2 newcomers and a few rehouses 30/01/20

[Enn49]

The 2 new ones arrived today from So Many Legs so I took the opportunity to rehouse some others that were out growing their old containers.

New ones

Brachypelma boehmei, Pachuca, is just over 1" dls

Aphonopelma hentzi, Navarro.

The rehouses

Phlogiellus moniqueverdezae, Syama.

Heterothele villosella, Zanzibar. Finding the moult in the new container was a bit of a surprise

Phormicopus auratus, Jiqui

Catumiri argentinense, Buritu

Dolichothele exilis, Orinoco. Refusing to leave the catch cup

 

[ilovebrachys]

The 2 new ones arrived today from So Many Legs so I took the opportunity to rehouse some others that were out growing their old containers.

New ones

Brachypelma boehmei, Pachuca, is just over 1" dls
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Aphonopelma hentzi, Navarro.
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The rehouses

Phlogiellus moniqueverdezae, Syama.
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Heterothele villosella, Zanzibar. Finding the moult in the new container was a bit of a surpriseView attachment 43198

Phormicopus auratus, Jiqui
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Catumiri argentinense, Buritu
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Dolichothele exilis, Orinoco. Refusing to leave the catch cup
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Congrats on the new arrivals.. Always nice to grab a few pics during rehousing

 

[Jess S]

Nice! I was looking at the D.exilis a while back. I'll be very interested to see your updates about it and the other additions

 

[Enn49]

Nice! I was looking at the D.exilis a while back. I'll be very interested to see your updates about it and the other additions

I've had the D. exilis for 2 years now and it webbed most of its container and just sat on top so it'll be interesting to see what it does in a bigger container.

 

[Jess S]

I've had the D. exilis for 2 years now and it webbed most of its container and just sat on top so it'll be interesting to see what it does in a bigger container.

Sounds a lot like my diamantinensis who 90% of the time shuns the substrate for the arboreal life. I know you keep this species too. Mine abandons webbed up hides, makes another and stays in that til it wants a change, rinse and repeat until it eventually moves back into one of the earlier ones! Possibly as I gave it an way oversized enclosure but ended up leaving it there as he seems happy, calm as anything and no problems feeding. When he's perched on his leaf right under the lid and I open it, he's happy to stay right there, like your metallica.

 

[menavodi]

Congrats to your new spiders! Good pictures and now you have more fun than before....

 

[Enn49]

Sounds a lot like my diamantinensis who 90% of the time shuns the substrate for the arboreal life. I know you keep this species too. Mine abandons webbed up hides, makes another and stays in that til it wants a change, rinse and repeat until it eventually moves back into one of the earlier ones! Possibly as I gave it an way oversized enclosure but ended up leaving it there as he seems happy, calm as anything and no problems feeding. When he's perched on his leaf right under the lid and I open it, he's happy to stay right there, like your metallica.

Sadly I lost my diamantinensis, another male but yes. they are similar in behaviour.