New pics.....for everyone

Spider-man 2 · Mar 25, 2004

I finally got some new batteries for my digicam so I could take pics for everyone

Nothing special, they are all common Ts.

My male P. murinus I got from Sky.

My female P. regalis

My new unsexed A. seemani, which I also got from Sky.

Freshly molted A. versicolor 1.5"

Look at all the pretty sparkles, hehe

Bean, my G. aureostriata, who is in deep premolt (as you can tell) finally came out of her hide to say hi.

I would like to post pics of my new P. cambridgei (which is also from Sky) but it is just too freaken fast.

Enjoy!

Dwayne

Keith Richard · Mar 25, 2004

How long has your Chaco been in pre-molt? Mine sealed herself up in her cave a week ago and I have no idea when I'll see her again.

Spider-man 2 · Mar 25, 2004

Mine has locked herself up for a month to a month and a half now. Adults have a longer premolt then slings. I am hoping she molts anytime now. The range for premolt can very long.

Did yours do something like this:

Dwayne

Keith Richard · Mar 26, 2004

That's exactly what she's gone and done. I posted a picture under a thread named "Chaco - unexpected behavior". I'm somewhat relieved that this is pre-molt behavior as opposed to egg-sack laying behavior!!

JohnxII · Mar 26, 2004

Hey Spider Man 2, I couldn't help but noticed the water dish in your 2nd pic... is that a drowned cric? You might wana consider putting a stone or some pebbles inside...

Spider-man 2 · Mar 26, 2004

Yes it is, but it was removed. Stones and pebbles is a great idea. Is there a preferable brand or type? My usumbara puts them in there. When he get annoyed he kills the crickets then puts them in his water, yes I have watched him do it.

PapaSmurf · Mar 26, 2004

i put a sponge in my water dish. so the crickets dont drown. all i no is its hard to clean an P.murinus cage when its right there hehe.

josh

Spider-man 2 · Mar 26, 2004

Mine hasn't been in threat pose since I have had him. He doesn't seem to mind me putting my fingers in there and grabbing stuff. I just don't touch him with fingers unless I need to move him. I still won't handle him though. ;P

Can the Ts suck the water out of the sponge?

Dwayne

Code Monkey · Mar 27, 2004

Spider-man 2 said:
Can the Ts suck the water out of the sponge?

Ts can 'suck' water from a sponge about as well as you can drink from a saturated cinder block.

The mechanics of their drinking (or feeding) is this: The T must obtain a contact with liquid and their oral opening. Keep in mind they have the V-groove that leads to this opening. With a liquid source, the adhesion properties of liquid actually draw it up, and then, once the 'hose' is in contact with the water their pumping stomach provides suction and pulls it into their body.

They'd have a better time drinking from saturated substrate, which as least they can 'scoop' into the oral groove and squeeze for liquid water, than a sponge.

Silver.x · Mar 27, 2004

I wouldn't use a sponge just because of bacteria it could harbour.

Aidan

K MUELLER · Mar 27, 2004

So that's what my OBT looks like, it has webbed up the whole kritter keeper to the point where you have to cut the web just to get the lid off!!! nice pic's and nice choices in ''T''s later -Karl

JohnxII · Mar 27, 2004

For stones and pebbles, I guess any smooth ones that would be easy to clean works. Pick some from river banks / beaches!

As for sponge, it's not recommended by many because of mold problems. So I say go with the rock!

My G.Pulchra also has a thing with the water dish... she (I think) often dumps the leftovers in it... so I need to change the water more often...

Love your Chaco BTW. Nice and stocky! Hope my sling will grow up soon...

Code Monkey · Mar 27, 2004

JohnxII said:
My G.Pulchra also has a thing with the water dish... she (I think) often dumps the leftovers in it... so I need to change the water more often...

If you're finding leftovers in the water dish, I don't think they put themselves in there

Many Ts will utilise their water bowls as a waste container for food remains or a handy place to shove that substrate they burrowed. Others go further and figure it makes a fine toilet as well.

Immortal_sin · Mar 27, 2004

yep, I have water dish bury-ers too. Sometimes I'll just take the water dish away after a day or so, and reintroduce it every week.
I also use marbles in some of the water dishes, they work well too.

New pics.....for everyone

Spider-man 2

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Keith Richard

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Spider-man 2

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Keith Richard

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JohnxII

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Spider-man 2

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PapaSmurf

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Spider-man 2

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Code Monkey

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Silver.x

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K MUELLER

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JohnxII

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Code Monkey

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