Pterinochilus murinus appreciation thread [Archive]

Zorack

08-31-2004, 01:19 PM

I brought my P murinus about 9 months ago, when i first brought her from a PET STORE!, she was in a right old state, as u can see in the pic (sorry about the blurr, i dident have digital cam at this time, had to use my web cam ;P), i tried feeding her but she never wanted to eat, then 2 days later she molted and she looked even thiner and her legs were curlin under, so 7 days later i threw crap loads of food in there, she was eating very well and 9/10 months down the line and a new camera and home she looks like this....

P.S did i mention pet stores miss treat there T's and also compare the abdomens, you can certialntly tell which pic is the healthy one and what one isent, shes due another molt soon

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=31465 thats the link for my previous thread, i cleaned her house yesterday and put her in this kritter keaper, so i could clean her giant home
thank you

Randy

08-31-2004, 01:26 PM

obviously the second pic looks more healthy, thou i cant see much from the first pic, but seems like its dehydrated.. way to go zorack, keep up the good work!

Zorack

08-31-2004, 02:03 PM

ya i love her to bists, in thought she was gonna die

manville

08-31-2004, 03:32 PM

looks like you have been taking really good care of her.

Zorack

08-31-2004, 04:29 PM

ya shes was really sick when i got her as u can see, but now shes massive

Seinfeld-

09-29-2004, 10:37 PM

Hi, im looking for pics of P.Murinus Enclosures and such.
Please post yours.

Thanks
-Steve

Lilija

09-29-2004, 10:39 PM

http://www.bakasoft.net/lilija/Opti.JPG

My wee baby. :D

Bean

09-30-2004, 12:51 AM

This one is fuzzy, as I wanted to get a pic of her hanging out of the knot hole like she did while in this enclosure. (any touching of the house to take the lid off etc.. resulted in a swift and lengthy retreat) But you get the idea..

0.0.1 Pterinochilus murinus
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/8163/Pm1.jpg

These next two is where she is now.. I wanted here to take to the little hollow bark I put in, and use it as the mouth of here burrow, as she did with in the previous enclosure, but she had different ideas..
0.0.1 Pterinochilus murinus
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/3773/Pm2.jpg

0.0.1 Pterinochilus murinus
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/9746/Pm3.jpg

Spider-man 2

09-30-2004, 02:59 AM

Here ya go:

This lil guy was muched by a female.... :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/4f571ef6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/987a0e75.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/058f3d31.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/bc3f613b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/IMG_0016.jpg

One of my slings:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Pterinochilus/murinus/948d5043.jpg

Randy

09-30-2004, 03:33 AM

here's my obt pics~

click on this link too!
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/attachment.php?attachmentid=27817&stc=1

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=31276

Randy

09-30-2004, 03:36 AM

[QUOTE=Spider-man 2]Here ya go:

its a dark T tho... ;P

Spider-man 2

09-30-2004, 04:03 AM

[QUOTE=Spider-man 2]Here ya go:

its a dark T tho... ;P

What are you talking about?

priZZ

09-30-2004, 06:20 AM

What are you talking about?

I think about Your P. murinus sling.

gothmog

09-30-2004, 07:02 AM

My two new P.Murinus slings:

Kev
http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/33679711/original.jpg

Steve
http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/33679707/original.jpg

They arrived with a bit of a mite problem :eek: :(

The way they are eating it won't be long before they molt them off though (and Kev gets a leg back) :)

I am amazed how much the personalities of these two differ, Kev is secretive and a bit fiesty (he attacked my paintbrush when I was trying to nudge him into his new home ;P). Steve is a big webber and spends most of the time sitting proudly in the middle of his construction :) They are both greedy :)

-- Jon

Spider-man 2

09-30-2004, 01:27 PM

I think about Your P. murinus sling.

It is probably in deep pre-molt.

