2 New Ts!

[crawldad]

This posting is to serve 3 purposes. First to show my latest housemates. Second to give 2 thumbs up to "mebebrez" who did an excellent job getting these to me safe and sound. Third was the ID of the Salmon (1st Pix.). He was sure the second one was a White Striped Birdeater (Nhandu chromatus), and had asked for conformation on this site that the smaller one (next to my ring) was a Salmon Birdeater. My photo may give a little more detail than his posting. Comment if you wish. Both of these ate soon after arriving. The B&W at 6 crix and a pinkie with in 36 hrs. of unpacking.

[Pennywise]

I also have one of each of these. They both are a little skittish but so-o-o
interesting. {D

[P. Novak]

i love the Ts and cant wait till my little salmon birdeater gets atleast that big! :D

[Joe1968]

great pics, I 've raised 2 L. parachybana slings and yours looks like it. and yes the second one is definitely a N. chromatus, nice T one of my wish list.

[Crunchie]

Is that one on the ring an L.parahybana? Looks a bit Grammostolaish to me, looks like there'd be a mirror patch on the abdomen before the hair was kicked about. :confused:

[ScorpDemon]

The one on the ring doesnt look anywhere close to either of the three L. parahybana i have kept.. i only have 1 now.. i gave one to a friend and sold the other.. looks more like a Grammastola or a Brachypelma to me.. but i'm no expert

[Crunchie]

The one on the ring doesnt look anywhere close to either of the three L. parahybana i have kept.. i only have 1 now.. i gave one to a friend and sold the other.. looks more like a Grammastola or a Brachypelma to me.. but i'm no expert

Here is a picture of my parahybana possibly about 1-2 moults ahead of the one pictured. The one pictured looks more fuzzy and less leggy and as I say there seems to be a mirror patch there. OI think yuo're probably correct with Grammostola... might be a rosea with those colours.

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pending/thunder001.jpg

[aaronrefalo]

Here is a picture of my parahybana possibly about 1-2 moults ahead of the one pictured. The one pictured looks more fuzzy and less leggy and as I say there seems to be a mirror patch there. OI think yuo're probably correct with Grammostola... might be a rosea with those colours.

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pending/thunder001.jpg

ur right...u have a G.rosea...i have a G.rosea the same size..its identically...and yours doesnt look like my L.parahybana as when he was that size....(coz now hes a 4.5" monster)

Aaron

[crawldad]

.........well I guess i'll have to wait for a shed or 2 to find out. I recently lost my Male Rosie, so replacing him would be fine.


:wicked: but the Salmon would be fun!

[Crunchie]

.........well I guess i'll have to wait for a shed or 2 to find out.

Depending on how long you wait for a moult or two should also be a fairly good indicator given the species involved. :wicked:

[InsaneCat]

Yeah. Here's how to tell if it's a Parahybana

Step 1. Stand 2 feet from the Case your "subject" is in.
Step 2. Turn around, with your eyes closed.
Step 3. Count to 15, and turn back around.
Step 4. Open your eyes.

If it is a Parahybana, it will have molted atleast 3 times by then :p.

JK:p

[crawldad]

My Salmon? shed today. I am no expert, but I am inclined to believe it is a Rosie as some of you have stated. Comments?
Also, does N. chromatus ever stop eating?

[greenbay1]

My Salmon? shed today. I am no expert, but I am inclined to believe it is a Rosie as some of you have stated. Comments?
Also, does N. chromatus ever stop eating?
The N. chromatus will be dead if it ever stops eating. ;) Sorry, I couldn't resist. {D

[matty J]

I'll have to agree with you guys. My Pink Salmon is nowhere near as hairy at that T by the ring. Mine is a tad bigger and has alot more of a pinkish hue too it.

[Socrates]

Crawldad,

How much did the "mystery" spider grow after the molt? How has its appetite been in your care?

I wouldn't rule out that it's NOT a L. parahybana just yet. Could you take a picture from above so that we can see the carapace?

All my paras are really hairy, and they seem to "explode" after each molt in size. Also, all of mine have been on a pretty regular molting schedule, they molt every 30-35 days. (They're still small. I got them at 1/8" and now, 3 months later they're nearly 2" :eek: )

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Wendy
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[crawldad]

I am revisiting this thread to update the condition of these 2 Ts. Socrates asked for a photo from above of the Mystery T. It has eaten like a pig up until a week ago, hopefully pre-molt. As for it's growth, I placed it next to the ring in the original pix for compareson. It measures just over 2". I am still unsure of its' ID.

[crawldad]

This T has been idle for about 3 weeks now, and welcomed the New Year in with a New appearance. I am hoping that the N. chromatus shed pix is good enough to indicate its' sex. Let me know. Enjoy and happy New Year!

[Socrates]

Thanks for the pictures, crawldad.

Your beautiful N. chromatus is a gorgeous girl. :)

As for the "mystery" T, I still say it looks like a L. parahybana. Of course "looks" can be deceiving, and picture IDs are never really 100% accurate.

When your mystery T molts, please let us know if she "exploded" in size, as paras grow quite a bit with each succeeding molt when this young. :)

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Wendy
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[Socrates]

For comparison, here's a picture of my L. parahybana @ about 3" (shortly after a molt, too.)

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Wendy
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[Crunchie]

As for the "mystery" T, I still say it looks like a L. parahybana. Of course "looks" can be deceiving, and picture IDs are never really 100% accurate.

L.parahybana doesn't have a mirror patch on the abdomen like that tarantula does. I still can't work out what it is but I'd say it was from the Grammostola genus although there are others that display the mirror patch.

[crawldad]

I am not an expert by a long shot, but my "mystery" T shed a few days ago and I am sure it is a G rosea. What do you think?

(a girl also?)

[Crunchie]

Yes I'd say so on both questions!{D