Starting my 1st Tarantula collection

After so long in scorpion-keeping, I thought it just might be time to give some credit to this side of the arachnid order. I never had much luck with them, but thanks to many hobbyists on forums like these, I’m breaking new ground for myself in my first significant tarantula collection.

A. avicularia (m) - Yay I gotta Pink-toe...



... in my 2nd attempt at arboreal setups in a tall tupperware... lot of work.



: - driftwood smothered in forest moss to minimize the hard abdomen-bruising edges.



Bunches of moss and simply wedged into place... a view of the back



I couldn’t be bothered to tie them.



This is my OBT pop-up cookie jar



Officially my favourite T for now...



Transfer jobs are charged with adrenaline. Burrow entrance shot



This is my G. rosea munching on a mealworm in a “bugspy catcher”...



It comes with fitting lid, air holes and ‘magnifying lens.



Really nice for slings



I went back to the store and bought 10 more.



I also have two B. albopilosum slings in those... will post again another time

nice ts.....really nice setup...

argh..nice moss.
im looking for those..where did u got them mate?

nice collection hope to see more in the future (Y)

Nice to expand one's collection, isn't it?

By the time you retire you may be able to breed that G. rosea.

Mr. Mordax wrote:

By the time you retire you may be able to breed that G. rosea.

LMAO!!!!!


Great pictures Alex

Mr. Mordax wrote:

Nice to expand one's collection, isn't it?

By the time you retire you may be able to breed that G. rosea.

ROFL

1. the one thing i am certain about doing when i retire is keeping exotic reptiles and inverts...

2. at least i don't have to worry about its college education LMAO

that A. Avicularia setup is prolly the best lookin setup ive ever seen, might nick ur idea for my emp tank

EDIT: oh yeah, i know this sounds cheeky but is it ok to save one of the A. Avicularia setup pics to my "setups" picture folder, im collectin pics of tropical setups as inspiration for my emp tank cause thats like my "display" tank so if u know what i mean, i PROMISE!! that ill just use it for that and will NEVER post it anywhere at all as my own picture EVER.

Cheers.

Great pictures....... Thx for inspiration
Will the moss work over a longer period ???

LXDNG79 wrote:

2. at least i don't have to worry about its college education LMAO

True. They are definitely a more inexpensive than having your own human children

Nice T's and awesomely-made setups as usual!

The-Scorp-Whisperer wrote:

that A. Avicularia setup is prolly the best lookin setup ive ever seen, might nick ur idea for my emp tank

EDIT: oh yeah, i know this sounds cheeky but is it ok to save one of the A. Avicularia setup pics to my "setups" picture folder, im collectin pics of tropical setups as inspiration for my emp tank cause thats like my "display" tank so if u know what i mean, i PROMISE!! that ill just use it for that and will NEVER post it anywhere at all as my own picture EVER.

Cheers.

thanks for the compliments, and by all means... share as you like...

P.S. You can always be creative with structural support... use a piece of bark, wedge and smother it with moss until its firmly stuck to it.... refer to pics of the back... Hope that helps, when I really get it down to a finite art then I'll consider posting a tutorial on it hehehe

best regards, and thanks for the comments ya'll.........