Stan's Visit

Poec54 · Mar 2, 2014

As some of you may know, there's a Canadian loose in our country this winter. An impressive gentlemen with a wealth of knowledge on a number of topics, including spiders, known to the authorities as Stanley Schultz. Here he is at a Florida eating establishment, in the company of yours truly:

Some pics Stan took of my spider room (south end, middle, and north end):

A thoroughly entertaining weekend, and I hope to be a regular stop on Stan's annual migrations south.

litebritedeath · Mar 2, 2014

Very cool that you got to spend time with Stan! Also great T room. I could spend weeks in there just observing.

CitizenNumber9 · Mar 2, 2014

Very cool! You have a very nice set up - very neat and organized. Hopefully I will have a T room half as nice as yours one day

Tomoran · Mar 2, 2014

Great to put a face to the name, Poec; I would have paid to just sit there and listen to the conversations you two must have had. Love the pics of your spider room (always wondered what a collection of that size would look like). Thank you for sharing.

Poec54 · Mar 2, 2014

CitizenNumber9 said:
You have a very nice set up - very neat and organized.

You're too kind. I saw pics of Chris Allen's spider room, and mine is certainly not as organized and tidy as his (although he may have hauled out some stuff for the pics).

cold blood · Mar 2, 2014

Tomoran said:
Great to put a face to the name, Poec; I would have paid to just sit there and listen to the conversations you two must have had. Love the pics of your spider room (always wondered what a collection of that size would look like). Thank you for sharing.

+1, Well said.

As I gazed upon the pics in utter fascination and amazement.....not only of the vast quantity, but that it was so uniform and organized it looked like a lab. Beautiful, practical, and inspiring.

Stan, I am in WI if you want to pick me up on the way next year

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for those conversations....then again, with my luck you would have been talking hockey when I landed, and as I waited and concentrated on your words of wisdom......a spider would have eaten me...lol.

Thanks for the post!

Poec54 · Mar 2, 2014

cold blood said:
As I gazed upon the pics in utter fascination and amazement... of the vast quantity

with my luck you would have been talking hockey

I don't recall hockey, or any sports coming up in our conversations. And I've only been back in the hobby for about 20 months...

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Beary Strange · Mar 2, 2014

Poec your collection is so amazing! o-o That is all, because I'd just be repeating what everyone else has said haha.

cold blood · Mar 2, 2014

just a jokie joke....like my luck, had I been a fly on the wall, I would have still heard nothing.

PeaceBee · Mar 2, 2014

Awesome! Looks like you two had a good time. Your T room looks awesome

freedumbdclxvi · Mar 2, 2014

Great looking setup. When we move, we are looking to get a four bedroom, so I can have an invert/herp room.

Wildenthusiast · Mar 2, 2014

Jiminny Christmas, what a thread! Poec, my eyes were the size of saucers. Seriously, its great to learn from fellows like you and Stan. Makes me regret having been away from these boards for so long. Thanks for sharing that.

2bears · Mar 2, 2014

Thanks for sharing

viper69 · Mar 2, 2014

What are those?

These are great pics..Always wondered what your setup looked like Poec. I knew it'd be well organized.

On that last pic, what type of containers are those very top squarish/trapezoid ones on the VERY top, there's 4 of them. 3 on one shelf, and 1 on the top left of 2nd shelving unit??

Keith B · Mar 2, 2014

Great pics! TOTALLY envious, of the T room AND the meeting. What a great pic of the both of you. Look like a couple of really nice guys. It would be amazing to be there for that and see that collection! wow!

Poec54 · Mar 2, 2014

Keith B said:
Great pics! TOTALLY envious, of the T room AND the meeting. What a great pic of the both of you. Look like a couple of really nice guys. It would be amazing to be there for that and see that collection! wow!

Stan is a very nice guy. I hope to be helping him with the next revision of his book.

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viper69 said:
On that last pic, what type of containers are those very top squarish/trapezoid ones on the VERY top, there's 4 of them. 3 on one shelf, and 1 on the top left of 2nd shelving unit??

All of the plastic boxes are made by Sterlite, and have latch-type locking tops (very secure). The ones you're asking about came from Walmart (they're squarish and have green handles). I have adult female Avic metallicas in those. On the shelf under them are a smaller size, with blue handles (also from Walmart) that I use for junevile Avics. Again, squarish and tall sides. This shape works great with Avics. They've been the biggest challenge for me of any genus to get happy. I've tried a few different kinds of plastic boxes with Avics, and these have been the best. I put in a couple inches of fairly dry substrate, a slanted piece of cork in one corner, some plastic plants (Zoo Med vine-types), and a 3 oz water bowl. They've spun all around the cork. This is the ideal set up for me for Avics.

The bulk of the plastic boxes are from Target (purple handles). I use a few sizes: shoebox (7 qt), sweater box (15 qt), tall sweater box (26 qt), and on the floor are big ones for my adult Theraphosa (64 qt). I don't know how much you can see, but I use a lot of airholes in all the cages, tops and all 4 sides. Everything gets pretty much the same set up with top soil, cork slabs, plastic plants, and a water bowl (1 oz for shoebox size cages). I vary the moisture and depth of the substrate depending on the species' needs. I give arboreals more plastic plants for cover.

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Wildenthusiast said:
Jiminny Christmas, what a thread! Poec, my eyes were the size of saucers.

Thanks. I tend to do things in moderation...

Mike41793 · Mar 24, 2014

Must have missed this thread, but awesome setup Poec! All the matching bins pleased my OCD haha

If I'm ever in, FL I'm stopping by to oogle over all the pretty spiders in person!!!

haha

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CrystalRose · Mar 24, 2014

Uh,Can I vacation in your T room? lol. Awesome pictures!

Emotionlessness · Mar 24, 2014

How long does it take you to change the water dishes, feed and do cage maintenance? Do you do it all on the one day or over several days?

Exoskeleton Invertebrates · Mar 24, 2014

Poec54 said:
As some of you may know, there's a Canadian loose in our country this winter. An impressive gentlemen with a wealth of knowledge on a number of topics, including spiders, known to the authorities as Stanley Schultz. Here he is at a Florida eating establishment, in the company of yours truly:

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Some pics Stan took of my spider room (south end, middle, and north end):

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A thoroughly entertaining weekend, and I hope to be a regular stop on Stan's annual migrations south.

Hi Rick! Nice very nice indeed. I'm sure both of you had quite a conversation, would have loved to visit with you guys and check out your 8 legged creatures.

-J

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