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Recent content by Sonorantree

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    Aphonopelma marxi

    It's about the middle of their breeding season, so there is a possibility of finding one if you are in the area.
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    OK! Glad he has an apppetite! You are right, crickets are a pain - I use roaches, but they are harder to find... Let us know once in a while how things are going! Thank you!
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    @Alycia Glad to hear from you and also to hear that the baby is doing well! At some point it is going to need to eat something - have you fed it yet? Pet store crickets seem to be most popular with the Ts and available a lot of places. A prey item a little smaller than the abdomen is a good...
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    Glad to hear that it is still alive! The longer it goes, the better it will become as the venom wears off. Keep up the good work!
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    @Alycia how is the T doing? I'm curious about and interested in it's progress!
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    That is a real milestone! Good job!
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    I don't see any collecting records in the recent revision of Aphonopelma for your area, but from your photos and range maps it seems like a possibility that your baby is Aphonopelma gabeli. I'm not extremely confident in that identification, but it seems the best fit.
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    @Alycia , I don't think food is that important at this point, but I could be wrong. These desert Ts can go in incredibly long time with no food. I collected an adult female A paloma - the smallest Aphonopelma species in the US (would fit on a nickle as an adult). She ate one small cricket in...
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    @Alycia , how is the baby doing?
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    How To Start A Roach Colony

    I will likely stop spraying then! How do you know when to take the potatoes/veggies out? Also, I got some of the little bugs on a piece of scotch tape and sure enough, springtails! So, I'm glad they are not mites and I won't worry about them! Thanks again for all the great info!
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    How To Start A Roach Colony

    @Tortoise Tom , thanks for the info! I don't think they are fly larvae, possibly springtails (I'll have to see if I can get one under the microscope). I won't worry about them if you don't think they will cause any problems. I have been misting the egg crate every day or two, with the substrate...
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    How To Start A Roach Colony

    @Tortoise Tom, I re-did my bins with the egg crate and cardboard like you showed here - I think it's going to work well. I have also switched over to potatoes for moisture. I didn't dump the substrate, since I have (thousands?) of tiny babies in it, and I am not sure that having it is a...
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    How To Start A Roach Colony

    Tom, Thanks for the info! I know what you mean about the stink... I do like to pull out the dead adults, but don't get it done often enough and I saw them getting eaten, so figured I'd see how that goes. I have them in my shop now (temps in the upper 90s for summer), so the stink isn't too bad...
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    How To Start A Roach Colony

    Tom, great info! Thank you for posting this. I'm looking forward to hearing more! I just have one dubia colony for feeding Ts... For now, I have a question - where do you get the egg flats? I'm using those paper mache egg cartons and they are ok, but not as nice as those larger flats. Also, I...
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    Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp

    I think that the fact that it is climbing is a good sign! How about putting a bunch more substrate in the enclosure so that there is less height climb and less distance to fall? Keep up the good work! I think it is going to pull through. :)
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