Today in the Spider Room?

[corydalis]

Rehoused my 0.0.2 Lasiodorides polycuspulatus spiderlings.

 

[TLSizzle]

Rehoused the OBT and the P vittata. They're stunning. I can't stop looking at the pokie

 

[l4nsky]

Ornithoctonus sp Ranong Blue is on an eggsack. This was her about a week ago when she went off food prior to laying.
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I'll peak in on her again next month, but for now it's Schrodinger's Eggsack.

I think we can all agree though the hobby needs more of these:
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Today was the day to open Schrodinger's eggsack and "measure" it lol.

First time opening her enclosure in about 20 days.


After careful and meticulous excavation, I was able to expose the maternal chamber and the female.


A little bit of light jousting later, I was able to get past her and pull the eggsack without a tug of war or damage to the perfect sphere.


The size of the eggsack was just absolutely massive in comparison to the female who only has a 4" DLS.


As for the contents, they all were healthy and transitioned to EWL. I've set them up in my incubator and rehoused the female. Before anyone asks, I don't count the eggs until I'm getting ready to separate them at 2i. A lot can go wrong between now and then and I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, so to say.


And here's the female after being rehoused, none the worse for wear, still relatively plump, and looking as beautiful as ever. I'll give her a few hours in the dark to settle down and then offer her some food for a job well done.

I'm going to have to ask around a bit, but I haven't heard of anyone producing these yet outside of one or two eggsacks from WC gravid females. Might be a first .

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Rehousings today and the obligatory pics...

0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp. koh Phangan, 3.5" DLS:
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0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp. koh Phangan - 3.5" DLS

• NMTs
• Feb 19, 2024
• 2
• female ornithoctoninae ornithoctoninae sp. koh phangan sp. koh phangan

Rehoused this little beauty today. She was stubborn about leaving her burrow, but otherwise...

0.1 Avicularia juruensis M2, 4.75" DLS:
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0.1 Avicularia juruensis M2 - 4.75" DLS

• NMTs
• Feb 19, 2024
• 1
• avicularia avicularia juruensis female juruensis peru purple

Trying to get the camera to focus through all those hairs is almost impossible, but worth trying...

It's crazy how much their colors change depending on the lighting - this is the same T, camera flash only no overhead LED lighting:
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They're both so beautiful!

 

[NatureJay]

So 9 days after getting this juvie A.Maga, its decided to put up a "Do Not Disturb" sign and sealed its burrow...

I guess thats a good indication it has settled and is happy.
Ive got another one that's been sealed off since Jan 8th.... Ive been patiently waiting for it to surface, hopefully it has molted and got some gains...

 

[l4nsky]

I'm developing such a love/hate relationship with Selenocosmiinae spp ....

Had a few rehouses I wanted to get done today and instead got a healthy dose of panic.


First up was this unsexed juvenile Chilobrachys sp South Thailand Blue that's about 3.5" DLS. I've had it for a few weeks and was keeping it in a temporary deli until I could get an enclosure for it. This species and Chilobrachys sp Tropical Blue are exceedingly rare in the hobby, but IMO are absolutely fascinating as they are obligate cliff dwellers. They prefer to live in holes in sheer rock faces, with South Thai Blue preferring the lower cliff faces with rubble and Tropical Blue being found as high as 10m up. Anyways, it was pretty well behaved during the rehouse, so I decided to grab one more picture before closing the lid....


It was at this moment I knew I messed up as it instantly went to blur mode. In the time it took for me to drop the phone and grab a catch cup, this one had yeeted itself out of its new enclosure, up the side of the safety tote, and then yeeted itself off the back top ledge of the safety tote into the wild blue yonder. It took me 15 minutes to find that thing back. In retrospect, jumping is probably how they escape predators in the wild, but it was still quite unexpected. Long story short, I got it recaptured, in its new enclosure, and it's promptly webbed itself away.


