New database for my Ts

[Enn49]

My son is in the process of building me a database specifically for my Tarantula records.

This is a screen shot of it so far.

 

[spidey noob]

thats going to take a while im puzzled though enn its says !!! (venomous no ???)

 

[Enn49]

@spidey noob Thinking about your comment about the ''venomous no'' maybe we'd be better using low, medium or high rather than yes or no

 

[Chubbs]

@spidey noob Thinking about your comment about the ''venomous no'' maybe we'd be better using low, medium or high rather than yes or no

Well considering all tarantula have venom, that's going to confuse a lot of people who aren't familiar with these animals.

 

[Enn49]

@Chubbs So how would you label them? I thought low, medium and high would cover it more satisfactorily. I have also asked him to add in urticating hairs yes or no.

 

[Chubbs]

@Chubbs So how would you label them? I thought low, medium and high would cover it more satisfactorily. I have also asked him to add in urticating hairs yes or no.

I like that idea. Or maybe you could say venom strength: and then label it as either weak, medium, or strong. For example venom from say a B.smithi would obviously be labeled as weak, while venom from a Psalmopoeus or Ephebopus species would be considered medium or above average. Obviously something like a pokie or H.maculata would be considered strong.

 

[spidey noob]

If it was me I would use 1 to 5 for the venom. (Like on the tss web site)

 

[Chubbs]

If it was me I would use 1 to 5 for the venom. (Like on the tss web site)

That's just over-complicating things IMO. If someone asked me what the most potent tarantula is, it's hard to narrow it down to one species.

 

[Enn49]

@spidey noob The TSS numbering is general care level rather than toxicity levels and 1-5 would need to be more precise


@Chubbs I was already replying to spidey noob when you posted but I agreed with you. I don't want to get too precise over levels

 

[spidey noob]

@enn
I didn't realise that !!!

 

[Enn49]

My son has made a few improvements

 

[spidey noob]

there looking good enn

 

[Chubbs]

Irdidopelma DO have urticating hairs.

Also P.vitta, like most pokies, max out around 7 inches. Metallica is a smaller species, maxing out around 6 to 6.5 inches, while ornata and rufilata can get up to 8-9 inches.

 

[Enn49]

@Chubbs Yes, I know Iridopelma have urticating hairs. Some of the info he's put on so far needs checking through by me and correcting. As for the P. vittata ours is currently 6.5'' so that's what he'd put in.

 

[RedCapTrio]

Hi @Enn49

Rather than "Adult Size" as this is your database, why not just place there "Latest Size" then add another line like "Date of Entry" for record purposes.

 

[Enn49]

@RedCapTrio It's still a work in progress so all suggestions are welcome. I'd like to have both current size an adult size on