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Hi there,
I know what you mean about the dark colour form Chris, I've only seen pictures but the they are stunning! As for being out and about, the reason for mine being available for pics last month was hilarious. She had an impending moult and decided to extend her burrow, which is at the base of a large bark slab. Only she got her directions wrong and came up the other side of the bark, creating a spid subway!. That was one unamused spider. Anyway she figured it out after a couple of days and blocked the new entrance off. I disturbed her once and that was when she spun round on me, her pedipalps rubbing like she was trying to make fire with sticks. I got another photo opportunity just after she moulted, she came out of her burrow and drank her way through over half a bowl of water (a small exo-terra one). Her abdomen was wrinkled at the time but I made sure she had plenty of water and as soon as those fangs hardened it was cricket banquet time. Next year I'll definitely try breeding her.
I know what you mean about the dark colour form Chris, I've only seen pictures but the they are stunning! As for being out and about, the reason for mine being available for pics last month was hilarious. She had an impending moult and decided to extend her burrow, which is at the base of a large bark slab. Only she got her directions wrong and came up the other side of the bark, creating a spid subway!. That was one unamused spider. Anyway she figured it out after a couple of days and blocked the new entrance off. I disturbed her once and that was when she spun round on me, her pedipalps rubbing like she was trying to make fire with sticks. I got another photo opportunity just after she moulted, she came out of her burrow and drank her way through over half a bowl of water (a small exo-terra one). Her abdomen was wrinkled at the time but I made sure she had plenty of water and as soon as those fangs hardened it was cricket banquet time. Next year I'll definitely try breeding her.
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