The case of the disappearing sling...

[KIM QUY]

What are your others called ? Glad the moult went well

They are named after the Moirai in Greek mythology: Clotho, Lakhesis, and Atropos. Clotho was named because she made a messy web the first night she was here (Clotho is the one who spun the thread of life). Lakhesis was the one that made a nice tunnel web the first night (Lakhesis is the one that weave the web of life). Atropos was the only one out of the three that did not make a web the first night and chose to hang upside down on the lid instead (Atropos cut the thread of life).

 

[harleyqueen]

Brilliant. I love mythology names for spiders

 

[KIM QUY]

Brilliant. I love mythology names for spiders

Thank you. There's so many triplets and multiplets in Greek Mythology, it's just lend itself to naming T's since I tend not to buy one T at a time .

 

[harleyqueen]

Yes i rarely buy just One. Some of Mine Have names from mythology. The man in the pet Shop laughed When i said Perseus and Andromeda were eating Me out of house and home.

 

[KIM QUY]

Lol. My parents visited last weekend and I had to quickly hide the Moirai and my dubia colony away. They only know I have Aragog (4" G. rosea) and they already think I am crazy. I'll let my parents know about the Moirai once they reach a respectable size (~5") . Introducing 3 mature OBT's in threat poses and their fangs dripping venom should be enough to convince my parents how precious they are .

 

[harleyqueen]

Yeh. Angry obt's are a real crowd pleaser If That dont turn them into tarantula Fans nothing Will.

 

[KIM QUY]

Yeh. Angry obt's are a real crowd pleaser If That dont turn them into tarantula Fans nothing Will.

LOL. Two of them molted and I swear they got like 10X faster. They are so cute with intensely orange/redish butts and black legs. I started visiting my local thrift store more often to get cheap enclosures. I got a shoebox today for 52 cents (4"X4"X12"). At this growth rate, I'll have to rehome them to their permanent home in ~6 months. I don't want to rehome them too often since it's scary. I rehomed Lakhesis the other day and she bolted into her new box and gave me a heart attack in the process. My room is a bit warm (75-80F) so they are growing fast.

 

[Dan3]

Uhm! Hey, I have a B. smithi who has dug and buried herself/himself for a month now. Since he/she dug by the side of the enclosure I can still see what's happening inside. I'm just wondering if he/she got lost and need to be dug out or should I just let him/her be?
please help.

 

[harleyqueen]

I'm sure he or she is fine just leave her/ him to it.

 

[DalilahBlue]

They can stay burrowed for quite some time. No worries.