Haplopelma Lividum

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los3r

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So this is a spider that i've wanted since I first saw one in an issue of nat geo when I was somewhere between 6 and 8 years old. Finally got one on tuesday :D 10 Gallon tank with about 7" of coco fiber/ vermiculite mix. Humidty is reading at around 80% She is a very angry and gorgeous spider :D

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Guess she's settled into the burrow I started for her. Took her first roach :D
 
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Outsmarted by my spider. Thought that if I got her to use the burrow I started for her up against the glass, I'd be able to always see her. So here she is hard at work webbing dirt to the glass of the aquarium xD
 
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Congratulations! A beautiful spider and great pics. Not surprised she isn't going to make seeing her easy on you, but hopefully you can catch site of her as she waits for food a the mouth of her burrow, or at least at night.

This one is on my long-term acquisition list and your pics make me want to pull the trigger.
 
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los3r said:
You should totally get one. They are even more gorgeous in person :D
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I have a Lampropelma Violaceopes, and some Chilobrachys, but would love to get into Haplopelma. Great Looking T! :)

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And as long as you keep sub moist and good ventilation that's what matters, being a burrowing T it will get most of its moisture from the sub its in. I used to use the exact same hygrometers, but your best test is how fast/slowly your sub dries out, and the rate at which your water dish evaporates. If you don't have a dish put one in. These hygrometers have been known not to be entirely accurate, and can be affected by the slightest airflow or just by being next to a rock or fake plant etc..

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Note- Just trying to be helpful.
 
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I appreciate all the help :D Also I got a digital hygrometer that has pretty good reviews on amazon. For now I've got a screen top that I taped off and poked a bunch of holes in. My next day off work, I'm running to home depot and getting a piece of acrylic cut and gonna drill a bunch of holes in it. Oh and there is a water dish in there.
 
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los3r said:
I appreciate all the help :D Also I got a digital hygrometer that has pretty good reviews on amazon. For now I've got a screen top that I taped off and poked a bunch of holes in. My next day off work, I'm running to home depot and getting a piece of acrylic cut and gonna drill a bunch of holes in it. Oh and there is a water dish in there.
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Good stuff, when you drill the holes do it either in the center, or on the outer sides of the acrylic, that way your getting a better microclimate to your enclosure. In other words, your air being forced into a current to make for better cross ventilation and developing a good microclimate
 
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How big is she? Can't tell for sure in the picture, aside from estimating against the hydrometer. Thanks.
 
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Awesome, I'll do the holes on the outer sides then. And Ken the bug guy's site said she was three inches but I think she's closer to four.
 
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Tarantula Fangs said:
Very nice! I like that setup
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Thanks! She seems to like it too. Has made a very deep and shockingly perfect circle burrow. She's sealed it off so I'm hoping this means she's getting ready to molt and get bigger :D

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Also, I'm already gathering supplies for my next spider. Either a theraphosa stirmi or a Nhandu chromatus. Any opinions on which one would be best? I'd like something that is tough. And tarantula fangs, I completely agree with your signature xD Just can't get enough xDDD
 
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los3r said:
Also, I'm already gathering supplies for my next spider. Either a theraphosa stirmi or a Nhandu chromatus. Any opinions on which one would be best? I'd like something that is tough.
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I keep both of those species. If by "tough" you mean "hardy", I'd go with the N. chromatus.
 
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