Mhmm!

[Tnoob]

Meet Priscilla.

 

[sch1z0k1tty]

What beautiful colors... and those fangs!! What species?

 

[Tnoob]

What beautiful colors... and those fangs!! What species?

Grammistola pulchripes. Ill let her know you appreciate her.

 

[sch1z0k1tty]

Awesome! how long have you had her? And has she always been in this enclosure? Im wondering if she was in deeper sub, but didn’t show interest in burrowing which is why theres not much sub in there. Im thinking of getting one now bc of her gorgeous coloration ^o^ ofc not every t from same species is the same but im hoping mine looks something like your beautiful Priscilla <3

 

[Tnoob]

Let me get you a better picture.

 

[octanejunkie]

As slings G pulchripes tend to burrow like most slings. As juveniles and young adults they tend to stay out, in my experience, but may still use a hide from time to time.

 

[sch1z0k1tty]

Let me get you a better picture.

As slings G pulchripes tend to burrow like most slings. As juveniles and young adults they tend to stay out, in my experience, but may still use a hide from time to time.

Thanks! Good to know...I set up my curly hair in an enclosure with more than 30 qts of sub and she refuses to burrow -.- lol

 

[sch1z0k1tty]

As slings G pulchripes tend to burrow like most slings. As juveniles and young adults they tend to stay out, in my experience, but may still use a hide from time to time.

As slings G pulchripes tend to burrow like most slings. As juveniles and young adults they tend to stay out, in my experience, but may still use a hide from time to time.

Do you know what other terrestrial species exhibit similar behavior?

 

[octanejunkie]

Thanks! Good to know...I set up my curly hair in an enclosure with more than 30 qts of sub and she refuses to burrow -.- lol

T albopilosus tend not to borrow as juveniles and adults and may not even use a hide nothing to flick hairs versus run... each individual is unique, however.

How about you start a thread with pictures of your tea and it's enclosure?

 

[octanejunkie]

Do you know what other terrestrial species exhibit similar behavior?

Not sure what behavior you're asking about, but most new world terrestrials behave somewhat similarly which makes their keeping very predictable.

 

[Tnoob]

She has a lot more sub than where I bought her. She's highly defensive, and likes to ignore her burrow mostly. Ive had her since April. She's a terrestrial species, so I didn't do much substrate. I'm doing some care today. I've been worried she might molt, but it doesn't appear to be happening.

 

[Tnoob]

T albopilosus tend not to borrow as juveniles and adults and may not even use a hide nothing to flick hairs versus run... each individual is unique, however.

How about you start a thread with pictures of your tea and it's enclosure?

Your point about each individual being different is spot on. Ive had old worlds that weren't this "defensive". She's out a lot and likes to scare the absolute **** out of my cat. His life is in danger if she gets out.

 

[octanejunkie]

She has a lot more sub than where I bought her. She's highly defensive, and likes to ignore her burrow mostly. Ive had her since April. She's a terrestrial species, so I didn't do much substrate. I'm doing some care today. I've been worried she might molt, but it doesn't appear to be happening.

She does not appear to be in premolt

However, from those pics, your enclosure seems very tall and if she were to climb and fall from the highest point she could potentially injure herself, or rupture her abdomen. I would fill the enclosure with substrate to leave no more than one and a half to two times her diagonal likes span in free climbing height

 

[octanejunkie]

Your point about each individual being different is spot on. Ive had old worlds that weren't this "defensive". She's out a lot and likes to scare the absolute **** out of my cat. His life is in danger if she gets out.

Fear aggression in cats can be devastating to even the most defensive tarantula. Cats are very calculating and divisive and I would not trust one around any of my invertebrates, supervised or otherwise.

 

[Tnoob]

Ive never seen her climb before. She does not appear to be in premolt

However, from those pics, your enclosure seems very tall and if she were to climb and fall from the highest point she could potentially injure herself, or rupture her abdomen. I would fill the enclosure with substrate to leave no more than one and a half to two times her diagonal likes span in free climbing height

This is the first time Ive ever caught her climbing. Ive been thinking about doing some work since this morning. Ive been using the same substrate for the whole time and between the dry substrate and between the time I've had her and her matting seems to have compressed the substrate a bit.

 

[Tnoob]

Fear aggression in cats can be devastating to even the most defensive tarantula. Cats are very calculating and divisive and I would not trust one around any of my invertebrates, supervised or otherwise.

Cats aren't interested in tarantula.