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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 134443" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>My H pulchripes has hooked out. When I shot the video, I could only see that the color had changed radically. He had totally concealed himself for quite some time and I was worried, beginning to fear the worst.</p><p></p><p>Upon inspecting the video and still photos, it became obvious that he has tibial hooks on his front legs. I presume that the reduction in color aids in concealing his whereabouts as he roams the world looking for females. Hopefully I can get him eating. I definitely want him to harden up before even thinking about shipping.</p><p></p><p>He has had no injuries, never escaped (although not for lack of trying) and in all respects has hit every benchmark you could ask for. The enclosure he's in would be perfect for a M balfouri sling communal, about maybe 3 unsexed 1" to 1.25" slings. The other thing is to simply trade for 2 unsexed H pulchripes slings and most likely I'll get at least 1 female, another words wash, rinse, repeat.</p><p></p><p>We need more of these guys in the hobby!! They're a great second terrestrial and an excellent but pricey first old world spider. They are skittish but mine hasn't one ounce of aggressive tendencies. He's never thrown a threat pose at me or stridulated, not even sure if this species can do so.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]a-LysrUvaVk[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]31376[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31379[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31380[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>One weird thing is that he's become less light sensitive after hiding for weeks and acts almost semi arboreal.</p><p></p><p>It's sad that his life is drawing to a close but I'm optimistic that someone will want to breed him. I think he'll be mostly hardened up in a few days making shipping safe but frankly I'm not even sure if mature males have a decent appetite. I'd like to get some food into him before shipping if possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 134443, member: 26980"] My H pulchripes has hooked out. When I shot the video, I could only see that the color had changed radically. He had totally concealed himself for quite some time and I was worried, beginning to fear the worst. Upon inspecting the video and still photos, it became obvious that he has tibial hooks on his front legs. I presume that the reduction in color aids in concealing his whereabouts as he roams the world looking for females. Hopefully I can get him eating. I definitely want him to harden up before even thinking about shipping. He has had no injuries, never escaped (although not for lack of trying) and in all respects has hit every benchmark you could ask for. The enclosure he's in would be perfect for a M balfouri sling communal, about maybe 3 unsexed 1" to 1.25" slings. The other thing is to simply trade for 2 unsexed H pulchripes slings and most likely I'll get at least 1 female, another words wash, rinse, repeat. We need more of these guys in the hobby!! They're a great second terrestrial and an excellent but pricey first old world spider. They are skittish but mine hasn't one ounce of aggressive tendencies. He's never thrown a threat pose at me or stridulated, not even sure if this species can do so. [MEDIA=youtube]a-LysrUvaVk[/MEDIA] [ATTACH=full]31376[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31379[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31380[/ATTACH] One weird thing is that he's become less light sensitive after hiding for weeks and acts almost semi arboreal. It's sad that his life is drawing to a close but I'm optimistic that someone will want to breed him. I think he'll be mostly hardened up in a few days making shipping safe but frankly I'm not even sure if mature males have a decent appetite. I'd like to get some food into him before shipping if possible. [/QUOTE]
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