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Post by adam on Jul 20, 2019 19:39:46 GMT -5
Don't know if anyone else on a rocks forum care for tarantulas, but... tarantulas aren't that scary... at least not this species, Ephebopus murinus. It's native to the lowland forests of a handful of countries in south America. I been out of the rock game for a year or more... been expanding my sphere of interests. I accumulated too many rocks so I toned down my collecting and got into other hobbies like ferns... and insects... and tarantulas... no, I'm not mentally ill. lol. But guess what. I'm getting back into the rock tumbling hobby. Sometime this year... got to purchase more grit and rocks, and, of course, some plastic pellets... thinking of buying a trove of rough chrysoprase and see what I can do with them... maybe I will also try my hand at more amateur wire-wrapping. I probably won't ever be good enough to sell much of my creations but I'll try. Have fun, peeps. haha look at Chewy dance...
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 20, 2019 20:20:05 GMT -5
Good thing it doesn't seem to move fast. I really hate spiders, but oddly enough, I don't mind tarantulas as much. However, any sudden moves and I would probably scream like a little girl.
The markings on it are pretty cool. I'd say it's aptly named.
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Post by MsAli on Jul 20, 2019 20:44:22 GMT -5
Give me a snake or lizard any day over a spider. I dont mind looking at them, but I wouldnt have one as a pet.
BTW welcome back Adam. I hope life has been treating you well.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 20, 2019 21:34:43 GMT -5
Welcome back, Adam!
I like him. Tarantulas are probably the only spider I won't kill. They're too cool looking and fuzzy.
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Jul 20, 2019 22:27:09 GMT -5
Never have seen that type, the markings are awesome !
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Post by Pat on Jul 20, 2019 22:30:08 GMT -5
Welcome back!
True story—- when kids were in grade school, we explored the local Diablo hills. Watched a tarantula crawl out of hole. Daughter Debbie put her hand in front of it. Tarantula crawled over it. Repeat. Again. Again. ...... again.
The last time, it stopped on top, took one last look at her, peed on her hand. Enough!!
Game ended.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 20, 2019 23:21:04 GMT -5
Welcome back! True story—- when kids were in grade school, we explored the local Diablo hills. Watched a tarantula crawl out of hole. Daughter Debbie put her hand in front of it. Tarantula crawled over it. Repeat. Again. Again. ...... again. The last time, it stopped on top, took one last look at her, peed on her hand. Enough!! Game ended.
Priceless!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jul 20, 2019 23:32:03 GMT -5
I say no to spiders. We've had many pets here, but spiders and birds are a no go. Adam, don't go and get your ass bit or anything.
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Post by Tommy on Jul 23, 2019 10:08:04 GMT -5
I freak out at spiders in general but like other comments here Tarantulas don't bother me that much and I don't know why. Maybe it's the evil you know vs. the evil you don't... Speaking of Tarantulas when I was still working in San Jose and commuting a couple hours north one of my favorite short cuts (until GPS navigation ruined it for me) was a narrow winding mountain road along the Calaveras reservoir round the south side of Mission Peak, and once a year in September and October I would start encountering the annual migration of Tarantulas across the road and down the hills looking for love. The first time I saw it I was like WTF?? are those spiders??? I had to stop my car and look to confirm what I was seeing. It was kind of sad how many of them were getting killed - I always tried my best to move around them or make sure I cleared them with my tires but I saw many many dead ones. sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/08/tarantula-migration-begins-early-on-mount-diablo-giant-spiders-crawling-across-east-bay-arachnid-drought/Edit to add: Welcome back Adam! Good to see you.
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Post by adam on Aug 2, 2019 17:49:27 GMT -5
I freak out at spiders in general but like other comments here Tarantulas don't bother me that much and I don't know why. Maybe it's the evil you know vs. the evil you don't... Speaking of Tarantulas when I was still working in San Jose and commuting a couple hours north one of my favorite short cuts (until GPS navigation ruined it for me) was a narrow winding mountain road along the Calaveras reservoir round the south side of Mission Peak, and once a year in September and October I would start encountering the annual migration of Tarantulas across the road and down the hills looking for love. The first time I saw it I was like WTF?? are those spiders??? I had to stop my car and look to confirm what I was seeing. It was kind of sad how many of them were getting killed - I always tried my best to move around them or make sure I cleared them with my tires but I saw many many dead ones. sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/08/tarantula-migration-begins-early-on-mount-diablo-giant-spiders-crawling-across-east-bay-arachnid-drought/Edit to add: Welcome back Adam! Good to see you. I feel the same way, Tommy. Most tarantulas don't bother me too much, but there are some out there I imagine that would be too ferocious even for me. Sorry that you had to witness so many dead tarantulas in the past. I live too far east for tarantulas to be found in the wild. I had to order my own from a company called Backwater Reptiles. I have been working on this tarantula enclosure and have watched videos and have made a little microhabitat complete with two species of ferns(Maidenhair spleenwort and the Korean rock fern), limestones rocks, sterilized moss and mossy rocks, polished stones, etc. The substrate is a mix of sand, crushed sandstone, real fine coconut coir, a little bit of sterilized dirt, and a quite a bit of activated carbon. This substrate can hold water extremely well. I also added some woodlouse, AKA pillbugs, I got from my fern garden outside, and I plan on adding some earthworms in the near future to help improve the soil. Thoughts?
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