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<blockquote data-quote="Enn49" data-source="post: 127352" data-attributes="member: 3458"><p>I was going to buy a Grammostola pulchra 3 and a half years ago but I bought an L. sp Borneo Black instead, well today I finally got one.</p><p></p><p>Meet <strong>Massa</strong>, Love that fat shiny butt. It came from exoticanimals.co.uk.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28551[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now for the rehouses</p><p></p><p><strong>Pagan</strong>, Ornithoctonus aureotibialis. I though this one would cause me problems but it was actually quite calm.[ATTACH=full]28552[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Arusha</strong>, Encyocratella olivacea </p><p>[ATTACH=full]28553[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Teko</strong>, Ephebopus rufescens. Nightmare <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />. It did not want to caught. It ran up my arm and was briefly seen disappearing over my shoulder. I gently eased my fleece off and checked every inch but no sign of Teko, I shook my hair over the tub I use for rehousing, nothing. I spent the next half hour searching all around where I had been kneeling with my torch and not a sign. I even shook out the sheet I'd spread on the floor and no sign. As I only had one more T to rehouse I decided to do that first and then do a more intensive search after I'd moved the others and the empty containers out of the way.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tamale</strong>, Davus pentaloris. This one was no trouble, thank goodness.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28554[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Back to <strong>Teko</strong>. I gradually checked all the outsides of the empty containers and moved them onto the dresser, for some reason I put Teko's separate. I gradually put everything away and shone the torch around corners, checked under the coffee table, round the fireplace, even inside the dogs bone. Not a sign of the escapee. Now what made me make my next move I have no idea, I looked at its old container again and was gobsmacked to see Teko sitting on the plant inside. I had previously taken the plant etc. out before it escaped and put it back afterwards. Teko then walked calmly off the old plant into its new home. How Teko got back in there without me seeing I have no idea but thank goodness I'd put the lid back on.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28556[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Enn49, post: 127352, member: 3458"] I was going to buy a Grammostola pulchra 3 and a half years ago but I bought an L. sp Borneo Black instead, well today I finally got one. Meet [B]Massa[/B], Love that fat shiny butt. It came from exoticanimals.co.uk. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF4568 (2).JPG"]28551[/ATTACH] Now for the rehouses [B]Pagan[/B], Ornithoctonus aureotibialis. I though this one would cause me problems but it was actually quite calm.[ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF4571 (2).JPG"]28552[/ATTACH] [B]Arusha[/B], Encyocratella olivacea [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF4574 (2).JPG"]28553[/ATTACH] [B]Teko[/B], Ephebopus rufescens. Nightmare :eek:. It did not want to caught. It ran up my arm and was briefly seen disappearing over my shoulder. I gently eased my fleece off and checked every inch but no sign of Teko, I shook my hair over the tub I use for rehousing, nothing. I spent the next half hour searching all around where I had been kneeling with my torch and not a sign. I even shook out the sheet I'd spread on the floor and no sign. As I only had one more T to rehouse I decided to do that first and then do a more intensive search after I'd moved the others and the empty containers out of the way. [B]Tamale[/B], Davus pentaloris. This one was no trouble, thank goodness. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF4577 (2).JPG"]28554[/ATTACH] Back to [B]Teko[/B]. I gradually checked all the outsides of the empty containers and moved them onto the dresser, for some reason I put Teko's separate. I gradually put everything away and shone the torch around corners, checked under the coffee table, round the fireplace, even inside the dogs bone. Not a sign of the escapee. Now what made me make my next move I have no idea, I looked at its old container again and was gobsmacked to see Teko sitting on the plant inside. I had previously taken the plant etc. out before it escaped and put it back afterwards. Teko then walked calmly off the old plant into its new home. How Teko got back in there without me seeing I have no idea but thank goodness I'd put the lid back on. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF4583 (2).JPG"]28556[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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