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My Aphonopelma Chalcodes does this whenever she feels threatened. When first got her, she tended to flick hairs, but somehow decided that rump-raising was more effective...
Sometimes, (depending on their mood,) I hold a light weight piece of cardboard in the tank as a barrier while I do what I need to do. It's usually not necessary, though. If I'm just squirting in water, they usually don't respond at all.
Our pulchripes has the feeding instinct of a rabid garbage disposal. She is always ready to eat, I really think that she would eat 2 - 3 times a day if we offered it to her (which we don't.) When she's not devouring helpless crickets, Inez enjoys charging at her water dish when I refill it...
That is true about snakes. Our python was in blue stage when my husband decided to help him out by scooting him back inside his cave/hide. Poor Fifi could hardly see, and was very stressed out. He didn't like being "scooted" so he struck at my husband. Fifi is normally VERY docile (one of...
Inez molted today. Took about 3.5 hours from beginning to end. She is now right-side-up and looking very fluffy and pretty! The molt came off in perfect shape, so I was able to get a good measurement - 6.5 inches.
Wow - 9 months is a long time! I saw a beautiful hognose at a reptile expo last month, but almost came home with a Brazilian Black T. I resisted temptation (but had planned to definitely buy one next spring,) when my husband saw an ad for a female Chaco Golden Knee T for $40.00. Needless to...
The first winter that we had our ball python, I was SO worried because he just stopped eating. He usually goes from November to April/May without eating. Now that I know it is normal behavior, I don't worry about it any more. Once all our snakes and beardies stop eating, we wait for about two...
Finally, my girl, Evelyn, ate a cricket today - yea!! She came to us in mid-September, and I had had no luck at all trying to get her to eat. I knew that grammostola rosea could (like ball pythons) go for months on end without eating. so I was trying not to worry too much, but I'm so glad that...
I might try the small vial/cat food idea next time. I managed to get both crickets out today. One by using tongs (but it was hard to catch it,) the other, I just gave up and used my hand. Poor Evelyn was cowering in the corner during this gross invasion of her spider privacy. If only she...
This question probably sound silly, but I'm really serious - how do you remove the crickets from your T's enclosure without stressing your T? I've read many times, that if the crickets are not consumed within 24 hours, to remove them. I've become quite good at catching rouge crickets that...