Reptile - Amphibians - Invertebrates

Rose-haired Tarantula

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:43 -0800

I just purchased my first rose hair last week, I named her Isis, her body is about 2 inches already, so I don't think she is that young. I went to another pet store friday to purchase a larger container, and they had another rose hair, so, I bought that one also. Another female, so, I've decided to call her Arista. Her body is larger, about 2 and 1/4 inches, and her legs are about 3 inches, so I don't think she is that young either. The interesting thing is that Arista has more of a blue look to her. I read about people feeding locusts to their pets, but the pet stores where I live only carry crickets.
Glenn

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Rose-haired Tarantula

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:42:32 -0700

I have had my Terry now for 2 months. He is lovely, he is a bit apprehensive when the hubby holds him but will walk all over our youngest son and me. It is fascinating to watch him kill and eat his prey of crickets but at the moment he is letting his locust walk all over him. He may think they are too pretty to eat! If you do get 1 of these I do hope you enjoy it as much as we are. I am so glad I finally got him as a pet. xx
val

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Goliath Bird-eating Spider

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:42:32 -0700

I have had my t.blondi, Dave, for a few months now. She's got a legspan of about 3 inches. she's always so scared of me, and always hides from me. I keep the tank incredibly humid and the temperature is usually between 18 and 30, depending on the heat of the day, is it dangerous that it gets that low? I keep her food in the tank with her also, as I thought this is how it would be in the wild. But I've read "over feeding" them is bad. I don't understand why since she only eats when she's hungry, and isn't that how it would be in the wild? tho there's been a huge cockroach in there for about 2 weeks now, and a small one too at the same time. She doesn't eat em, :s. I was told i should gently rub her back legs when she's pissed off to calm her down, tho she just has no reaction to it. Tho when I use a stick to do it, cus I think she's gonna try to bite me again, she usually moves or goes into attack pose. does anyone know how often she is supposed to molt?? its been a month since she molted a month after i got her. also how bad is it that i use a torch to see her in her burrow? she has no reaction to it but i read somewhere that they dont like bright lights. i think im doing things wrong but i just want to look after her.. >.< my first tarantula, tho i kept a huntsman before her. any advice is welcome.
T

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Colombian Boa Constrictor

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:42:32 -0700

I just got a two foot columbian boa. I love her to death and want to get one more.
Steven

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Rose-haired Tarantula

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:23:30 -0700

OMG...so we've had our rose haired tarantula since May 17, 09 and named it Vladamir under the assumption that it was a male. SHE has just now made an egg sac in her cage!!! We noticed that her abdomen had increased in size, but then so has the rest of her body, so we just assumed she was just growing naturally. She started to do some 'landscaping' in her cage a few days ago and yesterday the webbing effects started taking on an extreme increase in production and she has been amazing to watch in action. It truly is a wonderous beautiful sight. Tonight when we got home, there it was, this thick well construction sac of webbing in the bottom corner of her cage, and her abdomen is back to normal size again. So now were left with the question...what do you do with hundreds of baby tarantulas when they hatch...
Sharon

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Giant Desert Centipede

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:23:30 -0700

My husband found one of the red headed desert centipedes this morning curled up on our staircase in North West San Antonio. He actually thought our dog had an accident and when he went to clean it up, he noticed its red head and legs. It was still alive so we scooped it into a box and put it in our trash bin outside. Do these things like to come indoors? It was very rainy last night so maybe it was trying to stay dry? Are they poisonous to dogs? I'm so creeped out!
Jennifer

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King Baboon Spider

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:00:17 -0700

Got my king baboon since yesterday and can't wait to see it grow. This buddy is pretty active one!
nobi98

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Malaysian Forest Scorpion

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:21:50 -0700

Scorpions are hermaphrodite they get pregnant every 6 months. mine gave give birth twice and 18 pcs.
jeff

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Ball Python

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:21:50 -0700

That picture is awesome.
Devin Christmas

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Giant Desert Centipede

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:21:50 -0700

Walked into my breakfast room this morning to find my cat attacking something. It turned out to be a Giant Redheaded Centipede - about 7 inches long. Boy, did it fight back when I tried to get it into a jar for my daughter to see. This is the first one we've ever had in the house. It freaked me out! My husband did find one when he was mowing our back field one day about a year ago. We have lived in San Antonio, Texas for 18 years and these are the only two I've ever seen. Scary to find it in the HOUSE since I walk around bare foot and so did my little girls.
Sondra

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