Recent content by ShellsnMargarita

So, I was itching for an Oklahoma Brown (A. hentzi) and bought one from a reptile show yesterday. This T is a beauty and was very polite when I have dealt with her. This is the first time I have bought from a reptile show, so does anyone know about excellent reptile shows on the East Coast...

Recently, the last two weeks or so, my rosie has been climbing the walls of her tank. She hasn't done this since I first put her in her new home in January. I don't think that this is a substrate issue. She's usually on it and prefers it to her half-log these days. I use the eco-bricks from my...

Help! I don't know what to do. Daisy molted, so she hasn't been eating. My crickets were slowly dying off, so I was left with a mature male and a mature female. The male used to chirp constantly, but that stopped a few weeks ago. I checked on them today. The female is fat and has a white sac...

Beautiful T! Molts are the neatest thing about T's, in my opinion. Mine just molted this week. First time with me. I'll have to see if her behavior changes at all. I didn't even think of that, honestly, though it makes sense. Good luck with your little guy, Paolo!

I got the skin out! She looked for it this morning, which was really sad to see...lol. After rehydrating it, I was able to work with it. It wasn't ideal, as the abdomen was torn to bits and the legs were still very stiff. Did what I could. I decided to pose it on its back to make it appear more...

I know! So close. But, big news: Daisy and the skin had a fight. She has made the skin "sleep on the couch" aka placed it between the log and the glass. I believe that she is either saving it for a later purpose or they are breaking up. *sniffsniff* Either way, it's in a great spot and I should...

I managed to get a video, but since I had one hand on the camera I couldn't get the skin out still. I just messed with it to show how pissy she gets when I try anything. She didn't notice anything at first, so this is hardly the worst she's done. I once had her run at me full speed and try to...

Thanks, I'll have to try the ruler bit. I had a chance today to take it out, but the second I lifted the lid I lost my window. Even though I hadn't even tried anything yet, Daisy knew what I was up to somehow. She backed onto the skin, covered it in two of her legs, and spread out a few other...

Yeah, she has tons of personality. Any suggestions on how to get the skin out without a big tarantula bite on my hands? I have ten inch tongs, but I still have to reach down in there a bit. Daisy is fully mature, so she's very large. She's also very nervous and completely mental. I'm a little...

Thanks to you both. I tried again to remove it. She was on the other side of the enclosure from the skin. I tried to pull it out, but the thorax is caught on the silk mat. It pulled at the ground so she felt it...came running and grabbed it again. I have no idea what she's thinking. I thought...

Thanks. I have a question. So, the shed exoskeleton has been in the tank for two days now. I'd like to take it out before it gets too brittle because my hobby is preserving insects/their molts. However, Daisy has been right beside it or under it most of the time. She finally got away from it and...

I posted awhile ago about Daisy, my mature female rose hair. I wanted to know if she was in premolt, and it turns out that she was. Yesterday morning, she put down her silk and flipped over. Took her ten hours, but she did it without any issues. This is the first molt she's done since I've had...

I got you. I've never heard that before, but I've heard that there are patches when they molt. Guess I just jumped to conclusions. Thanks so much for the info. But, it does look like she's flicked because the white part was never there or at least I didn't notice it. Any way that I can keep her...

It does appear to be getting bigger. I took a few more pictures of it tonight with a light on her...that's when you can really see the white/bald ring and the bumpy black part. This one shows it the best.

I'll try to get a better shot of her when I can. The other day she laid a big web on the top, flat part of her half-log. I thought that she was going to wrap the cricket in it, but she didn't. The silk is still there, but it's not as heavy as it was. She spends most of her time on the log, so I...