My Buddies

Nhandu chromatus - sling, unsexed
Grammostola rosea - sling, unsexed
Aphonopelma seemani - Female, almost mature...

My Brachypelma albopilosum is keeping the escaped cricket population under control...

I had a fear of spiders up until January this year when I handled a T for the first time. Okay, so it was a Grammostola rosea but you know what that experience does anyway.

My boet and I modified our 18 X 12 X 12 inch 'spider tanks' as follows to combat the humidity and temperature issue:

The sliding glass tops were replaced by snug fitting 12mm outdoor weather treated superwood with four 6cm ventilation holes. These we covered with green shadecloth (keeps the miggies out). A wooden cupboard handle screwed in the centre provides 'lift' capabilities.
The bottom half of substrate (equal parts of vermiculite and coco peat) was well soaked in water and then covered with the remaining drier substrate and topped with a 1Cm layer of peat moss. I only need to mist once a week now and the Rabobi's are happy.

For heating, we use the 'stick-on' heating mats stuck at the back of the habitat. A timer is also used for day time.

To combat ants, use rubber feet mounted on the bottom of the habitat and stand each of them in a small dish filled with water (peanut butter lids for example.)

Just make sure you let the weather treatment coating cure for as long as possible (72 Hrs Minimum)before putting it on the habitat. I left mine for a week.

Feeding is pretty normal with vitamin dusted and gut-loaded crickets. I have them in a 'Cricket keeper'layered with coco peat and I feed them apples, oranges and carrots. I've taken a disliking to that 'glug' rubbish as it encourages mould, so the crickets get fresh water every day, just like the T's.

Comments and crits are welcome,

Wyqyd, AKA Mark T

0.1.0 N.Chromatus
0.1.0 B.Vagans
1.1.1 B.Smthi
0.1.0 C.Cyaneopubescens
0.1.0 P.Cancerides
0.1.0 T.Apophysis
1.1.0 G.pulchripes
0.1.0 C.Crawshayi
0.1.0 L.Parahybana
0.1.0 G.Rosea
0.0.1 C.Schioedtei
1.0.0 P.Fasciata
0.1.0 P.Formosa
0.0.1 P.Subfusca
0.0.1 P.Striata
0.1.0 A.Geniculata
0.0.1 A.Seemani
1.1.0 P.Platyomma
0.0.1 A.Hentzi
0.1.0 L.Klugi
0.0.1 O.Aureotibilalis
0.1.0 H.Lividium
0.0.1 M.Balfourie
0.1.0 L.Striatipes
0.1.0 B.Albopilosum
0.1.0 E.Murinus

1. B albopilosum
1. L Klugi
1. L Cristata
1. P Cambridgei
1. P Ornata
1. P Fasciata
1. P. Regalis
1. G Aureostriatum
1. L. parahyban
1. C Fasciatum
1. P. Irminia

MIA
1. C Fasciatum

RIP
1. B albopilosum
1. P. Cambridgei
1. C Fimbriatus

Where your collection Gemini

much further back... thought the newbies could add in theirs..

Oh yes I see it .Im busy putting my collection togther its alot of work with all those 0/0/0 .