Thera Molted :)

[C1ay]

Thera, my Goliath Birdeater has molted. Here's a couple of shots; her molt and the new Thera

[maikeru]

She looks new and pretty. :)

[freeztar]

Out of curiousity, what do you feed it?

[InfiniteNow]

Out of curiousity, what do you feed it?

 

http://hypography.com/forums/watercooler/5449-cats-dogs-dogs-cats.html?highlight=goliath#post84136

 

They can live their entire lives on insects but I do feed my larger tarantulas mice occasionally. If it was a she, her demise was not because of her diet.

 

They are very low maintenance, fascinating pets to observe. Sometimes my goliath will go for months without eating, needing nothing but humidity to keep her happpy.

 

 

Thanks for sharing the photos, C1ay. She really has grown to be... well... to be quite lovely. I remembered this photo from a while back, and you clearly take care of her well. Cheers.

 

http://hypography.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=181&d=1114473696

[Turtle]

Pretty darn...interesting C1ay. :hyper: The way you got her molt layed out on that platter, I got the impression 'dinner is served.' :eek: Anybody claiming it's an aphrodisiac yet? :confused: If not, I got dibs on it. :hihi:

[C1ay]

Out of curiousity, what do you feed it?

 

Mice...

[Tormod]

So "molt" means what? Shed the skin?

[freeztar]

So "molt" means what? Shed the skin?

 

Yep.

I actually did not know that spiders molted. I thought it was a reptilian trait.

Learn something new every day...

[C1ay]

Spiders have an exoskeleton so they have to molt in order to grow....

[TheFaithfulStone]

Out of curiousity, what do you feed it?

 

Hobbits, obviously.

 

I know it's whatever, ignorant of me or something, but I can't STAND spiders or bugs, or really to be touched by anything with more that four legs.

 

TFS

[Turtle]

How old is Thera? How many molts has she had/will she have? How old is she, and how long do you expect her to live? :hihi:

[C1ay]

She's about 4 years old. She molted 8 times in the first 18 months or so and twice since. She should molt about once every year to year and a half now for the rest of her 25-30 year lifespan...

[Mercedes Benzene]

She's about 4 years old. She molted 8 times in the first 18 months or so and twice since. She should molt about once every year to year and a half now for the rest of her 25-30 year lifespan...

 

That really is incredible. How easy is it to take care of such a spider? I may just look into getting one.

Thanks for sharing!:hihi:

[Turtle]

Does she make/use any type of web at all? :hihi:

[freeztar]

Does she make/use any type of web at all? :hihi:

 

Goliath birdeater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wild Goliath birdeaters are a deep burrowing species, found commonly in marshy or swampy areas. Goliath bird eaters usually live in burrows in the ground that they have either dug themselves or have been previously abandoned by rodents or other similar creatures.

 

It seems they like humid environments. Do you have to do anything special for them in this regard, C1ay?

[C1ay]

That really is incredible. How easy is it to take care of such a spider? I may just look into getting one.

Thanks for sharing!:(

They're very easy to take care of. Thera normally eats about once a month but I have to water her daily to keep her home humid. Most of my others eat once a week or so.

 

Does she make/use any type of web at all? :shrug:

 

She spins a ground web to lay on when she molts and she uses some structural webbing to support any burrows she digs...

[freeztar]

She spins a ground web to lay on when she molts and she uses some structural webbing to support any burrows she digs...

 

:shrug:

 

You should edit that wiki article.

A spider-engineer...why is this so elusive to the general public?