Are We Not Pretty??

[Barracuda 42]

Heres a pic of B Jane one of my Ts, i have several Ts= tarantula's just incase ya didnt know.. these are my fuzzy babies.. isnt she a beauty..

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and this is the "Beast", she was supose to be a Brazilian fire red but shes not shes something else and she keeps on growing so far shes over 7 inches big.. Jane is a Giant White Knee..

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Thsi is DollBaby, mexican Red knee, this pic was taken back in fall..

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and one of my favs, "India" my pokie, indian ornamental tree tarantula..

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and here ya go a T on me, this is my "old girl" shes a chaco golden knee, what a good old gal she is.. This pic was taken back in the late summer..

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and again last spring.. shes such a good girl..

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:D Hehehe, and another shot of "India" she is by far one of the most beautiful tarantulas in the world..

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Oh and i cant forget these 2 gals, Giant african black millipedes, both females..

[Amanda]

Cool pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Um, I don't know much about spiders and I'm just curious if you keep all your tarantulas in one cage or will they fight with each other?

[krazy4birds]

Great pictures baracuda......I will admire them from afar.....lol....I compliment you on your exotic family...:)

[Barracuda 42]

Thanks Amanda, tarantulas must be kept in a seperate cage as they will fight and kill each other. The only time we have them together is for breeding purposes and that is risk taking also as the female can get pretty mad and kill the male.. There are however a few tarantulas that can be housed together, mainly Pink Toes you can keep them with 2 females and one male or 3 females together but the cage must be large enough and also have plenty branches and fake plants for each one to have a hidding place of its own..

Thanks krazy4birds, i have been working with tarantulas and all sorts critters since i was about 6yrs old.. when i was little dad would always let me keep frogs, snakes, spiders, orphaned wild baby birds, chipmunks and all sorts critters.. Mom on the other hand did not alow me to keep such critters in the house so dad built a room in the garge and heated it so i could keep my critters out there, but mom never knew i snuck alot of critters in, glad she never found the loose garter snakes... LOL!!!!

[Love Bird B]

Cuda, you're amazing. You really round us out here at Petlovers! I just showed my husband Mike the impressive pics and he mentioned that India doesn't have the hairs that can be irritating like the other ones. I'd like her the best too just for that, LOL.

[Barracuda 42]

Thats very good Love Bird B, your hubby is so very right, but what they lack in urticating hairs they make up for in venom, thats why we call these kinda T's hot pokies... This kinda T can put you in the hospital...

['too crazy]

Does anyone else feel creepy crawly things on them? LOL Sorry Cuda but I draw the line at spiders. There are no beautiful ones! They are all scarey! I feel I should go shake my clothes out now!! (hope were still friends! ha ha ;) ) But I do have a question first: How can a spider be a good girl??:confused:

[Jenny]

Those are some great "T's" you've got there! I think Dollbaby is my favorite...again, love the names! hahaha

[Love Bird B]

Ah yes, the ol' 'hot pokey' scene! Thus, the dance of the tarantula, ole!! Have you ever been bitten by any of them?

[Barracuda 42]

Originally posted by 'too crazy
But I do have a question first: How can a spider be a good girl??:confused:

NP 'too crazy, very understandable, someday you will understand that spiders are not all what everyone makes them out to be, its the little tiny ones that do more damage then Tarantulas.. Anyways on to your Q, its a female and she does very well with being handled and also petted plus lots people have the chance to touch her and learn from her, shes no diffrent in my eyes than any other pet we love and is a family member..
Love Bird B, in all the yrs i have been working with them and kept them i have never been bittin, come close few times but not bit... "quick knock on wood"... LOL!!!

[Love Bird B]

Cuda,

I think you really answered how a spider can be a good girl by saying you've never been bitten! That works for me and I'm knocking on wood for you. :p

[Barracuda 42]

Thanks for the wood knock.. LOL!! No seriously, i have come close but because i have worked with them for soooooooo many yrs and also know what im doing and what signs to watch for and also take precautions with the ones that i know are agressive i have been truely lucky.. You know people dont realize it but each T has its own little personality and temperment.. I have kept and worked with some of the worse temperd and agressive T's its not funny even when the kids was little they knew when i had and was working on a agressive one because they would here me cuss and say OH NO YOU DONT.. its just spider keeper jibberish... LOL!!!:D

[Jenny]

LOL you guys are too funny! Question: are there any toys (or other fun, interactive things) for tarantulas? I was sort of discussing that with someone once and we didn't know. Like if a tarantula is bored, what does he do? :confused:

[CrazyCat]

I think that I will agree with krazy4birds and admire from afar!

