Cnidarianfarmer
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So I found someones CL ad that said they were getting out of the hobby and had a adult female Brachypelma emilia, a male adult/ suspect penultimate B. hamorii and a adult female P. sazimai up for adoption, as well as a large green banana roach colony.
When I inquired about the asking price I was rather suprised/skeptical as it was less than three hundred beans for all of it.
He lived only 50min away and that deal was too good to pass up. So yesterday I met the seller and both the B. emilia and P. sazimai looked healthy/ beautiful. The B. hamorii male on the other hand looked pretty rough and almost on the brink of death curl, I didn't have much hope he would last another few days
The enclosures they were in were very dirty, had dry bark chips/ mulch and bone dry water dishes, I could tell they had been neglected for a while.
As soon as I got them home I put in an appropriate water dish/ water, with in a matter of minutes the B. hamorii and B. emilia went straight to the water, the B. hamorii spent almost an hour with his head dunked in the water.
B. emilia
P. sazimai
B. hamorii on deaths door
Obviously very dehydrated, and today he looks a little bit better but in general still looks pretty bad also noticed, has what looks like a partially regenerated leg, I have offered a cricket and a discoid both he refused. Been spending most of his time primping the past day.
I have always been more of an old world keeper and while I have had some grammys, these two are my first Brachypelmas.
Any advice on getting this boy back into shape ? Would hornworms be a good offering to help rehydrate and help him put on some more size ?
I want to rehouse him but dont want to put more stress on him ATM,
TIA
When I inquired about the asking price I was rather suprised/skeptical as it was less than three hundred beans for all of it.
He lived only 50min away and that deal was too good to pass up. So yesterday I met the seller and both the B. emilia and P. sazimai looked healthy/ beautiful. The B. hamorii male on the other hand looked pretty rough and almost on the brink of death curl, I didn't have much hope he would last another few days
The enclosures they were in were very dirty, had dry bark chips/ mulch and bone dry water dishes, I could tell they had been neglected for a while.
As soon as I got them home I put in an appropriate water dish/ water, with in a matter of minutes the B. hamorii and B. emilia went straight to the water, the B. hamorii spent almost an hour with his head dunked in the water.
B. emilia
P. sazimai
B. hamorii on deaths door
Obviously very dehydrated, and today he looks a little bit better but in general still looks pretty bad also noticed, has what looks like a partially regenerated leg, I have offered a cricket and a discoid both he refused. Been spending most of his time primping the past day.
I have always been more of an old world keeper and while I have had some grammys, these two are my first Brachypelmas.
Any advice on getting this boy back into shape ? Would hornworms be a good offering to help rehydrate and help him put on some more size ?
I want to rehouse him but dont want to put more stress on him ATM,
TIA