Ok did a quick search through arachnoboards and there wasn't anything found right off the bat about owning a p. murinus. I wanted to put this up for those thinking about buying a p. murinus and sort of not have it full of all the warnings over and over. Was thinking of best handling, housing, and maintenance techniques that everyone has found out works for them as current owners of the infamous OBT.
-Remember what works for one person won't always work for someone else but its a start-
(OBT-P. Murinus are very aggressive, fast and not for the faint of heart or anyone just starting out owning venomous potentially dangerous of animals. Do not take this thread as an easy skip over experience, planning or responsibility to own a creature that would just as soon attack you as look at you)
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For example: I've always been over cautious when rehousing any of my t's from docile to aggressive. I ended up buying an P. Murinus as my 2nd t. Have had plenty of scares when rehousing, cleaning, feeding and watering. What I found is that with the aggressive feeding response I've had with my two, that once they reached about 1" - 1 1/2" I moved them into permanent large Kritter Keepers with pre buried hides (rocks that helped form caves) and with the hinged lid on top its been a breeze to feed, clean and water them without any incident of them trying to escape during the procedures. When rehousing them I moved their webbing hides from inside deli cups with them inside and used two long tweezers through the hinged lid to free them once inside their permanent homes.
-Remember what works for one person won't always work for someone else but its a start-
(OBT-P. Murinus are very aggressive, fast and not for the faint of heart or anyone just starting out owning venomous potentially dangerous of animals. Do not take this thread as an easy skip over experience, planning or responsibility to own a creature that would just as soon attack you as look at you)
---------- Post added 02-28-2015 at 09:00 PM ----------
For example: I've always been over cautious when rehousing any of my t's from docile to aggressive. I ended up buying an P. Murinus as my 2nd t. Have had plenty of scares when rehousing, cleaning, feeding and watering. What I found is that with the aggressive feeding response I've had with my two, that once they reached about 1" - 1 1/2" I moved them into permanent large Kritter Keepers with pre buried hides (rocks that helped form caves) and with the hinged lid on top its been a breeze to feed, clean and water them without any incident of them trying to escape during the procedures. When rehousing them I moved their webbing hides from inside deli cups with them inside and used two long tweezers through the hinged lid to free them once inside their permanent homes.
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