This big fella was next to me bed head last night so got a couple of pics to show and tell.
One of the bigger ones here.
Extra hairy too.........
Dont those little beady eyes just say "Love me baby........................."
:lol:
Hi everyone,
My name's Nick and I am a reptile handler at the Rockhampton Zoo up here in QLD.
I do not have any pet reptiles......yet,however I do have some pet bird eating spiders and
some scorpions so I guess thats a start.
I am really happy to have found this forum as it is great for people...
Hey all, I've already been here a few days and have put posts up but only saw this forum recently.
My name is Phil Kowalski and I have one Spotted Python named Scurvy. I plan on getting him a girlfriend at some point, but wouldn't know what to do with the hatchies (would they sell in trading...
Captive-Bred Australian Tarantula spiderlings for sale.
All spiderlings come with a caresheet, reliable email support and a container+substrate suitable for the sling to live in for 4-6 months.
Two species available- Phlogius sp. Crassipes and Phlogius sp. Eunice. They currently have 4cm+...
So these are my pets whom I treasure and adore above anything else < 3
My gorgeous Thoroughbred Mare, Kharla. 8 years old. Used for Three day Eventing.
Nova, Paint mare. Age Unknown. Used for Dressage and pleasure.
Pusska, White Persian. 15 years old.
Julius, Jack Russel. 6...
Hey i found this spider(wolf spider?) while cleaning the pool. it was floating ontop of the water. i put it in a little container and thought why not keep it for a while. So anyway Its about 2cm in length(?) and ive put it in a 15cmx12cm tupperware container. ive got some sand in there and am...
Hi.. just something to chat about..
what makes you like/hate spiders..
I like them how they make webs, catch they pray, hunting tecniques and what effects their venom can cause especially wacthing documentarys about it.
I hate when they are near me, touching me.. or running into their web...
A true story and its source was the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service in Adelaide.
A bloke and his family were on holidays in the United States and went to Mexico for a week. An avid cactus fan, the man bought one-metre high, rare and expensive cactus there. On arrival back home...
Cleaning out the rat tubs last night founf 5 of these guys! under the tubs,on the tubs, near the chickens.. anyway got a few shots as usual, he let me get pretty close to him. Even smiled for the camera haha. Missing an eye too..
you guys hear of this?
A true story. Source: the Australian Quarantine Inspection
>>>Service, Adelaide.
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>>> A man and his family were on holidays in the United States
>>>and went to Mexico for a week. An avid cactus fan, the man bought
>>>a one-metre high, rare and...
Hey pplz well i just thourght i would make a list of all animals that i have and i hope other people will add to the list with pets they own so here goes (its gonna be long):
3x Green Tree Frogs
2x Gillets Tree Frogs
2x red Eyed Green Tree Frogs
1x Sooky Dalmation
1x Little Brat of a cat...
Hey guys,
Just got back from camp today, and last night a freind of mine gave me a new born scorpion, it is small and black/dark brown in colouration with lighter brown spots, its about the size of a 5 cent peice, and i was wondering what species of scorpion could it be? Our cadet camp was in...
Ever seen a spider mate?
I know this will disturb some of you (well, most of you :wink: ), but I thought I'd put some pics up that Steve took of a tarantula (bird eating spider) mating we did today.
These two are the Phlogiellus species (one of the 7 named species of tarantulas). The big...
guess what i am getting..........
Goliath Stick Insect!
yayness!
i know they are not herps....and they dont do much.....but they are so cool and facinating!
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea (stick insects)
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus...
I saw some of these guys in a canberra shop going for 80 bucks a piece. Any of you guys keep them? Is 80 dollars a good price for a spider that can allegedly eat birds? Im interested in getting some but for 80 bucks My spider should not only eat birds but be able to take the garbage out for me...
The pricelist makes you cry! But when you think about the problems they have with exotics getting released into the wild, it starts to make sense! Cheap exotics with slack regulations. However the range of animals you can get at your fingertips over in the States is nothing short of amazing...
Guess what!
I finaly got my licence! I'm so excited and my 5 Bird Eating Spiderlings arrived today they are only spiderlings at the moment about the size of a 20c coin but are so cute and cuddly :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
-Bryony :wink:
What are some cool names for my 5 Bird eating spiders, i think i have 3 but need help with more
I know they arn't reptiles but they are still cool and feel tingley on your hand
fangolia
JD (jack Daniels)
terapin
Hey I`m new to the APS scene, and only been keeping for about 10 months now. Just curious as to what first attracted everyone to reptiles. It seems that most people I talk to (herp forums excluded of course) have been caught up in the belief that all snakes are out to get us and that theyve all...