Name your T's!

[DnKslr]

I was just curious about names of everyone's T's. I always see them referred to by the scientific name but what are the names you give them?
Here's a list of the names for mine


Rose hair~ Big Red/Rose Red
Cobalt ~ Topaz
Mexican Bloodleg female~ Tangerine (Tangy)
Mexican Bloodleg male ~ Romeo Bob
Mexican Fireleg ~ Rusty
Mexican Red Knee ~ Trinity
Mexican Red leg juvi~ Derby (runs like a racehorse!)
Mexican Red leg baby~Sweetpea
Mexican Flame Knee ~ Spot (hehehe!)
Rio Grand Gold ~ Rio (this one was easy!)
Brazilian Salmon Pink ~ Solomon
Brazilian Salmon Pink ~ Sabor
Brazilian Black~Raven
Brazilian Black ~ Crow
Chaco Golden~Deago
Chaco Golden~Sid
Curly Hair~ Dot
Versicolor~ Glitter/Glimmer
Brazilian White Knee ~*my favorite pet name*:D > Hannibal

I still haven't come up with a name for an OBT but a friend of mine suggested,
Cheddar Bob or Cheddar Betty cause I told her they were about the same color as cheddar cheese=D I was thinking of "Velocarachnid", LOL!

[KingBollock]

Mexican Red Knee = Eric
Chillean Rose = Colin
Brazillian Black = Igor

Going with the Hannibal theme, I have an Emperor Scorpion called Lecter.

I have a Turtle whose name is often commented on, his name is Knob Neck.

[Beth-Tex]

I name mine as well. :D

Texas tan----------------Coco (because of the color)
Desert blond------------Callisto ('cause she's kinda crazy)
Rio Grande gold--------Goldie
pinktoe (Avic avic)------Mo (short for Modesto 'cause that is where he/she is from......drove all the way from Calif with him/her)
pinktoe (Avic avic)------Arlie (from Arlington Texas Reptile Show)
Antilles pinktoe----------Gem
Mexican redleg-----------Millie
Mexican redleg-----------Lucky Too (see below.....was second one to be unpacked).......all lucky to be alive due to excellent packing!! (Dang Airborne!!)
Mexican redleg-----------Lucky One (first one unpacked in a shipment from Airborne which arrived late in cold weather & I had to go to the main office to pick it up)
Mexican redknee--------JJ (for 2 nieces of my housemate & their names start with J each)
Mexican redknee--------BB (for Big Beauty/Big Butt) LOL
Mexican redknee--------Ladybug (has special meaning)
greenbottle blue--------Blue
PZB-------------------------Little Miracle (not so little anymore) This one was also in the shipment from Airborne with the redlegs) Named Little Miracle because it was soooooo teeny & a miracle that it was alive.
Chaco Golden Knee-----Chaco
Brazilian black------------Xena ('cause she is dark & broody) hehe
Brazilian black------------Midnight
Chilean rose--------------8 ('cause he/she cost only $8.00) LOL
Chilien Copper------------Lil' Chile

[Grael]

A Genic - Nova - Shes my first,my little star!
P. Irminia - Isis- her beauty matches that of a Goddess
P. Pulcher - Nemphis - Helps Isis and Anubus in the underworld.
B. Beohmei - Blaze - fast as a bolt and firey red!
B. Vagans - Yokoho - Means Danger in south african (the red)
G. Rosea - Venus - Goddess of love, and shes pink
B albip x 2 - Castor and Pollux - both from the same brood, so they brothers or sisters but anyway lol Castor and Pollux are the names of the gemini twins!

[tarantula_tom]

Rose-- Madam Tyrant
A. Avicularia-- Chaos

[L_mactans]

I still name each and every spider, I haven't run out of names yet. I figure I will stop naming them after 50 Ts. But I can still keep 35 names rolling around in my head.

B smithi = Lorelei
N coloratovillosus = Anastasia
H lividum = Celeste
P regalis = Edgar Allen (Poecilotheria!)
A purpurea = Concord
A versicolor = Lydia
GBB = Psable
B albopilosum = Flannel
B auratum = Soberano
H maculata = Oreo
P irminia = Nike
L cristata = Magdalena
C brachycephalus = Victor
L parahybans X3 = Chloe, Zoe, & Bill
H gigas X3 = Legolas, Arwen, Moria
B boehmi = Ember
H sp. "longipedum" = Saki
P murinus X6 = Sam, Cleopatra, Popcorn, Inca, Ora, Kenya
C faciatum = Adehleid
E pachypus = Bertha
Aphonopelma sp = Francesca
A geniculata = Rio
G pulchra = Medianoche
E aureopilosum = Dorado
B vagans = Monterrey
B emilia = Quintessa


Kelly (L_mac)

[Iowa T Keeper]

B. Smithi = Akasha
B. Albopilosum = Electra

[burnpile]

I name all my "non interactive" types of animals Cletus. Makes it much easier to remember their names whilst herbally medicated.

[rknralf]

What a great thread, I still name a majority of my tarantulas, so here it goes
A. geniculata female - Heran
A. geniculata male - Gaiden
A. moderatum unsexed - Blondie
A. seemani female- Boo
A. avicularia female 1 - Piglet
A. avicularia female 2 - Peanut
A. avicularia male - Aurora
A. avicularia unsexed - Goldie
A. versicolor male 1 - Violet
A. versicolor male 2 - Hansel
A. versicolor female - Gretel
B. albopilosum female - Fuzzy
B. albopilosum male - Fuzz
B. emilia male - Hush
B. smithi male - Emilio
B. smithi female - Belle
C. brachycephalus female - Isabel
C. crawshayi male - CeCe
C. cyanpubescens female - Aqua
C. fasciatum unsexed - Tigger
E. campestriatus male - Pickles
E. uatuman unsexed - Oz
E. pachypus female - Boots
E. murinus female - Bones
G. aureostriata female - Kumari
G. aureostriata male - Sunshine
G. pulchra female - BeBe
G. pulchra male 1 - Velvet
G. pulchra male 2 - Inkie
G. rosea female 1 - Rose
G. rosea female 2 - Midge
G. rosea female 3 - Coffee
G. rosea red phase female - Cherry
H. lividum female - Midnight
H. gigas female - trouble
L. parahybana female - Goblin
N. carapoensis female - Frick
N. carapoensis male - Frack
P. nigricolor unsexed - Starr
P. chordatus female 1 - Cocoa
P. chordatus female 2 - Hershey
P. murinus female 1 - Oscar
P. murinus female 2 - Sparky
P. regalis male - Maximus
P. irminia unsexed - Pumpkin

I've also several unnamed tarantulas including:
C. marshalli unsexed
E. pachypus unsexed
L. cristatus female
N. coloratovillosus unsexed - 3
N. carapoensis unsexed- 2
P. regalis unsexed- 2
P. miranda unsexed
P. pulcher female
P. murinus female - 2

In addition, I've got vials of unnamed P. murinus (71) and G. rosea (29) spiderlings that I eventually hope to sell.
Ralph

[kellygirl]

At one point, I had over 75 tarantulas in my collection and I had stopped naming them after 10. I know many people who have more than that--some name them, some don't. For me, it is just not realistic to name every one of them--especially spiderlings.

When I was keeping spiderlings (all sold now), each one had an abbreviated "nickname." For instance, I had several Lasiodora dificilis spiderlings so they had labels on their deli cups: "LD1" "LD2" "LD3" etc. That way I could keep up with their molts.

It doesn't mean I don't love my babies! I adore my spiders and talk to them when I come in the room. Right now, the only one in my collection with a name is my first spider: a G. rosea named Zion. I had to sell most of my collection awhile back and it absolutely broke my heart. I've only recently begun to rebuild it but I knew that I could never be without them. Maybe now that I'm focusing on adults and keeping a smaller number of them, I could start naming them again.

-Kelly

P.S. Immortal_Sin and Nixy have some great names for the many tarantulas in their collections--thanks to their creative daughters! :)

[cricket54]

So far I have only named my G. Rosea, which is
Medussa, the lady with Snakes for her because
she tries to be aggressive. Has only attacked
things I have used in the tank like the cup when
I was putting water in her bowl. She can be
irritable. I kind of named my red knee either
Elvira or Ozzie (after you know who) if I knew
for sure it was a girl or boy. I have a P. urimius,
GBB, Brazilian Red & White, and a H. curly hair
that I am trying to think of names for. It would
be easier for my family & I to talk about each
individual one if they had a name. I love the
names you guys have chosen. Was thinking of
calling the B. red & white a spanish name,
but haven't settled on one yet. She is really
cool for such a 1/2 " spiderling.
Sharon

[Trinity]

A. Avic- Ember - because her toes are pink like a burning ember.

P. Murinus - RA - after the god of the sun.

G. Pulchra - Mink - cause he's jet black and velvety.

T. Blondi - Omni - cause she's gonna get really big.

A. Purpurea - Haze - after Jimmy Hendrix's Purple Haze

I also have an H. Lividium and a G. Rosea, but they are second instar and I've not named them yet.

:) what a nice thread

[Immortal_sin]

LOL...thanks Kellygirl!
I have way too many Ts right now, and we are terribly behind in naming them, but here are a few that Shelby named:

Stinky Funeral
Aleukatin
Cadashio
Morax
Mrs. Fooklabooshay
Seculada
Hot Tamale
...well, you get the picture!

I need to have Shelby pull some more names out of her imagination!

[clawingpanther]

here are mine...

b.smithi - Trax
gbb - Tandi
a.versi - Altie
c.fasciatum - Fler
g.pulchra - B'Li
a.moderatum - Cypra
p.formosa - Togi
a.metallica - Ka'nopi
p.irminia - Swup
obt - Ryzer
b.vagans - Boc
g.aureostriata - Krazch

peace, M

[caligulathegod]

Of my six, I've only named 3.

B. smithi Trickie (after a close friend's AOL handle-she's also a red head).

A. seemanni Zed (for Zebra).

T. blondi Sasquatch.

C cyaneopubescens Nothing yet. I'm leaning toward something Elvish.

Pterinochilus sp. OBT No name yet. Might go with OBT, actually.

A versicolor No name yet.

I'm waiting until I get inspired for the last three. I think I did hit my limit, though. I only see myself lusting for one more spider, but I never come across it and I won't mail order it. G Pulchra. If I get that one, I have the name Morticia already picked out.

[wendy]

Usumbara Orange Baboon- Usa
Brazilian Brown Golith Birdearter- legs
Haitian Giant- Bob the Builder
Theraophosa Blondi- Bob Jr.
Pink Zebra Beauty- Rosie

They have such different personalities, you almost have to give them names.

[esmoot]

I have never really named any of my pets before. Chameleons were named chameleon. Snakes were named snake and so on. To follow up on what Kelly said it would become pretty hard to name every t I have. The list below is a partial, out of date, with lots of updateds to be added and only the letters A-C. So...............they get ID#s.

Acanthoscurria brocklehursti
Acanthoscurria ferina
Acanthoscurria ferina
Acanthoscurria ferina
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Acanthoscurria juruenicola
Aphonopelma bicoloratum
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma hentzi
Aphonopelma seemanni
Aphonopelma seemanni
Avicularia avicularia
Avicularia braunshauseni
Avicularia braunshauseni
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia minatrix
Avicularia minatrix
Avicularia purpurea
Avicularia urticans
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia versicolor
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma albopilosum
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma boehmei
Brachypelma klaasi
Brachypelma pallidum
Brachypelma smithi
Brachypelma smithi
Brachypelma smithi
Brachypelma smithi
Brachypelma vagans
Brachypelma vagans
Brachypelma vagans
Brachypelma vagans
Brachypelma vagans
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
Ceratogyrus marshalli
Ceratogyrus marshalli
Ceratogyrus sanderi
Ceratogyrus sanderi
Ceratogyrus sanderi
Chaetopelma gracile
Chilobrachys sp. Asian Smokey
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Citharischius crawshayi
Citharischius crawshayi
Citharischius crawshayi
Crassicrus lamanai
Crassicrus lamanai
Crassicrus lamanai
Crassicrus lamanai
Crytopholis portoricae
Cyclosternum fasciatum

[BigBadConrad]

Mexican Fireleg: En Fuego

other inverts:

emperor scorps: Darth Vader, Nightmare, Elvira
desert hairy scorp: Executioner
AZ bark scorp: Sbarky (*as in ASU mascot Sparky)
Puerto Rican giant centipede: Freight Train
VIetnamese giant centipede (recently deceased): Atari

arriving soon:

female T. blondi: Deborah (*as in Deborah Harry)
female genic: undecided
female parahybana: undecided

[DnKslr]

Holy cow! Some of you have LOTS and LOTS of T's! I love some of the names people have given there Ts. I may have to "borrow" a name or 2 since I'm running out of ideas. I still haven't named my Pink Zebra or my Chilean Dwarf yet. When I get a T blondi, I think I like the name "Maximus"(hope you don't mind rknralf) I'm also a fan of the movie Gladiator.

