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Greenbottle Blues - C. cyaneopubescens

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Hi,

Just wondering if anyone else likes to keep these pretty spiders.  This is my Zephyr when she was a baby. Hope to get the picture to show...

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I keep a few
I also bred them about 7 years ago and am now working on it again
they seem to like it a little on the dry side and also seem to be nervy captives and readily flick the hairs
great eaters and fast growers, gotta love the colors <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
 
We're working on breeding them now as well.  Hopefully an eye sack is on the way.  We are trying the 10 gallon method with both of them together, the males seem to be rather nervous around the females!  I'll keep everyone updated.
Thanks
Justyn
 
Why can't I spell, an egg sack is what I ment to type.
 
Gee Justin
I thought you meant a sac of eyes   lol
You should have good luck breeding them , just make sure the female has a web home built before you introduce the male
One more question did your male make a sperm web <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>? <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>
 
The male is now out of the cage, we are fairly certain they have bred, although we did not get to see them mate.  We did see them attempt to mate several times though, the male would lift her up, he would just not deposit the sperm.  I'll keep everyone updated as to what happans.  Yes, he has made several sperm webs already.
Thanks
Justyn
 
We now have an egg sac, oh yeah I better turn it, brb.  Ok, the mating was a success!  Lets just hope everything goes right and I have spiderlings in about 2 months!  Anyone looking for some greenbottle blue spiderlings?
 
<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> Hi all,  im new here but i keep green bottle blues and i love um,,, hehehe!! they are really beautiful Ts and i keep mine on peatmossmix beeding with moss i use from my own place that has been boiled to kill all bugs and they also get a burrow to..they are at room temp 75 most the time and they really do preffer dry conditions..i only mist once in a great while..They make some really nice webbings to..They never turn down a meal and love moths from outside as a treat..Mine have never flicked hairs but are skitish!! I have 49 Ts at this time.. bye...
 
They hatched, and just got through their first molt!  We lost almost the whole eggs due to a fungus, finally I had enough, tore ito the egg sack, and was able to save only six out of about 200 eggs!  Either way, we successfully reproduced them, so I'm happy!  We have another female that should be breeding within two weeks, lets hope that one goes well and we have an egg sack in another month after that.  Enjoy the pic of our Greenbootle Blue babies!
Thanks
Justyn
 
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<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> Hi all,  im new here but i keep green bottle blues and i love um,,, hehehe!! they are really beautiful Ts and i keep mine on peatmossmix beeding with moss i use from my own place that has been boiled to kill all bugs and they also get a burrow to..they are at room temp 75 most the time and they really do preffer dry conditions..i only mist once in a great while..They make some really nice webbings to..They never turn down a meal and love moths from outside as a treat..Mine have never flicked hairs but are skitish!! I have 49 Ts at this time.. bye...
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hi tracey ,yes greenbottle blues are awesome, they seem to be tough as nails, i can't get over there awesome colors myself, i actualy hear they prefer a drier climate , also i would make sure that before you attempt to breed them that the female has moulted at least a few months before hand and of cousre the male makes a sperm web, i'm currently working on getting a few t's to breed at the moment, but am having a hard time tracking down a female for a reasonabl price (P. ornata), take care.
 
Greenbottles are one of my favorites in my collection. A bit skittish but not too defensive at all, and the COLORS!

Here's one of mine. Oh yeah, Justyn, thanks for the 3 new slings, they're doing great!

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I WANT ONE!!!

But so far, it is lusting for one from afar that I am doing. This is just due to finances ... I can't afford the shipping costs for overnight that is about the same price as a spiderling!! If anyone knows of one who needs a home, or a way I could get one, please contact me at [email protected] and I would be SO appreciative!!!

Here's a pic of me with Blitz, my P. regalis - as you can see, she is a very nice spider!! Hope the pic comes through alright!!!!!!
 

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Please don't handle your pokies! I have come to the conclusion that it is highly irresponsible to handle them, there is going to be problems with the legalities of Pokies if there starts to be a high occurrence of bites. The least you can not is not display photos handling these highly venomous tarantulas. I hope you understand and do not take this to harshly, but as it stands the invert hobby has very little restricitions of what you can and cannot keep, lets try to have it stay that way!
 
Hey Now

I gotta agree here
Pokies and pterinochilus and some asain species have medically significant venom. H. maculatta does also.
these species have been shown to cause some fever and some pretty heavy local effects
 
Understand your points ...

Justyn and John ... there are a lot of people out there who would assume that because they see a photo of me and Blitz, that they could go out, get a pokie or a Togo, and juggle them. It is unfortunate that there are those idiots out there ... but I cannot and will not accept responsibility for their actions, merely because I have a careful - read CAREFUL - and very knowledgable relationship with my spiders. No matter what, there will be people who shouldn't have these animals.

I got onto this forum to enjoy talking with others who enjoy their animals. I am not an idiot, and I am not irresponsible with my animals. I don't feel I should be judged as such simply because I can carefully handle my animals when needed. I have handled them since they were tiny, for the sole purpose of being able to when cage-cleaning time comes around, and in case they are in danger. They are all calm and NOT agressive. Should they show agressive behavior, I am not so stupid as to approach them then!! Bu they never have, so far.

Please don't treat me like an irresponsible idiot. I am niether.
 
Whhoooaaa there Kathy
Nobody is calling you an irresponcible idiot , what I was doing was expressing my concerns. If you took that to be an attack then so be it , twas not my intention.
I have been raising these guys for as long as I can remember15 years or so and have handled hundreds of tarantulas, been bit by alleged 'tame' or 'calm' species. Yes even a tarantula raised from a spiderling such as you say can and still will bite, I have seen pokies bite or aggress without raising the front legs or even sway the body somewhat or even pyramid the legs and body.
just be careful thats all
I definately wasn't making you out to be an idiot as you say.
I guess I can look at it like this, "I" would not hold one of these pokies as I would not hold a 'tame' rattler. these are creatures of instinct so even a level of predictability can be un-predictable
take care
 
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