My OBT is orange already

Dragoon · 02-03-04, 08:58 PM

Hi all,
Just wanted to comment on my OBT (OrangeBiteyThing)...oops, sorry...my P. murinus.
I got it as a teeny black sling recently. It is a ferocious eater, unlike the avic sp. I have, it does not wait for the cricket to wander up to it. It pops it legs out, and comes down to hunt its food as soon as you snap the deli lid closed.

After just two molts, it has grown a ton, and has turned orange already. I can see the black star on its prosoma, and the undersides of the legs are a nice black. Its a very nice spider.
For those of you who are impatient, I recommend getting one of these, its always up to something interesting!:w

Anybody else have a fast-growing or neat spider to have?

My favorite is my parahybana. It is always hungry, and always visible. Not nervous or skittish. The kind of spider that instead of running and hiding, strolls over to see what you're doing to the waterdish!

Have a great day.
D.

Tarcan · 02-03-04, 09:26 PM

Well, I will say it again (to rub it in!LOL)... fast growing and neat=Holothele incei! he he

D. do you have Cyclosternum fasciatum? If you not you ABSOLUTLY need one of those... they are so gorgeous and such a funny personnality!

Take care

Martin

Dragoon · 02-03-04, 09:39 PM

Nope, I am in need of a Tiger Rump!

Hey, if YOU say its neat...its worth getting!

But first will come the incei, I am attracted to anything that shade of mossy green!

How is your incei 'stallion' making out? And how many times can they mate females before needing to make another sperm web? Will they 'run out' of sperm in their palps?
Just curious...I hope all four of your girls produce sacs!
D.

Tarcan · 02-03-04, 09:57 PM

D. yeah, the H. incei are less common... have you seen how much the americans all want some and cannot get any! He he, you are all too spoiled with me... getting in all the interesting species...LOL

Well, this is a species that can co-habitate together (male and female) if teh terrarium is big enough, so I let them together and changed female every two weeks for the moment...

Normally, if he inserts both palps, he would technically need to recharge them before mating again... typically will do another spermweb within a week or so... as far as if the male could control the amount of sperm injected, that is a good on, beats me, I have to look it up in books... I do not recall reading about it though...

I have one female that is getting really "fat". I am hoping for the best, but it is hard to say, those things are eating machines... she might just be fat indeed!LOL

Take care

Martin

skinheaddave · 02-03-04, 10:05 PM

Yep, P.murinus is a fast grower. I had a male go from 1/4" to mature in 8 months or so -- and this was only my standard "grow them slow" feeding/temp regime (no supplemental heat, irregular feedings).

Cheers,
Dave

arachnomania · 02-03-04, 11:49 PM

Damn, I wrote a whole long thing and then my coputer froze!!!!!!!!!!! I think I'll just keep it short this time and say that by far my favorite fast growing specimen, not necessarly species would have to be L. difficilis...........hands down!

Dragoon · 02-04-04, 08:44 AM

Awww, bummer, I would have loved to read about your T's Rob. They are all new to me, so I love hearing about what they are like. Pics only show what they look like, not what kind of pet they are to live with...

I like my Lasiodora parahybana so much, I want to get specimens of every animal in the genus. L. difficilis included. They may not be the most flashy in terms of color, but what a great pet! The L.polycuspulatus seems to have the most color, which is why I wanted (and still want) one of those.
I didn't include the very colorful L. cristata, since it isn't really a part of the family, and it grows very slow. Mine molted twice in Jan. and I still need to squint to see them! hahaha

That is a VERY interesting tidbit about the Holothele incei! A T that can co-habit...do they need mucho space to do so? I'm pretty nervous about putting my pokie pair together...I really do not want to lose one.
I think it was Soren that mentioned recently that in the wild, yes, the pokies live together, but he pointed out it was 2 or 3 spiders per TREE.

T's are carnivorous little monsters...