[heyjeyniceid]

out of 20, only i gets a name






Aphonopelma Chalcodes a.k.a PEACH

[da_illest]

these are names that i've given my pets with my girl...

4" chiliean rose male (i think) - Spik
4" chiliean rose female - Chika
1" a. seemani - Baby
1" a. seemani - Boo
1" g. rose(alleged red phase) - Blaze
.25" hybrid - Booty (due to the HUGE butt on this little guy)
Argentine horned frog/Albino pacman frog - Hiphop
Teddy bear hamster - Dexter
Red Betta fish - Blue

hey! i see some of you STOLE MY NAMES!!! :D juss playing

[Ultimate Instar]

A. versicolor - Bill, because my son thought he looked like his name should be Bill.

My other 30+ Ts do not have a name.

Karen N.

[LPacker79]

Out of the 29 or 30 T's I have, only 6 have names. Let me see if I remember them all:

G. rosea - Mickey (Michelob) named after the beer my bro was drinking when his friend gave her to him.

G. rosea - Little Girl

A. avic sling - Sprite

H. lividum - Cerulean

GBB - Cutie patootie tiny baby (Don't laugh, it was my first little sling)

L. parahybana - Pinkie (She looked like a pinkie mouse when I got her)

OBT - Autumn

The rest just have ID's....like LP1, LP2, LP3, etc for the 9 L. parahybana slings.

[Scylla]

G. rosea = Evelina
G. pulchra = Arabella
B. smithi = Pedro

[The Red Queen]

I name all of my animals... my friends don't like to hear scientific names, but they love hearing about Gunnar, Marilyn, and Thorn, lol!

This is every invert I have owned:

TARANTULAS

Aphonopelma seemanni =Spaz (Mom's reaction when I bought him)
Brachypelma smithi =Arachne (Greek mythology)
Pamphobeteus antinous =Alchemy (My college nickname)
Pterinochilus lugardi =Hannibal
Avicularia avicularia =Blade
Avicularia avicularia =Buzz-saw
Brachypelma smithi =Anubis (Egyptian God of Embalming)
Theraphosa blondi =Gunnar (Gunnar Hansen played Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Haplopelma lividum =Warwick
Pamphobeteus platyomma =Ripley
Avicularia avicularia =Church
Cyclosternum fasciatum =Libitina (Greek/ Roman goddess of funerals)
Grammastola rosea =Rosie
Avicularia avicularia =Socks
Avicularia avicularia =Lenore (from comic book "Lenore" by Roman Dirge)
Avicularia avicularia =Mr. Gosh (Lenore comic book)
Avicularia avicularia =Ragamuffin (Lenore comic book)
Avicularia avicularia =Muffin (Lenore comic book)
Theraphosa blondi =Marilyn (Marilyn Burns also played in Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Aphonopelma seemanni =Ash (Evil Dead)
Aphonopelma seemanni =Kittie
Acanthoscurria geniculata =Riddick
Lasiodora cristata =Jack
Poecilotheria regalis =Flippy (Happy Tree Friends)
Bonnetina rudloffi =Icabod
Avicularia versicolor =Cap'n Howdy

Scorpions:

Pandinus imperator =Spike
Pandinus imperator =Precious
Pandinus imperator =Vader (as in Darth)
Hadrurus arizonesis =Thorn

[MizM]

Acanthoscurria geniculata Brazilian Whiteknee "Jane"
Aphonopelma bicoloratum Mexican Bloodleg "Hazel"
Aphonopelma eutylenum California Ebony "Truck"
Aphonopelma hentzi 2 slings
Aphonopelma seemani Costa Rican Zebra "Zoomer"
Aphonopelma seemani Costa Rican Zebra No Name Yet
Aphonopelma seemani Costa Rican Zebra "Whoopsie"
Aphonopelma sp. Texas species "Cupid"
Aphonopelma wichitanum Wichita Red 1 sling
Avicularia avicularia Pinktoe "Stubby"
Avicularia avicularia Pinktoe 1 sling
Avicularia braunshauseni 1 sling
Avicularia versicolor "Blue"
Bonnetina cyanefemur Mexican Blue Leg
Brachypelma albopilosum Honduran Curly Hair "Frizz" and "Weber"
Brachypelma angustum Costa Rican Red "Augusta"
Brachypelma pallidum Rose Grey 1 sling
Brachypelma smithi Medican Red Leg "Linda"
Brachypelma vagans Mexican Red Rump "Brittany"
Chromatopelma cyanopubescens Greenbottle Blue "Splendor"
Cyclosternum fasciatum Costa Rican Tiger Rump "Buttstripe"
Eupalaestrus campestratus Pink Zebra Beauty 1 sling
Grammostola aureostriata Chaco Golden Knee "St. Mary"
Grammostola pulchra Brazilian Black "Ebony"
Grammostola rosea Chilean Rosehair-Brown Phase "Charmin"
Grammostola rosea Chilean Rosehair "Rosie"
Grammostola rosea Chilean Rosehair 4 slings
Haplopelma lividium Cobalt Blue "Azure"
Haplopelma longipedum 2 adult females
Haplopelma schmidti 1 sing
Hysterocrates gigas Cameroon Red Baboon "Dozer"
Hysterocrates gigas Cameroon Red Baboon Adult Female
Lasiodora parahybana Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater 1 sling
Paraphysa scrofa Chilean Copper "Cheerio"
Phormictopus cancerides Haitian Brown 1 sling
P. irminia Venezuelan Suntiger 1 sling
Pterinochilus murinus Mombassa Baboon "Celeste" and "Maya"
Pterinochilus murinus RCF Usambara Orange Baboon "Tangerine"
Pterinochilus murinus RCF Usambara Orange Baboon "Persimmon"
Pterinochilus murinus RCF Usambara Orange Baboon 8 Slings
Theraphosa blondi Goliath Bird Eater "J Lo"

I KNOW I'm missing some... best get to updating my list!!

Diane, aren't you going to name your OBT "pTERRInochilus"???

=D :rolleyes:

[the new guy]

g. rosea - eugene

b. smithi - ahab

a. avic - carl

[Aragorn]

3 G. roseas: Miguel, Ziyal, and Kira
1 B. smithi: Hadhafang

[Mendi]

Acanthoscurria geniculata, "Charisma"
Aphonopelma anax, "Rider''
Aphonopelma behlei, "Someday grow"
Aphonopelma chalcodes "Midnight bloom"
Aphonopelma eutylenum "Calfornia Dreaming" or "CD"
Aphonopelma hentzi mature female "Sandy'
*** mature male 1 "Digger"
*** Mature male 2 "Fluffy"
*** immature male 1 "Grainger"
*** sling 1 "Mudd'
*** Sling 2 "Hank"
Aphonopelma moderatum, mature female "Sassy'
*** Immature female "Liza"
Aphonopelma seemanni: "Tuesday Morning" & "Chanel"
Aphonopelma sp "Carlsbad Green" "Teal"
Aphonopelma sp "Yucatan Rust Rump" "Golden"
Aphonopelma texense, "Marge"
Avicularia avicularia, "Dancer"
Avicularia minatrix, "Racer"
Avicularia versicolor, "Cyan"
Brachypelma albopilosum,"Roxanne"(F) "Rusty"(M)
Brachypelma emilia, "Gwen"(F)
Brachypelma smithi, "Alice"(F) "Smitty"(M) "Speck"(Sl)
Chromatopelma cyanopubescens, "Psychodelic"

The list goes on, but I rarely name them until they reach that ½" mark in size

[manville]

woah i dont name mine at all...lol

[Nick D]

G. Rosea female - Shelob (3 points to whoever gets that reference)

Sadly, she's rather calm, timid, and doesn't especially live up to her name. :D

[The Red Queen]

Originally posted by Nick D
G. Rosea female - Shelob (3 points to whoever gets that reference)



J.R.R. Tolkien... when do I get my 3 points? LOL!

Amanda

[Pattarawut]

A. seemanni Male-Zeb
A. seemanni Female-Karin
A. seemanni Female-Rachel
C. crawshayi Male-King
B. smithi-Rutan
B. boehmei-Randy
H. lividium female-Ibanez
H. albostriatum female-Columbene
G. rosae-Rosalin
L. cristata female-Doro
P. murinus Usumbara female-
That's all

[Gillian]

Hey Diane,

T. blondi=Kaja
G. rosea=Audra
G. pulchra=Syssi
G. aureostriata (juvie)= Rand
G. aureostrita (sling)= Joie
A. avicularia= Stumpy
A. witchitaunum=Kronos
A. ? (Carlsbad Green)= Misty
A. hentzi=Misu
O.B.T. 1=Crespin
O.B.T. 2=Cleo
O.B.T. 3= Zorba
A. seemani 1=Frick
A. seemani 2= Frack

Peace, light & eternal love..
Gillian
)0(

[Nick D]

J.R.R. Tolkien... when do I get my 3 points? LOL!

The check is in the mail :D

[Nixy]

~*~Tarantulas~*~

1 - Aphonopelma seemanni (*Female* Cerise)F-4"
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3 - Avicularia avicularia (*females* Dazzle & Silkie )F-3.5" {*Male*. Phoebe-In on Breeding loan from Darkeye}M-3"
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1 - Avicularia versicolor (*Female* Xenix)F-2.5"
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1 - Avicularia huriana (*Female* Tanzi)F-5.5"
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4 - Brachypelma albopilosum (*Unsexed slings* Q-bert,Natter,Pix)U-1/2"
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1 - Brachypelma emilia (*Female* Cinder)F-3.5"
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1 - Brachypelma smithi (*female* Sprocket)F-5"
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1 - Brachypelma vagans (*Unsexed* Aria)U-3"
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1 - Chilobrachys fimbriatus (*Unsexed* Lunia)U-2"
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3 - Chromatopelma cyanopubesence (*Unsexed slings* Skittles,Mew,Nuf)U-1/4"
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1 - Cyclosternum fasciatum (*Unsexed* Trigger) U-2"
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6 - Eupalaestrus campestratus (4 *Unsexed slings* Nickle,blink,Whoopsies,Juno) U-1/2" (*female* Vala)F-2" {*Male* Hugo- Out on breeding loan with PaleSpider.}M-5.5"
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1 - Grammostola auerostriata (*Unsexed* Punkin)U-1.5"
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7 - Grammostola rosea (*Female* Sunshine,Moonbeam)F-3.5" each {*Male* Furzleberry}M-3" (*Unsexed slings* Gruntsy,Mogglypop,Petuniony,Shishkaplip)U-1/4"
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2 - Lasiodora parahybana (*Female* Willy )F-4.5" (*Unsexed* Klondike)U-2"
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1 - Lasiodora cristatus (*male* Mork )M-4"
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1 - Nhandu coloratovillosum ( *Unsexed* Zeb )U-2"
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1 - Psalmopoeus cambridgei (*Female* Slinky )F-5"
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10 - Pterinochilus murinus ~red color form~ (*Unsexed slings* Keoche,Queeny,Deeders,Kit,Flutterblinks,Errie,Glow glop,Zerbs,Rocksnobs,Zero)U-1/4"
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1 - T. Blondi (*Unsexed* Squeakers)U-3"
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~*~Millipedes~*~
2 - Archispirostreptus gigas (*Female* Penelope - *Male* Penny)F-8" - M-6"
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~*~Scorpions~*~
1 - Pandinus imperator (*Female* Spike)5"
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~*~Insects~*~
10 - Gromphadorhina portentosa (5 *Females* Tiblit,Sput,Glitter,Jumbly,Carrisa)F-2.5 {5 *Males* Koogly,Laboomp,Bump,Tank,Grap}M-2.5

[Longbord1]

a avic-pinky
G rosea- redips
l. parahybana-Satanika


when i get some more Ts or a scorp:
pandinus emperator-obsidian
T blondi- It
avic braunshauni-Sirus

[death66]

names r fuun!

