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Ok, I have a few questions, I hope someone can help. Everyone remembers the Avicularia I got from a lps that was helping it in horrible conditions. I thought it might be Avic avic but it molted and its colors seemed a bit odd, I posted them in the identification forum and it turns out I actually have an Avicularia sp. Kwitara.
I've been trying to find more information about them but seem to be having a hard time actually getting a hold of any info. Are they rare in the hobby? Am I going to have a hard time finding a mate for it when it matures? I've found that it is one of the largest Avic species reaching 6-6 1/2 inches DLS. The one I have is considerably smaller than that and is clearly a juvenile so I have some time to worry about it. Truthfully I'm hoping its a male so I can ship him out on a loan at maturity lol.
Here's the bigger problem though, my little spidey seems to be having some problems. It seems to have a hard time hanging onto the glass. It seems ok when in its plant, and I need to get it a cork bark hide, I'm currently using a toilet paper roll for its hide. It hasn't webbed hardly at all though in over a month, although I know sometimes Avics take a while to settle in and start webbing. I'm concerned with its seeming inability to hang out on the glass which it likes to do, but it keeps losing its grip and falling o.o
I don't think its DKS since it's not spasming or anything like that, just seems like a clumsy climber, which strikes me as odd for an arboreal species. Should I be concerned?
Yes, I know, I'm showing my noobiness here, I appologise lol.
Here are the pics of my little Avic. There's a ventral pic too, if anyone can tell me if it's girl or boy? I think male but I suck at it. I would have sized it from its molt but it shredded that.
Please ignore the Avicularia avicularia(?) label on the pics lol. Now that I know it's sp. Kwitara I need to change that.
I've been trying to find more information about them but seem to be having a hard time actually getting a hold of any info. Are they rare in the hobby? Am I going to have a hard time finding a mate for it when it matures? I've found that it is one of the largest Avic species reaching 6-6 1/2 inches DLS. The one I have is considerably smaller than that and is clearly a juvenile so I have some time to worry about it. Truthfully I'm hoping its a male so I can ship him out on a loan at maturity lol.
Here's the bigger problem though, my little spidey seems to be having some problems. It seems to have a hard time hanging onto the glass. It seems ok when in its plant, and I need to get it a cork bark hide, I'm currently using a toilet paper roll for its hide. It hasn't webbed hardly at all though in over a month, although I know sometimes Avics take a while to settle in and start webbing. I'm concerned with its seeming inability to hang out on the glass which it likes to do, but it keeps losing its grip and falling o.o
I don't think its DKS since it's not spasming or anything like that, just seems like a clumsy climber, which strikes me as odd for an arboreal species. Should I be concerned?
Yes, I know, I'm showing my noobiness here, I appologise lol.
Here are the pics of my little Avic. There's a ventral pic too, if anyone can tell me if it's girl or boy? I think male but I suck at it. I would have sized it from its molt but it shredded that.
Please ignore the Avicularia avicularia(?) label on the pics lol. Now that I know it's sp. Kwitara I need to change that.