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Originally posted by Mark Shingleton View Postnice t's, i wish mine liked posing... my juves at the run like hell stage too! love the a. versicolor, might have to hunt one down.
They're slowly but surely out growing their tank, and I can honestly say I'm not looking forward to rehousing them *bites nails*Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Originally posted by Denny Teasdale View PostShe certainly is...it was the banding on the legs that threw me...but I'm learning....slowly....
Glad you like my new little spid, who has been Christened "Haru"Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Originally posted by Ian Hall View PostI'm looking into a P. regalis colony next.
I've never had communal spiders before so it's a learning experience for me. I have been warned that as they grow older they may become less tolerant of each other, and I have even read a couple of disaster stories. My plan is to move them to a bigger tank soon. Though, I am prepared to split them up if things between them get dicey.
Fingers crossed they can stay together.Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Originally posted by Ian Hall View PostMichelle, what size is the colonys enclosure? Also how do you heat it?
Any photo's?
I have read differing theories on how to size the enclosure. Some people advise that the enclosure is big enough to give each spider its own space, and others suggest you should ensure the enclosure is small enough to force the spiders to have some interaction with each other, or else you might get individual territories set up, which can lead to problems.
I'll probably go somewhere between the two so they have space but will come into contact.
Here are some pics of my little guys:
Two of them hanging out together.
And this is their little home, where the three of them share a web in the center near the cork bark.
The visible spider in the front is the biggest of the three. I'll have to move them to a bigger home soon.
As for heating, with a collection of over 60 tarantula I do not heat individually but use a halogen heater to keep the entire spider room warm.
Hope this helps, as I say I am learning, this is my first communal spider group, so I'm taking each stage as it comes.Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Thanks. I love making the enclosures up, as I like to have my best spiders on display. Mind you I think they are all the best LOL so I end up trying to get them all out on view (which is impossible).
Forgive the Christmas cards LOL, but here's a little shot of my current display. As you can see it's rather crowded.
Last edited by Michelle Howarth; 04-01-10, 07:31 AM.Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Snap Happy
Took some more pics today
Psalmopoeus irminia (rare sight)
Pamphobeteus sp. "platyomma" (such a poser)
Juvie Brachypelma smithi*
Brachypelma emilia
Phormictopus cancerides*(in a bad mood)
Aphonopelma sp. (River Rust Rump)
and Aphonopelma sp. (Guatamalan Blue)
Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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Originally posted by Ian Hall View PostWhich camera and lenses do you use Michelle?Visit my spiders at http://www.silkspinners.co.uk
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