Today in the Spider Room?

[l4nsky]

First off n most important where did you get the clear tubs from ? I have been looking and can't find any, they are all cloudy.
Secondly, we both know that perfect vent holes are super satisfying , bet once you've done it n they are all the same size and distance apart, you smile . N not just because you've eventually done them all but because they are done right .
Music on tools out n will be done in no time .

Lol I'm not as exacting with these as one might think. The ventilation holes are on the sides, so out of sight, out of mind .

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/the-container-store.371354/post-3439392

 

[Charliemum]

Lol I'm not as exacting with these as one might think. The ventilation holes are on the sides, so out of sight, out of mind .

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/the-container-store.371354/post-3439392

Tbf if i had as mqny todo as you i would be free handing all the way , spoods dont care if they are lvl n perfectly spaced why should you.
I got bored with perfect holes I can't do em n keep annoying myself trying so the last viv I made has holes in heart shapes down the side . You tried making shapes with the holes yet? I will be doing it next time I make vivs too, was fun n makes me smile everytime I see it .

Thank you going to look now .

 

[TLSizzle]

Picked up this obese G pulchripes juvie at an expo yesterday.
Was planning on rehousing it after it molted as to not disturb it or accidentally have it go splat. But I opened it's enclosure to add a water dish and about gagged at the smell!
My roach colony smells like roses in comparison. I hope the T is not the source of the smell, but I rehoused it to something better. Fingers crossed it molts and all is well!

 

[zsiciarz]

I noticed today that the lid on one of my Cyriocosmus sellatus' enclosures was raised up a little. "Funny, I'm sure I closed it on Saturday". And the more I looked inside, the more the spider wasn't there. I searched the shelf, but wasn't very thorough as I came to a conclusion that there are two options. Either she'll come out at night, or some house spider will hunt her down. So I just cleaned up the floor, moved some cables... and there she was.

That incident earned her an upgrade to a permanent enclosure. And what do I get in return? A threat pose, thank you very much.

 

[Charliemum]

I noticed today that the lid on one of my Cyriocosmus sellatus' enclosures was raised up a little. "Funny, I'm sure I closed it on Saturday". And the more I looked inside, the more the spider wasn't there. I searched the shelf, but wasn't very thorough as I came to a conclusion that there are two options. Either she'll come out at night, or some house spider will hunt her down. So I just cleaned up the floor, moved some cables... and there she was.
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That incident earned her an upgrade to a permanent enclosure. And what do I get in return? A threat pose, thank you very much.
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I am glad you found her she's way to pretty to be house spood dinner.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

And what do I get in return? A threat pose, thank you very much.

“I was free! F R E E ! ! !”

 

[goofyGoober99]

Picked up this obese G pulchripes juvie at an expo yesterday.
Was planning on rehousing it after it molted as to not disturb it or accidentally have it go splat. But I opened it's enclosure to add a water dish and about gagged at the smell!
My roach colony smells like roses in comparison. I hope the T is not the source of the smell, but I rehoused it to something better. Fingers crossed it molts and all is well!

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Oh my goodness that is the fattest spider I have ever seen in my life
I hope the (not so) little guy is ok!

 

[TLSizzle]

Oh my goodness that is the fattest spider I have ever seen in my life
I hope the (not so) little guy is ok!

Me too! I keep waiting to see it flipped and molting, but hasn't happened yet.

 

[Charliemum]

Me too! I keep waiting to see it flipped and molting, but hasn't happened yet.

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Please tell me little one has a booty related name something like Bdonk

 

[TLSizzle]

Please tell me little one has a booty related name something like Bdonk

I was thinking something like Squirt. As I'm picturing it being pinch tested like a juicy grape and some fluids emerging.

Sounded better in my head!

Or the rare Donko Golden Knee!

 

[Charliemum]

I was thinking something like Squirt. As I'm picturing it being pinch tested like a juicy grape and some fluids emerging.

Sounded better in my head!

Or the rare Donko Golden Knee!

Squishmellow!

 

[Charliemum]

Hera Harpactira pulchripes saf eventually finished extending her burrow entrance from a floor entrance to a turret to a volcano that she now often sits on top of .
Her volcano is now about 5 inches off the sub lvl and is as wide as the viv is at the base and the tunnel is vertical inside, after her taking months to settle when she came it's lovely to see her making this viv her own . Bout time too .

 

[l4nsky]

Went around the facility with a torch to see who was out and about. I even managed to catch a few out tonight that normally don't like to pose for photos, but instead retreat at the slightest disturbance of their enclosures.


0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp Ho Chi Minh DCF who didn't fully retreat to her burrow tonight when I pulled her enclosure forward on the shelf. Since tonight wasn't a flight night.....