G. rosea- female-Gennavieve
A. seemani-female-Snickers
A. avic-prob. male-Hammock
A. avic-unsexed looking male tho-Maple
A avic-female-Syrup

centipede-S. subspinipes-unsexed-Damien

unknown millipede sp.-unsexed-Vegan

[Shellob]

G. Rosea Shellob (two L's) :)

[Action Jackson]

Tarantulas
A. Anax (?) Kitty
A. Seemanni (f) Puppy
A. Avicularia (m) Captain Spalding
A. Versicolor (?) The Icebox
B. Smithi (?) Wild Cat
C. Cyaneopubescens (?) Doctor Spider
G. Aureostriatum (?) Orange
G. Rosea (f) Charlotte
G. Rosea (m) Rufus T. Firefly
H. Lividum (f) Subterranean Homesick Blue Spider
P. Faciata (?) Montana Bandit
Pt. Murinus (?) Action Spider
T. Blondi (f) Big Bear Again

Millipede
A. Gigas (?) Shenanigans

Scorpions
P. Imperator (f) Ms. Messy
P. Imperator (m) Mr. Messy

[petitegreeneyes]

Oh gosh, I have way too many to list but they all do have names except for my slings. I have labels on all the cages with their names and species. I use names from the countries they are from, also favorite movie characters, even got some named after spices, and even cars like Mercedes.

[Dragoon]

I don't, and most likely won't, name all of mine...

Courtney..is a T.blondi
*coming soon*
Angel..G.aureostriata
Star..H.mac
Peek and Poke...pair of P.regalis siblings

As I type this, I realize that I find names for my favorites. I enjoy them all...but you can't help having a favorite or two.
D.

[DnKslr]

I can't remember all the names all the time but I keep the names in a Spider log book that I use to record the molts.

[Pixie]

I name every "pet" that I have come into the house as I "talk" to them alot! lol

My invert's names are:

b. smithi (f) "Charlotte"
h. lividium (f) "Kitana" (Anyone know where I got that one from?!?)
p. murinus (f) "O.J."
t. blondi (?) "Tonka"
b. albopilosum (f) "Maria"
g. rosea (m) "Rocco"
a. anax (f) "Sally"
a. caniceps (f) "Pandora"
s. calceatum (f) "Lady Godiva"
a. metallica (?) "Fluffy"
g. aureostriata (?) "Pedro"
p. regalis (?) "Dharma"

emperor scorp: "Eugene"

Names of my other pets (dogs, snakes, geckos, iguana): Bobby, Captain, Shayou, Taiyou, Maurice, Janice, Mouse, Waldo, Maxine, Jubilee, Alice, Nala, Lilo, Pikachu, Kimo, Minus, Paco.

[Scylla]

From the looks of these lists, I have to get more spiders to catch up! If you want other pet names I have an English Shepherd named Libby, a Pekingese named Peewee, 2 cats, Daisy Mae and Ivan the Terrible. A rex rabbit Frederick the Great, A Nanday conure named Josette, Bourkes parrot named Sharon Rose, 2 budgies named Snowflake and Noel. And a bunch of unnamed bettas and 2 anoles. Along with the 4 T's.

[xBurntBytheSunx]

a. seemani- corinthian (from the sandman)
h. lividium- princess

i haven't given the rest of mine names yet

[reverendsterlin]

being Pagan I name mine after spider Gods/Goddesses

[Gillian]

Originally posted by Nick D
G. Rosea female -
Sadly, she's rather calm, timid, and doesn't especially live up to her name. :D


:eek:

calm?! timid?!


my Audra now will lunge and strike at whatever invades her home..

mama's little demon girl..:)

Peace, light & eternal love..
Gillian
)0(

[Angela]

A.Brockelhursti- Cruella
Rosae- Charlotte
Choco Golden Knee- Lady Godiva
OBT- Damien
Pink Toe- Venus
Tiger rump - Shere kahn
A.Genic- Millicifant
A.Genic- Ursala
Parahybana- Dozer
Black & White- nemo(leg got messed up duringmolt)
B.Vagan- Jewel
King Baboon- Elvis
Unknown Type- Tweezer

We will never run out of names!!!

[Spiral_Stairs]

I have only named a few of mine.

A. Versicolor - Booger

C. Cyneopubescens - Professor

E. Campestratus - Shirley

L. Parahybana - Big Bear

One of my buds has an A. annex named Puppy?! lol

[stu]

I never named any of my T's :(

some funny names you people have given some of yours though :)

cheers,

Stu.

[Aragog fan]

G. Rosea- Octavia (get it.....eight!)

A. Seemanni- Loquita (little crazy woman in spanish!)

[usumbaraboy]

HOLY CRAP some of you have lots of t's!!!! i thought 5 was lots but some of you have like over 20 its crazy.
A. Seemanni- Chingy
usumbara-sob lol

[Angelo]

here are mine. i dont call them these names, but if i had to, these are it:

G. rosea: Menikmati
A. moderatum: Sum Ting Wong ("something wrong" because he never eats or drinks or moves, but then he sprints when touched)

[XxStormsWebxX]

These are my childrens names: {D

1)Acanthascurria Geniculata- (unsexed) Storm

2)Aphonopelma Chalcodes- (unsexed) Blondi

3)Avicularia Avicularia- (unsexed) Pinky

4)Brachypelma Pallidum- (male) Ashen

5)Brachypelma Smithi- (female) Blair

6)Brachypelma Vagans- (female?) Apple-Bottom

7)Grammostola Aureostraita-(male) Shiva

8)Grammostola Aureostraita-(female) Madison

9)Grammostola Rosea- (unsexed) Copper

10)Lasiodora Parahybana- (unsexed) Guja- (Hindu god of serpents)

[da_illest]

here's my update of t's and others..

1 male g rosea 4.5" CHIKO
1 female g. rosea 4.5" SPIKKETE
1 a. seemani 1.5" BOO
1 c. marshalli 1" BABOO
1 g. rosea 1.25" BLAZE
6 a. avics .5" AVICULARIAS
1 a. versicolor .75" HOLLOW TIP
1 supposed hybrid of b. vagans and mex rosegrey but i think it's b.vagans .5" BOOTY

1 c. fasciatum 1.75" DON'T KNOW YET
1 e. camp (PZB) .15" TINY
1 a. avic 3.5" MC (Mc Nasty)

1 male kenyan sand boa 9" (MAKAVELI)

1 leopard gecko 4" (LEO)

1 albino pac man frog (HIP HOP)

[XxStormsWebxX]

Was it mortal kombat you got the name from?

[QUOTE=Pixie]I name every "pet" that I have come into the house as I "talk" to them alot! lol

My invert's names are:

h. lividium (f) "Kitana" (Anyone know where I got that one from?!?)

[MichaelH]

Mexican Redknee, female...............FuzzButt
Greenbottle Blue, unsexed..............Gem
Rio Grande Gold, unsexed...............Rio
Rosehair, female...........................Bonnie
Rosehair, male.............................Clyde
Pink Zebra Beauty, unsexed...........?

[pronty]

Hmmm.. I don't seem to have posted in this thread yet so here are my few T's that still have a name:

Avicularia aurantiaca female ("Maggie")
Grammostola aureostriata female ("Enchilada", named by greensleeves)
Grammostola rosea postultimate male ("PB&J", named with help from greensleeves who said that a postultimate male deserves a name :) )

Other T's just have numbers (1, 2, 3,..), letters (a, b, c,..) or roman numbers (I, II, III,..) depending on if they are from different batches. If I only have one single T from one batch, it may not have a number at all (like my T.b. and B.s.).

[sizzles5000]

What great names. I'm glad I'm not the only one that names them. My husband thinks I'm crazy he calls them number one number 2.....

P.Irminia: Vincent
2-Chilean Rose: Horus and Boris
Avicularia: Drusilla
T. Blondi: Vladimar

[Joanie]

There are some great names in this thread!! I may steal some. ;)

Naming is not done equally at my house....some are named and some are not. It's pretty random. The ones that do have names are:
3 G. roseas--Talbot, Rosebud and Zita
L. parahybana mature male--Cosmo
P. regalis--Ravana (named for a hindu demon)
P. ornata--Sweeney (named for Sweeney Todd, the demon barber!)
E. campestratus--Zippy
C. brachycephalus--Boo (named for her surprise appearances)
C. fasciatum--Brady (I let a friend name it)
G. aureostriatum--Herman Blanco (named after a friend's guinea pig, because Herman Blanco is just such a fun name to say)

And then there's a handful more who are still waiting for names.

[Overmenneske]

These names are derived from mine:

Brachypelma albopilosum = Andrea
Aphonopelma seemanni = Andreano
Grammostola rosea = Mindea

[OldHag]

My daughters helped me name some of these.....heh see if you can guess which ones.


Acanthoscurria geniculata---geni..go figure...
Aphonopelma Sp.--- Crystal and Digger (new mexican Blond T.)
Aphonopelma hentzi---Goober
Aphonopelma seemani---RoseBud
Avicularia avicularia---SkidMark
Avicularia braunshauseni---Spooky
Brachypelma boehmei---Zombi- it NEVER moves..ever! well..once it did...I think..
Brachypelma vegans---Old Blue
Ceratogyrus marshalli--Monster
Ephebopus murinus---Skeletor!!muahahahahaaaa...yes we have to laugh like that.ugh
Grammastola aureostriatum--- Sprocket
Lasiodora cristatus---Boris
Pterinochilus murinus---Ms. Psyco

Millipedes
Male AGB-- Midnight Cleetus....lol
Female AGB--Ruby and Ziggy and BigBrownThing

Michelle

[MichaelH]

Need a name for an OBT huh Diane? how bout,,,,,,

Satan
Damien
Evil on eight legs
Death on 8 legs
Psycho
Psychotic
Meaner than snake sh**
Orange ball of Death
Hellspawn
Hellion
Adolph
Stalin
Moussolini
Saddam

C'mon folks, we gotta help her find an appropriate name for her little 8 legged Incarnate of pure evil. Anyone else have any suggestions?

[Grael]

G Rosea (f) = Venus
G Rosea(m)= Mars
P irminia(m)=Anubis
P.Cambridgei(f)=Isis
P.Pulcher(unsexed)=Nemphis
A.Geniculata(f)=Nova
Curly hair(unsexed)=Castor
B.Beohmei(unsexed)=Blaze
B.Vagans(unsexed)=Coch En!(means red head in welsh lol)

[Dessicata]

Grael, did you not post your spiders names at the beginning of the thread? And no doubt somewhere in the middle also :rolleyes:

[Keith Richard]

Aphonopelma sp (WC - M) - Ted, R.I.P.
B smithi (f) - Tattoo.
G auereostriata (f) - Ginger.

[Grael]

Grael, did you not post your spiders names at the beginning of the thread? And no doubt somewhere in the middle also :rolleyes:


oh aye lol hey they've been updated then!

[karen_in_aspen]

I DIDN'T feel stupid this weekend for posting my neophyte Grammostoli rosea questions --- (but I do now.)
I just hope there's enough ROOM for all my T's!:

The "bonita senorita rosita" (yeah, like lots of others here - it's pretty cerebral) :}

"THOUGHT I GOT TOUCHY,
THOUGHT I GOT RUSTY,
THOUGHT I'D GET PISSED & QUIT OR SHE MUST BE

"FAT & UGLY, BROKE, BLACK & BLUE--
"BUT I'M TRIM, FIT, SICK AND I'M BACK FOR ROUND 2" ;P

*** Oh, and I got my American Tarantula Association booklet in the mail today("Concise Care Guide for the 80 + Most Common Tarantulas)...
it was written by Dr. Rbt G Breene, II and reviewed by Stan Schultz(Tarantula Keepers Guide author) and Dr. Samual D Marshall. anyway looks to ME like an impressive compilation of further reference material, etc.
they list about 20 reccommended reference books, publications.

