Species Ceratogyrus darlingi (a.k.a. Ceratogyrus bechuanicus)

[moricollins]

She's a gold digger!

Nice tarantula!

 

[web eviction]

Plump isn't she

 

[tarantulagirl10]

Very nice!

 

[le-thomas]

Possibly my favorite species. Beautiful girl.

 

[Phases]

Actually, she does okay if you stick to your side of the tank while feeding. But she did attack our cup in the transfer video - and hissed once or twice the day she moved in, heh.

She dug down about two inches, then webbed herself a surface burrow which includes webbing across the screen. So, when I feed, it stretches a bit. This morning I noticed shes done a bit more, and has one opening up by the water dish.

(So, I wonder, should I put her food inside, or outside the burrow?)





She's a fun one to feed though. Hasn't yet turned anything down, seems pleased to get her food, etc. Doesn't give me a threat pose often, I think she has once since her first day, when tipping the top to feed.

 

[Charlie69]

Never put anything inside a t's burrow. If burrow is sealed shut, it's a sign that it doesn't want food. If burrow is open just leave something prekilled close to the opening.

 

[Phases]

Prekilled? Why?

 

[Ellenantula]

I really like your enclosures.
[I assume 'pre-killed' is so nothing live gets lost in burrow and then you don't know if prey was accepted or not. Also makes refused feeders easier to remove. Sorry for speaking for someone else -- they may have meant something different.]

Anyway, love the enclosure and jealous of webbed tunnel-looking shot. Wow -- I can't get those shots. Ever.

 

[Phases]

Thank you

As for prekilled I guess it depends on if you mean crushed heads. I do that for dubias and meal worms half the the time, but otherwise nah. We do monitor ..everything.. quite closely.

 

[THExMETAL666]

Prekilled? Why?

T's are scavangers if shes hungry and hasnt come out in a bit she finds it she wil eat it.