Caraboctonus keyserlingi

Yeah I kinda did that with my gravid SMP. I hadn't seen her in a while and was thinking noooo... leave her to it she will be ok. Then I finally lifted up the water bowl and found the entrance blocked up. So i moved a bit, then a bit more, then a bit more... you could see the direction of the burrow because of the different colour sand she had pushed up the burrow. Found her 6" down at the bottom in a collapsed burrow.

First thing she did when I got her out and put her in a smaller enclosure was go straight for a cricket so she must have been hungry.

So for the purpose of being able to get at the tiny babies when they come off her back she is in a slightly smaller enclosure so I can keep an eye on her.

I know I'm going to get a slapped wrist for excavating her so close to dropping but might have been a good thing I did!

Hey you two seem to be doing good with these guys, I should get them sometime today. How wet is your tanks? I have a good idea of how I'm going to keep them but I'd love pointers.

moderate humidity. i spray once a week thereabouts. substrate needs to be damp enough to burrow.
That forest bed substrate seems to be a good substrate to mix with the sand, they're happy as a pig in a poke!

Being from huasco and atacama their temperature ranges anywhere from 16-27 degree's daytime. I had mine at room temp which is usually 23 degrees daytime and a couple of degree's lower for night and they seem to be happy without the need of heatmats.

Mine have recently moved across the room to a slightly warmer area upto about 25 degrees daytime and they're just as active as when they were at the cooler end of the room

Have had to re-arrange so we have room for new additions from the leeds fair this sunday. And if nothing of fancy at leeds I know exactly what im ordering off the net next!

LadyRiotControl wrote:

moderate humidity. i spray once a week thereabouts. substrate needs to be damp enough to burrow.
That forest bed substrate seems to be a good substrate to mix with the sand, they're happy as a pig in a poke!

Being from huasco and atacama their temperature ranges anywhere from 16-27 degree's daytime. I had mine at room temp which is usually 23 degrees daytime and a couple of degree's lower for night and they seem to be happy without the need of heatmats.

Mine have recently moved across the room to a slightly warmer area upto about 25 degrees daytime and they're just as active as when they were at the cooler end of the room

Have had to re-arrange so we have room for new additions from the leeds fair this sunday. And if nothing of fancy at leeds I know exactly what im ordering off the net next!

I LOVE YOU! I love how you tell me exactly what I need to do. If I wasn't so far away I would hug you so much! Congrats, you're my best friend now!

aww shucks!!!!

oh and give them a nice size stone or two... they burrow right under them

aye they defo like to burrow under something like that dont they

awesome connie!

One of my females had dug a big round burrow right up against the front of the critter keeper so i can see her, she has sealed off the top of the burrow, i'm hoping she is coming close to the end of her gestation.

as for the other females, one comes out and the other has also locked herself in her burrow as well. (the one that comes out isn't as fat as the other two)

The male is looking a bit lonely and fed up all alone in his tub lol!

preggo!!! that's why I want a few of these lisa, they are breeding machines.

photoshop lol! brings out anything that looks hidden!

all of mine were pregnant when i got them by the look of it. But hopefully will get chance to breed the young if the adults are to old.

Connie if you want to swap any juvi's for the purpose of breeding let me know

sounds possible. thats why i moved my females when they started chucking their weight around. would rather have a 'live' male lol!

At least when they come gravid, you may have to wait for the babies to grow but then you have plenty of stock to breed with, especially when you know other people with the same species.
But if we have any other species in common and you want to breed them give me a shout

yup thats what two of my females look like. they haven't eaten in a few weeks now and getting fatter.

See im thinking is she due a moult. But....Im pretty sure she is an adult...as with the other two.

YAY someone is out and about having a walk...gah...scared the little one away by taking too many pictures....but its so exciting whem they are out!
Was in a GREAT post too but sadly, due to the glass and not being able to open the lid and get the camera down to the level...missed the pose would have been good for the contest!

i can see the odd white blob mid membrane on mine. but the membrane looks to be pretty dark and thick and the young aren't that easy to spot unless mum kindly puts herself right up against the side of the tub!

none of my females have eaten in a few weeks now. I leave the crickets in for a day or so and then take it out. but 2 of the females showed themselves last night, man are they looking plump!