October

[Allthingsterrarium]

Hello everybody! I finally have a picture of October, my male Mexican fireleg to show you all. Does he look healthy? Just making sure. He's has about a 3 inch leg span and is currently living in a critter keeper because just a little too small to go into his main habitat yet. I've had him for a couple months now. As you can see he really loves to halfway cling to the side. He can be pretty silly.

 

[Entity]

Looks pretty healthy to me. bright and fat butt!

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Looks pretty healthy to me. bright and fat butt!

You think he'll molt soon? Looks like he's got a few bald spots and he doesn't kick much. I sure hope he does. I would like to get him into his main habitat before winter

 

[Entity]

You think he'll molt soon? Looks like he's got a few bald spots and he doesn't kick much. I sure hope he does. I would like to get him into his main habitat before winter

Thats a hard question to answer. There are good indications, like a darkening bald spot, lack of eating, and being grumpier than usual. But no definite way of know when exactly he'll molt.

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Thats a hard question to answer. There are good indications, like a darkening bald spot, lack of eating, and being grumpier than usual. But no definite way of know when exactly he'll molt.

True, he hasn't been eating for at least two weeks.

 

[Entity]

Sounds like premolt to me.

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Sounds like premolt to me.

Excellent. I'll offer food off and on until then.

 

[RedCapTrio]

Nice T, that said without bias. LOL

 

[Chubbs]

No need to offer food. The abdomen looks pretty big.

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

No need to offer food. The abdomen looks pretty big.

Alright, if for some reason he isn't about to molt how long should I wait before giving him something to eat?

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Nice T, that said without bias. LOL

Thanks RedCapTrio! This is my favorite tarantula species and it sure took a long time to find individuals of his size for sale

 

[RedCapTrio]

I have also seen at our LPS a decent priced and decent size fireleg, may be it can be candidate for my 2nd T!

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

I have also seen at our LPS a decent priced and decent size fireleg, may be it can be candidate for my 2nd T!

That's excellent, a great choice and a beautiful creature indeed

 

[Christell Erasmus]

cute tarantula!!

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

cute tarantula!!

Thanks Christell! I think I'll get a Mexican red knee next. That's my second favorite species.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

It is a beautiful species. If you do get one we would like to see some pictures pls

 

[Fuzzball79]

I have also seen at our LPS a decent priced and decent size fireleg, may be it can be candidate for my 2nd T!

Do it! I have a B. Boehmei juvenile male and he's always out and about doing something like digging, dragging plants around. He used to be very skittish as a sling and would hide for months, but he seems to be gaining confidence with size. The other day he had as usual filled his water bowl with substrate and when I cleaned it out with the tweezers he was grabbing them trying to pull them close (he wasn't biting at them, just investigating whether it was food, lol).

 

[Christell Erasmus]

My b. Boehmei is still a very tiny sling. I cant wait for him to start showing some color. Mine is very brave for his tiny size.

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

It is a beautiful species. If you do get one we would like to see some pictures pls

Absolutely!

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Do it! I have a B. Boehmei juvenile male and he's always out and about doing something like digging, dragging plants around. He used to be very skittish as a sling and would hide for months, but he seems to be gaining confidence with size. The other day he had as usual filled his water bowl with substrate and when I cleaned it out with the tweezers he was grabbing them trying to pull them close (he wasn't biting at them, just investigating whether it was food, lol).

Do it! I have a B. Boehmei juvenile male and he's always out and about doing something like digging, dragging plants around. He used to be very skittish as a sling and would hide for months, but he seems to be gaining confidence with size. The other day he had as usual filled his water bowl with substrate and when I cleaned it out with the tweezers he was grabbing them trying to pull them close (he wasn't biting at them, just investigating whether it was food, lol).

I love him! He sounds like quite a character too October usually somewhere between lazy and skittish.