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<blockquote data-quote="Stan Schultz" data-source="post: 226482" data-attributes="member: 28438"><p>Visit <strong><a href="http://werunique.us/schultz/mites07.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">Mighty Mites</span></a></strong>. I wrote that webpage precisely for you!</p><p></p><p>And while you're at it, go to your friendly public library and check out the last edition of <em><strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">The Tarantula Keeper's Guide</span></strong></em> (TKG3). Read the passage entitled "A Little Philosophy" on pages 126 and 127. Then thumb your way to the middle of the book and read and heed the section entitled "Acari: Mites" on pages 222 through 228.</p><p></p><p>After you finally win the war with the mites, you might seriously consider reading the remainder of that book and my entire <strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">Spiders, Calgary w</span></strong><a href="http://werunique.us/schultz/spiders.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">ebpage</span></strong></a>. </p><p></p><p>There are a few things you should know in advance, however::</p><p>1) The proper edition of TKG is the one with a photo of a Mexican redleg tarantula (<em>Brachypelma smithi</em> or <em>hamorii</em>, the exact species is unclear) against a white background on the cover. It is not the earlier edition with a photo of <em>Aphonopelma moderatum</em> (Rio Grande Gold tarantula) with a greenish background. If my description here is unclear, visit <em><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)"><strong>HERE</strong></span></em> to see actual, labelled photos of them.</p><p></p><p>2) TKG3 is 376 pages of tarantula drivel, and attempting to read it cover to cover in one sitting has been known to cause brain damage. After you've read and followed the advice recommended above, set it aside for a day or two. Then merely thumb through it, looking at the photos and reading the paragraphs that attract your attention, Then return it to the library so others can use it. You are, however, quite welcome to check it out again so you can gain an even deeper insight into these amazing creatures.</p><p></p><p>3) Now that you've experienced this plague of mites, your home is infested with them, and will probably remain so for a long time. It is doubtful if even a full scale fumigation would completely eradicate them. WHILE THE MITES WILL ALMOST SURELY <strong>NOT</strong> POSE ANY SERIOUS HAZARD TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, OR YOU OTHER PETS, they will remain as a potential threat to any arachnids, including scorpions, vinegaroons, tailless whipscorpions, etc., and any insects that you may be keeping to feed these creatures. <strong>DO NOT</strong> put any of these back into the same closet where you have been keeping them! Move all such cages to some other part of the house for at least a full year! Even then, you (and your brother!) need to clean up your tarantula keeping act! You've been warned. (And sorry, no, I'm really not that much of an ogre!)</p><p></p><p>4) Lastly, TKG3 is no longer in print, and is no longer being sold in pet shops and bookstores. So my pushing it here may not be as blatant a sin as it seems because I'm no longer receiving any royalties from its sale. However, used copies show up on the shelves of neighborhood used bookstores and those online, from time to time, and even on eBay! But currently, they're selling for about twice the previous retail price! I am told that eBook versions may be available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble, however.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Best of luck. May all the holes in your path hold large, fuzzy spiders! (Sans mites!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stan Schultz, post: 226482, member: 28438"] Visit [B][URL='http://werunique.us/schultz/mites07.html'][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Mighty Mites[/COLOR][/URL][/B]. I wrote that webpage precisely for you! And while you're at it, go to your friendly public library and check out the last edition of [I][B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]The Tarantula Keeper's Guide[/COLOR][/B][/I] (TKG3). Read the passage entitled "A Little Philosophy" on pages 126 and 127. Then thumb your way to the middle of the book and read and heed the section entitled "Acari: Mites" on pages 222 through 228. After you finally win the war with the mites, you might seriously consider reading the remainder of that book and my entire [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Spiders, Calgary w[/COLOR][/B][URL='http://werunique.us/schultz/spiders.html'][B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]ebpage[/COLOR][/B][/URL]. There are a few things you should know in advance, however:: 1) The proper edition of TKG is the one with a photo of a Mexican redleg tarantula ([I]Brachypelma smithi[/I] or [I]hamorii[/I], the exact species is unclear) against a white background on the cover. It is not the earlier edition with a photo of [I]Aphonopelma moderatum[/I] (Rio Grande Gold tarantula) with a greenish background. If my description here is unclear, visit [I][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][B]HERE[/B][/COLOR][/I] to see actual, labelled photos of them. 2) TKG3 is 376 pages of tarantula drivel, and attempting to read it cover to cover in one sitting has been known to cause brain damage. After you've read and followed the advice recommended above, set it aside for a day or two. Then merely thumb through it, looking at the photos and reading the paragraphs that attract your attention, Then return it to the library so others can use it. You are, however, quite welcome to check it out again so you can gain an even deeper insight into these amazing creatures. 3) Now that you've experienced this plague of mites, your home is infested with them, and will probably remain so for a long time. It is doubtful if even a full scale fumigation would completely eradicate them. WHILE THE MITES WILL ALMOST SURELY [B]NOT[/B] POSE ANY SERIOUS HAZARD TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, OR YOU OTHER PETS, they will remain as a potential threat to any arachnids, including scorpions, vinegaroons, tailless whipscorpions, etc., and any insects that you may be keeping to feed these creatures. [B]DO NOT[/B] put any of these back into the same closet where you have been keeping them! Move all such cages to some other part of the house for at least a full year! Even then, you (and your brother!) need to clean up your tarantula keeping act! You've been warned. (And sorry, no, I'm really not that much of an ogre!) 4) Lastly, TKG3 is no longer in print, and is no longer being sold in pet shops and bookstores. So my pushing it here may not be as blatant a sin as it seems because I'm no longer receiving any royalties from its sale. However, used copies show up on the shelves of neighborhood used bookstores and those online, from time to time, and even on eBay! But currently, they're selling for about twice the previous retail price! I am told that eBook versions may be available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble, however. Best of luck. May all the holes in your path hold large, fuzzy spiders! (Sans mites!) [/QUOTE]
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