Someone is looking awfully FUZZY!

B. Albopilosum molted a few days ago. I'm not exactly sure when, as she had a network on tunnels happening in her cage and had molted in one of the tunnels where I couldnt' see. I only noticed she was looking a heck of a lot fuzzier the other day and went exploring in her cage to find her molt. She has gained a bit of size but not too much. It seems to be mostly hair!

...and then there were seven.

Another Avic molt! She pretty much looks the same. She grew a bit. This is about a day and a half post- molt. I've moved her into a larger pill bottle.

And...Against all of good senses and limitations we had set for our T collection, Welcome, Lasiodora Parahybana. Jacen couldn't resist. Purchased at Tanks-A-Lot in Calgary.

L.Violaceopes Pics!

Another Molt!

L. Violaceopes molted last night. She's far too big for her container now so I will switch her tonight and get some photos. She grew quite a bit!

g.pulchra, the whole family, and a little chubby frog

JohnJack says hi from his dirty dirt bed hole.

The Whole Family.

Brachy (left), Skelly (back center), G.Pulchra (right), and the babies (center front).

This is our current set up. We have dreams of a better setup someday when we move into a bigger space. Right now they live on top of our dresser in our bedroom because it's the only space we have where they are safe from our cat. We were thinking about getting shelves to put them on along the walls, but until we figure that out, this is working out just fine.

G.Pulchra was a little more adventurous today and let me get some better photos. She looks pretty amazing post-molt. I believe Jacen has nicknamed her Velvet.

Two Molts in One Weekend!

G. Pulchra finally molted! May 9, 2010.

I will add more pictures in a couple of days. She wasn't being very cooperative to get her picture taken tonight.

Skelly Molt!

A very successful molt this morning, May 8, 2010, from E. Murinus.

Here are pictures, immediately after the molt, and 15-20 hours after molt.

T Update May 4, 2010

This is JohnJack. He is obviously not a T, but he is the King of the Exotic Pet Land here in our bedroom. He spends his life buried in the dirt, only coming out for the occasional cricket and a little swim in his water bowl. So, being that his life is definitely not interesting enough to document, this will be one of the few times you will see him here.

L. Violaceopes

We got her at the T.A.R.A.S. show from Avery Exotics on Saturday, May 1, 2010. I had actually ordered a Psalmopoeus Pulcher, but the order got messed up and I had to make a quick decision at the show for a replacement. So here we are. Not an easy one to get photos of, as she is dark grey and a bit jumpy.

I'll keep an eye out to get my hands on a P. Pulcher eventually but this will be a cool T to have just as well.

G. Pulchra

Purchased from Tank-a-Lot in Calgary.

This little one was purchased at the same time as our A. Metallica. She has been refusing to eat for a couple weeks so hopefully she is almost ready to molt. She is very gentle and easy to handle as you can see.

E. Murinus

She is pretty haggard and has not molted since we got her. We're patiently awaiting a molt but it might be a while, as she is quite large.

She is from Petland, where they were likely not taking proper care of her (surprise).

E. Cyanognathus

She is very tiny, as you can see. We got her on Saturday May 1, 2010, from Avery Exotics at the T.A.R.A.S. show.

B. Albopilosum

Purchased from Tanks-a-Lot, probably about a month and a half ago.

Has had one molt so far but I don't have any before- molt pictures.

She has been a busy little T building herself quite a network of tunnels in her container.

A. Metallica

"Captain Little"

Also from Tanks-a-Lot.

Picture 1: Before first molt, when we first got her.

Picture 2 & 3: May 3, 2010 (after first molt). Not great pictures because she had a big mess of webs and I haven't acquired a clear pill bottle for her yet.

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