**PEACE OUT** kk

[Gretchen W.]

rose hair.......Wolfgang
A.seemani.....Pinstripe
B.Smithi........Agent Smith
{D {D {D {D {D

[David_F]

A lot of the names on here are great. Might have to borrow a few. I don't have names for all of mine but here are a few:

P. murinus- Ibilisi (Swahili for Devil)
H. lividum- Ba'a Lep (Thai for Lightning [I think])
A. versicolor- Pinkie
A. versicolor- The Brain
A. avicularia- Catch
G. rosea- Mikey

[siucfi]

I have named mine as well.
zebra=Alfred
Rosey=Charles
Green bottle blue=Taby

[sansoucie]

Indian Ornamental was India ( real imaginative)
Zebra is FuzzButt
and my Usambara... I dunno. Just got it and it's a wierd creature. I am still trying to figure out a good name!

Melissa

[TheEternal]

Here's a few of my bizare names for ya:

A. avicularia (female)- Scooter (because of the way she walked out of her vial the day I got her)
A. metallica (female)- Dee Dee ('cause she walks like a balerina!)
B. smithi (female)- Edana (Gaelic name that means "beautiful)
B. vagans (male)- Digger (obvious)
C. marshalli (?)- Unicron (Transformers reference)
C. cyanpubescens (female)- Quirk (because she's insanely fast!)
E. murinus (female)- Grim (I like to watch Billy & Mandy :P )
G. aureostriata (?)- Kirby ('cause it's a little creampuff)
G. pulchra (female)- Keiran (Celtic name for dark)
G. rosea (male)- Titan (named after Clash of the Titans, because Medusa made me think about that movie)
G. rosea (female)- Medusa (named by my girlfriend)
P. irminia (male)- The Flash (the fastest spider I've ever owned)
P. murinus (male)- Cheeto (it's a demon cheeto)
T. blondi (female)- Gion (random four letters from the rain forests she's found in)
X. intermedia (male)- Monster (this cutie is a beast!)

-Bryan

[Malkavian]

I dun name any of my pets that aren't capable of coming when you call them.
My carpet pythons are just "The male" and "the female" , my gecko has no name, neither do my G.pulchra or B.vagans.

I suspect if Im ever in the situation where I have more than one of any species I'll simply get color coded critter keepers rather than name them and then have to try to tell them apart (hard enough with snakes of the same age and species)

[sansoucie]

LOL! Never thought of it that way, but my dog's name is Jack and he doesn't come when I call him either...

;P

[petitegreeneyes]

Way too many to list. But I like to use names from the countries they are from, or favorite actors, a lot of Greek gods names, even a few cars names like Lexus and Mercedes. My P.metallica I call Patience because I had to have a lot of it until she came to the states!!

[protheus]

Well, I have a P. Imperator (scorpion) named Vidar, after the Norse god. The story goes, as I remember it, that Vidar is the son of Odin, who lives in the forest an keeps to himself most of the time. He's the god of silence and revenge. At Ragnarok (the viking armageddon analog), Odin is killed by Fenrir the wolf, and Vidar goes into battle, killing Fenris by ripping him in two with his bare hands. In doing this, I think Vidar becomes the only god to go to battle at Ragnarok and survive.

I also have a G. Rosea, but haven't decided on a name yet. Possibly something else from the Norse pantheon?

Copernicus? It seems to be quite naturally curious.

Chris

[AWS]

C. cyanopubescens (unsexed) - Lysistrata (from the play by Aristophanes)

E. campestratus (unsexed) - Shorty (so that I can sing the first part of 50 Cent's "In Da Club" to it)

[ithuriel]

i dont name all my pets but some just seem to stick :)
salmon pink=fuzzbutt
chile rose =rosie
redrump =red
my other Ts really havent picked up names yet.

my fish also have names , well some do anyways.
discus=little miss likes to hide
my two silver mollies are rob and tinkerbell
neon gourami= mr nasty
have two new opaline gouramis , gonna name them touchy and feely
:D

[G_Wright]

I just called my new A minatrix Lemmeywinks

[DnKslr]

AHHH~HAAAAA! I have the perfect names for the 2 OBTs Terri is sending me....,



Mickey and Mallory! You know, from the movie Natural Born Killers :D
It's perfect for a pair of naturally "evil" little buggers that will want to kill me. :p

[Nich]

T blondi - blondi
A. versicolor- versi
A. metallica- metallica
A. geniculata- genic
H. lividum- lividum
B. smithi- smithi

I like to keep mine as original as possible ;P

[kavka]

L parahybana- Rozi (Rosie in Slovene)
A metallica-Lars :D
A bicegoi-Beti

[metzgerzoo]

G.rosea Crikey
P.murnius Remus (thanks Diane for suggesting the name:D)
C.fasciatum Spooky
L.parahybana Jewels
B.angustum Ipsy
GBB Freska

[Fenris]

G. rosea female: Fluffy
G. rosea sling (unsexed): Atilla
A. Avicularia (unsexed): Vlad

[G_Wright]

G. rosea female: Fluffy
G. rosea sling (unsexed): Atilla
A. Avicularia (unsexed): Vlad


LOL I named my curly hair fluffy

[Missy Cricket]

I'm glad I'm not the only one--by far--who names them all. So far my family is:

A. seemanni: Harvey

C. faciatum: Max

B. smithi (x2): Fern and Elvira

A. versicolor: Percy (Percy the Versi, as my husband says)

P. regalis: Lenoire

A. Geniculata: Genny

P. murinus: Allis (after my husband's orange tractor)

GBB: Davey

B. emilia: Branwen

L. parahybana: Dora

Rio Grande Gold: Farrah

Chaco Golden Knee: Odette

Carlsbad Green: Ingrid

[Fenris]

LOL I named my curly hair fluffy

I'm not the one who named mine though. My nephew (he just turned 3) calls all spiders Fluffy so I just used that for her name. I thought it was fitting. She is mighty fluffy.

[Jeri]

G. rosea: Lucy (Lucy Weston from Dracula)
A. Avicularia: Severus (was going to be Betty after Rizzo in Grease (black hair, pink toes) until I looked closer and noticed the tiny spurs) R.I.P.
G. rosea: Shelbie (no special comments yet)
G. rosea: Naomi (she is my "Third" rose. Anime fans will get the reference)
E. campestratus: Lizzie (from Lizzie McGuire, named by my son)
P. murinis: Octavia (s'ling that could just as easily be Octavius) R.I.P.
Unidentified Lycosidae: Kyrie (nephew named her)
A. seemanni: Betty (she was bouncing her abdomen when we bought her, and Betty is Sonja's grandmother) R.I.P.
B. smithi: Alice (no story, I got her for my birthday and like the name)
G. rosea: Angelique (given to me by a friend)

Jeri

[T 'n T]

Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens - Elwood
Avicularia Avicularia - DA
Lasiodora Parahybana (2) - Godzilla & Mothra

[Professor T]

G. rosea = Fluffy

G. pulchra = Fido

B. smithi = Dojo (Dance Of Joy)

A. versicolor = Mother T

[Darwinsdad]

Sansoucie= I have read a few times around here that are a self described
*itch and I was wondering if you would mind at all if I was to name my P. Murinis after you. If you dislike the idea I will be glad to understand and find it a diff name.

[simplicity]

A. seemanni (male) - Frank the Tank

[leo3375]

I only have one T: a female G. rosea named Artemis Rose.

[gusman1204]

my Chilean Rose is named Diablo
B.smithi is now referred to as Bestia:)

-hopefully my spanish teacher is proud of me:)

[PapaSmurf]

I named my pinktoes pinkie and the Brain......... My cobalt dosent have a name yet and my Rosehair's name is Spudds.....

[WithCerberus]

My Aphonopelma seemani female goes by the handle Dot and my two Antrodiaetus unicolor (folding trapdoors) are named Dig and Dug. :)

Bobby

[Tamara]

B. boehmei (male, I think) - Rumplestiltskin (straw into gold, what more can I say?)
A. genic (female) - Cassiopeia (more beautiful than the nereids, and her white marks look like a constellation)

[blckwidow75]

2 B. Smithi - Reagan & Sixx
B. Emilia - Angel
B. Vagans - Franklin
B. Angustum - Norman
A. Seemanni - Lester
A. Geniculata - Loomis
P. Platyomma - Vega
C. Cyaneopubescens - Ginger
G. Pulchra - Cooper

Oh so addicting! There are at least 4 more that I want. As you can see I prefer the New Worlds. My wish list includes: B. Ruhnaui, B. Cyaneifemur, G. Aureostriata, and C. Fimbriatus (I want to get braver!) I told myself I would hold off for a bit and save for my wedding! LOL

[T_DORKUS]

L. parahybana- Little <edit>
B. smithi- Little <edit>
B. emilia- Little <edit>
G. pulchra- Little <edit>
T. apophysis- Little <edit>
E. campestratus- Little <edit>
N. coloratovillosus- Little <edit>
A. geniculata- Nightcrawler

[sansoucie]

LOL @ DORKUS!!!

Well, the seemani is fuzzbutt
pink toe is un named so far
And I was going to name the Usambara Dahmer or Mengele, but just found out it's a female... so I am dabating again.

[DnKslr]

I've named my OBT "phoenix" since it looks like flames after it just molted.

[Spider-man 2]

Perfect name for my adult female P. Lugardi............Pissbomb, haha :D

[Socrates]

Chilean Rose = Socrates
Acan. Geniculata = Zelda
B. Smithi = Marcellus

(Some of you have REALLY awesome names for your Ts!....if/when I get another pet I just may have to consult with some of you for some original names. :) )

[Big Dragonfly]

B. Smithi = Marcellus


Marcellus Wallace -- Pulp Fiction?

[Pixie]

Was it mortal kombat you got the name from?



You got it! :D

Kitana was a character in MKII that I used to play with. She was really tough and of course, blue! I couldn't think of a more fitting name for a cobalt!!!

My other favorite name that I find equaly fitting is for my Goliath, still don't know the sex but I love the name "Tonka" for it.

Pixie

[Big Dragonfly]

You got it! :D

Kitana was a character in MKII that I used to play with. She was really tough and of course, blue! I couldn't think of a more fitting name for a cobalt!!!

My other favorite name that I find equaly fitting is for my Goliath, still don't know the sex but I love the name "Tonka" for it.

Pixie

Back when I used to name my spiders, the majority of the names that I chose were Mortal Kombat characters.

Jon

[Socrates]

Marcellus Wallace -- Pulp Fiction?

I don't even know who Marcellus Wallace is....but then again, I'm REALLY hopeful that Marcellus is turning out to be a "Mercedes" instead. ;)

[Gretchen W.]

I don't even know who Marcellus Wallace is....but then again, I'm REALLY hopeful that Marcellus is turning out to be a "Mercedes" instead. ;)

Ok Socrates...please don't tell me you haven't seen Pulp Fiction??? Great flick!

"Who's Zed"? Zed's dead baby....Zeds dead".

[Socrates]

Ok Socrates...please don't tell me you haven't seen Pulp Fiction??? Great flick!

"Who's Zed"? Zed's dead baby....Zeds dead".

Ok, I won't tell you I haven't seen Pulp Fiction....lol......I guess I should rent it sometime? {D

[Spider-man 2]

Ok, I won't tell you I haven't seen Pulp Fiction....lol......I guess I should rent it sometime? {D

Ummmm..................yes. QT is the man!!!

[8leggedfriends]

What are your tarantulas names?


1. G.Rosea-Rosy
2. Baby B.angustum- Any Suggestions?

[Gir]

All my T's were named when I bought them, one is T.blondi, another is G.pulchra, ect {D ...but then again I treat my T's more like specimens not pets.

[8leggedfriends]

She's my pet, friend and specimen. :D

She's 3 in 1!

[genious_gr]

What are your tarantulas names?


1. G.Rosea-Rosy
2. Baby B.angustum- Any Suggestions?
Angie


.....

[sanguinarian]

Brak,Angus,Gus, Guster,Terra, Holesy,Itch,and Barackas

[Stealth Taco]

G. Rosea - Pinochet (Deceased)
Avic Avic - Artemis
A. Seemanni - Aries
G. Aureostriata - (waiting for sex)

I like Greek gods and such.

