I have nightmares about this...seriously. The only time one of mine got out was an Avic, a small juvie, found her crawling across the fronts of several enclosures, just casually exploring the shelf, and it was only a few minutes after the escape, I know because I had just finished washing out water dishes for them. I use those clear plastic cubes and had one with a very small hole on the lip of the lid from me dropping it. I figured there was no way she could fit through that...I was wrong. I don't suppose you found it? I wish you luck, anyway. Just out of curiosity, were you keeping it in a critter keeper?
Did you ever find your H Mac? I've heard that H Mac are one of the more common escapees
. It's really starting to get cold at my house so I don't think he's alive or even in my room any more. I'm so happy you found your H. Mac I just got one as a freebie when I got my B. Albicepts. All my slings are in deli cups except my suntiger cuz she jumps at me. Just that I would update everyone.
I'm really sorry to hear that...those critter keepers have been the cause of lots of escapes I've read about. I detest critter keepers myself, they need to redesign the tops. And add small side vents, but you can drill those yourself with a dremel, or use a soldering iron and burn them. I've actually got some ideas for the 15 unused critter keepers in my shop, I even have the acrylic sheets, I just haven't found the time to work on them. I have some metal screen tops for my glass tanks I need to cover and drill first though. By the way, if you don't like deli cups, There's some clear plastic display cubes from hobby lobby or the container store that work very well for slings, if you haven't seen them already. I love those.Yes it was in a critter keeper, my boyfriend had just cleaned the cage and the T was too thick to fit through the vent slits, but my boyfriend(who is the person I got the T for) had left the handle at the top of the keep off which left a big enough hole for the T to get out. I have found all kinds of other house hold spiders but not the T
and hoping to find another Albicepts.
I'm a big fan of the boehmei, but a mature albiceps is a stunner...I think what I like is the ivory carapace on both of them, and their little black eyes...it just looks coolI have seen them and love them. I'm waiting tell November for the Tracy reptile show so I can get a discount on some
Definitely my favorite Brachys as far as looks. The vagans and albopilosums are a tie for third in my opinion. All of them grow WAY TOO SLOW !!! But they're easy to raise, and a joy to keep.
I have not had too many Ts in my care but out of the few I have had I love my pokie the most right now. She is a poecilotheria striata named Mrs. Tibs she's about 5 1/2 inches
Hmmm, never mind I guess, for some reason I'm getting errors on the pic, and she's hiding now
I love my striata she's out in view for me to see almost all the Time. I have thought for some time now that she was hungry looking for food or didn't like how small her tank was but even after feedings and an upgrade to a 10x10x12 tank she's still out on the side or on top of her hide for me to see like "welcome home mom"
