Greeting from California

[Nich]

Hey all,

Been out of the hobby for about 7 years now but I am officially back. My old handle on AB and other forums was Herpetologyfrk.

Anyways, I’ve successfully bred GBB back in the day a couple of times. I’ve just jumped back in and I have some P. Metallica and M. Balfouri. I also started a very small colony of Cubaris rubber ducky isopods.

There’s so many new species in the hobby and I feel like it’s a great time to get into it again!

Best regards,
Nich

 

[Oursapoil]

Welcome back Nich,
7 years is not that bad, like bicycling you mind be out of shape but you never forget how to ride
Enjoy this great forum, cheers.

 

[m0lsx]

Welcome back to the forum & the hobby.

 

[WolfSpider]

Hi Nich! It's not easy to breed GBBs. Consider me impressed. Glad you are back.

 

[Enn49]

Hello Nich, welcome back to the hobby.

 

[ArachnoHorn]

Welcome back

 

[Jeremy-psychonaut]

Greetings
Welcome back to the hobby

 

[Lentulus]

Hello!

 

[octanejunkie]

Welcome!
You started back with some great OW sp. Can't wait to see some pics and posts!

ps. glad you posted here to say hi and that you're not a troll

 

[Yvonne G]

Glad to have you back!

 

[Nich]

Welcome!
You started back with some great OW sp. Can't wait to see some pics and posts!

ps. glad you posted here to say hi and that you're not a troll

Definitely not a troll! But thanks for the welcome.

Back when I left the hobby P. Metallica were still pretty pricey, so it was an easy decision when I got back. Also, I’ve kept balfouri but never communally until now, not sure how controversial that is, but it’s what brought me back tbh!

 

[Arachnoclown]

Welcome

 

[octanejunkie]

Definitely not a troll! But thanks for the welcome.

Back when I left the hobby P. Metallica were still pretty pricey, so it was an easy decision when I got back. Also, I’ve kept balfouri but never communally until now, not sure how controversial that is, but it’s what brought me back tbh!

I contemplated communal with both of those species but decided to see how the gp does - deferring for more input

 

[WolfSpider]

Never regretted my balfouri communal for a second. Like Tom Moran, my communal is thriving. From sling to adult, they behave like a family--without the co-dependent dysfunction.

 

[octanejunkie]

Never regretted my balfouri communal for a second. Like Tom Moran, my communal is thriving. From sling to adult, they behave like a family--without the co-dependent dysfunction.

If I could find a good source (inexpensive) balfouri I would do this, too

 

[Nich]

Never regretted my balfouri communal for a second. Like Tom Moran, my communal is thriving. From sling to adult, they behave like a family--without the co-dependent dysfunction.

Yeah I really dig mine so far, even if I never see them! They’re 1.5”-2” right now but they’ve borrowed themselves up into a single den. Tom Morans videos are what inspired me to try to haha

 

[Nich]

I contemplated communal with both of those species but decided to see how the gp does - deferring for more input

I’m not comfortable with a Metallica communal yet. Maybe if I end up with a sac in the future, but I wouldn’t sink $100+ on a sling for one right now.

 

[Casey K.]

Welcome back, hun! Nice to see you have returned to the hobby. It's always great to see newbies and oldies start up recent or again!

 

[Lawrence b]

Welcome

 

[menavodi]

Welcome back!