it to another spider. I don't know why but I couldn't stop laughing. It was hilarious in the moment.

 

[ATPikachu]

My gravid female P. ornata has been heavily webbing up her enclosure and doing some spring cleaning in her burrow. I offered her a small tomato hornworm just to make sure she wasn't still hungry. I checked in about an hour to see if she'd eaten it, and I saw something that made me laugh for some reason. She crawled out of her burrow, gently holding the hornworm in her fangs, not even piercing through it. She then perched on top of the bark for a split second, then quickly chucked the hornworm into her water dish with surprising force. I heard it bounce off the glass and fall directly into the water dish. Great aim. The hornworm was not harmed, so I fed it to another spider. I don't know why but I couldn't stop laughing. It was hilarious in the moment.

Big pregnant woman energy <3

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

My gravid female P. ornata has been heavily webbing up her enclosure and doing some spring cleaning in her burrow. I offered her a small tomato hornworm just to make sure she wasn't still hungry. I checked in about an hour to see if she'd eaten it, and I saw something that made me laugh for some reason. She crawled out of her burrow, gently holding the hornworm in her fangs, not even piercing through it. She then perched on top of the bark for a split second, then quickly chucked the hornworm into her water dish with surprising force. I heard it bounce off the glass and fall directly into the water dish. Great aim. The hornworm was not harmed, so I fed it to another spider. I don't know why but I couldn't stop laughing. It was hilarious in the moment.

That’s fabulous! And people wonder why we love them.

 

[NMTs]

More rehousing checked off the list.

0.0.1 Poecilotheria striata

0.0.1 Poecilotheria striata - 2.75" DLS

• NMTs
• Dec 14, 2023
• mysore ornamental tarantula poecilotheria poecilotheria striata pokie striata

Very reclusive, only got a couple pics during rehousing today.

0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue, 2.25" DLS. Waving hello:

 

[Mike Withrow]

Other than fighting the dry air and winter in general,I've been trying to find some shelves to go in the new room that all will match and be practical. I think everything will be ready by April and ready for more spiders.

 

[l4nsky]

Recently molted MF Avicularia avicularia M2 (ex Avicularia braunshauseni), enjoying a dubia. These are supposed to be a larger species, but the A. variegata I got as slings a few months later have outgrown these. Time will tell how big she'll get, but she's still absolutely gorgeous nonetheless. .

 

[fcat]

I'd break the law for these feet, but she was technically a freebie at 0.5".

Vesuvius, P irminia. She's 1 of 2 females I have. The second was an intentional purchase because I couldn't stomach the thought of not having one to look at for years. Call it vanity but this species is one cracking tarantula. And a gateway drug to old worlds.

It's water dish night, because I just fed her a cricket today. She molted a few weeks ago and is looking to be nearly 3". She's put on SO MUCH CONFIDENCE. I somehow stumbled into a hostage negotiation (water dish is below her).


She is one of exactly 4 tarantulas that insists on discarding every single food bolus directly into the water dish. It's how I know they ate: Both P. irminia, my female O. aureotibialis, and my P. metallica. I have had great success with building multiple hides in slightly oversized enclosures so we can avoid each other. I also tape their lids shut. So far they all just freeze when I pull them off the shelves (I try to do everything else in place so they have their right to quiet enjoyment), but the moment I start peeling tape they retreat to their hides. This girl has retreated every single time I've fed or watered her since the day I met her. I have never even seen her whole body before Something something, complacency kills...I always have a spotter any time I crack a lid.

Look at her. She just waltzed right out like she owned the place.


I can't say no to her. One small mealworm


Now that I'm done writing this, I'm realizing I will have to replace her water dish again in about an hour.

 

[fcat]

Caught her sexting her boyfriend. I moved the male next door last night. She's tried tapping at those ventilation holes from every angle and he's not responding.

 

[FlamingSwampert]

Today my Florida vinegaroon ate for the first time in over a month! I think it's 1st instar and I offer it one cricket leg once a week at most. I know that vinegaroons can go a while without eating, but I still was concerned due to it's size.

 

[fcat]

Who said L sazimai weren't that blue?? I'll spare them the mention. P metallica for scale?

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Recently matured P irminia, Wei, finally came out of his den after hiding out for 2 months. Still not eating, but now searching. Time to find him a girlfriend, and move him to his larger home.

 

[NMTs]

Recently matured P irminia, Wei, finally came out of his den after hiding out for 2 months. Still not eating, but now searching. Time to find him a girlfriend, and move him to his larger home. View attachment 463294

MM's will generally last longer if you keep them in smaller enclosures - not as much ground to cover when roaming around looking for a female, so they don't expend as much energy. They're also more likely to run into prey items while roaming, and are therefore more likely to eat more often. That's been my experience, anyways.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

MM's will generally last longer if you keep them in smaller enclosures - not as much ground to cover when roaming around looking for a female, so they don't expend as much energy. They're also more likely to run into prey items while roaming, and are therefore more likely to eat more often. That's been my experience, anyways.

He’s at around 4.5” now and currently in a 6x6x9. I have an 8x8x12 ready for him. Do u suggest he stay in the 6? I saw a cricket go right up to him and touch him with its antenna last night and he had zero interest. Hate seeing him so skinny.

 

[NMTs]

He’s at around 4.5” now and currently in a 6x6x9. I have an 8x8x12 ready for him. Do u suggest he stay in the 6? I saw a cricket go right up to him and touch him with its antenna last night and he had zero interest. Hate seeing him so skinny.

I would leave it in the smaller enclosure if it were mine, but it's up to you, obviously. If they can reach out and touch all the sides of the enclosure, then they tend to wander around less and use up less energy. They don't eat that often, and it's hard to watch them shrink away, so hopefully you can find a female that needs him soon and let him fulfill his purpose!

 

[l4nsky]

Dehydration is the largest killer of MM's IME as they don't predate well and tend to spend too much energy wandering. Luckily though, I've found that most MM's will readily scavenge feed. I've kept quite a few notoriously fragile males alive looooong past their estimated shelf life by placing prekilled roaches at the entrance to their hide every feeding day and making sure they're enclosure is on the moist side of the spectrum for the species to reduce their moisture loss.

 

[Smotzer]

Out begging for presents