G_Wright

09-30-2004, 01:42 PM

here is a pic of my em laying eggs

http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/gallery/murinus-sac.jpg

Brian S

09-30-2004, 01:44 PM

Here is my P murinus sling after last molt about a month ago. It is 1 inch in this pic

aftershock

09-30-2004, 01:56 PM

This is my P murinus "Usambara"

Socrates

09-30-2004, 03:59 PM

Here is one of my P. Murinus slings.

Still small - but an OBT without a doubt. :D

---
Wendy
---

Nerri1029

09-30-2004, 10:03 PM

I just rescued one from a pet store today..

she's only 2" now butafter 4 hours she already ate a cricket and is relaxed in her new digs..

poor thing barely budged when I "poured" her out of the deli container.
It's a good pet store with 'some' knowledgeable people but this T was not happy there..

wow that's Two T's in less than a week..

rafasani

10-01-2004, 10:04 AM

here´s a picture of my p. murinus...
it was 3" when the picture was taken..

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_730_30.jpg

Brian S

11-26-2004, 10:52 PM

Here is the Jekkyl and Hyde of my tarantulas

Pheonixx

11-26-2004, 11:29 PM

nice... cant wait til i finally get one

versimomma

11-27-2004, 02:51 AM

Awwww shame ur not in the UK . You could have ours :evil: ( good job my husband doesnt read these boards huh? lol)

Deschain

11-27-2004, 08:02 AM

Here's my male's threat display...from his back.

becca81

11-27-2004, 08:59 AM

Here's my male's threat display...from his back.

Is he about to molt or just got so mad he fell on his butt?

Brian S

11-28-2004, 02:41 AM

One more pic of mine :)

metzgerzoo

11-28-2004, 06:15 AM

Ahh, I love looking at OBT pix...reminds me of what mine looks like. I tend to forget that I'm not feeding just the hole in the dirt. :wall:

Deschain

11-28-2004, 11:45 AM

Is he about to molt or just got so mad he fell on his butt?

He molted a lil ways back...and apparently decided that his threat display and attack is best utilized from his back. Apparently he is now the T world's version of Hoyce Gracie. He didn't even go this far for the roach I fed him...must mean I'm special! Here's a pic of him after he was done being Jack Torrance. Heeeeeeere's Johnny!!!

Deschain

11-28-2004, 11:47 AM

One more pic of mine :)

Very nice pics by the way...make mine look like crap! :clap:

cichlidsman

11-28-2004, 11:52 AM

Nice spider brian, How big is the little guy/gal?

Bearo

11-28-2004, 06:29 PM

My litle golden angel :liar:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/Bearo/Spindlar-Spiders/obt.jpg

Brian S

11-28-2004, 08:16 PM

Nice spider brian, How big is the little guy/gal?
Thanx Bro ;)
It is 3 inches now. Back in July when I got it, was only 1/2 inch. So it has grown pretty quick thanx to the many many crix it has slaughtered lol.

yums88

12-03-2004, 03:08 PM

im new to borads.... sum pictures of my first t.... just molted third time i got it when it was 0.5" starting to show colours....

Brian S

12-03-2004, 05:38 PM

Welcome to the Boards and thanx for sharing your pictures :cool:

darkeye

12-05-2004, 11:50 AM

Zulu. My first OBT. What a cutie!

becca81

12-05-2004, 11:52 AM

Here's my 3 P. murinus slings, still unnamed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Spiders001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Tarantulas012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Tarantulas004.jpg

xanadu1015

12-05-2004, 01:11 PM

Here is Savannah, freaked out so much that she flipped herself over lol

Laura

Freddie

12-06-2004, 05:16 AM

I dont know why but i like this pic :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Retsikka/Animales%20de%20mi/IMG_1095face.jpg

Vanan

12-06-2004, 10:46 AM

Looks like a homie staring you down. Nice pic. :)

Scott C.