And yeah, I giggle with glee at all the Americans who can't find incei, (awww, that wasn't nice)....but thanks Martin!
D.

arachnomania · 02-04-04, 05:20 PM

Rick West already found 20+ P regalis's all hudled together under the bark of a dead tree! I also have a budy that had placed 15 baby P regalis's in 10 gallon aquarium will LOTS of pvc pipes after I forget how much time of just droping crickets in there, they were all 4"+ and he had 14 left!
I recall the incei's to be on the American market last year but haven't sen them as of this year.
Take care,

Tarcan · 02-04-04, 06:01 PM

Dragoon... becareful when I say cohabit... I am talking about a mature male and a mature female being able to cohabit together in a large enough terrarium for certain amount of time... you can do that with a fair amount of species for breeding purpose without much trouble for the male... as long as he can run away if things start to get a little to hot to handle!LOL

Also, remember that L. polycuspulatus belongs to the genus Lasiodorides and not Lasiodora... (my male is not doing so well, I am not sure it will make it to maturity...) and good luck getting a specimen of every Lasiodora spp.! he he, tell me when and where you find them, I want some too! he he

True, H. incei is available once in a while, it is not that exclusive since it is supposed to be easy to breed and not a lot of people care for dwarf species... now try to get your hands on some Cyriocosmus elegans, Pamphobeteus ultramarinus, Xenesthis spp. spiderlings!... I still think you are extremely spoiled... LOL

Martin

Dragoon · 02-04-04, 07:16 PM

That's GREAT news Rob, thanks!
I never thought of pvc piping as hides. I will mull it over...it might be useful to have a way to cap the ends for cage cleaning. Not very aesthetic, though...
I notice my avics like to shoot poop away from their tunnel webs. The versi is the neatest, he shoots his all in the same corner, easy to clean up. I assume the pokies will shoot poop too. meh.

I agree you have an awesome selection of T's Martin!
But a question? How could one find a spiderling of Xenethis sp? Is it only X.immanis that hasn't been bred yet? Or were you just using the name as an example of the VERY rare? LOL

Also, is irritability a sign of premolt? My normally nice parahybana was firing hairs at me like a sniper tonight. He's really restless. Been scooping up and carrying peat from one side of the dish to the other. It used to be sloped (his doing), now it is level(his doing). So I misted it in case his time is near, that really ticked him off! No matter how I circled, that butt was pointed at my hand.
I could just kiss him, he's so cute!
D.

Tarcan · 02-04-04, 07:46 PM

D.

I am not sure I understand your question about the Xenesthis spp.

My point was that I am the only one that brought in those species in Canada... so that is where you get your hands on a Xenesthis sp.!LOL

I am sorry if you already know this but I am not sure if that is related to your question or not, if somebody refers to a genus followed by "spp.", that means he refers to all the species in general included in that genus. If you see a genus followed by "sp."only, that refers to a species in particular, normally undescribed or unidentified... So when I was saying Xenesthis spp. I was referring to X. immanis, X. intermedia, X. monstrosa, and any other undescribed Xenesthis sp.

X. immanis has been bred, but it is supposedly extremely hard to achieve. Supposedly in the US, only Kelly Swift was able to achieve a complete captive breeding and he ended up with one spiderling (he named it Solo BTW). Most of the slings that get available once in a while are captive born, coming from WC females that lay eggs in captivity.

Have fun with your L. parahybana... I do not see it necessarly as a sign of pre-molt as this is a somehow skittish species when young...

Martin

Dragoon · 02-04-04, 08:04 PM

Oh, thank you!
No, I did not know what the abbreviations meant. I never thought to ask...yes, it was odd sometimes people used two P's and sometimes one...
Maybe there's more people out there who did not know either!

I'm reminded of that credit card commercial....
"getting one spiderling for all your trouble....priceless!"

D.

Tarcan · 02-04-04, 08:44 PM

Dragoon,

I believe the commercial was:

A. seemanni sling: 5$
Bag of peat moss: 3,59$
Critter pan medium size: 7,99$
A too small HabbaHut for your T. blondi... useless!

LOL, sorry, I am still laughing of how funny the name "HabbaHut" sounds!LOL

Take care

Martin

Dragoon · 02-05-04, 10:50 PM

Now that inspires me...
I will take a pic tomorrow of Courtney next to the HabbaHut, for your amusement! heehee

She's really the only spider I can photo as of yet, its a cheap camera and will just blur the little guys.
D.