Next up was this juvenile Orphnaecus dichromatus. I don't know why but this is one of my favorite species and one I've had the most difficulty with establishing. This one I got as a 1" sling CB from Europe and it was the only one out of 5 that survived the import process before reaching me. I managed to pick up 4 WC adults last year as well, however all but one failed to thrive in my care. I'm hopeful the last adult is a female, but I can't be 100% sure because I never see it and it's never kicked a molt out. This one has been the same way, but ventrally it looks male. Would love a chance to breed these as they are a bucket list species.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

This girl… I cleaned her water dish last night. When I went to bed, it was pristine and full. I swear she’s like a kid playing in a pool.

 

[NMTs]

I'm developing such a love/hate relationship with Selenocosmiinae spp ....

Had a few rehouses I wanted to get done today and instead got a healthy dose of panic.

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First up was this unsexed juvenile Chilobrachys sp South Thailand Blue that's about 3.5" DLS. I've had it for a few weeks and was keeping it in a temporary deli until I could get an enclosure for it. This species and Chilobrachys sp Tropical Blue are exceedingly rare in the hobby, but IMO are absolutely fascinating as they are obligate cliff dwellers. They prefer to live in holes in sheer rock faces, with South Thai Blue preferring the lower cliff faces with rubble and Tropical Blue being found as high as 10m up. Anyways, it was pretty well behaved during the rehouse, so I decided to grab one more picture before closing the lid....

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It was at this moment I knew I messed up as it instantly went to blur mode. In the time it took for me to drop the phone and grab a catch cup, this one had yeeted itself out of its new enclosure, up the side of the safety tote, and then yeeted itself off the back top ledge of the safety tote into the wild blue yonder. It took me 15 minutes to find that thing back. In retrospect, jumping is probably how they escape predators in the wild, but it was still quite unexpected. Long story short, I got it recaptured, in its new enclosure, and it's promptly webbed itself away.

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Next up was this juvenile Orphnaecus dichromatus. I don't know why but this is one of my favorite species and one I've had the most difficulty with establishing. This one I got as a 1" sling CB from Europe and it was the only one out of 5 that survived the import process before reaching me. I managed to pick up 4 WC adults last year as well, however all but one failed to thrive in my care. I'm hopeful the last adult is a female, but I can't be 100% sure because I never see it and it's never kicked a molt out. This one has been the same way, but ventrally it looks male. Would love a chance to breed these as they are a bucket list species.

It's always that "one last picture" that gets you... Glad you were able to find it!

 

[corydalis]

Sprayed some extra water for my Hmac (since she is in premolt) which lured her out a bit, so time has come for a feet orgy:





(cutest pedipalps ever)

and a surprise butt at the end..

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Welp, it finally happened. My MM T. alboilosus died on me today. 1,256 days mature, hooked out in September of 2020. Got him the fall of 2019, he was my fifth tarantula. Not too sad about it though since I'm just impressed he made it so long.

 

[NMTs]

Rehoused this fossorial dwarf today. Last time I saw it in full, it was an 1/8" naked pink sling. I had no expectations as I could find no pics of them, but I'm pleased with how it's turned out so far (8 months later):

0.0.1 Euthycaelus sp. Cesar, 1" DLS

0.0.1 Euthycaelus sp. Cesar - 1" DLS

• NMTs
• Mar 2, 2024
• dwarf euthycaelus fossorial sp. cesar

I rehoused this tiny fossorial T after 8 months, and this is literally the only time I've seen...

I've got a different species of Euthycaelus to rehouse tomorrow, so we'll see how they compare.

 

[MariaLewisia]

Rehoused my four Psalmopoeus reduncus holdbacks from last year's sac into bigger cups. All were very well behaved... except this one who ran a couple laps before settling down and acting invisible.



Hopefully I can start sexing them with their next moults.

 

[littlewing84]

Some light yoga to warm up before going back to dismantling their enclosures

(Ophelia - GBB)


(Cass - A. Gabeli)

 

[TLSizzle]

Today in the spider room, I brought in 8 12x12x12 exo's, 4 8x8x12 exo's plus corks and fake plants for $500

No more spending for me!

