So............still being a newbie to keeping T's and previously being an extreme arachnophobe I now find myself buying my fourth one. I bought today a 1 in. T. vagans, one I said I wouldn't buy due to their unpredictable temperament. I read many hobbiest comments that this can be addicting and keep collecting. I now am a firm believer because I planned on only keeping my main 3, now I have 4 and a T. vagans on top of it, what the hell. I do not have room for a large collection but I need to control myself because there are a few more species I really want.
I rehoused the T. vagans into something more suitable and fed him a small cricket which he took after a little while which was awesome. That was my first time actually witnessing one of my T's taking a live insect. I love this little guy. My 3 in. T. albopilosum gets large superworms after I crush their heads as they got a strong bite. My 1/2 in. G. pulchra gets a little piece of cut up superworm which he loves, but that was once. He sealed his burrow up shortly after I bought him Feb. 16th. My super tiny Pseudhapalosa sp. blue has been most worrisome for me. I don't believe I have the experience needed to keep him alive but I'm doing my best. Making sure he has the correct moisture and temperatures. I've had him since 02/16/20 and he's still alive, so that's a plus. I scooped him up at the show without double checking his size.
My experience working with them is increasing. I really have lost most of my arachnophobia. The true test for me is when the lid is off and it's just me and the T, face to face metaphorically speaking. Of course my 3 in. Curly Q will not come out of his burrow but I watch him all the time as he is watching me through the plastic of his enclosure at the bottom. As fast as he is molting I strongly believe it's a male.
Anyways my apologies to everyone in this extremely long rant and if you got stuck reading it all, I do thank you though. I love this hobby but really have no one outside of the forums to truly share with. Most of my family and friends think I need counseling, that I lost my mind. I assure them I do not.
I rehoused the T. vagans into something more suitable and fed him a small cricket which he took after a little while which was awesome. That was my first time actually witnessing one of my T's taking a live insect. I love this little guy. My 3 in. T. albopilosum gets large superworms after I crush their heads as they got a strong bite. My 1/2 in. G. pulchra gets a little piece of cut up superworm which he loves, but that was once. He sealed his burrow up shortly after I bought him Feb. 16th. My super tiny Pseudhapalosa sp. blue has been most worrisome for me. I don't believe I have the experience needed to keep him alive but I'm doing my best. Making sure he has the correct moisture and temperatures. I've had him since 02/16/20 and he's still alive, so that's a plus. I scooped him up at the show without double checking his size.
My experience working with them is increasing. I really have lost most of my arachnophobia. The true test for me is when the lid is off and it's just me and the T, face to face metaphorically speaking. Of course my 3 in. Curly Q will not come out of his burrow but I watch him all the time as he is watching me through the plastic of his enclosure at the bottom. As fast as he is molting I strongly believe it's a male.
Anyways my apologies to everyone in this extremely long rant and if you got stuck reading it all, I do thank you though. I love this hobby but really have no one outside of the forums to truly share with. Most of my family and friends think I need counseling, that I lost my mind. I assure them I do not.
