P regalis project

[octanejunkie]

I got 4 of these buggers from @pnwarachnids a while back, just never posted them up.

I started these in 5.5oz snack cups with substrate, moss and a leaf and they each made a moss cabin hide, which I basically had to destroy to get them out lol they have molted twice in my care so far.

Today, they are in peanut butter jar enclosures (they are the same size as my P metts) and plan to add a few more in the future.

This fellow has constructed quite the dirt hide behind the cork bark

This fellow prefers a porch vs a cave

 

[ArachnoHorn]

Beautiful T’s

 

[octanejunkie]

Picked up 2 more regalis slings, slightly larger than the 4 I got from Aaron, but they are shy

One appears to be in pre-molt, didn't eat and buried itself in a dirt/moss hide, and the other bolts when its enclosure is jostled ever so slightly.

They've both at up camp filling their water dishes with junk twice so far.

 

[octanejunkie]

Picked up this girl, too, from @John2097 - she's bigger than advertised and very pretty. Molt confirmed female 10-24-2019

I need to rehouse her already lol

 

[octanejunkie]

Started rehousing P regalis slings.

The first two to move are the two largest that have outgrown their peanut butter jars, and they are not from the same lot (purchase).

Here are the new 46oz jars I got from Amazon. They should last up to adulthood. Shown ext to the older, smaller jar.

Amazon.com: 6 Pack Plastic Jars With Lids Clear PET Seal Jar for Food Storage,Wide Opening Storage jar For Dry Food, Peanut, Powder, Kitchen & Craft Storage : Home & Kitchen

Amazon.com: 6 Pack Plastic Jars With Lids Clear PET Seal Jar for Food Storage,Wide Opening Storage jar For Dry Food, Peanut, Powder, Kitchen & Craft Storage : Home & Kitchen

www.amazon.com

I like that the lids on these are translucent/clear so the pokies will be discouraged from hiding in the lids, which they liked to do in the peanut butter jars.

Here they are in their new homes; fed and settling in

Their old peanut butter jars were repurposed for a pair of P ornata slings that outgrew their amac boxes; they are 2 of 6 that grew faster than the others.

I had to get more peanut butter jars because I have several more 6-packs of slings soon to move up:
6 x P vittata
6 x P ornata (2 already moved)
6 x P rufilata
6 x P fasciata

Here are some peanut butter-type jars from Amazon that have worked well for me:

Amazon.com: Smart Solutions Clear Plastic Mason Jars (18 oz 12 Pack) | With Screw-On Airtight Lids | Refillable | No BPA | Perfect for Crafts, Herbs, Slime, Food & Liquids | Made in USA (White Lids): Home & Kitchen

Shop Smart Solutions at the Amazon Cookware store. Free Shipping on eligible items. Everyday low prices, save up to 50%.

www.amazon.com

Soon my P metallica will need to move, too; although they seem to be growing slower than ornata and regalis.

 

[rapidfire]

Picked this one up today. Any tips?

 

[octanejunkie]

Picked this one up today. Any tips?

Raise it like a pokie. Don't worry if it doesn't eat in front of you, they are awkward sometimes lol

 

[WolfSpider]

My mature P. metallica male: Saphero. His ultimate molt was 20 months ago! This old boy eats like a champ, but he no longer produces sperm webs and no longer taps. His enclosure walls are full of poop, but I don't dare clean it and stress him out. I'll keep you posted re. His longevity. You are seeing an old degenerated sperm web.

 

[Ditch crawler]

Picked up this girl, too, from @John2097 - she's bigger than advertised and very pretty. Molt confirmed female 10-24-2019

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I need to rehouse her already lol

She is beautiful !

 

[octanejunkie]

She is beautiful !

Thanks!

She ate my male in like 6 seconds after introducing them lol

 

[Ditch crawler]

Thanks!

She ate my male in like 6 seconds after introducing them lol

Oh ya, greedy ***** lol