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Gold Skulltula

Arachnosquire
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*music chimes*

just figured I'd share my small collection here. I only have 2 ts at the moment. I love taking photos of them though. ;)

The first is my P. murinus. I'll admit that I bought her from a pet store as an adult. I've had her for about 2 or 3 years now. I'm thinking she's a female, but anyone can correct me if they think I'm wrong.

Here's her enclosure


And here are the best few photos I've gotten of her. I don't like to unearth her from her burrow often, but if I want pictures, I have to tease her out. For the most part I don't see her, but the times I do are very rewarding!


My dad named her "Betty", and even though I like more unique names, Betty stuck.


She seems to have a G. Rosea complex.. she's really not aggressive at all. I don't make it a point of handling her, but during our last photo session, she climbed out of her viv and onto my hand.


anyway, I suppose that's it for Betty for now.

to be continued.. a little progression thread of the A. Versi I've been raising.

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Alrighty, the next T in my collection is Thorn / Thora. Not sure of the gender of this one.. although s/he is certainly getting large enough to start figuring it out!

I'm so proud of this little one because it's the first T that I've raised. I attempted to raise a Versi sling before and the results were disastrous. It deterred me from really getting into Ts for awhile.
I couldn't resist this little one complete with a set up though. I figured that the breeder had taken care of husbandry for me and I'd have a much better chance at success. I was right!

First day of ownership, taken at the expo I bought him/her at. Looking back, I can't believe how TINY s/he was!


A molt or two later




I was so excited to have a successfully molting T that I took a bunch of pictures of the actual molt as well.


Fangs!


A few close ups


She's a little shy


My most recent shots of her






These are admittedly a few months old. I'll try to get some more current pictures soon. I'm very impressed and happy with this beauty.

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Last but not least, here are a few shots of my T Collection "set up". ;)







And that's my little corner, just a pinkie toe in the water. Hope you enjoyed, I'll update this thread with more pictures of my Versi and Betty.
 

Tym Hollerup

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I LOVE your collection so far!!! Only thing I'd change is the enclosure size for your P. murinus. Maybe a 5.5 or even a 10 gallon enclosure would be great! 5.5 would be best if you want a lot of webbing as she's done already. The larger the enclosure, the less they web it seems. Hmmm. :?
 

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*scratch scratch scratch scratch*
*scratch scratch scratch scratch*

I can hear you, but where are you, damnit!?
:p

Nice spiders. Cool name. Going to have to set up my 64 again.
 

Gold Skulltula

Arachnosquire
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I LOVE your collection so far!!! Only thing I'd change is the enclosure size for your P. murinus. Maybe a 5.5 or even a 10 gallon enclosure would be great! 5.5 would be best if you want a lot of webbing as she's done already. The larger the enclosure, the less they web it seems. Hmmm. :?
Yea, that's something that I've been meaning to do for awhile now. My P. murinus seems to stay in her burrow most of the time, but comparing her size to her enclosure, yea, I feel she definitely needs more space.

That'll be fun, I love making little "landscapes" for my Ts with wood and substrate. I think I want to update both of my Ts enclosures. I really don't want to mess up with my Versi though. I suppose if I just replicate what s/he's in now but larger everything will be ok.

You guys will know when I do, I'll give a picture update! :)

*scratch scratch scratch scratch*
*scratch scratch scratch scratch*

I can hear you, but where are you, damnit!?
:p

Nice spiders. Cool name. Going to have to set up my 64 again.
:wall: :wall: :wall: *runs off to the internet* ah... that's where it is..

I love playing it on my computer with an emulator as well. It's like a whole new game.


Also, I snagged a few shots of my A. Versi's underside. Is s/he large enough to sex?


Not the best for color, but..
 

ZergFront

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*scratch scratch scratch scratch*
*scratch scratch scratch scratch*

I can hear you, but where are you, damnit!?
:p

Nice spiders. Cool name. Going to have to set up my 64 again.
Hehe, YAY for Zelda references! I can't wan't for the Zelda on Wii... :drool: Aww, now I got to look for a gaming thread..

"Hey! Listen! Hey! Listen!" Shut up you annoying firefly!! :D That Avic is looking dazzling.
 

Gold Skulltula

Arachnosquire
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My baby moulted again, and wow, what a difference!!

Here are a few pictures I took the other day. Red hairs and a grown up bald spot!!


I just couldn't resist taking it out of its cage.


Also, here's a ventral shot. Anyone starting to see a gender emerge?


After this special occasion I think I'll play some more Twilight Princess! Or just hook my 64 back up.. :rolleyes:
 
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