Blueandbluer
Arachnobaron
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2015
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Wow!!! That is fabulous news!
The abdomen was pretty torn up, so I couldn't give you an accurate description. I was expecting it to look sort of like a hole punch, but I couldn't make out an actual tear anywhere.Congrats on the good news!
Out of curiosity, what did that injury look like on the molt?
I was kind of expecting it to look like a hole punch as well, and I was curious about the protrusion too.The abdomen was pretty torn up, so I couldn't give you an accurate description. I was expecting it to look sort of like a hole punch, but I couldn't make out an actual tear anywhere.
And as for the shop, I love this place. Been going there since I was a kid - Exotic Pets in Las Vegas.
Given the risks associated with superglue, I feel it's only really an option when the spider will immediately die otherwise. If there is a bad rupture, then yes, go ahead and use it. Frankly, an owner would have nothing to lose, as the spider will die without it regardless. But as you said, in this instance (with no active bleeding), I'm completely on your side.Also, this backs up my argument that when close to a molt, avoid the superglue solution. You never know when the spider may actually pull through, and it seems to me the superglue could just complicate things by sticking together things that should not be sticking...
She is lovely, can't get over your happy ending.And here's that picture I promised. She's beautiful! She developed this curly hair on the carapace, it's very cool looking.
Interesting. I've wondered if anybody has ever had a spider react adversely to a flash. None of mine have ever even twitched.And here's that picture I promised. I tried getting one of her future mate, but he's terrified of the flash on the camera.
A few of mine do - C. darlingi, P. murinus, A. calchodes, B. vagans. My camera is terrible for taking pictures of spiders. To focus, it does a long flash, and then it does three quick flashes to actually take the picture. It looks like a strobe light going off, so I don't blame them for being startled. The majority of my good pictures are of them eating, as this is when they don't seem to care very much.Interesting. I've wondered if anybody has ever had a spider react adversely to a flash. None of mine have ever even twitched.
Someone with education in photography, please weigh in, because I'd love to know.Yeah, I prefer natural light too, but that isn't always practical.