12-06-2004, 03:45 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/ftwaaou/Tarantulas/P1010129.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/ftwaaou/Tarantulas/P1010176.jpg

gothmog

12-08-2004, 09:21 PM

When holes attack.. :D

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/37292225/original.jpg

Ow my eyes :) (Home made flash diffuser worked a treat on this shot)

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/37292919/original.jpg

Scott: fantastic pics, they look truly alien at that point in a molt :)

Freddie: You realise he was thinking about running up the lens and biting your nose when he finishes that snack ;)

Laura: That picture is a classic :D

-- Jon

jdcarrel

12-09-2004, 02:34 AM

here ya go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/kornordie/DSC01010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/kornordie/DSC01012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/kornordie/DSC01013.jpg

Deschain

12-09-2004, 02:19 PM

Here's a couple of my guy...Orenthal Blaine Timpson.

One of him in normal mode a.k.a. O.J.
And one of him in upset mode a.k.a. The Juice.

You decide which is which.

JJJoshua

12-14-2004, 09:45 AM

I just got a P. Murinus as an early x-mas present yesterday! I'll post pics of this lil guy soon. Do they burrow or are the out and active alot? These things are mean too! I think they're more aggressive than my blondi, and lividum, but I never see my lividum so... it took down a full grown crick and its only about 2" leg span... phew...

TY,

becca81

12-17-2004, 09:17 PM

All 3 of my P. murinus slings have molted within the last week. I've been trying and trying to get some good pictures of them, but they are impossible! They keep running back into their web burrows as soon as even begin to touch their enclosure!

However, tonight I was finally able to get a couple of decent shots. WOW! They grow so much with a molt! Two of mine went from about .5" to about 1" and one went from 1" to a little over 1.5"! It looks huge!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Spiders046.jpg

becca81

12-17-2004, 09:18 PM

Here's another shot, same sling...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Spiders053bgood.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Spiders052.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Slings/Spiders0472.jpg

Lochala

12-17-2004, 09:29 PM

AAWW, he's transparent! ;P

manville

12-17-2004, 09:33 PM

nice tarantula! congrats!

heering80

12-18-2004, 03:41 AM

..with their P. murinuses I'll give you mine too..

http://keskipiste.com/~heering80/IMG_3787e_resize.jpg

Vys

12-18-2004, 04:12 AM

Nice picture!

How big is the spider?

Oakleaves, oakleaves..they don't crumble or decompose? They're very pretty anyhow, and it's interesting to see one in a more permanent tank.

dotdman

12-18-2004, 04:14 AM

I always did love those...

Wonderful pic by the way... what type of camera are you using?

Kindest kindest,

Kevin P.

heering80

12-18-2004, 11:33 AM

Thank you very much.

I'm shooting with Canon G3. It's quite handy.

Oak leaves are great. They look neat and won't absorb humidity even if left in the water dish (as this fellow sometimes does :))

dotdman

12-20-2004, 11:14 AM

Nice ^_^. I think I may invest in a new digi-cam soon after the Christmas season is over... mine has great zoom capabilities but the resolution of the images, overall, leaves a lot to be desired.

Kindest kindest,

Kevin P.

brokenpole

12-20-2004, 11:23 AM

If you are going to invest in a new digital camera of any type get the highest resolution you can afford. Another thing to look for is zoom capabilities. There are two types...digital and optical. Optical is with a lens (such as with an SLR with zoom lens. Digital zoom is done within the camera and you will loose some resolution. The picture may go out of focus if you crop it or blow it up.

I'm using a Canon Digital Rebel SLR with a 17-55 zoom lens.

Jon

Darwinsdad

12-20-2004, 01:34 PM

Here is the new home for mine. It is one of the smaller kritter keepers but after just a week you can see all the web it has decorated with.

shogun804

12-23-2004, 03:35 AM

well i was able to snap a few photos of the little beast while it was out....
its the biggest one i have at the moment the other 3 are still quite
small...this one is about 2.5-3"

Rico

12-23-2004, 05:13 AM

Does anyone have close up pics of P.murinus in a defensive position? Preferably at ground level. I'd really like one. I'd take one myself but my cam took a poot on me the other day and my backup cam doesn't do close ups all that well. The reason I would like a picture like that is because my christmas present to myself is going to be a tattoo of P.murinus getting ready to say hi errrr I mean bite. That is how they say hi right. Well anyway just wondering.

becca81

01-18-2005, 08:35 PM

This was the first molt I've ever had the chance to actually sit and watch from beginning to end. I've seen bits and peices before, but not this!

