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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GarField000" data-source="post: 226748" data-attributes="member: 30890">Small update on my Spiders during the last time I was here ....The most Spiders I bought where small slings. 1,2 sometimes even 3.I was figuring when I got a female, the other 2 can go .... But I have a problem. I can't sell them.Atleast .... not all. I did sell a few, but those are the 3th ones ..... If I have 2 ... I still have 2. If I had 3, I still have 2 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.I had a few problems with some slings. I had difficulty growing Psalmopoeus victori small slings. Than I found a little bigger one. I have a spider room. In the summer it can get up 2 26/27 Ceclcius (79/81 F). I have rollers outisde to close it for the sun. Else it will get over 35C (95F). In the winter time I have a electric heater that will keep it around 21C (69F).In summer 2022 I had someone check the windows and frames to replace them. When he was gone I forgot to close the rollers for the sun. The next day it went over 30C/86F outside, and the sun was shining directly on to inclosures.It went WAAAAAY TO HOT and I lost around 15 spiders form heat <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. I was devastated and almost quiting with the animals. But after some weeks I could cope with it.After that I didn't buy any spiders for a long time. Now I start getting some off the species back.P.victorii died ... I just got 2 new ones. P.philippinus .... And I bought 2 new I.mira (this is a complete other story <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />).I have some new species I never heard off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.Thrixopelma pruriensPamphobeteus sp. antinous (big black)Spinosatibiapalpus spinulopalpusAnd a small Theraphosa apophysis female.About the I.mira. ....I have an adult female form tiny sling. The second one turned into male.She stopped eating ....... so I figured a molt. one month, 2 months, 3 months ..... it's time I dig her up ... It's a trapdoor tarantula but the door seems gone. So I dug her out (already made a new and bigger enclosure because I thought she was molting). And there she was .... being angry and throwing a posture to me .... Ow sorry mira ...I moved her to the new enclosure ..... 10 days she sat on top in the corner. Very sad ...... and than she was gone .... she mad e new hole and trapdoor. Cool. Maybe she will eat. Again ..... no eating. I didn't see a molt in the old enclosure ... again .... 1,2, 3 months ... not gonna dig her out .... I order the new slings and he also had I.mira slings ... So I bought 2 ........ The next week after feeding the small ones I checked the trapdoor from my female .... I lifted the door and there she was .. blue legs and looking at me. Ok cool she lives. I threw in a redrunner male .... and it was gone when I went to bed. The next morning ......[ATTACH]71873[/ATTACH]There she is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> .... So I have 3 now.At the moment I have a small wish list ....Pseudhapalopus sp. BlueBrachypelma SmithiEncyocratella olivaceaBrachypelma baumgarteniAt the moment I have 3.34.61 spiders. Most off the 61 slings are juvi but I am very bad in checking molts to see if it's a girl. I'm not selling anything so I will see what it turns out to be.I do want to breed one or 2 times. But only with animals I love love love and sell most to supliers/sellers.I have 1.2 G.iheringi (one adult female, male is almost adult, maybe one more molt) and 1.1.2 A.geniculata. The female is no adult yet, the male is a small juvi so in the end it will turn out fine.</blockquote>

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