Today in the Spider Room?

[dangerforceidle]

Homoeomma chilensis first investigating my meal worm offering, and then finally accepting it. I will not be struck down by its fiery wrath today, thankfully.

First feed post moult.

 

[boina]

So, the Hamm expo has come and gone and so have I - Gone there and come back home I mean.

I was really, really good - I didn't buy one of the interesting Sericopelma melanotarsum slings, or the malnourished looking E. murinus, or the faszinating but expensive Theraphosinae sp. panama. I did buy others, though...

Got the P. pulcher juvenile female I wanted from a Polish seller and since I was there I got a juvenile female C. fimbriatus, too (my juvi is still unsexed). I kind of felt like I was rescuing them because the spiders from that specific seller looked really rough and as if they had been stuck in their tiny boxes for all their lives... all boxes were practically completely webbed over and the web didn't look new at all. The P. pulcher couldn't even completely stretch her legs... He had exactly the spider I wanted but I still contemplated passing up on it because his spiders looked so bad, possibly the worst of all sellers there.

Then I got the Tapi slings I wanted - 2x T. plumipes and 2x T. violaceus (from Sven Köppler, a well known name in Europe) and I got 2 Chilobrachys sp. Kaeng Krachan slings, too. I think I've mentioned before that I like black spiders and if they are anything like my C. fimbriatus I'm going to enjoy them a lot.

That was it - not too bad, especially since I did sell two MMs. No pics yet - the slings are tiny anyway and I feel too tired this evening to deal with fast and/or OW spiders.

Other than that there always seem to be certain fads when it comes to tarantulas. For a while everyone was breeding M. balfouris and H. pulchripes but that's kind of over. Now you can find Theraphosas at every corner. I saw juvenile female T. blondis for 150 Euro - a steal (yes, blondi, and the breeder was H. Kahlenberg of B. kahlenbergi fame, and he's pretty reliable when it comes to sexing, so it really was a female T. blondi). Everyone seemed to have blondis and stirmis and even apophysis for sale. You could also get all species of Poecilotheria at every corner and even female P. metallica went for under 100 Euro (I was momentarily tempted, but didn't buy any). And for some reason Sericopelmas seem to become the next big deal. On the other hand it seems to be impossible to get any Phormictopus at the moment...

 

[antinous]

So, the Hamm expo has come and gone and so have I - Gone there and come back home I mean.

I was really, really good - I didn't buy one of the interesting Sericopelma melanotarsum slings, or the malnourished looking E. murinus, or the faszinating but expensive Theraphosinae sp. panama. I did buy others, though...

Got the P. pulcher juvenile female I wanted from a Polish seller and since I was there I got a juvenile female C. fimbriatus, too (my juvi is still unsexed). I kind of felt like I was rescuing them because the spiders from that specific seller looked really rough and as if they had been stuck in their tiny boxes for all their lives... all boxes were practically completely webbed over and the web didn't look new at all. The P. pulcher couldn't even completely stretch her legs... He had exactly the spider I wanted but I still contemplated passing up on it because his spiders looked so bad, possibly the worst of all sellers there.

Then I got the Tapi slings I wanted - 2x T. plumipes and 2x T. violaceus (from Sven Köppler, a well known name in Europe) and I got 2 Chilobrachys sp. Kaeng Krachan slings, too. I think I've mentioned before that I like black spiders and if they are anything like my C. fimbriatus I'm going to enjoy them a lot.

That was it - not too bad, especially since I did sell two MMs. No pics yet - the slings are tiny anyway and I feel too tired this evening to deal with fast and/or OW spiders.

Other than that there always seem to be certain fads when it comes to tarantulas. For a while everyone was breeding M. balfouris and H. pulchripes but that's kind of over. Now you can find Theraphosas at every corner. I saw juvenile female T. blondis for 150 Euro - a steal (yes, blondi, and the breeder was H. Kahlenberg of B. kahlenbergi fame, and he's pretty reliable when it comes to sexing, so it really was a female T. blondi). Everyone seemed to have blondis and stirmis and even apophysis for sale. You could also get all species of Poecilotheria at every corner and even female P. metallica went for under 100 Euro (I was momentarily tempted, but didn't bu And for some reason Sericopelmas seem to become the next big deal. On the other hand it seems to be impossible to get any Phormictopus at the moment...

Excuse you, Sericipelmas are great! Lol. Did you see any apophysis there? I’m hoping that if apophysis become ‘common’ over there, they’ll be more of them here (did you know when they were first brought over they were classified as a Pamphobeteus?). You should hit up @KezyGLA for Phormics!

 

[boina]

Excuse you, Sericipelmas are great! Lol. Did you see any apophysis there? I’m hoping that if apophysis become ‘common’ over there, they’ll be more of them here (did you know when they were first brought over they were classified as a Pamphobeteus?). You should hit up @KezyGLA for Phormics!