2 seconds later it turned into a fight night....


0.1 Aphonopelma bicoloratum juvie, about 2.5" DLS. I'll see legs poking out nightly, but again pretty quick to retreat when trying to take a picture.


0.0.1 Birupes simoroxigorum. These have been a challenge for me. Of the 5 slings I originally received, this was the only one I was able to raise up successfully to 1.5" DLS. Flighty would be an understatement.


0.1 Cyriopagopus sp Purple Zebra. I really thought this girl was in premolt as she's due a molt and is quite lackluster at the moment. Left a prekilled feeder for her tonight just in case she was still eating. Of course she was munching on it and didn't run away as I grabbed a few pics.


0.1 Cyriopagopus sp Kalimantan. She'll be getting a rehouse shortly into a haplotank and a proper photo shoot. I kept her on a relatively shallow substrate in order to get a molt to judge maturity as there is quite literally nothing out there on these.


0.1 Chilobrachys natanicharum. Even through the milky plastic of a Sterilite 1932, the brilliance of that color is undeniable. She's a few weeks post molt

 

[Charliemum]

Went around the facility with a torch to see who was out and about. I even managed to catch a few out tonight that normally don't like to pose for photos, but instead retreat at the slightest disturbance of their enclosures.

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0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp Ho Chi Minh DCF who didn't fully retreat to her burrow tonight when I pulled her enclosure forward on the shelf. Since tonight wasn't a flight night.....

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2 seconds later it turned into a fight night....

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0.1 Aphonopelma bicoloratum juvie, about 2.5" DLS. I'll see legs poking out nightly, but again pretty quick to retreat when trying to take a picture.

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0.0.1 Birupes simoroxigorum. These have been a challenge for me. Of the 5 slings I originally received, this was the only one I was able to raise up successfully to 1.5" DLS. Flighty would be an understatement.

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0.1 Cyriopagopus sp Purple Zebra. I really thought this girl was in premolt as she's due a molt and is quite lackluster at the moment. Left a prekilled feeder for her tonight just in case she was still eating. Of course she was munching on it and didn't run away as I grabbed a few pics.

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0.1 Cyriopagopus sp Kalimantan. She'll be getting a rehouse shortly into a haplotank and a proper photo shoot. I kept her on a relatively shallow substrate in order to get a molt to judge maturity as there is quite literally nothing out there on these.

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0.1 Chilobrachys natanicharum. Even through the milky plastic of a Sterilite 1932, the brilliance of that color is undeniable. She's a few weeks post molt

Why is it that the most beautiful t's are always the most shy.... stunning all of them!

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Went around the facility with a torch to see who was out and about. I even managed to catch a few out tonight that normally don't like to pose for photos, but instead retreat at the slightest disturbance of their enclosures.

The great joy of having pet holes are these awe striking moments. Beautiful spiders every one.

 

[jrh3]

Finally my smaller female t. cyaneolum molted and my mature male made a sperm web. I have been waiting on this project for a loooooong time. The male was a 1.5” sling in April 2023 so it was roughly 2 years for maturity.

 

[l4nsky]

The great joy of having pet holes are these awe striking moments. Beautiful spiders every one.

Oh, I see most of them more nights than I don't . The challenge is getting a good picture to share as some are very sensitive to any movement of their enclosures.

 

[NMTs]

Oh, I see most of them more nights than I don't . The challenge is getting a good picture to share as some are very sensitive to any movement of their enclosures.

And to the light...

Some of my night stalkers:

0.1 Cyriopagopus lividus:


0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp. Hana, hopefully in premolt (I've got an MM on standby):


0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue:


0.1 Tapinauchenius plumipes, so shiny:



Also, my Citharognathus tongmianensis female molted into her full adult colors and looks amazing, but she won't let me get a decent photo of her. This is the best I could get:

 

[NMTs]

I wanted to take some photos of one of my juvenile Phormingochilus sp. Sabah red today, but it objected:


So, I took pics of it's foot instead...



Then my Cyclosternum sp. cundinamarca posed for a good shot:

1.0 Cyclosternum sp. cundinamarca - 2" DLS

• NMTs
• Feb 9, 2025
• 3
• bolivian yellow belly cundinamarca cyclosternum cyclosternum sp. cundinamarca

Fossorial dwarf from Bolivia. Also has a yellow belly that it flashes in defense.

He'd soon had enough and tried to take his act on the road:


All of this activity drew the attention of a timid observer:


No matter how nicely I asked, he would come out no further...

Oh well, I'll just have to keep trying!

 

[l4nsky]

TIL that Mazuri, the company that formulates prepared diets for zoo and aquarium animals, also makes roach food....


This is their low protein formula as I'm running a bit of an experiment, but there is a high protein option available as well.