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The prospect of rehousing 2 pokies and an avic had worried me a little as the 2 pokies are both extremely fast and skittish but all went smoothly.
I began with my little Pterinopelma sazimai, Pytau, to break me in gently. Once I'd emptied the sub into a cricket tub Pytau walked calmly into a vial and just as calmly into its new home.
Next came the Avicularia sp. peru purple, Chimu. Now Chimu has lived permanently in the lid of the deli so a little nudge and it wandered slowly into its new house.
Then came the very shy Poecilotheria ornata, Lanka. To say this is an arboreal T it burrows so I rarely get to see it. Having tipped all the substrate out of the deli I found it still sitting in the bottom, a gentle nudge into its new home and it vanished into the substrate under the cork bark so I guess it'll be a while before I see Lanka again.
Lastly was the Poecilotheria rufiliata, Neyyar, a much more confident T who's always on view. Neyyar was on the piece of wood in its deli making the transfer simple. It didn't even need encouragement and almost jumped ito its new container.
I began with my little Pterinopelma sazimai, Pytau, to break me in gently. Once I'd emptied the sub into a cricket tub Pytau walked calmly into a vial and just as calmly into its new home.
Next came the Avicularia sp. peru purple, Chimu. Now Chimu has lived permanently in the lid of the deli so a little nudge and it wandered slowly into its new house.
Then came the very shy Poecilotheria ornata, Lanka. To say this is an arboreal T it burrows so I rarely get to see it. Having tipped all the substrate out of the deli I found it still sitting in the bottom, a gentle nudge into its new home and it vanished into the substrate under the cork bark so I guess it'll be a while before I see Lanka again.
Lastly was the Poecilotheria rufiliata, Neyyar, a much more confident T who's always on view. Neyyar was on the piece of wood in its deli making the transfer simple. It didn't even need encouragement and almost jumped ito its new container.
I get the joy of transfering my son's P. vitatta this weekend. So far it's been more mellow that i anticipated while feeding and spot cleaning. Curious how the rehouse will go. My son even cleaned the bathtub yesterday to prepare lol.
