Finally got some...

[MatthewM1]

Tarantulas!

@Mentat- remember a previous discussion on one of my scorp thread we were having where I said I didn't see myself getting a pokie any time soon...


Recieved 3 slings and a juvie in a trade today. 2 of the slings and the juvie were freebies

First up-
. 5" Lasiodora Parahybana "Salmon Pink Bird Eater"



Second+third-
. 25" species unkown untill I talk to sender, they were labeled C.F.


Last but certainly not least-
2" Poecilotheria Regalis "Indian Ornamental"




Everyone transferred from their shipping containers to the enclosures without any difficulties. The Pokie was the hardest but went soooo much better than I expected. Can't wait to watch these little things grow.

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[Mentat]

P. regalis is a gorgeous species but also the most toxic of the Pokies . This T is not for allergic people (i.e. bee stings) and even a 1 in. specimen can hurt you bad. The C.F. could be a couple things, maybe a Chilobrachys femoralis or C. fimbriatus; or a Cyriocosmus sp. Have fun with them !

[MatthewM1]

That's interesting about them being the most potent being the most potent. I've been told they are generally the most reluctant to bite. I've been looking at the first 2 you've listed trying to see what looked more like mine but it's so hard with little 2i slings, all of those 3 look similar at that size, at least in the pics Google brings up.

I'm enjoying them already

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[MatthewM1]

So they are Cyclosternum fasciatum, Costa Rican tiger rumps

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[Lija]

pretty!

[MatthewM1]

Thank you=)

I love watching these guys. Especially when they groom themselves. Such a cool process, I've seen the pokie and the LP doing it so far. It's so hard to believe how tiny they start out.
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[MatthewM1]

Offered them all their first meal in my care. The bird eater and one of the Tiger rumps hopped right onto their freshly killed crickets the other tiger rump is currently staring his down. The Pokie was the only one to get live prey and he tackled it with lighting speed and then dragged it up to the corner and started doing a victory dance(spinning around in circles while laying down some webbing)


I've been reading that the tiger rumps are very heavy Webbers so I'm excited to see how they "decorate" once they get a little bigger. One of them has a pretty big attitude for such a small spider and has thrown threat poses at me twice now.
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[MatthewM1]

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[MatthewM1]

The LP and one for the C. Fasciatum's molted earlier this week the second fasciatum is premolt. And the pokie is just fast and crazy once she takes off. I definitely don't EVER fully open the lid on her deli cup

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[Mentat]

... And the pokie is just fast and crazy once she takes off. I definitely don't EVER fully open the lid on her deli cup

Yes, they are extremely fast and moving them to new home is very exciting !

[Truffs1178]

Cant believe I missed this thread. You have very nice tarantulas. I love the salmon pink birdeater. I went to pick one up myself but it was almost fully grown and I find it hard to bond with something that I haven't raised or see grow from a baby. I would love to see a video of them feeding do you have a youtube account with videos of them on?

[MatthewM1]

Hopefully I can get 2 molts out of the deli cup it's in now. I'm not sure about which way I'm gonna go for its next enclosure. I have a 12x12x12 zoomed cube and a medium kritter keeper I vertically converted. I can't decide which would be easiest to maintain and transfer in and out with lowest risk of escape.

Yeah I'm glad I was able to get some that were so small. It's definitely a great experience watching one of your animals grow up. But I like my rescues/adoptions just as much. I got my ACF and ball python as adults. I don't have any videos of them up yet, my phone had a hard time picking up on the slings. I'll post some up on here once I do.

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[MatthewM1]

Picked up 2 itty bitty B. Vagans slings at insectapalooza today pics later

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[Truffs1178]

Awesome. I love members of the Brachypelma Genus, they are always a great species to own. I my self just got two LP slings just like to one you have but tiny.

Show me pics now!!!

[MatthewM1]

I'll try to get some when I rehousing them later today, I don't like the soil substrate they came with I'm gonna swap it for eco earth.

And the P. Regalis molted last night! She's pushing a 3.5" dls, about a full 1" gain

If some one would have told me a year ago that I would have 6T's and 4 true spiders I would have laughed and called them crazy. Now I can't get enough.

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[MatthewM1]

Blurry phone shots but that'll have to do for now.

I love these style plastic leaves for slings, they create a perfect little hide. My C. Fasciatum's have webbed their leaves up a bit and my LP like to move his different spots around the enclosure.

NW slings seem to move in slow-mo after working with true spiders for a little while now. Makes transferring them easy, it's cute when they try to run up the paint brush, then give up about halfway up it and slow to a walk.



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[Truffs1178]

One of my favourite substrates for tarantulas is the Exo Terra coco husk. It's not ground up like Eco earth is. Here is a pic of some.

http://myorchidcare.com/potting-media/img/Coconut-Husk-Chips-Small-600.jpg

[MatthewM1]

I like eco earth the best b/c I can use it for just about everything, I have. Also I feel like the ground stuff would hold burrows better. I usually just make 2-3 bricks at a time and store it in a plastic tub for when I need it

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[Truffs1178]

I actually have used both but for different purposes. I don't need to worry about a burrow collapse because I use bark tubes as hides for my T's. The ground up stuff is best for slings but it doesn't matter what I use for the adults. I may try mixing the two together.

[MatthewM1]

My girlfriend got some pretty good shots of the LP and one of the Fasciatum's while they were chowing down on crickets. I'll have to try getting videos with her phone some time.

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