[Barracuda 42]

Hey Jenny, they dont get board and theres no types toys for them, most will normaly explore there cage alot and hang out waitting for there prey. Alot of times you will see them webbing there cage and also picking up the bedding and filling in there water dish for some reason alot of T's see fit that they dont want a water dish and try to hide it by covering up the dish with bedding, what i call "Bulldozing" is where they deside to push and carry all there bedding just to mess up there cage or make a burrow.. I had a female Kingbaboon do this every night would push all the bedding from one end to the other then the next night do it all over again to put it in another end of the cage...

['too crazy]

Do we want to know what a kingbaboon is?

[Jenny]

Thanks 'Cuda for the answer! ;)

[SpiderLover]

Okay, Barracuda, that's it--I'M SO JEALOUS!!!!!!! :D Your spiders are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Especially India. I liked her. Your millipedes are AWESOME!!!!

Too crazy, it's true, spiders are scary...but for me, they're so scary, they're cool! I used to be deathly afraid of them, and I'd scream for my dad whenever I saw even the tiniest little hopping spider on the wall...but then I went away to sleep away camp in the woods in Wisconsin, and it changed my whole opinion...I became at one with the daddy long legs,lol, at peace with those ugly little brown spiders that bite you when you're sleeping and leave ugly big red spots on your nose! That was horrid! But, anywaaay.....

['too crazy]

Ahhhh yes. I remember the days of calling my dad to kill the spiders. I came running out of my bedroom screaming spider and he thought I said fire. He was sleeping on the couch and about killed himself getting to my room and when he realized I said spider, I thought he was gonna kill me instead of it!! I live out in the country now and see more of the crepy crawlers than I want! But while I still think their ugly, I'm not as afraid as I used to be.;)

[Squawksx3]

Thats only cause you have a vacuum now sis LOL.

I bet cuda's house is one happening place at Halloween!. All them critters... they are gorgeous!... and theres probably no worries for burglars either LOL. Hey, what female critter rips off the males head when they get done mating?. I'm kinda intrigued with that one. Thank you so much cuda for sharing your pics and knowledge!!. Its so fascinating.

[Barracuda 42]

Squawksx3,
" what female critter rips off the males head when they get done mating?"
Well there are several critters that will do that but the best one is the female Praying Mantis, not only does she rip his head off but eats his whole body...
:D

[danno]

Very nice tarantulas! I prefer to look but not touch, lol. bet you go thru lotsa crickets. :) cheers

[ladyang]

Yes i feel like shaking my clothes out as well. One thing i have to do is draw the line at spiders myself. i can't beleive that i looked at these pics with a minimal amount of screaming. i am a really bad arachniphobic. but i do admire cuda's courage and dedication

[nedran]

Cuda, sorry, could only look at the spiders through my fingers with my eyes closed. Loved the millipedes, do you have any close ups of them? How big do they get?

[Squawksx3]

LOL nedran!

[Barracuda 42]

nedran, this paticular species of millipedes are from africa and they can reach up to 11 inches long and as round as your thumb.. I dont have any close ups of them...:(

[guineagirl]

Your spiders are awesome!!!!!!!! :D My favorite one is India, beautiful! I have a question, do Ts catch food in webs like other spiders or do they catch them some other way?

[birdygirl4]

Your spiders and millipedes are so unique! I think they are really cool. They are beautiful...in their own way.

[ILuvMyDog]

:eek: oh my goodness!! "runs and hides". Barracuda...you are very brave. :)

[starr]

well i am glad they are on the screen and not near me. they frighten me. but they are amazing to look at. have they ever bitten you? and the miilipeds are they able to bite? i have know idea, and i find them quite interesting from the distance we are at. :) some amazing photos. thanks for sharing them. now i am all freaked out :p kim

[mirrasmom]

I feel itchy now!!! Get 'em off me!! :)

I'm not sure I want to know, but what does a spider that big eat??

[Lano]

Stuff like insects, I guess. Watched a documentary on tarantulas some time ago... well actually spiders in general. I still don't know what they eat, but they kinda' weave a trapline or something instead of a web.