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Recent content by Gizalba

  1. Gizalba

    Advice on Phantom egg sac?

    Thanks so much for the replies! That is reassuring to know :) will keep an eye on her and hopefully she drops it. I did have a Heteropoda who made a few phantom sacs and indeed always abandoned them after a while.
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    Advice on Phantom egg sac?

    P.s. I also hardly ever see sp. Nong Ya Plong on sale in the UK - if anyone has a male or could direct me to anyone who may sell them I would very much like to get her a boyfriend!
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    Advice on Phantom egg sac?

    Hi, Myrtle, my Chilobrachys sp. Nong Ya Plong has made a phantom egg sac :( She has never mated, was captive bred and has already moulted with me so I know it can't be real sadly. I can't find much information about this but saw a video mentioning that the danger of leaving the egg sac with...
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    Freya

    Tliltocatl vagans mature male on a stroll looking for ladies ;)
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    Beginner questions -Sling care

    It seems to depend on the spider's personality and the size of the prey, regarding when to feed living prey. If he/she is taking the pre-killed mealworm then that sounds fine for now :) and yes no need to worry about her hiding; it is probably a good sign that she is making herself a safe home...
  6. Nancy miss-judging where roach is :P

    Nancy miss-judging where roach is :P

    Psalmopoeus cambridgei
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    Tiny flys in Tarantula enclosures...

    Sorry for all my comments haha but I just realised you are a newish member so wondered if you have also considered fake plants for enrichment? I do wash these too in hot water first just in case they have come into contact with anything dodgy in the shop, and make sure they don't have glitter or...
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    Tiny flys in Tarantula enclosures...

    Just read this - a fly catching plug in light sounds like a better idea than my fly paper if it works and doesn't have an odor? Has the light made much difference?
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    Tiny flys in Tarantula enclosures...

    @Tarantulas&Cats - I did have a fly infestation over summer that my friend confirmed were just harmless fungus flies. I use moss in lots of enclosures, especially for the slings that web up their water-bowl; the moss holds the water so they can also drink from that. So I didn't really want to...
  10. Gizalba

    Haplocosmia himalayana acting strange please help :(

    Sorry for all the photos (last one). This was him in his new enclosure a few days ago when he seemed to perk up briefly.
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    Haplocosmia himalayana acting strange please help :(

    This was his old enclosure I was worried was too damp. He seemed well in there for a while with all the webbing, but then went downhill :(
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    Haplocosmia himalayana acting strange please help :(

    This is the enclosure I moved him to a few days ago:
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    Haplocosmia himalayana acting strange please help :(

    Can anyone tell if this is a phorid fly? I have had fungus gnats in the past but I think these ones look a bit different. They are I think about 1-2mm in size
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    Haplocosmia himalayana acting strange please help :(

    Pic from the other day. I had given him a beheaded worm to see if he wanted to eat, don't think he did so have taken it out now.
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