P striata Patrick walking after his latest molt

[Whitelightning777]

Here he is, dressed to impress but still not quite ready to feed even though he seems to think so.

The behavior has obviously changed but he still seems pretty reasonable, probably ravished in terms of hunger. Still, there's no holds or bulbous palps that i can see. To think he's not even fully grown yet, is totally awesome.

You will be impressed. I even got a threat posture at the end of the video.

He'll be fed within a day or so. I just want to see total black in the fangs. He had plenty of water.

 

[Whitelightning777]

I got a totally different reaction elsewhere, not worth mentioning. It's interesting how that works. Thanks for the like!!

I think it's worthwhile to try and see what the temperament is a few days before trying to feed him. The size increase and color change is the most extreme I've ever seen. What a growth spurt!!

 

[Metalman2004]

I got a totally different reaction elsewhere, not worth mentioning. It's interesting how that works. Thanks for the like!!

I think it's worthwhile to try and see what the temperament is a few days before trying to feed him. The size increase and color change is the most extreme I've ever seen. What a growth spurt!!

You also went about it in a completely different way elsewhere.

You should post the cleaning video so everyone can see how close you came to being in the @Shampain club.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Sure, I can do that. You have to remember that he molted less then 8 hours ago. That's the only reason I wasn't wearing gloves. After my T stirmi molted, she gave me a threat posture when I pulled the molt but didn't actually bite.

Here's the P striata cage cleaning. Bear in mind, & you can't see it in the video, the fangs were white with just a hint of color.

Bottom line is that my gut is telling me that he has outgrown his enclosure. I think if he had more room to get out of the way, he would've done that. It's all relative, the ratio of T size to cage size increases as the T grows. This means that it'll feel cornered more and more. If the cage is half as big, it'll get cornered twice as fast.

By way of comparison, here's my T stirmi after she molted. Again, all bark no bite...because she can't.

Oh, & here's Shampain's video. He was literally getting in the OBT's face, not trying to work around her. Still, I wouldn't pull a stunt like that with an OBT. I haven't quite figured out how I would approach cleaning with a T that prefers to stand and fight instead of getting out of the way.

I think he was at level orange. This chart is used by cops in training.