Hello - new member with a new T.

[Wayne Rowley]

Hi there,

Just saying 'hi' as a new member. I have been researching T keeping for a year now and my arachnophobic wife has finally agreed that I can keep one!!

So I am now the happy owner of a 5cm c. versicolor!

I'll post more info and some pics in a different thread.

Wayne

 

[Oursapoil]

Hi Wayne and welcome to this great forum/family and do not hesitate to post a picture of your T in its enclosure.
P.S: this is a very addictive hobby and there is no such a thing as having only one T. Best advice is to start looking for a replacement wife as soon as possible
Have a great day.

 

[Wayne Rowley]

Thank you. Here he/she is:

 

[octanejunkie]

Welcome!

Glad you are on the way to owning 100s of tarantulas, you started with a gorgeous one!

Here's some light reading for you and your wife:

Keeping Avicularia species - Updated with Pictures

I keep several different arboreal species of tarantula but not all of them require the same care. The general care and keeping of the various avicularia-type arboreal species differs from all other arboreal and terrestrial species; but it's not complicated. A little history I lost my first...

www.tarantulaforum.com

I learned everything I know, and wrote there, from @Oursapoil so I have to give him all the credit

 

[Enn49]

Hello Wayne and welcome.
I was an arachnophobe until my son got one and I became fascinated, bought myself one and now have 80 Ts. In other words be warned you may both become addicted.

 

[mrsoul1974]

Welcom, Wayne! Best of luck with everything!!

 

[ilovebrachys]

Hi welcome to the forum

 

[m0lsx]

Hello & welcome to the forum & the hobby.

 

[Checkmate]

Welcome!

 

[mrsoul1974]

FYI, those T's like to shoot their poop! Like, for real! Lol

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Wayne!

 

[menavodi]

Welcome to a great forum! Nice picture of your tarantula!

 

[octanejunkie]

FYI, those T's like to shoot their poop! Like, for real! Lol

My best poop cannon is Tapinauchenius violaceous
His enclosure looks like a jungle-themed Jackson Pollock

 

[Arachnoclown]

Welcome to the group

 

[Frogdaddy]

Hello Wayne. Or should I say....Rick Moranis?!

 

[cmvcarlsson]

My best poop cannon is Tapinauchenius violaceous
His enclosure looks like a jungle-themed Jackson Pollock

Wait.... T's can shoot their poop!!!!! I have seen my boa throw up a rat that it ate 2 days prior, and that was probably the nastiest noise/smell I have ever encountered, and I this is coming from the girl that had a dog (patient) with parvo and roundworms throw up on my head. (I worked in ER/Critical Care Vet med, so I have seen a LOT of nasty things) The snake is fine now, a random fluke but gross nonetheless.

But back to the OG post... they THROW THEIR POOP!!! Do all T's do this or just certain ones? I'm so intrigued!!! LOL

 

[octanejunkie]

Wait.... T's can shoot their poop!!!!!

Yes. Arboreals like Avicularia, Psalmopeus, Tapinauchenius, etc can shoot poop out of their butts like you or I would sneeze.

 

[Oursapoil]

Yes. Arboreals like Avicularia, Psalmopeus, Tapinauchenius, etc can shoot poop out of their butts like you or I would sneeze.

This one tries to get me every time I check on her

 

[octanejunkie]

This one tries to get me every time I check on her
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That's probably just the affect you have on women
Probably

 

[cmvcarlsson]

This one tries to get me every time I check on her
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I'm seriously impressed!!! Almost looks like my bedroom after a fun night!Bwahahahah! Now I want a T that will shoot poop, although that looks messy AF and annoying to clean. Is this normal for them or a defense mechanism?