 

[Shokoon8legs]

Rehouse this two beauty.

0.0.1 Brachypelma auratum


0.0.1 Theraposa stirmi


They like it.

 

[NMTs]

More sling rehousings today...

0.0.1 Neischnocolus iquitos, 0.75" DLS:


0.0.2 Euthycaelus amandae, 1" DLS in sling outfit:


And 1.25" DLS in adult(ish) clothes:

0.0.1 Euthycaelus amandae - 1.25" DLS

• NMTs
• Mar 3, 2024
• dwarf euthycaelus euthycaelus amandae fossorial

Fossorial dwarf species from Colombia, starting to show adult colors. Skittish and FAST!

0.0.1 Psalmopoeus irminia, 0.875" DLS:


0.0.1 Davus sp. Colombia, 1" DLS:



More to do tomorrow!

 

[sparticus]

Rehoused the P. irminia juvie, he's approaching 2.5", I think. He was not impressed.
Also the pumpkin patch, who was much calmer about the whole situation. Hardly ever see the whole spider unobstructed by webbing since it had literally everything webbed up in the old setup. This is the old setup, minus webbing:

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Everyone's fat, happy, and in premolt right now. Scarlet (0.1 B. emilia) finally came out yesterday. She's been hiding for most of the winter.

 

[darlingi]

(I just need to vent)
Found my MM V. chromatus dead last night and I’m blaming myself for his death. He had his final molt in October, so he lasted only 4-5 months (wasn’t able to sell him for breeding purposes).
His abdomen had the size of a raisin and was shriveled (not sure if that happened after death though).
His enclosure was bone dry because I had simply „forgotten“ about him/the importance of water for MMs.
I hate myself for that and I’m ashamed to admit this, but it’s the truth.
I think it happened because his enclosure was next to my female V. chromatus and V. tripepii, which I keep mostly dry, and thus forgot about his individual need of water as a mature male.

I’m shocked by the size of his abdomen anyway, because I’ve fed him an adult dubia not too long ago (maybe 3-4 weeks).
I remember seeing him still eating next morning, so his abdomen must’ve been wayyy bigger. He was really active looking for a date, maybe that’s what made him metabolize so quickly.

I’ve been depressed all day and feel super guilty. What kind of helps is reminding myself that he would’ve (cruel as it sounds) died in a few months anyway, since I don’t think that I would’ve found somebody to take an older V. chromatus male.

Sad as it is, I‘ll try to learn from it to become a better keeper.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

(I just need to vent)
Found my MM V. chromatus dead last night and I’m blaming myself for his death. He had his final molt in October, so he lasted only 4-5 months (wasn’t able to sell him for breeding purposes).
His abdomen had the size of a raisin and was shriveled (not sure if that happened after death though).
His enclosure was bone dry because I had simply „forgotten“ about him/the importance of water for MMs.
I hate myself for that and I’m ashamed to admit this, but it’s the truth.
I think it happened because his enclosure was next to my female V. chromatus and V. tripepii, which I keep mostly dry, and thus forgot about his individual need of water as a mature male.

I’m shocked by the size of his abdomen anyway, because I’ve fed him an adult dubia not too long ago (maybe 3-4 weeks).
I remember seeing him still eating next morning, so his abdomen must’ve been wayyy bigger. He was really active looking for a date, maybe that’s what made him metabolize so quickly.

I’ve been depressed all day and feel super guilty. What kind of helps is reminding myself that he would’ve (cruel as it sounds) died in a few months anyway, since I don’t think that I would’ve found somebody to take an older V. chromatus male.

Sad as it is, I‘ll try to learn from it to become a better keeper.

I'm sorry. Sometimes it happens. Everyone makes mistakes. You have a good attitude about it though. In situations like this you can't change the past but you can use it as a learning experience for the future. And since he was mature anyway, he was already on borrowed time. There's huge variation between individuals with how long they'll survive after their ultimate molt.