Of course, the entire time I was worried that something was going to go wrong. Everything went fine, though, and the new Kepler (at least for this month) looks great!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Pterinochilus%20murinus/Spiders174.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/Pterinochilus%20murinus/Spiders171.jpg

shogun804

01-18-2005, 09:19 PM

hey becca looks like the little fella got pretty big...congrats on the molt

shogun804

01-21-2005, 11:49 PM

a few pics of my biggest OBT...this one molted yesterday sometime im not really sure when exactly but it was time for a cage transfer so i took some pics while in the process...approx. 3-3.25".

jdcarrel

01-21-2005, 11:51 PM

Looks great. Though they are aggressive, they are one of my favorites.

shogun804

01-21-2005, 11:59 PM

Looks great. Though they are aggressive, they are one of my favorites.

thanks, this one does not seem to be overly aggresive(YET) i have never gotten a threat pose or anything like and when it was time for the cage switch it just walked up the wall..stopped (thats when i clicked the pics)...then with a little nudge walked right down into the new cage. although i had my younger bro there with me just in case it tried anything fancy he would be ready with the lid. :D...yeah these T's are stunning in color.

becca81

01-22-2005, 12:23 AM

Very nice!

I can't wait until mine are that big! Mine aren't really defensive. Whenever I move the enclosure or open it up they just run for their burrow.

Brian S

01-22-2005, 02:35 AM

Mine isn't defensive either :rolleyes:

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/8157/mvc012s1le.jpg

Actually I named this one "Hitler" {D

Gemein

01-22-2005, 03:28 AM

wow... such beautiful colours... I love the last photo of it rearing itself... sorta looked just like my cobaltblue today when "attempting" to clean its tank *whipes sweat off his face*

Bean

01-22-2005, 11:40 AM

this one molted yesterday sometime im not really sure when exactly but it was time for a cage transfer so i took some pics while in the process...approx. 3-3.25".

You rehoused a ~3" spider a day after it molted?

shogun804

01-22-2005, 12:42 PM

You rehoused a ~3" spider a day after it molted?

yes i did...why do you have a problem with why i did it??? if so ill explain...ive been using this method for a while now i move all my T's into there new enclosure(if they need one) 24 hours or more after there molt....if you notice the time i posted the pics is what sometime after 11:00PM EST i think so the T molted around 9-10 AM the day before...thats more than 24 hours...and also it knocks out the whole feeding time and then they get used to there new tank and by the time they are ready to eat IME they are somewhat used to there new tank..so its like killing 2 birds with one stone.

Bean

01-22-2005, 01:24 PM

yes i did...why do you have a problem with why i did it???

I generally will leave any given spider alone after a molt until they are eating again.

becca81

01-22-2005, 01:40 PM

Bean

01-22-2005, 01:49 PM

I know that the rule of thumb for feeding after a molt is about a week and/or when the fangs harden up.

My slings are eating within a day or two, while it can take up to a month for larger spiders.

shogun804

01-22-2005, 01:59 PM

I think the concern lies in the vulnerability of the spider just after molting, since the skin is still soft and the spider's level of stress is quite high.

Does anyone know if touching a spider a day or so after a molt can have a negative effect? Can it harm the new exoskeleton in any way by a touch?

I know with one of my P. murinus, I offered it a cricket about 4 days after it molted (it was only a sling), and it ran from the cricket until I finally took the cricket out. It ate about a day or so later.

I know that the rule of thumb for feeding after a molt is about a week and/or when the fangs harden up. Is there a rule of thumb for transporting?