[Ker]

misc pokies- isis, rama, kali, shiva, zion, gaia, maja
aureostriatas- darla and chuck
rosies- angel and rory
avic- emily
genic-aikos
boehmei- flame
fasciatum-sivri
lividum- meena
cristata- arka
nigricolor- evaki
cambridgei- tyr
platyomma- cupid
apophysis- phoebe

I find the things in life that interest me and name the "new babies" accordingly

[cichlidsman]

adult g.rosea------rosey
1" g.rosea---------bush
adult a. seemanni--angus

[The Red Queen]

I like Greek gods and such.

Do you know where I got this one... C. facsiatum named "Libitina" :)

[Zombie]

Roman goddess of undertaking.


Nice boots by the way Amanda.
Do I smell a new avatar?


Oh, wait...no Dirge artwork on them...

[The Red Queen]

Roman goddess of undertaking.


Nice boots by the way Amanda.
Do I smell a new avatar?


Oh, wait...no Dirge artwork on them...
1.) You are correct sir, Libitina is the Greek/Roman goddess of funerals!
Congrats, you will a cookie! {D
2.) Thank you, I like them too, he he he :D
3.) I think I will stick with Lenore and Roman Dirge for the Avatars :)

[bman]

My PZB (e. campestratus) is Peter Parker and my Antilles (a. versicolor) is Nightcrawler)

[BigBadConrad]

T. blondi (F) - Deborah Hairy
B. boehmi (M) - En Fuego
A. geniculata (F) - Geena
L. parahybana (F) - Anna
OBT sling (?) - The Great Pumpkin
C. crawshayi sling (?) - Cindy Crawford (if F) or Crawdaddy (if M)

also pedes:
S. subspinipies (9" PR Giant, sex ?) - Freight Train
S. s. mutilans (several in a communal tank) - The Mutilators, AKA The Land Piranhas

-John

[jakethegamer]

G. Rosea (F) - Izzy

[blckwidow75]

A. Genic - Loomis
B. Smithi - Reagan
B. Vagans - Franklin
B. Emilia - Angel
B. Smithi - Sixx
E. Pulcherrimaklaasi - Patsy
B. Angustum - Norman
G. Pulchra - Cooper
B. Ruhnaui - Rio
B. Klaasi - Hendrix
C. Fimbriatus - Raynor
A. Genic - Otis
N. Coloratovillosus - Rocky
C. Cyaneopubescens - Ginger
P. Platyomma - Vega
A. Seemanni - Lester

[firefox2]

Here's a few of mine:

A. avic - Fluffy
A. seemanni - Princess
G. rosea - Snookums
C. fasciatium - Cuddles
H. lividum - Babycakes

If you get the idea, the names make them seem less frightening to people who meet them, and that was the general idea, AND, it works. Although I do get some strange looks from people who I don't know very well :?

[Rourke]

I would name it "Fergie."

And I wouldn't feed it. Ever.

[MyNameHere]

@Rourke=> {D {D What was that about thread abuse? ;)

@Ker=> I didn't see a "Spike", "Harmony", "Willow", "Faith", etc...are these names waiting for t's to take them? ;)

@BBConrad=> Nice names, very clever! :)
'k, I have 3 versi slings and they are:
Thing One
Thing Two
Blue Fish.

[Pheonixx]

i have only named 2 of my T's my A. versicolor is named TERMINATOR, because he kills crix for the hell of it and does'nt eat them.
my rosehair because my gf started calling her "rosie" and the nickname stuck

[Lars Butcher]

I have a weird thing with naming my T's. Some have names, the majorities don't. I only name them if something strikes me off that bat. I named my T. blondi 'Bacon' because she sounds like bacon on the griddle when she hisses at you. My first tarantula I named Vlad in hopes he'd be an aggressive killer and impale its food with the evil of Vlad Tepes...turns out its a kind natured G. Rosey and only eats when its really hungry. Occassionally, I'll catch him mothering a pinkie rather than eating it.

Out of them all though, my G. pulchra has the coolest name. We named her Raegan, in part because of the girl that was possessed in 'The Exorcist', but also because we bought her they day President Regan died. Definately my most meaningful of them all.

Hey, speaking of evil can you guys help me come up with a name for my H. lividium? Like Pheonixx was saying about his A. Versicolor, he kills pinkies just because he can. Very evil!

~Lars

[Pheonixx]

my versicolor kills crix like that LOL, at 1.5" i wish he would take down a pinkie. that would be interesting. he be eating for a week!

[MyNameHere]

Hey, speaking of evil can you guys help me come up with a name for my H. lividium? Like Pheonixx was saying about his A. Versicolor, he kills pinkies just because he can. Very evil!

~Lars
Erm...you could call it "W". ;) :rolleyes:

Or, on a less politcal note you could go w/something like "Dracul" if that's not too much vamp lore for you. "Beatrix Kiddo" has been taken by someone else on the boards for a lividium...maybe "Draco" or "Malfoy" or "Snape" if you're a Harry Potter fan. Or not, "Malfoy" would prob'ly make anyone a good name for their wicked bad beastie.

'k, I'm all idea'd out...

[heering80]

I have 4 Ts and their names are Eelis, Lorencia (a.k.a. Lori), Hiltu and Maan a'joa.

Eelis is just a funny Finnish name (in my opinion). It's a males name altough he's a female genic. ..oops.

Lorencia reminds me of something Spanish.. She's a versicolor and quite vibrant in colour.

Hiltu is a Finnish nickname for Adolf Hitler. Heh.. ..P.murinus

and finally Maan a'joa is from a traffic sign meaning something like bulldozing or dirt removal in progress in English. In Finnish it's written together but I tried to give it a little hawaian sount to it. It's has rightly been given to my little C.crawshayi sling because it digs a lot!

[David_F]

I've tried naming my Ts but I never seem to keep the names for them. The only one that has a name right now is my P. murinus. Her name is Ibilisi. It means Devil in Swahili.

[tarantula666]

Originally Posted by Lars Butcher
Hey, speaking of evil can you guys help me come up with a name for my H. lividium? Like Pheonixx was saying about his A. Versicolor, he kills pinkies just because he can. Very evil!


how about elizabeth bathory :D

if you wanna know more try a search for that name on google

[MilkmanWes]

Avic avic - Pickles
G, rosea - Petunia
A. seemani - Spot
A. seemani - Licorice
L. polycuspulades - Penut Butter
New P. regalis - Chitra
New C. Cyaneopubescens - ???

[Jeri]

G rosea: Lucy (Lucy Weston from Dracula)
A Avicularia: Severus (was going to be Betty after Rizzo in Grease (black hair, pink toes) until I looked closer and noticed the tiny spurs)
G rosea: Shelbie (no special comments yet)
G rosea: Naomi (she is my "Third" rose. Anime fans will get the reference)
E campestratus: Lizzie (from Lizzie McGuire, named by my son)
P murinis: Octavia (s'ling that could just as easily be Octavius)
Unidentified Lycosidae: Kyrie (nephew named her)
A. seemanni: Betty (she was bouncing her abdomen when we bought her, and Betty is Sonja's grandmother)

Jeri

[Kali]

I would name it "Fergie."

And I wouldn't feed it. Ever.


you make me sooo happy! {D
i also do not name my tarantulas

[tarantula_tom]

G. rosea -- Madam
A. avicularia -- Chaos
B. smithi -- Cruella
H. lividum -- Diablo

[jet]

Angelica
Rosie
Jasmine
Charlotte
CoCo
Salem
Venus
Amber
Taboo
Morticia
Thor
Tigger
Bella
Punkin
Chia
Kali
Karma
Gemini
Psycho
Casper
Pandora
Scarlet
Sandi
Nemo
Dori
Isabelle
Potch
Bubbles
Aries
Tinkerbell
China
Sierra

[AWS]

See also http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=20582.

[Ker]

Ahh good ole Elizabeth Bathory.. so many peasants.. so little time..

[Kismet]

I think it's fun naming them...though I currently only have 12...so maybe if I had 50 I'd think differently!

I give them names that suit regardless of gender though I generally (with one exception) assume they're girls!

A.Avic - Gracie
My first and I loved how graceful she was
G.Pulchra - Tricks
Crazy loon who could trip over a pattern in the substrate!
A.Versi - Comet
This sling was a streak of sparkle which shot out of the canister when I first opened it.
A.Versi - Murtle
After Moaning Murtle from Harry Potter, used to sit in at the bottom of her vial being miserable...then maulted to be more like Comet!!!
B.Vagans - Ruby
Little red gem
B.Vagans - Chaos
Stubborn little sling that took me FORREVER to get into the vial, it was all over the place - determined to avoid going in!!!
B.Smithie - Bisto
Eddie Izzard - Bees make honey? Do earwigs make chutney? Do spiders make gravy?
A.Purpurea - Iona
Purple flower.
A.Purpurea - Dotty
Funny little sling that pounces on imaginary cricks.
A.Purpurea - Geoff
The most chilled Avic I have EVER seen! Great name which also means 'peaceful'.
B.Bohemi - Maple
Autumn coloured T.
B.Bohemi - Jaffa
Sweet little orange!!!

So there ya go...completely girly and totally 'un-specimine' like but I care not they're my gals (or poss lads)!!! {D ;P {D

[Sadistik]

B. smithi = Doritos
B. smithi = Tequilla
B. vagans = Johnny Webb
G. pulchra = Led Zeppelspin
H. lividum = Hagaaargh
A. geniculata = Arkon the graverobber

[moodymoo]

What are your tarantulas names?


1. G.Rosea-Rosy
2. Baby B.angustum- Any Suggestions?
Grammastola Rosea: LOOLA

[jeffh_x]

A. Avic-oreo
E. Pacypus-mercedes(from gran theft auto 3..lol)
H. Lividum-edna
C. Fasciatum-Tigger
P. Lugardi-Selma
C. Thorelli- still havent decided yet..any ideas/suggestions? gemini's nice..but i wanna hear some more ideas..

[Windchaser]

My kids have the responsibilty for naming our T's:

M Cyclosternum sp? (Cobalt Redrump): Webbie (He is no longer with us though)
F B. Smithi: Redney
M B. Boehmei: Flamer
F C. fasciatum: Strawberry
F H. lividum: Kabluey
F G. rosea: Squirmy
F T. apophysis: Peewee
U G. pulchra: Unnamed at the moment
U G. aureostriata Unnamed at the moment

206 new G. rosea spiderlings: Unnamed. Names will be given to the ones we keep.

[WingedDefeat]

My spiders are Named Tiamat, Cocoa, and Creole. A G. aureostriatum, G. Pulchra, and A. versicolor, respectively.

[Hoffy]

I used to have cobalt named Skippy but I had to get rid of him because "it was too aggresive to have in dorms" so I gave him to a friend of mine who lives off campus.

Now I just have my E. campestratus, named Happy Birthday. It's a long story, it has nothing to do with my birthday or anyone else. But so yeah-

[becca81]

G. rosea: Archimedes

P. murinus: Kepler

P. murinus: Darwin

P. murinus: Copernicus

I let the kids in my class figure out why I chose to name the spiders those names and how they relate to what we're studying.

[rathjinn]

B.smithi Female - Carmen
B.smithi Female -Esmerelda
Brazilian White Knee Female- Abstract( yes thats her name)
Cobalt Blue Female- Maleficient

[Crunchie]

G.rosea - Buffy
G.pulchra - Vesper (Gaelic for evening star)
G.Pulchra - Esper (shortened form of the latin word meaning hope)
G. aureostriata - Aureus (latin for "golden")
G. aureostriata - Sniper

[BlkCat]

Avicularia versicolor= Alaria

[Beth-Tex]

Mine all sport names that have some form of meaning to me..............................

