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  • #1

    ups and downs

    hi guys. i am slightly annoyed as my b.emilia moulted the day b4 yesterday and due to the fact she is still on her back now and not making any movements i have come to the conclusion that she has died. i never had any problems with Ts and moulting before but the last one i had moult was a b.albiceps and it got stuck and died. now the b.emelia has gone and died after a moult. ggrrrrrrr!!!
    on the plus side i picked up one hell of a bargain. i got x3 1inch p.rufilata in tanks for £20, cant be bad
    THE SOUTH EAST ARACHNID SHOW, SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY, ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, JUNCTION 10 M20

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  • #2
    shame about your loss
    but what a gain!!!
    Are you going to try these as communal? they really are a top community species.
    My Collection - Summer 2011



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    • #3
      Sorry to hear about that Matthew m8,

      Just nature sometimes has a habit of breaking ur heart.
      2xB.vagans, B.smithi, 2x L.parahybana, L.polycuspulatus, G.aureostriata, C.fasciatum, B.albopilosum, B.boehmei, P.pulcher, H.maculata, C.crawshayi, L.violaceopes, C.cyanopubescens, 3xP.irminia, 2xP.murinus RCF, 2xP.cambridgei, C.fimbriatus, C.schioedtei, A.pupurea, A.azuraklassi, A.versicolor, H.lividum, P.reduncus.

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      • #4
        Yes mate, shame about the emilia, never nice when you lose one.....but as you say the pokies were not too bad a deal at all.
        Don't forget to learn what you can, when you can, where you can.



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        • #5
          Hi Mathew, sorry to hear the T's died, just a thought, do you make sure they have access to plenty of water just prior to their moult? We usually put in a large shallow dish and it's not unusual to see them sitting in it near to their moulting time.

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          • #6
            all my Ts have regularly topped up water dishes and i have digital humidity gauges so i know there wasnt an issue there, guess its just one of those things.
            peter, i was going to try and start a community, being the main reason i bought 3. i was told by another member of the club that they were too large to put together as every time he has tried he has ended up with just 1 fat T lol. i know you have to introduce them young but apparently these aren't young enough
            THE SOUTH EAST ARACHNID SHOW, SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY, ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, JUNCTION 10 M20

            My Collection: - Support captive breeding

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            • #7
              Its always a risk with any community but so far so good for me. Check out the community I had running, until the males decided to mature:
              Poecilotheria rufliata community (3) - The B.T.S Tarantula Community Board
              http://www.thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3700
              Post photographs or your tarantulas and related kin
              My Collection - Summer 2011



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              • #8
                nice one peter, i think i will prob keep these seperate, am looking to start a p.miranda or p.regalis community, will keep my eyes peeled for slings and start em straight away
                THE SOUTH EAST ARACHNID SHOW, SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY, ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, JUNCTION 10 M20

                My Collection: - Support captive breeding

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                • #9
                  gutting about the emilia, i also lost one (a juvenile) to a bad moult

                  nice one with the Pokies though, that really is a bargain!
                  Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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