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Recent content by corij

  1. corij

    About to order my first tarantula

    one tip i can give is give some thought into making sure the housing is escape proof. ideally you want a door/lid that locks automatically as it closes .
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    Dreadful shootings in Las Vegas

    dyou think its poss? he was being held there [someone else doin the shooting],then kills him and flees - a set up
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    escaping thru the roof

    now iv looked closer at the mesh i Think she has already started work on it. i never noticed these marks previously
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    escaping thru the roof

    i think the mesh is steel . but rather than take chances im probably goin to make a secondary lid erlier on in my LP life i spotted her trying to cut thru vent bars on a small plastic roof it was intresing to watch and i had no doubtthat given time would hav cut thru
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    GBB sling not eating

    pretty much all my T like a smooth flat rock to hang out on. its always a bone dry spot. i pick my rocks off a beach .
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    GBB sling not eating

    and put a flat rock in there too. thatll give it a bone dry surface to sit on . mine like that
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    GBB sling not eating

    i like your original enclosure. as said above just give it time and dont keep opening the lid as it unsettles them. i personally would put in a very small prey with a bit of food for the prey to eat and leave it be . those gbb sometimes take a day to catch their prey is my observation
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    escaping thru the roof

    have any of your T chewed out the roof mesh of their terrarium? i ask because my adult LP has taken to walking on the underside of the metal mesh on her enclosure and loitering near the corners. her enclosure is a Perfecto 3ft [snake?] tank. the mesh on the roof is metal but not sure which...
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    Story time...Where did you start?

    my dog died and i knew i wanted another but reality was i was now too busy at work it wouldnt be fair on a dog . what could i get instead? i browsed a local pet shop and came away with a adult female red rump, guy in shop said its a friendly one but he "hadnt got time mate " to show me how to...
  10. straight horn baboon juvi

    straight horn baboon juvi

    i believe this to be a male as theres no horn. iv its sister which does have a horn. its about 2 years old right now
  11. corij

    sold one of my T and selling 2 more . still got 9 and my T room got infested with long legged...

    sold one of my T and selling 2 more . still got 9 and my T room got infested with long legged house spiders.
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    Comment by 'corij' in media 'blue viet'

    this grew up into being a haitian brown birdeater ! seems i was missold ,aw well does it really matter?
  13. corij

    good climber ,good to watch

    yeh i know! cool job -- whenever i have time to spare i like to browse local pet shops. i had noticed no matter which shop all the labels on the spiders homes were same graphics and all were seemingly priced up by the supplier. one of the shop assistant happened to mention the travelling guy...
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    good climber ,good to watch

    th thats very interesting , i really appreciate this info. i had had my doubts about this spid early on,when it was a vivid blue colour as a sling and all the vietnam blues i saw online were brown /grey ground huggers . and the fact it has never webbed up added to the mystery . the vial it...
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