-whats in that bucket daddy? -Surprise!!:D

[AlexCrazy]

I live in a very ''wild'' area.. and across the international road (in front of are property) we have a old torn down factory(storm blew it apart) and cos of all the little critters around here and the money it would take.. we never got it cleaned up.. So.. i arrive from school and i see a bucket on the table with a plywood on top of it.. as i say hello to my dad.. he tells me he was something to show me.. he sead it came from the ''other side''...and BAAM! this baby shows up! a ENORMOUS TARANTULA! OMG!
This is not the first time.. but the ones a had before where smaller and i cought them from the town next to us.. ha ha
Now.. i just cant find a name for him.. my previous tarantulas where named.. Dracula, Dracula the second and finally the third.. but the fourth would be too much.. ha ha please help! :D
(the seting i currently have him in i will upgrade :D )

[Sasha2]

That is enormous, eek...

[AlexCrazy]

yeah! one of the biggest ones I've ever seen! ha ha don't you like tarantulas @Sasha2 ?

[eminart]

Cool. Do you know which species it is? It looks a lot like Acanthoscurria chocoana, but there are lots that look similar.

[Pogie]

OMG, I would run the other way if I saw one of those loose rotfl.
My sis has 2 "pet" ones, one is a rose hair and it looks just like that one.

[AlexCrazy]

Eminart@ im not sure... it would be nice to know.. there arent experts here.. so.. i just take care of them acording to genaral rules and based on my countries enviroment...
i did a search with the name you mentioned.. and i think thats him.. thanks.. :D
I NEED A NAME FOR HIM.. ha ha any sugestions?! ^-^

[ManSlaughter33]

Alucard ;) it's dracula backwards :D

[EL Ziggy]

That's one fierce looking tarantula. If you want to stick with the vampire theme you could name him Vlad, Vladimir or Lestat.

[trailblazer295]

I'm man enough to say I'd probably scream manly like a little girl if I encountered one of those in my house by surprise.

[AlexCrazy]

I'm man enough to say I'd probably scream manly like a little girl if I encountered one of those in my house by surprise.
LOL! hahaha :D
i think ill name him Dmont... (i made it out of =DemonTarantula) i like how it sounds.. Dmont http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif what do you guys think?

[prairiepanda]

I wanna say Nhandu carapoensis. Not red enough on the abdomen for A chacoana...and the legs are too fluffy to be Acanthoscurria at all, in my opinion. It's true that a lot of other species are similar, though.

As for the name, I do like Dmont! Nice name. Does he have a temperament to match such a name?

[AlexCrazy]

Here are some more photos.. now with his upgraded vivarium.. :D but i will do some ajustments.. and make a styrofoam 3D background for him to look asome! :D
is it okay to place ELDs for light? its soo dark :( i cant apreciate him..
Sorry for the very bad photos.. cellphone picks.. ill take pro ones wen im totally done with wis tank :D (in the last one.. first meal)

[AlexCrazy]

I wanna say Nhandu carapoensis. Not red enough on the abdomen for A chacoana...and the legs are too fluffy to be Acanthoscurria at all, in my opinion. It's true that a lot of other species are similar, though.

As for the name, I do like Dmont! Nice name. Does he have a temperament to match such a name?
i think he will just stay with out a ID ha ha
His name totally goes! wen he catches his food.. its crazy! he really atacks like a demon! jaja and he is so big and mean looking http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gifhttp://www.ssnakess.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif

[prairiepanda]

Looks like a great setup! If you at LEDs, I would suggest using red ones. Red light seems to be the only light that doesn't disturb them.

I don't see a water dish in there, though? Did you just not get a picture of it, or does he not have one? If you'd rather not have a water dish, you should keep the substrate moist. dehydration and dried lungs are quite dangerous.

[AlexCrazy]

thanks! :D

[reptiledude987]

I dont know much about these guys. How bad would it be if you got bit by it?

[prairiepanda]

I dont know much about these guys. How bad would it be if you got bit by it?


It's typically likened to a bee sting. Some people are more sensitive, some less so, but either way it's not a big deal. Usually what's worse is getting covered in urticating hairs(they flick them off their abdomen when aggravated), which can leave your skin burning, itching, and inflamed for a week or more if you're sensitive to them. They can do particularly bad damage to the eyes and respiratory tract. Still nothing life-threatening, though.

Some old world species have more potent venom(won't kill you, but could make you have a bad week), but old world species don't have the urticating hairs that new worlds have, and they're more likely to run and hide than to bite.

[AlexCrazy]

Even so.. my dad dosent want me touching him.. ha ha and i dont feel like having a tarantula bite anyway.. it will also make people see him worse than they do.. im actually gonna do a speach about arachnophobia and snake phobia in my class.. were learning to do speaches in art class! i chose the topic to clear all those misleading points like ''snakes are slimee'' or.. ''there all venomous'' to teach people that there asome pets.. and that they shouldent kill them on site! O.o (people do that here.. how embarrassing haha)
about the water boll i did include one allready.. thanks! :)