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He/she has been busy 
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H.Pulchripes
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Can't say for certain, but most burrowers seem to be a medium/fast growth rate. Just a guess. My Ceratogyrus and Haplopelma slings molted about every 60 days til they were close to 2 1/2" DLS, then slowed down.He/she will no doubt be hiding for the next month or so
Does anyone know the growth rate of this T ? Cant seem to find much info on the Internet .
Congratulations on it eating and settling in so quickly. [emoji3]
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Another burrower, my OBT is on a 20 day molt cycle & nearly doubles in size w/ each molt. I agree, & would say it's likely a pretty fast cycle. Keep us posted! Would love to know more details on this species.
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@PamCz . I haven't seen the sling since a couple of day since getting it until now. It blocked its entrance off so I thought it was in premoult but it's made a new entrance so I offered a small cricket it's been killed and left .
It's currently sat at its entrance .
It's currently sat at its entrance .
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Hmmmm. My B smithi did that. Right before molting, she blocked herself into her burrow. I dropped a cricket in. She killed it and left it outside the burrow. Then, molted. Almost like a territorial kill. I wonder if they do that... I guess so. *shrug*
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Be interesting to see it after a moult. I've been feeding it well since getting it so fingers crossed
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I would imagine it's a defensive behaviour. They're at their most vulnerable when they molt, so getting rid of a potential hazard would make sense. The only time I've ever seen any of my Ts flick hair was when I tried to feed my A. genic in while she was in premolt and didn't want the cricket near her.
Anyway, I hope Sym's H. Pulchripes makes an occasional appearance. They're too beautiful to hide all the time, lol.
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Yep...I've noticed them hair their food when in pre-molt. Makes me laugh, actually. I assumed the B. smithi was, indeed, eliminating a threat. Cool to see. They'll hair & avoid it if possible...but will kill & leave it when necessary.
I assumed the B. smithi was, indeed, eliminating a threat. Cool to see. They'll hair & avoid it if possible...but will kill & leave it when necessary.
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Right? haha It's always fun to actually SEE the specimens once in a while.Be interesting to see it after a moult. I've been feeding it well since getting it so fingers crossed
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So when do aggressive T's start getting aggressive ?
I will try get some good pictures if and when it lets me lol .
Not much info on the internet. caresheets or natural habitat.
I will try get some good pictures if and when it lets me lol .
Not much info on the internet. caresheets or natural habitat.
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Geez...reclusive little buggers. The Greta Garbo of the T world....lol. Sometimes I wish I had a motion-activated, night vision camera. It would be cool to see what happens while I sleep...and they play!
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Re: the aggressive thing...dunno! I have a few aggy types...but they're little and I have no experience raising them before now, sooo....yeah...no idea. Maybe someone else with experience actually knows. I was wondering that myself. I think it depends on the species, too. Some will threat pose as little juvies. Like P. cancerides. Nasty little dudes. haha
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My little sling is out and about tonight.
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It's always nice to get some confirmation (besides missing prey, or a new poo stain) that your T is still alive.
I'm sooooo jealous. [emoji6]
Awesome, its sounds like its getting comfortable in your care. How's it eating? And what prey item?
The price of just 1 here is more than I spent on the 16 that arrived today, including overnight shipping fee. [emoji20]
Maybe 2016 the cost will be somewhat lower.
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@Therasoid . It's been eating well. diet so far is small crickets/mealworms. It seems to be settling in just fine. I will feed it well for the next few months . Looking forward to seeing it grow and colour to.
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Not much of a update. I'm just passing on what I see lol
Just a few legs sticking out tonight .
Just a few legs sticking out tonight .
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It's out and about now !
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Yay! Great you get to see it. It must have settled in properly now and feels safe enough to explore (or it's hungry, lol).
