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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 129396" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>I clear the table, arrange desk lamps to give me good lighting where I'm not working in my own shadow, then lay everything out ready. I have a tub to work in, only about ten cm high, but it has a lid, the lid is always in easy reach, I have a spare tub too, slightly larger, but that can be anywhere in the room, hopefully it won't be needed. I also have some smaller tubs ready, one for placing packing material such as sphagnum moss or tissue into as I unpack and another to place the shipping tubs into as they are emptied, it pays to keep things neat. There may be an occasion when you reach the bottom of the tub and you haven't found the sling, if the moss is in a tub you know it has to be in there somewhere. I haven't had that with slings, but I have with tiny scorpions, at least they glow in uv light. Then I lay out the other equipment, tongs (two if you have them, a "poker" (paint brushes are popular) then a catch cup and something to slide under it. I also have a marker on hand to label enclosures as the slings are put into them, you don't want to be confused once the unpacking is done. Then it's just a matter of loosening the lid, placing the container into the tub, removing the lid and carefully removing packing with the tongs until the spider is uncovered. This is one danger time, some will become agitated and bolt from the shipping tub, I simply put the lid on the tub I'm working in and wait until both the spider and myself are calm. Sometimes a sling will climb onto sphagnum moss or tissue which can be slowly lifted into the enclosure, most will hide in a piece of drinking straw if placed at the edge of the tub and can be moved that way. If not, I put the enclosure into the larger tub I have waiting and try to guide the sling to the corner of the tub and into its enclosure, if the tub is touching decor in the enclosure most will follow the corner down and climb onto the decor, they generally want to get out of the open tub into some cover to hide. If the sling is just too hyper to work with, I just use the catch cup, but that can be a bit hard too. If the spider doesn't bolt, I put the new enclosure into the work tub and pick up the shipping container with tongs, try to have it touch the decor or at least the edge of the enclosure, then gently coax the spider out. This is the second opportunity for them to bolt, sometimes they just keep walking around the outside of the container and won't go into the enclosure. Sometimes all you can do is let them 'escape' into the work tub and use the catch cup. As long as you're organised it won't be a drama.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and of course the transport containers are washed and stored. The sphagnum moss can be reused too, I wash it, then "blanch" it with boiling water and let it dry before storing it for later use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 129396, member: 27677"] I clear the table, arrange desk lamps to give me good lighting where I'm not working in my own shadow, then lay everything out ready. I have a tub to work in, only about ten cm high, but it has a lid, the lid is always in easy reach, I have a spare tub too, slightly larger, but that can be anywhere in the room, hopefully it won't be needed. I also have some smaller tubs ready, one for placing packing material such as sphagnum moss or tissue into as I unpack and another to place the shipping tubs into as they are emptied, it pays to keep things neat. There may be an occasion when you reach the bottom of the tub and you haven't found the sling, if the moss is in a tub you know it has to be in there somewhere. I haven't had that with slings, but I have with tiny scorpions, at least they glow in uv light. Then I lay out the other equipment, tongs (two if you have them, a "poker" (paint brushes are popular) then a catch cup and something to slide under it. I also have a marker on hand to label enclosures as the slings are put into them, you don't want to be confused once the unpacking is done. Then it's just a matter of loosening the lid, placing the container into the tub, removing the lid and carefully removing packing with the tongs until the spider is uncovered. This is one danger time, some will become agitated and bolt from the shipping tub, I simply put the lid on the tub I'm working in and wait until both the spider and myself are calm. Sometimes a sling will climb onto sphagnum moss or tissue which can be slowly lifted into the enclosure, most will hide in a piece of drinking straw if placed at the edge of the tub and can be moved that way. If not, I put the enclosure into the larger tub I have waiting and try to guide the sling to the corner of the tub and into its enclosure, if the tub is touching decor in the enclosure most will follow the corner down and climb onto the decor, they generally want to get out of the open tub into some cover to hide. If the sling is just too hyper to work with, I just use the catch cup, but that can be a bit hard too. If the spider doesn't bolt, I put the new enclosure into the work tub and pick up the shipping container with tongs, try to have it touch the decor or at least the edge of the enclosure, then gently coax the spider out. This is the second opportunity for them to bolt, sometimes they just keep walking around the outside of the container and won't go into the enclosure. Sometimes all you can do is let them 'escape' into the work tub and use the catch cup. As long as you're organised it won't be a drama. Oh, and of course the transport containers are washed and stored. The sphagnum moss can be reused too, I wash it, then "blanch" it with boiling water and let it dry before storing it for later use. [/QUOTE]
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