G.aureostriata..........Chaco (LOL- he was/is my first
internet mail ordered T)

G.rosea....................8 (because he cost only $8.00)

B.smithi...................LadyBug (a pet name for someone)

B.smithi...................JJ (after 2 nieces whose names start
with J)

B.smithi...................BB (for Big Beauty - drove with her all
the way from Calif to Texas)

B.emilia...................Millie (hehe)

G.pulchra.................Xena (she's a mover & dark &
beautiful just like the XWP character)

B.smithi...................Lady Di (named after a Sugar Glider
breeder friend, Diana)

A.moderatum...........Goldie (ha)

A.avic......................Arlie (he came from Arlington, Tx)

A.avic......................Mo (cause she came from Modesto,
Calif & I drove with her & BB from
Ca to Texas)

A.versicolor..............Gem (because she IS a Gem & so
very beautiful)

GBB.........................Blue (cause she has so much blue &
blue is one of my favorite colors)

AND soon to come another G.rosea whose name will be
Charlotte after my mothers middle name. :)

[PapaRoacher]

G. Rosea - Tarra
A. Geniculata - Rane
P. Murinus - Diablo, Squishy, and Fester

[Taco Pope]

G. rosea - Princess ('cause she's real mean)

B. smithi - Spazz ('cause the first time I fed him he went totally berzerk, giving threat displays to the cricket and kickin' hairs)

A. versicolor - Wedge

A. versicolor - unamed

B. Vagans - Pee Wee (my first sling and he was soooo small)

P. regails - Vlad

P. Murinus - unamed

B. albopilosum - unamed

[Rounder]

I name my Ts so my girlfriend and her son know which I'm referring to, it's just easier for them that way.

P. murinus - Nemo
G. aureostriata - Osbourne - after the "bad guy" in Spiderman1
B. smithi - Octavious - the bad guy in Spiderman2
C. fasciatum - Monticore - after the Tiger that ate Sigfried
T. Blondi - going to be David or Tiny, I just got it and haven't decided
P. Irminia - Speedi - for apparent reasons
L. parahybana - Hulk
GBB - Merlin
B. boehmei - Gonzalez - i got it the same time as P. irminia so it just fit
A. Purpurea - Barney
A. Versicolor - just got it, yet to be named - it might get Sully(spelling) from Monsters Inc.

[Deschain]

What are your tarantulas names?


1. G.Rosea-Rosy
2. Baby B.angustum- Any Suggestions?

Mutsugna

Or Musty Baby

Or Tums. Or Tumz...Dogg.

Or my all time favorite Bobo Manko. :drool:

[xanadu1015]

C. crawshayi- King Kong
P. metallica- Azule
B. smithi- Ozzy
T. Blondi- Rusty
B. albopilosum- Chewbacca
B. emilia- Tequilarose
Avic. versicolor- Bonnie Blue (my daughter named her)
P. Regalis- Raji
P. Regalis- Neeta
N. chromatus- Ursula
N. coloratovillosus- Harly
H. lividum- Zelda
Mystery T- Drusilla
C. cyaneopubescens- no name yet
B. vegan- no name yet
Avic- minatrix- no name yet
Avic Avic- no name yet
G. rosea- Medusa
G. rosea- Shaggy
G. rosea- Serafina (my daughter's)
A. moderatum- Sherry
P. murinus- Savannah


I'll probably find out from my mom (cricket54) if I forgot any.


Laura

[Ice Cold Milk]

B. smithi --- Agent Smithi
A. genic - Swoosh (though now i'm out of a name for my new P.irminia!)
A. avic - Tiesto (my fav dj)
A. Versicolor - SoBe

haven't named any of my others yet

[bonesmama]

G.Rosea-Morticia
A.Seemani#1-Pico Caballo (horse-biter)
A.Seemani#2-Fang
B.Emilia-Speck(tiny sling)
B.Smithi-Claudia
B.Boehmei-7
:D

[snipe4fun]

Out of my 5 Ts, only one has earned a name, and that is the female A. Avic. pictured elsewhere on this site guarding her eggsac - Shelob. Until recently, she was housed with a male A. Avic. (unnamed - perhaps "Skinny" or "Sperm Donor", a Ball Python named Clyde, two house geckos (Frodo and Sam), and three tree frogs (Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn). I thought 7 or so Anoles would look neat, but Shelob ate them all. And the $50 neon shirnoph lizard my roomate bought against my recommendation (bright colors = eaten in under12 hrs) it was the neon that notified me of Shelob's ability to devour whole lizards, as I previously thought her to be an insectivore. Boy was I suprised!

Anyways, I'd have named the Anoles after the dwarves that got captured in "The Hobbit" like biffur and bombur and boffur and oin and gloin and dori and nori...but they're all devoured now, so there's not much sense in doing so... and now that I think about it, I should change Clyde's name to Gandalf... :D

[Brian S]

I have only named a few of mine.

P murinus - Hitler
P irminia - Stalin
Those are my 2 evil Ts :evil:
C fasciatum - Spaz
G rosea - Rosey of course :D
A avic - Pinky of course ;)

[metzgerzoo]

I've got far more Ts than I have names but for the ones who do have names:

G. rosea-Crikey
C. cyan-Freska
C. crawshyi-Heidi
B. albo-Bug
A. avic -Poohba
B. angustum-Ipsy
C. fasciatum-Spooky
T. blondi-Shela
T. blondi-Dream
G. pulchra-Jet
H. gigas-Dozer
E. rufscens-Houdini
E. utaman-Em
H. "longipedum"-My-Thi
H. schmiditi-Pez
O. auratum-Oyi
O. pillitus-Opie
P. irminia-Zoe
P. murnius-Remus
E. pachypus-Batty
We have a bunch of slings who don't have names

Oh, and we have a flat rock scorp named Troll and two Emps who still need names.

[8SEXYLEGS]

My names:
G. rosea-Fluffy
B. smithi-Prozac
C. cyaneopubescens-Jello
H.lividum-Kung Pau

If I ever get a T. Blondi I already have a name picked out for her-Shaquille O'Neal.
I know some people don't name them because they think they are silly, but I like naming mine and I think it gets them more of a personality.

[Pandora®©™]

Since I never in a million years thought I would have a spider for a pet I named her Charlotte, it’s the only thing I could think of that was spider like lol :?

[Spydra]

The only name I have is for my nasty little beast P. murinus..Her name is Lynne (after my nasty little boss)!! haha!! {D

Renee

[Atalanta]

L. parahybana = Camille (named for Camille Paglia)

The others have Louisiana Creole names:

B. emilia = Sante ("Health")
G. rosea = Rentche ("Backbone" - I like irony)
A. seemanni - Kado ("Gift")
G. pulchra = Nwarsi ("Blacken")
T. blondi = Anraje ("Angry")

[xanadu1015]

I forgot to list:

A. geniculata: Large Marge lol (she fits her name)
L. parahybana: Lenni




Laura

[Schlyne]

1.0.0 Grammostola aureostriata "Drummer"
0.0.1 Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens "Greed"
0.0.1 P. platyomma "Merdith"
0.0.1 Brachypelma boehmei "Blade"
0.0.1 Avicularia huriana "Snufalufagus"
1.0.0 Psalmopoeus cambridgei "Speedracer"
0.1.0 Psalmopoeus irminia "Legs"
0.0.1 Psalmopoeus pulcher
0.0.1 Iridopelma hirustum (rare)
0.0.1 Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
0.0.1 Ceratogyrus marshalli
0.0.1 Poecilotheria formosa

[bman]

E. Campestratus.........................Peter Parker
Avicularia Metallica......................Chewbacca (Chewy for short)
A. Geniculata..............................Samsquanch

[BugToxin]

P. murinus - Toxin
G. pulchra - Bethany
G. aureostriata - Rachel
L. parahybana - Louise

Plus I have a new pede on it's way in the mail that I will probably name Sheri, Elizabeth, or MeatGravy depending on his or her personality and looks. :D

[avicularia_reig]

a.versicolor-go go
l.parahybana-shiloh although it just molted into a male
a.seemani-hyde
h.lividium-reign
a.geniculata- lolita
g rosea- biatrix
c.crawshayi-marilynn
A.moderatum-sally
mystery haplopelma-cadence

[Mendi]

All mine are named now with the help of a Spiderling I know
:clap: TY :clap:

Here is a sampling for y'all...

A.brockelhursti = Penguin
A.behlei = Someday Grow
A.eutylenum = Calfornia Dreaming
A.sp. "Flagstaff Orange" = Papaya
A.sp. "Roswell" = Topaz, Bourbon, Brandy, Abita, Carona, Foster, & Bud
B.auratum = Whiskey & RonRico
B.boehmei = Hotlegs & Wild Thing
B.smithi = Speckled & Tattood
C.marshalli = Weaver
G.chalcothrix = Fouscous
L.parahybana = Joshlyn, Jordan, Jessimen, Jacky, & Jarret
N.chromatus = Bullseye & Target
P.cancerides = Crabby & Cancer

[NYbirdEater]

I didn't name many of mine but here's the few I did name.

P cambridgei : Houdini... because he escaped twice

2 G rosea : Aniken and Darth Mal... thanks to my son :D

L parahybana : Caipora... think it means goddess of the forest or something

Didn't bother naming the rest as I could care less. Plus I couldn't think up names that seemed to fit how amazing they look. Doesn't make me like them any less.

[cricket54]

Laura has covered all of the tarantulas. I also have 2 scorpions. The P. emperor scorp is Darh Vador and I don't have a name for the H. arizonis, Desert Hairy. We keep going round and round with names for him. He is pretty laid back for a hairy. He even has crawled on Laura's hand without stinging. I need some ideas for a name for him.

Sharon

[avicularia_reig]

All mine are named now with the help of a Spiderling I know
:clap: TY :clap:

Here is a sampling for y'all...

A.brockelhursti = Penguin
A.behlei = Someday Grow
A.eutylenum = Calfornia Dreaming
A.sp. "Flagstaff Orange" = Papaya
A.sp. "Roswell" = Topaz, Bourbon, Brandy, Abita, Carona, Foster, & Bud
B.auratum = Whiskey & RonRico
B.boehmei = Hotlegs & Wild Thing
B.smithi = Speckled & Tattood
C.marshalli = Weaver
G.chalcothrix = Fouscous
L.parahybana = Joshlyn, Jordan, Jessimen, Jacky, & Jarret
N.chromatus = Bullseye & Target
P.cancerides = Crabby & Cancer


penguin is an awesome name.i love penguins and if i ever get one, i shall name it mendi :)

[Taylor]

My B. Smithi's name is Daisy. It fits her personality and it angers my family and throws them off. its great.

[MrsT]

My Chile Rose is called Muffet, very original huh,
My curly hair is called Starling!
GGB is called Lake
Pinktoe is called (No name yet)
Costa Rican Zebra, (No Name Yet)

Still thinking of names for them!!

[Ruri_Hari]

My Chaco golden knee is named Kohaku. I don't know if it's a boy or girl but whatever.

[Sterlingspider]

C. fasciatum - Queen of Hearts
G. Rosea - Red Queen

I thought of the fasciatum's name first because she has a really distinct heart shaped spot on her rump, and the rosea has such a nice reddish copper coloration that I couldnt resist staying within the Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass theme. {D

[xanadu1015]

You have a red phase rosie? I'm jealous lol



Laura

[Sterlingspider]

I dont think she's full on Red Phase, looking around at pics there are some listed as red phase that are close to her coloration, but the majority of them are much darker so I have to assume the close ones are misnomers.

This is not her (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/photos/pets/14.jpg) but it reflects her coloration pretty well. I think Pink or Copper Phase (or maybe Strawberry Blonde Phase?) would be a better name for her :p

[Snipes]

Do u name ur T's? I dont know if i should even bother, since they cant really learn them so it kinda like :wall: . I sorta do. The first one i got is "spider" and the other one is "shelob", but shelob always turns into "little spider". :)

[Heartfang]

Of course... I have Tosigo, my unidentified California native T, Rosie, my G. rosea, and Striker, my P. scrofa.

[Windchaser]

Usually, but I mostly leave that task up to my kids. Though, they do have quite a few to name yet.

[Snipes]

maybe im just lazy "Can u pick up some crickets for spider and little spider?" "Spider is on the glass" "little spider just caught a cricket" Boy its going to be trouble when i get more.

[Brando]

well i can't name mine until i sex it, cause naming a male Suzie would be a hit below the belt for my T. So i just have to wait till then. But i did name my new Avic avic Pinky, cause i guess it could be either.

[firben]

i keep it to the latin name.. if i have 2 or more of the same, i give them "serial numbers".... i guess i dob't have a personal relatonship to them.... ;-)

[Windchaser]

well i can't name mine until i sex it, cause naming a male Suzie would be a hit below the belt for my T. So i just have to wait till then. But i did name my new Avic avic Pinky, cause i guess it could be either.

