spider room pics

[mary walters]

Ray H, you wanted pider room pics on here,here they are

[mary walters]

another view

[mary walters]

and another, will post more when we move as it will be a whole new spider room

[chris king]

nice collection,think ill save me coffee jars in future

[Sonny Howdle]

Here are some pics of my spiddy room.

[chris king]

yup, posted a reply to your wonderful collection sonny the other day,

[Sonny Howdle]

yup, posted a reply to your wonderful collection sonny the other day,

Thankyou chris, that is very kind of you.

[chris king]

very kind of you to show us your collection, i wish others would too!! hint hint

[Peter Roach]

very kind of you to show us your collection, i wish others would too!! hint hint

Heres a few of mine, unfortuantely most are slings
I have got a few more since this photos were taken.






Scorpions and roaches

Nice big work area

[chris king]

nice collection,is that lot in a shed,i see alot of film pots
how many do you have ?
are all the slings keepers,i like the work are too good idea,
and the roach bins,how many dif roaches /feeders
thanks for sharing

[Peter Roach]

Yes they are in a shed
Not exactly sure on how many slings there are, I think about 240-ish.
Not all the slings are keepers, I have found that in any group of animals that there will always be 1 or 2 that will stand out from the rest, that why i nearly always buy slings in groups of 10 15 or 20's. Keep the really gooduns and sell the rest
Roaches, I have Blaberus giganteus, Blabtia dubia and Nauphoeta cinerea (giant cave, dubia and lobster)

[chris king]

yup think a shed will have to put up next year,

I have found that in any group of animals that there will always be 1 or 2 that will stand out from the rest, that why i nearly always buy slings in groups of 10 15 or 20's. Keep the really gooduns and sell the rest

thats a good idea,dunno if the wife would let me tho lol,

Roaches, I have Blaberus giganteus, Blabtia dubia and Nauphoeta cinerea (giant cave, dubia and lobster)

does that lot feed all of your collection

[Peter Roach]

Roaches, I have Blaberus giganteus, Blabtia dubia and Nauphoeta cinerea (giant cave, dubia and lobster)

does that lot feed all of your collection

Not as yet as all 3 cultures have only been set up for about 2-3 months, I want to get all the cultures bursting with hundreds and hundreds of roaches and of different sizes before i start feeding them off.

If you do set up a spider shed, please be aware that it a lot easier to heat than it to keep cool and you will almost certainly will need an air con unit fitted.

[chris king]

dubia and lobster those will be the ones i ll start of with,and as you say give afew months to mulitply in large numbers,before feeding off,


was thinking of that how do ya keep the shed kool,when/if we get a summer,
mesh screen on open windows

[Peter Roach]

was thinking of that how do ya keep the shed kool,when/if we get a summer,
mesh screen on open windows

I've tried mesh on open windows and even mesh over an open door, neither work that good and security is non existent. Also how about if it is cold/cool and cloudy when you go to work and then the sun comes out ..... cooked reptiles and spiders on the menu

I have had my shed set-up for nearly 7 years, with only reptiles in it for the last 6.5 years. The spiders have been in it since July.
The ONLY way to keep the temperature at a reasonable level is to install an air con unit.
Mine is on 24/7 from approx April through to October.
There have been a few sunny days in the last week and with the A/C off the temps reached the upper 80's very quickly (lucky someone was in when I phoned home in a panic to turn the A/C on).
I have the A/C set to come on if the temps reach 78F and the 2KW oil filled radiator kicks in if the temps fall below 70F, usually the shed is on average about 76F. ........... Works for me