From what I've heard, this is a hardy species, so that may make a difference...

i am well aware of the hard and soft thing however i feed when the fangs turn dark dark red/black becasue its quite hard to tell the difference. i rehouse all my T's like i said 24 hours or more after there molt i have had no negative affects at all feeding and everything is quite normal and good behavior has never been an issue with any of them. i use a plastic chopstick to gracefully touch there back legs it never seems to bother them at all even after a molt i just moved my GBB also and it is fine already started to web everything up...the stress after a molt is overrated IMO the molt is over if you rehouse like what 1 hr after a molt then that could be a problem but IMO 24 hours or more is a good time frame to use i will use this method with all 28 of my T's so far and have had nothing go wrong and have rehoused about 15 or 16 of them...and if you are wondering how i check the fangs for feeding i get the T to climb up the wall a little bit then check them with a good flashlight..then i gently guide them back down to they ground if they are terrestrial and proceed to feed about 10 mins after i check.

EDIT>the other thing is that you do not rehouse your T's everytime they molt only when they outgrow there tank so all of my adult T's are already in the tank they will be in for the rest of there time. so moving them will not be an issue.

Christoph

01-24-2005, 11:02 AM

Always the same with P.murinus :wicked:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/02/956102/800_3934376165656636.jpg

Freddie

02-06-2005, 03:08 AM

Freddie: You realise he was thinking about running up the lens and biting your nose when he finishes that snack ;)

-- Jon
I bet she did LOL

Marty_J

02-07-2005, 07:21 PM

Here's my two

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/marty111/P%20murinus/TodaysPictures0012.jpg

Zorack

03-01-2005, 12:26 PM

shes lovely

Spider-man 2

03-01-2005, 12:33 PM

Is that the enclousure she lives in?

Zorack

03-01-2005, 12:38 PM

no, she lives in a hudge glass tank, that was just a "transfer box"

Spider-man 2

03-01-2005, 12:48 PM

no, she lives in a hudge glass tank, that was just a "transfer box"

Okay :), just checking...

bagheera

03-02-2005, 09:25 PM

I found this on my doorstep yesterday.

bagheera

03-02-2005, 09:28 PM

It *looks* like a girl to me. Anyone care to venture an opinion?

TIA :confused:

krusty

03-03-2005, 02:17 PM

Here is one of my little 0.0.1 P. murinus eating a grasshopper and making a "food carpet". Enjoy!

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3132346330613030.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_6166373831336234.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3335666665633737.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3133663338333332.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3434313662303536.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3461383133663665.jpg

dangerprone69

03-19-2005, 10:55 AM

Nice pics Krusty! OBT's are one of my favorites. I have an "Usumbara" and a Mombasa Golden Starburst.

toyotaman

03-21-2005, 12:58 PM

http://home.tiscali.de/corolladriver/PICT1.jpg

http://home.tiscali.de/corolladriver/PICT2.jpg

http://home.tiscali.de/corolladriver/PICT3.jpg

Zorack

03-21-2005, 01:16 PM

OBT's are quite boring, i might move my girl to a smaller container, shes only webbed a very small part of her large container and the rest is waisted, dunno might stick a blondi in her cage

toyotaman

03-21-2005, 02:15 PM

@ Zorack
What? My little one (about 3cm in Body Length) build a huge web to the right side of her enclousure.
On the Pics above you can just see "stage 1".
now she covered about 1/3 of a 30x40x30cm enclousure, i call it "the castle"....
Maybe yours lacks of "opportunities" for webbing? I put a lot of wooden sticks into the container....
I`ll post some pics a.s.a.p. !

Rob1985

03-22-2005, 04:59 AM

I am just posting to let ya'll know I just joinded the P.murinus "Usambara" club. Mine is a 3 to 3.5 inch WC female that is really fiesty!!!!! hates everything!!! Any suggestions and tips from experienced keepers of the P.murinus are welcome :D

G_Wright

03-22-2005, 07:58 AM

Here are mine

P murinus rcf female

http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/gallery/pterinochilus-murinus.jpg

P murinus ncf female

http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/gallery/pterinochilus-murinus-ncf-female.jpg

P murinus RCF mateing

http://www.thetarantulastoreforum.co.uk/forumo/uploads/post-2-1110232965.jpg

I have pics of slings and egg sacs too but can't be bothered to post them unless anyone really wants to see them