New Nephila!

[Tim and Julie B]

OMG>>>>>>>>I GOTTA GET ONE! TB

[emilsmee]

hey d, what's the specific care on these? like enclosure size, humidity, heat, feeding, venom potency, aggression, lifespan, etc? thinking about getting one from martin... just wanna be sure about all that before i get one.

emilsmee

[Dragoon]

hahahaha, ....

I dont know!

hahahahaha

I do know they are commonly kept free in a room, so room temp and humidity must be fine. They are not agressive...you were here and saw mine. I sit with my face about three inches from her, I'm soooo nosy. I like to watch her squeeze the water down her legs to her foot, then sip her foot. If I squint and look real close, I can just make out the tiny claws on the ends of her delicate feet, that grip the web.
She is not defensive or skittish. I mist her and feed her with tweezers...she's pretty gentle about taking her cricket from me. I have to hold her food in front of her face while she slowly touches it with a foot, to make sure its food. She doesn't pounce like a tarantula does.
They only live around three years. Get to be about five or six inches? Double what mine is, most likely. So I have a while to keep mine still.
She is so gentle , she's not gonna bite anyone, hahahahaha

All you readers are just reacting to her 'big house spider' appearance. Once you get past the Ewww..a spider reaction, she's not scary at all....just pretty!
D.

[Siretsap]

How potent are those?

[Dragoon]

Here you go....
a link to a page describing some Nephila. The one pictured is not the color morph I have, but it is the same exact body.

To save you time, it says on the page, they are docile, with insignificant venom, the pain would be due to the mechanical size of the fangs.
Another page I had read said the Nephila were very reluctant biters.

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Insect...ers/GiantWood/

[emilsmee]

so is the tank you have the minimum, maximum or average size, that looked a little big for her... i have limited shelf space. hey would those screen cages i have at work be good for her??? i'm so bad, i took home one of the rosehairs (the biggest and nicest one) and the Cyclosternum fasciatum. geez the Cyclosternum fasciatumo has grown so big since we first got him in. n e one have suggestions for names??

emilsmee

[Dragoon]

My Nephila cage is rather small for an adult.
I have a juvie.
That is why most people let them go, in a room. So they can make their webs as big as they want. Yes, those gorgeous cages at your store would be fine...but a lot of money for a little spider! If you want, I'll just build you something nice, for a fraction of the cost.

Congrats on the tiger rump! Why not let the spider name itself? wait a while, and one will come to you...
My pokies are Eek, Peek and Boo. They hide alot. and they have big bad scary reps, being Pokes.
I'd call a Tiger Rump Ember, Glow or Hallowe'en due to the colors. Once you have more spiders, its easier to just call them the scientific names. I'm not referring to my Courtney, of course. ...big T.blondis demand names.

Tarcan has a Cyriocosmos named Jewel!
Or...so we tell him....
hahahahahaha
D.

[emilsmee]

i'm going to grab one from work because i buy them for a fraction of the cost. you are right though, they're kinda expensive but really nice looking!
can i have more than one nephila if i were to buy one of the HUGE enclosures? it's a 120G screen enclosure. i think it'll cost me $150 at cost. i'm in no hurry for the nephila because i already have a bunch coming in soon that'll keep me happy for a while. speaking of which, can you build my tiger rump and rose hair as well as my new spidy's some of those cool enclosures? I'll pay you whatever you think is good for them. i was going to do them but i have no time and i know i'd mess it up for sure. or better yet you can come over and help.
hehe he's not now, but i think grays gonna be angry that you've gotten me back into t's. our place is gonna be covered in them... *grin*

(...and to think, he's allergic, lol)

emilsmee