Why not, you could record a hit country song, "A T Named Sue". It worked for Johnny Cash. :D

[Rob1985]

Annabelle (E.Pachypus), Bojengles (G.Rosea), Geni (A.geniculata) :D

[Mandi]

Ive got:
Harvey Thunder<edit> A. seemani
Destro G. Rosea
Vash the Stampede C. Fascatium
Kikko Gbb

and when my new arivals come this week Ill have

Boba Fett (blondi)
Soul Scream (P. Cambredgi)
Oisseaux (dunno yet its a freebie)

[Rob1985]

Annabelle (E.Pachypus), Bojengles (G.Rosea), Geni (A.geniculata) :D They are all female BTW {D

[Cirith Ungol]

Why not, you could record a hit country song, "A T Named Sue". It worked for Johnny Cash. :D


:D Good one! Only problem is that it might wanna take revenge on Brando once it's grown up!

I name mine, but more for the entertainment value of it rather than wanting to be able to adress them in a conversation. ;) Names are mainly picked so that someone who was a bit sceptical of arachnids would hopefully have a giggle and losen up a bit.

[Catherine]

To be honest, I've got too many to name them. And, i don't really see the point, its not like they are dogs and recoginse their names, so its a bit pointless.

That said, some of the ones that have especially endeared themselves to me, or done something that warrants a name. Like a have a P.murinus RCF, that i have named Alex. (from a clockwork orange) Because of the orange part and because he is also a vicious little *ahem* boy. I also named all my A.versicolor slings, but naming them made it worse when some of them died.

[cryptly]

I named my G. rosea Anna. Most of my other slings I'm waiting until I can sex before naming them.

I've started calling my B. smithi "Hoover" and my B. boehmei "Dirt Devil" due to their vaccuum like eating habits, but they're more nicknames than real names.

[shogun804]

not anymore, i used to but then i ended up with so many its to hard to keep track of them all i just call the name like this...ex. P ornata.

[Schlyne]

I have a large number, but more and more of them are getting names. Typically it's becuase of something they did, or something that seemed particularly fitting.

Industry, my I hirustra got named that becuase as soon as I got her home, she was making a web pocket to hide in.

Drummer, my Chaco Golden Knee. She drummed as soon as I got her out of the container as I was putting her into her new home.

etc.

I have 17 T's as of right now, and most of them are named.

[TheDarkFinder]

B. smithi- Sola -Warm and sweet like spring sunshine
H. lividum- Devilkin (Devil's Dance)-Metallica song
G. pulchra - Beowulf
Haplopelma sp. ?? - Error - latin for "wandering"
A. Aviculara - Pitter
A. Metallica - Patter
G. aureostriata - Cosmos
GBB - Quantum - Because in physics, if a quantum particle gets excited enough, it can go straight through solid matter, aka teleport.
P. regalis - Nightcrawler - After the X-Men character that can teleport from one place to another faster than the eye can follow.
C. fasciatum - Raja
B. albopilosum - Bashful

[Crunchie]

I name all of my pets, nicer to have names for them I think and it's not like I have too many taranulas to name..

Green Bottle Blue - Lightning
Salmon Pink - Thunder
Chaco - Sniper
Brazil Black - Vesper
Chile Rose - Buffy
Chile Rose - Duffy
Mex fire leg - Pedro
Avic Versi - Fujin
Avic Versi - Rajin
Goliath pink toe - Biscuit

While folk may not name thier tarantulas I resent the comments of "there is no point"! :(

[bonesmama]

I give most of mine all girl's names and keep my fingers crossed! I have:
Morticia
Pico Caballo
Fang
Elvira
7
Claudia
Speck

[coolcars011]

emily is my B.emilia

[tmanjim]

g. aureostriata - gramma
a. huriana - hercules
n. chromatus - jak
b. albopilosum - curly
l. striatus - stripe
b. smithi - destroyer
a. avicularia - fang
l. parahybana - big bang

all named by my two sons

[Freddie]

First one has kind of name and rest are what they are.
But mostly numbers.
I may say "se keltanen sekopää" or something like that.

[BlkCat]

Mine all get names. It is easier to talk about them in a conversation. My b/f has no idea what thier scientific names are so i name them. Besides it gives them a lil more individualality.
Current
B. smithi-Tippy
B. boehmei-Sloth
lil B. boehmei-No name???
A. geniculta-Pea
G. aureostriata-Saint Tick
P. irminia-Anya
GBB-No name???
A. seemani-No name???
Deceased
G. rosea-Gretchen
A. versicolor-Alaria
I already have a name picked out for an OBT-Wrath
I figure i will eventually name each after a deadly sin. mayby the GBB should be Pride....
Still pondering the no names.

[Blasphemy]

I already have a name picked out for an OBT-Wrath


Haha it's probably a good bet that if you get a P. murinus it'll be mean (in which case that name would fit), but it'd be pretty funny if it turned out to be gentle and docile (in which case you should keep the name anyway)

[BlkCat]

Haha it's probably a good bet that if you get a P. murinus it'll be mean (in which case that name would fit), but it'd be pretty funny if it turned out to be gentle and docile (in which case you should keep the name anyway)
If that happened. i might name all of them wrath and hope it hits them psychologically! can u imagine an OBT with a conscience. {D
OBT "I cant believe she would give such a stereotypical name. I am apalled. Well, if she thinks of me that way, then i will be a sweety. I will show her. Exception to the rule!!" :}

[CreepyCrawly]

I name all of my pets, even if they won't know their names. I have all my snakes and lizards named, and the snakes don't even have ears! So of course I've named my Ts, even the ones that aren't here yet:

G. rosea - Princess
P. irminia - Aurora
H. lividum - Jasmine
P. pulchra - Snow White <---- To here: All Here
B. smithi - Atta
B. boehemi - Ariel
P. cambridgei - Pocahontas
A. versicolor - Cinderella
P. regalis - Belle
C. fasciatum - Tiger Lilly <---- To here: To be shipped
L. parahybana - Un-named!

I'm going with Disney Princess names, although I am running out. I thought I'd try to keep it all similar, but I really am out of ideas!

As for what sex they'll be, it doesn't really matter I don't think. I had named my second A. avic Tinkerbell, when it turned out to be a male, and subsequently died a few months later. Just so long as they have names. It helps me to keep track of them easier in my head. Plus my boyfriend isn't interested enough to actually remember scientific, or even common species names, so it's more likely that he'll know what I'm talking about if I use a pet name. Plus like someone else stated, it helps people who are sort of apprehensive about them initially to get over that.

[lta3398]

Believe it or not, I name everyone of them!

A. seemani= Jaymi

G. Rosea= Eddie (the 8 legged freak) my husband thought that endearment up!

A. Avic= Kane

T. blondi= Reaper

P. cancerides= Thumper...nice huh? My father in law has a deathly fear of spiders...he got attacked as a child by a nest of wolf spiders and he never got over the fear, so whenever he sees a spider, he always says i can see it, it is heading right for me, I can hear all 8 legs thumping across the floor...thus we called her thumper in his honor, even though he wouldn't come near her. She was my first "big" T.


I have many other animals...snakes, hamsters, gerbils, cats, hermit crabs...and every single one of them are named! My kids love picking out names for every new critter we get!

[Immortal_sin]

since I usually have well over 100, it's difficult to name them all. However, when I get inspired, I ask my daughter to come up with names. She will make up a name, then I have to figure out how to spell it ;)
Hence, we have names like: Morax, Zia, Cadashio, Mrs Fooklabooshay, Aleukatin, Gog, Magog, Zig, Zag and Zug, etc.
I can't remember who's who without looking them up though.

[T-Harry]

Well, in the beginning I didn't plan on naming my T's but I was told I have to since it is not nice to have a pet and not name it.
So my first T, a G. rosea of course, was named by a friend of mine. She saw Lord of the rings at the movies and therefore called her Kankra. Since I haven't seen the movie myself I couldn't even remember the name for the first couple of weeks.
After that I named all my T's because it seemed somehow funny to me to name one of them and the others not. So the other ones are called that:
A. texensis => Condoleeza
C. fasciatum => Pantera
B. boehmei => Consuela
H. incei => Conchita
N. coloratovillosus => Selma
As you might have noticed, all names end with an 'a'. For the first three or so this happened by accident, afterwards it became like a rule for every new name.
My G. pulchra that I hope to get next weekend will be called Thekla.

[common spider]

I for shure name all mine I guess I should put all there names with the current list that I have.


:)

[Sheri]

A. texensis => Condoleeza



I find this amusing.

Now if it was the species A. texansis you could name it Bush.

You didn't really name it after Ms. I am not going to start a war in Iran Rice did ya? If so, why are other parts of the administration not represented?

[Windchaser]

I find this amusing.

Now if it was the species A. texansis you could name it Bush.

You didn't really name it after Ms. I am not going to start a war in Iran Rice did ya? If so, why are other parts of the administration not represented?

Now Sheri, must everything be political?

[Sheri]

C'mon, that was funny, and even ontopic since we are talking about names. I am merely inquiring as to the source. :D

[Windchaser]

C'mon, that was funny, and even ontopic since we are talking about names. I am merely inquiring as to the source. :D

Yes it was, I was just picking on you. :D

[T-Harry]

I find this amusing.

Now if it was the species A. texansis you could name it Bush.

You didn't really name it after Ms. I am not going to start a war in Iran Rice did ya? If so, why are other parts of the administration not represented?

Yep, that's the one I named my T after. At the time I bought the A. texensis there was lots of media coverage of Ms Rice in the German papers, radio networks and on TV. And since my T is native to the US, is a female and all the names for my spiders have to end with an 'a' I thought this is a perfect match... :)

[Sheri]

Excellent! Right again. ;)

[LPacker79]

Only one of my T's has a name, and that's only because when she was given to me she was already named. It's a female G. aureostriata named "Cat." It actually fits her. The other 119 or so T's get ID #'s.

[Tarantulasse]

Yeah I like to name them. My boyfriend had 25, and we pick out all kindsa names. When you start having duplicates of the same species....naming can help if anything to distinguish one from the other. Plus silly names can be fun too.....I don't put too much thought into it.

Though sometimes it's hard to stick to a name, like we always call Chaco golden knee just chaco.....even though we named it Sascwatch(sp?). Chaco just rolls off the tongue. His rose hair I named Fuzz butt....

Strangly I'm having trouble naming my own spider......

[leo3375]

I only have 2 Ts and both of them have names:

G. rosea: Artemis Rose
G. pulchra: E.A. Poe

I'm quite sure my rosey is female while my pulchra looks to be an immature male.

[Apocalypstick]

When you only have one T at a time, of course you name them...
very important :D

Nadine is my g. pulchra juvie.

[Belarius]

I just renamed my OBT. Her original name was Eminem, cuz she was always pissed off and full of attitude. But recently, I found out that she was a girl T. And plus, Smokejuan recently posted that Tarantulas are said to taste like peanut butter, so... :D :} Peanut butter. :razz: I renamed her Peanut. I mean she is a freakin' nut anyway, so I guess the name is perfect from my perspective. You know, now that I am looking at her (she is walking across the glass of her tank as I type)...her little body really does look like a roasted peanut :) Thanks Smokejuan, for the inspiration. :worship:

[brigebane]

Ocaisionally, my T. blondi is named sheelob, B. emilia Emilia and most of all my other T's aren't named but still get lots of attention :)

[Blasphemy]

I used to name my pets in latin (ironically this is before I knew their latin species names). I would think of a good adjective to describe the pet and then look it up in my latin dictionary and that was it. Either that, or I would refer to Roman mythology for a name like I did for my snake and her name is Minerva. Only problem with latin is I forgot about 80% of the names because I didn't write them down :confused:

[Keith Richard]

Absolutely I name them and will continue to do so.....

B smithi - Tattoo (cuz she's an absolute picture)
G aureostriata - Ginger (named after the wildest rocker on the planet, and also because of her colour)
G pulchra - Cindbad (in memory of our deceased Scottie dog, Sindbad)

Future additions will take their names from the world of rock n roll e.g. Elvis, Judas, Jagger, Gibson, Slash, Pink etc.

