P. irminia sling/juvie

[octanejunkie]

Even after retreating, she is back with legs out so I suspect she will come out at some point tonight.

 

[menavodi]

Looks like she is hungry!

 

[octanejunkie]

Prepped a gallon jug for P. irminia - will move her when it makes sense ot do so

Here are a few pics

I need to add more plants/cover and some moss behind the cork bark.

There's around 2" of compacted substrate in there, the bottom layer (about 1/2") being more wet than the top 3/4

Would value any input!

 

[ilovebrachys]

Prepped a gallon jug for P. irminia - will move her when it makes sense ot do so

Here are a few pics

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I need to add more plants/cover and some moss behind the cork bark.

There's around 2" of compacted substrate in there, the bottom layer (about 1/2") being more wet than the top 3/4

Would value any input!

Looks good.. Perfect for her as an upgrade

 

[menavodi]

Yes, looks good. Almost like you have real plants in there.

 

[octanejunkie]

Irma making a rare, full daylight appearance

I'm not sure if she molted during her haitus... maybe she was corona self-isolating

 

[octanejunkie]

We've seen her out now twice more today... I fed her 2 days ago. Wonder if she's awaiting a meal

 

[octanejunkie]

This morning the water dish was turned over and part of a molt in its place. This is an older molt, not 100%, from I believe about 10 days ago - part of which is poking through the substrate.



Think I'm gonna rehouse her into the gallon jug today. I just modded a it bit to prep for her transfer with a new layout and u wrapped the "back" of the jug, behind the cork bark, with black paper to give her some privacy.

 

[octanejunkie]

Rehoused her last night and she instantly darted behind the cork bark. This morning, out in plain view

Sorry for the glare, she is not on our T rack with her fuzzy cuzzins yet

 

[octanejunkie]

P. irminia has made a low curtain hide behind the cork bark.
I fed her a pair of medium crickets this afternoon and one wandered right into her hide, that ended quickly.
If the other one is still there tomorrow after lunch I will fish it out.
Will try to get a pic of her tomorrow.

 

[octanejunkie]

Cleaned and over flowed the water bowl this morning and fed a pair of medium crickets tonight.

She was out on the front glass and just froze when I opened the lid to drop the crickets in. She made quick work of one and waited for the other to come back around.

I gave up before she did

 

[octanejunkie]

Haven't seen P irminia out in about 16 days. Seems to be walled-up inside its hide.

I dropped a stunned roach behind the hide and it kicked around quite a bit before coming to it's senses about 20 mins later and found a perch for itself. No reaction from the spider at all.

Checked on it this morning. Can't find the roach, and the dirt curtain appears to have been opened.

Seems encouraging

 

[octanejunkie]

P irminia discarded it's molt yesterday, left it in the water dish, floating on top, super dry

Rehydrated the exo

and put it under the scope

It's a boy!

Happy to pair him with my new lady irminia when they are both ready!

 

[Demonwolfmoon]

Nice
Our A. chalcodes has interned itself in it's burrow

Whereas my fat little bastard is never hidden.
I worry about my P. Irminia sling. Not sure if its eaten in the last week. Both the P slings are...weird.

 

[octanejunkie]

@Demonwolfmoon my fellow is a dirt nap ninja, I barely see him out

I wonder what you should name that little blonde piggy there...

 

[Demonwolfmoon]

@Demonwolfmoon my fellow is a dirt nap ninja, I barely see him out

I wonder what you should name that little blonde piggy there...

Fat Ass?

 

[octanejunkie]

Fat Ass?

MISS PIGGY

 

[BelleAme]

That's really interesting..

My P Irminia is about the same size as yours and doesn't make dirt curtains at all. Her enclosure is two pieces of cork leaned against each other with a big leaf/plant on one side of the corks.

I find that smaller more bolty slings/juveniles really enjoy having a great big leaf to use.

I have the same plant in both my cobolt blue green femur slings' enclosures, the standard colbolt blue enclosure, and the hati hati's enclosure.

They all incorporate the big leaf into their hides differently its interesting but I've had no bolts or threat posturing since I put it in.

 

[octanejunkie]

@BelleAme my female P irminia dug a bit but has not made a dirt curtain hide yet, she had one in her previous enclosure before I rehoused her. All my non-avic arboreal enclosures have big leaves, well so do my Avic enclosures for that matter, but the leaning cork bark for non-avics is the ticket

 

[octanejunkie]

Saw Mr Irminia making an appearance in early morning light so it must be feeding time!

Didn't take long, sorry for red light