Quick Reference guide to answer common questions

[xhexdx]

Alright, here it is:

There are two ways to access the search tool. From the main page, you can access it in the toolbar directly below your login information (top right corner) and across the length of the site, horizontally:



To access from a sub-forum, it is located below the page select quick-links, on the right:



With either method, click it, and it opens a text box to insert search criteria:



You can type the criteria and click 'Go', and that's that. If you would rather do a more advanced search, click the 'Advanced Search' link.

Advanced searching

Here's the advanced menu:



If you are already in a subforum, it will highlight it and only search through there. To change the forum you would like to search, just scroll and click the proper forum.



To select whether you want to search all posts or only titles, use the drop-down box just below the keyword(s) text box:



And finally, if you are searching for multiple words and would like them all to appear in your search results (as opposed to only one or two of the words appearing), be sure to put quotes (" ") around the words. For example, if you are searching for 'pine bark', you will get results with the word 'pine' only and 'bark' unless you put it in quotes ("pine bark").

I hope this is helpful to everyone.

--Joe

[xhexdx]

Here's a pretty good thread on mites and how to prevent an infestation altogether. Post #9 by Bill S.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=152127

[xhexdx]

Here's a thread on nematodes that got a lot of attention recently. I'm not claiming any of this is accurate; I have no personal experience with nematodes. But hopefully it will be something helpful for others.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=148996

[xhexdx]

Quite simply, the answer is yes. Here's a link:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=153735

[xhexdx]

This was posted by Ken, in this thread:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=154086

By Country

By Genus

Thanks Ken!

[xhexdx]

Thanks, Caco.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=153778

[xhexdx]

Per request, here is a detailed how-to on packing specimens for shipping.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=16807

[jbm150]

Hi Joe, if you're still up for doing these, how's this for a subject:

Care and raising of slings

Requirements for different stages, feeding, when to move them, when humidity requirements aren't so strict, etc

Just an idea, its something I'm starting to search for myself

[xhexdx]

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=164074

[jebbewocky]

Basic terms:
Arboreal. Tree dwelling tarantulas. These tarantulas need more height than floor space.
Terrestrial. Ground dwelling tarantulas. These tarantulas need more floorspace than height.
Oppurtunistic burrower. Another name for terrestrial tarantulas, which may or may not burrow depending on conditions and the individual tarantula. Floor space is more important than height.

Fossorial/Obligate burrower: A tarantula which will burrow in captivity. The tarantula doesn't really care if they have a horizontal or vertical oriented tank, as long as they have sufficient substrate to dig in. A vertical oriented tank is probably better because then you have a better chance of seeing them in their burrow.

Boardspeak legend:
OBT Orange Baboon Tarantula, latin Pterinochilus mammicatuus Aka "Orange Bitey Thing", and other less-pleasant acrononyms. A particularly hostile, defensive species, not for beginners

Pinktoemembers of the Avicularius genus, often, but not always Avicularius avicularius, "the common pinktoe"

Avic See above, same guys.

Pokie Members of the Poecilotheria genus, an Old-World arboreal genus. Known for being fast, defensive, large and particularly venomous. Not for beginners. Debateably, can be kept communally.

Rosie/rose the Chilean Rose, (technically, NOT "rosehair") Grammostola rosea a desert terrestial tarantula. Currently the hobby standard for new tarantula keepers. Docile, easy to keep, hardy. Also known as "pet rock" due to their extremely docile nature. Also known for being very variable in temperment and occassionally flipping out for no discernible reason.

Pet hole either a pejorative, or affectionate term for obligate burrowers, especially ones prone to not coming out much.

[Ariel]

Hey Jabbewocky,

isn't it P. murinus, not P. mammicatuus (Also OBT can me orange baboon tarantula).

and to expand that helpful post:

KB = King baboon (C. crawshayi)
GBB = Green bottle blue (C. cyaneopubescens)
LP = L. parahybana

DCF= dark color form
RCF= red color form
TCF = typical or "true" color form
LCF = Light color form

[cacoseraph]

Intensive Care Units (Tarantula ICU)


http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=171487 <-- by one or more of the Schultzes (The Tarantula Keeper's Guide!)
direct link --> http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/icu10.html

bit more info, mentions a dry icu
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=147546

interesting thread with at least one good post to check out by Talkenlate04
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=125674



p.s. i don't *think* i saw this in here yet... and i could have sworn there was an ICU sticky somewhere before. i looked in Q&D but refuse to look in chat for such a thing =P

[BrynWilliams]

Sling Feeding:

A lot are unsure about feeding slings, some good posts all round in this thread

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=178065

[xhexdx]

Thanks guys!

One of these days I'm going to get around to fixing all the search links, I just need to get back to Caco's thread and manually create them!

[xhexdx]

A couple other things:

What do the numbers mean?

I see this one once every week or so...

Male.Female.Unsexed

For example:

1.2.3 = 1 male, 2 females, 3 unsexed.
0.1 = 1 female.
1.0 = 1 male.

Also...

Species name is not capitalized.

Brachypelma smithi...not Brachypelma Smithi. I've been seeing this a lot lately, too.