Of course Sericopelmas are great! I didn't say otherwise. And yes I saw a few apophysis, but only a few. And it's too late in the year for shipping across the North Sea.

 

[antinous]

Of course Sericopelmas are great! I didn't say otherwise. And yes I saw a few apophysis, but only a few. And it's too late in the year for shipping across the North Sea.

Haha was just kidding. Are apophysis expensive over there too? Saw a 1 inch sling for $270 the other day and I almost had a heart attack..

 

[boina]

Haha was just kidding. Are apophysis expensive over there too? Saw a 1 inch sling for $270 the other day and I almost had a heart attack..

Yes, apophysis are the most expensive of Theraphosas. Still, for about 200 Euro (about 225 Dollar) you get a sexed female...

Also 200 Euro get you a Selenocosminae sp. biru sling - the newest, rarest, and most incredible spider. I saw them and they are unbelievable - iridescent blue, a blue never seen before.

American prices are simply insane.

 

[lostbrane]

I decided to check on my P. vittata sling especially due to me losing the P. ornata. It's just fine, was just hiding out thankfully.

American prices are simply insane.

I mean, you're right, but do ya gotta rub it in our faces?

 

[draconisj4]

Rehoused my P. cambridgei today, I had been meaning to do it before this last molt but got so busy I didn't get to it. Poor guy gained so much size that he barely had room to stretch in his old enclosure, I felt so guilty . Anyway, he hardened up fine and had a small meal yesterday so he got a new house today. Smooth as silk transfer and if ever a spider could look happy he certainly does. He's all sprawled out on his cork bark with plenty of room to spare

 

[Dapink02]

I just witnessed my B. albo bury her water dish for the 40th time. I swear every time I try to give her water she buries her bowl in spite of me. Not to mention she always feels me fill the water bowl and comes running out trying to catch it thinking it's food

 

[Minty]

This arrived!

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Today in the spider room AKA the Queen room that happens to have a spider in it: Kate has done nothing.

What? You expected an A. chalcodes to do something?

 

[Asmiro]

Well my I. mira sling finally made a trap door and burrowed. Now I get to see all the different poses of dirt :/. Although I have caught the hungry pose (tiny feet sticking out of the door), it’s rather cute.

 

[lostbrane]

This hasn't been a good week. Looks like my O. schioedtei might go. It's been curled since last night. It's still wriggling about though. Haven't disturbed it, but I see it wiggle about once in a while. I'm hoping it pulls through Update: it did not.

My first thought goes to husbandry error but there was plenty of ventilation, had a moisture gradient in the sub, etc. It was eating fine too, and it's got a big ol booty so I hoped that maybe it was just going to molt upright but no carapace popped in well 16 hours or so since I first saw it curled. So yeah...

In better news, my C. lividus is starting to roam farther out from her webbed up corner so I hope this means she is beginning to settle and might finally start burrowing.

 

[draconisj4]

I just got a good look at my H. villosella and discovered why its barely eaten since its last molt. There's no mistaking that its now a MM. I've only had it 6 months and its still so small I really wasn't expecting that yet. I pretty much haven't seen it at all since I got it and now that it finally is visible of its web it makes me sad to think that its days are numbered

 

[lostbrane]

think that its days are numbered

Better find it a partner and continue the cycle

 

[draconisj4]

Better find it a partner and continue the cycle

Unfortunately for him there's no one close that would want him and shipping him this time of year is out of the question. I also have no idea how long its been since he matured.

 

[lostbrane]

Well shucks....sorry to hear that then.

 

[boina]

Looks like my O. schioedtei might go.

I've had a O. schioedtei dying for no apparent reason, too, and @Venom1080 keeps claiming his Asian arboreals (except Pokies) are more fragile than others.

I think he may be onto something. I think there's something we still don't know about them and how to keep them properly. I've decided to keep mine at least half dry, dryer than usually recommended, since moisture always comes with the risk of infection.

 

[Venom1080]

I've had a O. schioedtei dying for no apparent reason, too, and @Venom1080 keeps claiming his Asian arboreals (except Pokies) are more fragile than others.

I think he may be onto something. I think there's something we still don't know about them and how to keep them properly. I've decided to keep mine at least half dry, dryer than usually recommended, since moisture always comes with the risk of infection.

Either I don't know how to keep them. Or I'm missing something from their care. I keep them vented like Avicularia but mostly damp.

Had two 4"+ LV die. One after a molt. Another out of nowhere. 2 LN slings. Fat and healthy both of them. Found them in resting positions.

So far, I've had literally 50% success rate with Lampropelma. Both my Omothymus have been doing fine for the 6 months of so I've had them.

@Nightstalker47 lost his O schioedtei recently too.

 

[Thekla]

Just rehoused my B. albopilosum (Nicaragua) sling. That must have been the easiest rehouse ever. The whole thing was done in not even 5 minutes.
Spider in catch cup, catch cup into new enclosure, spider walks out without any hesitance after a couple of minutes, remove catch cup. Done.