My Tarantula Corner (The Tarantulas I have in my Collection)

[Martin Oosthuysen]

So cut the remains off and see what the remains are exactly.
If I remember correctly from my days of feeding crickets ( which has been about 2 years) to my spiders, they remains consist of the wings, the legs and heads and the bolus is not put together as well as what a roaches bolus would look like
Also the crickets bolus seems to be more lose and chunky than normal.

Some of my P. Cambridgei hang the remains inside the middle of the webbing or in the one corner rapped in webbing, I will try get some pictures the next time I do cage maintenance.

Then this happened a while ago, I had an Avicularia versicolor die will hanging from a bolus, it was a 2.5cm sling,
I was not sure what happened. But it had gone into a death curl and in the process it fell off from its perch still hanging from the strand of webbing.

Just something I was thinking about.
If you have to think about this in a logical way and what a spider would do after it has caught it's prey, is secure its prey item from falling or dropping it.
Talking about Arboreal species that is, and surely they have this built in, just thinking about it they would not want to lose the hard earned meal they caught!
So maybe your spider had secured it's prey and was not able to break the strand of webbing and just decided to dump them where she was.

Interesting view and take on it,I will see if I can get closer to it. Also in the last part where you talk of securing it,there are two of these not just one. That's why I wrote off coincidence,also they aren't wrapped its like its been attached to the end. I wish I could have shown someone close up,not just an image. Might have given a better perception,I feel like I'm just giving 50%,of the view on this. Also,thanks for another take on this hopefully more possibilities will come to light. Hope this can help,its a singular strand not webbed up attaching itself to these leftover or corpses they split up into two separate points fastened onto it very close to the leftovers.

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

I would also like to see it up close but you a bit far for me, maybe you can take a close up of the piece if you decide to cut it off.

How many crickets did you feed her?
Do you feed her off the tweezers or just drop the prey item inside the enclosure?

Maybe you can do a test, try feeding the spider where she "hang" the bolus, trying to push the spider to do the same thing, if the spider did this twice maybe it is able to reproduce this again.
All you need to do is cut the webbing to the entrance of the tunnel and tweezers the prey item into the "feeding area" as to encourage her to eat it in the "hanging bay"!

Another thought, it might just be the spider storing the meal to eat it later?
1.How long has it been hanging for though?
2.Do you always feed her on crickets?
3.And how does the other bolus's look that are dumped on the ground(if you can take a picture)?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I would also like to see it up close but you a bit far for me, maybe you can take a close up of the piece if you decide to cut it off.

How many crickets did you feed her?
Do you feed her off the tweezers or just drop the prey item inside the enclosure?

Maybe you can do a test, try feeding the spider where she "hang" the bolus, trying to push the spider to do the same thing, if the spider did this twice maybe it is able to reproduce this again.
All you need to do is cut the webbing to the entrance of the tunnel and tweezers the prey item into the "feeding area" as to encourage her to eat it in the "hanging bay"!

Another thought, it might just be the spider storing the meal to eat it later?
1.How long has it been hanging for though?
2.Do you always feed her on crickets?
3.And how does the other bolus's look that are dumped on the ground(if you can take a picture)?

Hello again
Okay I usually feed her between one and two crickets,they are not the large ones maybe medium would be a better description. As for feeding, I drop it in the middle so it doesn't drop out on any side close to her. I will try to feed her where they hang, but I think it might be difficult since they are underneath her tunnel hide. I will try and employ the above said strategy to see if it can work,hopefully I can coax a similar behavior.
1. I'd say a day and a half now
2. Yes,crickets are her diet.
3. I'd say much smaller,also looks different in color will first make double sure.
I will try and see what I can obtain from looking again tonight,might pick something up. Also,if she's storing it this isn't a normal or even documented behavior. If searched and found nothing,also waiting on a few people's replies who know much more than me and about this Genus. I forgot to reply on the tong part,when I open the lid the top part of her tunnel is exposed so I just drop it in with my hand.

 

[lorinmartin1]

I would, but too far away! hehe Any you guys/gals listen to coast to coast AM over there?? If anyone could just go out & with your iphone, or ipad take some pics of anything for me, I'd really like it! Just want to see something else, not a swamp! Don't show any numbers/address info.. I would just like to see something different. Sorry if this sounds creepy... I just like seeing new things/places. Soon I'm going to video a tour of a botanical garden in my area. I think people would like to see this place.

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

To be honest and straight forward, rather open your own topic where this would be more applicable.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

So back to the topic,I'm about to add 3 more Avics. Avicularia Versi color,sp Peru purple and another azuraklaasi. I already have these, but I couldn't say no. The swap is great,so my Avicularia collection is growing in leaps and bounds.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Another Avicularia sp. Peru Purple just received it.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Another Avicularia Azuraklaasi just received it,seems to be in pre molt.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Another Avicularia Versi color,just received it.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Just got my 4 new Poecilotheria Metallica's /Gooty Sapphire Ornamentals

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

So far,2 P.Metallica's have chosen the higher ground and two the lower. I expected them to either all go up,or all go down like Cerat said they would. Will wait a while longer to see which way they will settle in,hope to have results and photos.

 

[ryan johnson]

What's up with this??

 

[Gavin van den Berg]

Hi Martin,

How are your P. Metallica slings doing? Have you had any recent molts to show off? I always admire the pictures you post, but you've been a bit quiet of late...

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hi Martin,

How are your P. Metallica slings doing? Have you had any recent molts to show off? I always admire the pictures you post, but you've been a bit quiet of late...

Hello Gavin
Yes I have been quiet,all my P.Metallica's have molted. They have also used the top part of their enclosures as homes. These enclosures are the ones I employ with my Avics as well, so I'm very proud. I will post updated pics for sure,since my Avics have molted as well. With my new style enclosures the pics are difficult to take,but I will surely try.

 

[Gavin van den Berg]

Hello Gavin
Yes I have been quiet,all my P.Metallica's have molted. They have also used the top part of their enclosures as homes. These enclosures are the ones I employ with my Avics as well, so I'm very proud. I will post updated pics for sure,since my Avics have molted as well. With my new style enclosures the pics are difficult to take,but I will surely try.

Hi Martin,

That's good to hear. My P. Regalis also molted this week. She's becoming very good looking. Can't wait for the updated pics.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hi Martin,

That's good to hear. My P. Regalis also molted this week. She's becoming very good looking. Can't wait for the updated pics.

Thanks Gavin,will do. Also love the P.Regalis,I have a communal of those very tolerant species towards each other.

 

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Is that a Red Dead Redemption poster in the backround?!

 

[Christell Erasmus]

Martin your Gooty Sapphire Ornamentals looks so cute. They are going to be so stunning. Would love to own one but my hubby and I are not comfortable with ornamental yet.

 

[2G33K4U]

It starts at, oh I just want one and ends with when did I get all these lol.

That's the truth I started with my Avic Versicolor..then a Avic Avic and the rest is a blur. added 3 last week. they are marked in my sig with ***

 

[Prudance]

You have a great collection there. Very !