[Ruri_Hari]

I'm learning Japanese so all my T's have japanese word names

A. seemanni-Shima (stripe)
A. geniculata-Kiba(fang)
B. vagans-Ramu(red)
A. avicularia-Abi (toe)
G. rosea-Sachi(love)
B. smithi-Cheza (not a word..just a character off a show I like)
L. parahybana-Sesshoku (food,eat)
G. aureostriata-Kohaku (actual name)
N. coloratovillosum-Chippoke (tiny)
And
my emperor scorp with an attitude Deyou (attitude).

:D

Now I have 12 more names to come up with cause I just got 12 curly hair slings! Ack!

[BlkCat]

Yep Cheza.... Wolf's Rain.
I love her eyes.

[Ferndogg]

I named my OBT Angelina...cuz she's really graceful, has long legs that seem to go on forever...and yeah, she has a baaaaaaad attitude. My type of girl :rolleyes: Sexy, dangerous, and beautiful.

[stubby8th]

Sure -
My 4 yr old named our first 'Fuzzy-Honey' (G.rosea)
then there's my WC 'Lucky' (A.hentzi)
and my two Avic slings 'Frick' (A.avicularia) & 'Frack' (A.versicolor)

[Orb Weaver]

Two spiders, two names:

"Blue" - 0.0.1 A. versicolor
A shy little beauty which is very visible if undisturbed. Yes, I know, she will lose that blue color soon, but that's what her name is.

"Sparkle" - 0.0.1 P. irminia
An even smaller little sling, more brownish then beautiful til now, but very cute and probably fast as hell.

[MyNameHere]

I ask my daughter to come up with names. She will make up a name, then I have to figure out how to spell it ;)
Hence, we have names like: ...Gog, Magog.. etc.Isn't Gog/Magog from a Kurt Vonnegut novel, or am I remembering incorrectly? :?

I gave my A. versicolor slings "milk names" that will change as soon as I can be sure of their sexes. They are "Thing One", "Thing Two", and "Blue Fish". I think one of them will become Charlotte, another may be Ms. Spider...I haven't thought of any names for boys for these.

I just got 4 more T's, though ( http://clicksmilies.com/s0105/huepfen/jumping-smiley-024.gif ), and names I want to use for them are: Buffy the Cricket Slayer, Xander Hairris, and Willow Rosenbug :p

Yes, I enjoy naming them! :D

[Fenris]

I name mine too, but a couple went a few months with no names until just last weekend. My girlfriend finally helped me decide on names.

Atilla - G. rosea
Fluffy - G. Rosea
Bear - B. albopilosum
Tuna - L. parahybana
Fenris - P. regalis
Caligula - P. murinus
Claudius - H. maculata
Vlad - A. avicularia
Squirt - A. avicularia
Diesel - N. coloratovillosus
Tweek - C. cyaneopubescens
and
Nero - P. imperator

[Kittycat784]

of course I name them. But mainly so that my father can tell them apart the other way is "the one in the black cage" :rolleyes: , and that my B/F will not be scared of them. He thinks it's funny that I named my male A. Avic princess (can't help it he has pink toes like a princess in high heels.)

male A. Avic - Princess
male G. Rosea - Mr. Rose
female G. Rosea - Mrs. Rose
? B. Albop - Steven Tyler (this one is my favorite so hence the name)
? P. Lugardi - Rocket (when I first got it home I didn't know what it was opened the Its lid and it almost got out! :eek: gee it's fast)
? H. Minax - Devil (this one loves threat poses, when I see it that is)
? ?sp? :confused: - Cricket (I have no Idea what it is, it was sold to me as a striped leg but it is really brown, it has long and narrow legs and a very skittish disposition :? but it sure loves crickets!)

[CreepyCrawly]

of course I name them. But mainly so that my father can tell them apart the other way is "the one in the black cage" :rolleyes: , and that my B/F will not be scared of them. He thinks it's funny that I named my male A. Avic princess (can't help it he has pink toes like a princess in high heels.)

Haha! My G. rosea is named Princess (she's always brushing/grooming herself) but my A. versicolor is going to be named Cinderella (once it gets here) for the same reason - beautiful little slippers (okay, they're not glass, but still...)

[thedreadedone]

most of my bugs get names
B, smithii - Tarquin
African mantids - Dirk and Tarquin
Giant Black Millipedes - Norris, Boris and Horace
Vinegaroon - Ungoliant
Evil HUGE Centipede - Ming

even my tortoise has a name - Baldrick

[MysticKigh]

well i can't name mine until i sex it, cause naming a male Suzie would be a hit below the belt for my T. So i just have to wait till then. But i did name my new Avic avic Pinky, cause i guess it could be either.


I amused myself at my unsexed T's expenses by naming them things like
"Lola" ... ie: "I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she walks like a woman and talks like a man"

So...I have:

A caniceps- Lola
P cancerides- Tex
A seemani- Kwan Yin
B Smithi- Grandma Moses
G pulchra- Jo-jo
A avicularia- Zan
G-roseas- Zoe, Zoda, Zane, Zydeco
T pruriens- Zandra (we had a Z them going for a while there LOL)
B smithi- Tick Butt

Then there are the snakes... but that's another thread :)

[galeogirl]

I name mine because I find it to be a great icebreaker when introducing people to the ts. Makes record-keeping slightly less boring, too.

G. rosea - Viva and Europa
C. brachycephalus - Marawuti
B. albopilosum - Loki and Hermione
B. emilia - Milady (named for Dumas' female spy)
H. maculata - Flourish and Filigree
P. cambridgei - Shibari
P. murinus "Usambara" - Itsy (my daughter named that one)
P. chordatus - Selten, Dunkel, Nacht, and Schwarz

I haven't come up with names for my two P. murinus slings, the female C. marshalli, or the female E. pachypus. Working on it, inspiration just hasn't hit.

I tend to refer to feeders as "The Borgs", too.

[Dreadwraven]

MY b. albipilosum is named Pirate and my p. murinus (who is currently commuting to my place) is named Ninja and my P. regalis is Robot, because pirates and ninjas and robots are pretty much the three coolest things ever.

[Mendi]

With some help of a very good friend... Mine now all have names now. or 98.5% do


0.0.1 Acanthoscurria antillensis,
Spot
0.0.1 Acanthascurria brockelhursti,
Penguin
0.0.2 Acanthoscurria geniculata,
Bandit
Zebra
0.0.2 Acanthoscurria insubtilis,
Velvet
Dagny
0.1.1 Aphonopelma anax,
Ginger F
Grainger
0.1.0 Aphonopelma behlei,
Someday grow F
0.1.1 Aphonopelma bicoloratum,
Sebring F
0.0.1 Aphonopelma caniceps,
Noire
0.1.3 Aphonopelma chalcodes
Midnight Bloom F
Bud
Weis
Err
0.0.1 Aphonopelma crinirufum,
Terry
0.0.1 Aphonopelma eutylenum,
Calfornia Dreaming
0.3.0 Aphonopelma hentzi,
Sandy mF
Ranger mF
Mudd
1.1.0 Aphonopelma iodious,
Romeo mM
Juliet mF
0.1.1 Aphonopelma moderatum,
Sassy
Kerry
0.2.0 Aphonopelma seemanni,
Tuesday Morning
Cher
Spazz
0.0.2 Aphonopelma "Barton Hill"
JD Jack Daniels
JB Jim Beam
0.1.6 Aphonopelma "Carlsbad Green"
Teal mF
Emerald
Jade
Virdis
Peridot
0.1.0 Aphonopelma "Cuernavaca"
Fudge mF
0.0.1 Aphonopelma "Flagstaff Orange"
Papaya
0.0.1 Aphonopelma "Megastriatus"
Chloe
0.1.7 Aphonopelma "Roswell
Mescal la'Hank mF
Topaz
Bourbon
Brandy
Abita
Carona
Foster
Coors
0.2.0 Aphonopelma "Redbud Trail"
Chocolat mF
Mocha mF
0.1.0 Aphonopelma texense,
Marge mF
0.1.1 Aphonopelma wichitanum,
Merlot F
Port
1.5.2 Brachypelma albopilosum,
Roxanne mF
Rusty mM
Frizzle F
Rex
Curly F
Razzle F
Dazzle
Holly F
0.0.2 Brachypelma angustum,
Trouble
Mess
0.1.1 Brachypelma auratum,
Whiskey
RonRico
0.1.1 Brachypelma boehmei,
Hotlegs
Wild Thing
0.1.2 Brachypelma emilia,
Gypsy mF
Tiny Dancer
Spirit Dancer
0.1.1 Brachypelma pallidum,
Myra mF
Yasmine
0.0.2 Brachypelma sabulosum,
Pheena
Kit
1.1.2 Brachypelma smithi,
Alice mF
Smitty M
Speckled
Tattood
1.1.2 Brachypelma vagans,
Fierce mM
Sparkle mF
Firebrand
Crimson
0.0.1 Ceratogyrus brachycephalus,
Namib
0.0.1 Ceratogyrus marshalli,
Weaver
0.0.1 Chilobrachys fimbriatus,
Violet ( or Violent)
1.0.0 Chromatopelma cyanopubescens,
Psychedelic
0.1.1 Cyclosternum fasciatum,
Stripz mF \
Maeked
0.1.5 Eupalaestrus campestratus,
Marlo mF
Ingrid
Grace
Jodie
Cary
Bogey
0.0.1 Grammostola actaeon,
Garnet
1.1.3 Grammastola aureostriatum,
Sahara mF
Jimmy mM
Topaz
Citrene
Savannah
0.0.1 Grammostola chalcothrix,
Fouscous
0.1.0 Grammostola grossa,
Arden F
0.1.0 Grammostola inermis,
Farrah mF
0.0.1 Grammostola mendozae,
Mendi Jr.
0.1.0 Grammastola mollicoma,
Honey F
2.1.2 Grammostola pulchra,
Chrysler mF
Midnight
Onyx M
Jett M
Hematite
1.3.0 Grammostola rosea,
Charlotte mF
Rose mF
Psycho mF
0.0.1 Grammostola rosea,
Copper M
0.1.0 Haplopelma lividum,
Saphire mF
0.0.5 Lasiodora parahybana,
Joshlyn
Jordan
Jessimen
Jacky
Jarret
0.0.1 Nhandu carapoensis,
Noni
0.0.2 Nhandu chromatus
Bullseye
Target
0.0.1 Nhandu colloratovillosus,
Picyune
0.0.1 Oligoxystre auratum,
SlimShady
0.0.2 Paraphysa scrofa,
Bronze
Brass
0.1.1 Phormictopus cancerides,
Crabby mF
Cancer
0.0.2 Plexiopelma guanxienthis,
Nikon
Canon
0.1.1 Poecilotheria regalis
Shalimar mF
Casmir M
0.0.2 Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Rebel
Eos
0.0.3 Pterinochilus murinus
Beelzebub
Incubus
Lilith
0.1.7 Thrixoplema pruriens,
Golden mF
Aislinn
Keira
Gael
Derry
Dubhlainn
Saoirse

I admit though, the slings, I still have a species abbr with a number. Maybe I'll learn the names when they are juvies

[Wolfchan]

My T is named Morrigan...I always name my critters. :)

[Jaden]

I was just wanting to know if I was the only person who names their tarantulas? I've got near 90 of them so all aren't named but a few are. Is this odd or a normal thing? If you do name them do you name just the females or males also?

[moricollins]

try a search:


http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=34080&highlight=naming
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=41618&highlight=naming


Does this help?
Mori

p.s. the search page is located here:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/search.php?

[wicked]

I named mine Bernadette, if it turns out to be a male I can just call him Bernie.

[Bearskin10]

I think at one point all most all us have named our T's but also most of us reach a point where we stop because of the number of T's we have.... Greg

[mo_2]

I name my favorites, though I love them all. my first spider a G. Rosea is named charlotte. my male curly hair's name is Joy but I hoped he a girl lol.

[Rob1985]

My female G.rosea is named "Bojengles", my female A.geniculata is named "Geni", my female E.pachypus is named "Annabelle", and my female P.murinus I can't say the namne cause it is explicit!!!!!! The other 7 I am not gonna name. :D

[jbrd]

yeah we name our T's based on there behavior, our Grosea is named Tipsy because when she eats she is always on her tip toes. She is so wierd lol
Our A.avic is leonard and skinard, but skinard died the other day :8o
and finally our T.blondi is has the same name as the wifey because they bath have attitude Lisa ;P