Recent content by Eighth Eye Blind

I just checked, and mine decided to pop her hatch today in celebration of Orlando's new friend. Here's Portia trying on her new fit.

What Trooper said. In the wild, G. pulchripes lives in a wide, wide range of habitats. The Chaco region is a mix of tropical and subtropical areas that go through cycles of wet and dry seasons with lots of varying eco-regions and micro-climates scattered about. This T is found pretty much...

I absolutely agree, but we are at least slowing down the wheel quite a bit. There are now licensed private breeding facilities in Mexico for Brachypelma spp. that have blanket CITES export permits from the Mexican government. Those facilities have practically wiped out illegal trade in some...

The CITES appendices and the EU annexes aren't identical. CITES only sets the minimum protections that signatories have to employ. Signatories are always able to increase protections beyond what CITES calls for. A good example is the US listing five species of Poecilotheria as endangered which...

That depends on the species. You can't move animals on Annex A of the EU wildlife regulations between EU countries without a permit even if they were captive bred inside the EU. Individual countries also have their own requirements. The same types of rules apply to movement between states inside...

That's 15 minutes in tarantula time.

It's nearly impossible to tell from a photograph because proper ID depends heavily on subtle differences in color. The camera, lighting, image compression, and the monitor one is using all have an affect on that. You really gotta be there in person to see the animal with the naked eye to get a...

This kind of stuff pisses me off so badly. The penalty for a CITES violation in the UK is 7 years prison and/or an unlimited fine. Given the number of charges and animals involved I'm certainty hoping for both (but expect the typical wrist-slapping this kind of case normally brings).

OP is from Texas so my money is on a wandering Aphonopelma flavor. A. hentzi is especially good with ketchup. (JUST KIDDING. Just kidding.)

Just hope she wasn't radioactive. You don't want to turn into Hisser Man. (Although the royalties from a Hisser Man movie franchise would probably be sweet!).

Welcome. I see you survived the storms yesterday. Keep those animals dry!

Sorry to tell you this, but no. All Brachypelma species are listed on CITES Schedule II so they cannot legally cross an international border without a permit. There's a simplified procedure for privately-owned companion animals (a "Pet Passport") but it's limited to certain species (not...

Are you moving there permanently or just staying for a while? FYI, CITES permitting is now done online so the chance of them responding to you by phone or email is pretty much zilch.

Collect some egg sacs (ootheca) from an existing colony of red runner roaches. Place them in a container with some food/cosmetics grade diatomaceous earth for a couple of days. The diatomaceous earth will desiccate and kill the mites and nematodes and their eggs outside the sac. The hardened...

New T's can definitely bring them in. After that we really don't know a whole lot. There's certainly a suspicion that feeders can carry them in but true proof is lacking. They may just come in from the garden on people's hands and clothes. There isn't much public support for research grants...