Name my Tarantula for me!!!!!!!!!

koneko · 06-12-2002 5:04pm

John Malkovich.

Runfree · 06-12-2002 6:52pm

Its a brazillian spider yeah? How about...

Ronaldo.

Pimp Ninja · 10-12-2002 1:09am

I'd be interested to see the pics.. and gummy or fluffy are the best names so far imho

Riamfada · 10-12-2002 1:41am

ARACHNOR

Hellrazer · 10-12-2002 2:33pm

I cant get a decent pic of the damn thing!!!!!It wont stay still---As soon as I open the cage it runs off and hides.
Ill get it tonight though;)

Btw is anyone interested in buying a Tarantula.Im looking for a second one now but if I buy 6 spiderlings Ill get a massive discount.Ill sell them for what I get them for.I may even keep 2 more for myself.

Hellrazer · 11-12-2002 12:39am

Ok I got some photos----Not the best quality cos I havent figured out how to photo something thats moving quickly.I had to take these on the sly.The last one is really bad but Ive only left it in for sizing purposes.The cap in the picture is off a 7up bottle,so you know how big the spider is.

Hellrazer · 11-12-2002 12:43am

Dont know how to upload multiple attachments so heres Number 2

Hellrazer · 11-12-2002 12:44am

Number 3!!!!!!!!!

Hellrazer · 11-12-2002 12:45am

And finally!!!!!!

So you can imagine that its body is roughly the size of a bottle top and its legs extend about 1cm all around after that.Ill try to get more pics when I have time!!!
Richie

Don1 · 13-12-2002 4:31pm

No name just signs for the tank;
"Aracnid Maximus Habitus"
"This bitch bites"
"Gone for lunch, back at 2, %NAME%"
"If tank is empty call 999 and run"
"You think I'm big? Loook behind you!"
"Do not pet"

pickarooney · 13-12-2002 5:01pm

IraqNed
Orfeo Negro (he's black and Brazilian, inn'e)

SHAMAN · 13-12-2002 5:41pm

Originally posted by Hellrazer
Sorry Shaman "de-fanging" a tarantula is a myth.How would the thing eat its natural food??????????And its captive bred so I havent a clue what you`re talking about---Illegal export????
The only species as far as I know which is Cites protected is the Mexican Redknee due to the fact that Americans were collecting them for pets while they were on holidays in Mexico.As for venom no-one has ever been killed by a Tarantula.
Richie

The oter fangs to administer poison, though I suppose they wudn't defang pet most tarantulas cos their poison only hurts about as much as a bee sting. And if you do annoy a tarantula enough to get bitten in the first place, you deserve it.

Hellrazer · 13-12-2002 8:00pm

Originally posted by SHAMAN
The oter fangs to administer poison, though I suppose they wudn't defang pet most tarantulas cos their poison only hurts about as much as a bee sting. And if you do annoy a tarantula enough to get bitten in the first place, you deserve it.

Have me lost there Shaman!!!!!!!"the oter fangs" Maybe you mean outer.You cannot defang any Spider without killing the animal.It would be like removing your lower jaw.How would you feel if someone did that.And even if you did manage to remove its fangs they would grow back at the next moult.So its a pointless exercise.
Spiders may not be the nicest pets to some but they are definately an unusual one!!!!!!!And why would you want a pet that cannot eat.Part of the attraction is watching the spider hunt/eat.And another part is that IT IS a small bit scary when an eight inch spider is walking up your arm and you know that that spiders jaws can actually tear a hole in your arm the size of a euro coin.The bite will still hurt and you will react to the venom but you wont die.
Even the spiders whose venom may be a bit more potent are not de-fanged(Some people keep trapdoor spiders which are highly poisonous!!!!!).Its your fault if you are stupid enough to put your hand in their cage when you know what its capable of.
Check out www.bugsdirectuk.com and youll see that they even sell Funnel web spiders and Golden orb spiders.
Nasty ****ers some of these are!!!!!!!
Richie.

On another note I dont know how to add a poll to this site but the top names so far are.

1.Fluffy
2.Fang
3.Gummy
4.Arachne
5.Alice(My daughter insisted I add that one in)

I prefer fang myself.

Funky · 13-12-2002 9:22pm

Originally posted by DeVore
Peter Parker!

YES!¬

Hellrazer · 08-01-2003 1:55pm

******GUESS WHAT*******
My tarantula moulted last night--absolutely the most amazing thing to watch.
Yesterday around 3.00 I noticed that it was lying on its back so I thought ah well better find another one to fill that cage;)

but it wasnt dead.Its skin split on its back and it took about 9 hours to emerge.As for the size difference-amazing it grew from a 2.5 inch leg span to nearly 4 inches so it looks a lot like that monster that its going to be now.
Amazing!!!!!!
By the way Koneko if you are around-Are you still interested in a Tarantula of your own.Ive hopefully a few SURPLUS arriving in the next week or so if you are interested.
Richie

thedrowner · 08-01-2003 2:34pm

my friend has just read your post and he wants to know if you can film the next moulting and show it on the web, he he!!! (and i wouldnt put it past you, hell raizer!!!!)

have u named it yet?
did u call it fluffy?

Hellrazer · 08-01-2003 2:48pm

Theres already a moult on the web www.tarantulacam.com Well it used to be on that page.And btw we think its finally called "fang" or " memnoch" like Anne Rices devil in the books.

WhiteWashMan · 08-01-2003 3:01pm

satan is always a good name.
or 'hairy'

by the way, as far i know you dont defang spiders, you just take out their poison glands.

and the aouth american turantula is poisonous and people have died from it, but you would have to be young or very weak as its not that dangerous.

now your red-back spiders, i could tell you stories about playing with them out the back of my house in australia when i was younger.

Hellrazer · 08-01-2003 3:28pm

Originally posted by WhiteWashMan

by the way, as far i know you dont defang spiders, you just take out their poison glands.

Sorry WWM you cant remove their poison gland(Its buried in their jaw and too small to remove and would grow back if it survived the surgery to remove it)
Although the only ones which will cause any major problems are the South Asian/African tarantulas.These will put you into a coma but still very rarely kill.The South american ones bites`are like bee-stings but will not kill or cause any unwanted effects( even the more aggressive ones).There are 800+ species of Tarantulas in the world and there are no documented deaths from any Tarantula bite not even a child or weak person.

thedrowner · 08-01-2003 5:26pm

Originally posted by Hellrazer
Theres already a moult on the web www.tarantulacam.com Well it used to be on that page.And btw we think its finally called "fang" or " memnoch" like Anne Rices devil in the books.

????? im confused....have you not decided yet? (ah go on....victoria beckham would be a lovely name for a spider.....madonna....geri halliwell...please!!!!!)

Hellrazer · 08-01-2003 5:36pm

No still deciding

My daughter wants fang and my wife likes Memnoch.Id prefer to know whether its male or female before naming it.
Still both of the above names could in theory be uni-sex names.
Richie

Mistakill · 10-01-2003 10:46pm

Fluffy would have to be the best IMO or somthing along the lines of that e.g. fluffles

Hellrazer · 13-02-2003 3:07pm

Just to keep you all informed I had another moult last night-unexpected so I couldnt get the pics someone requested.From 4 inches to almost 6 legspan.Almost big enough to start eating locusts;)

or small mice.

And for everyone whos interested in bites heres a new report.

http://www.bighairyspiders.com/poec.html

The spider in question is an Indian Ornamental which supposedly has the worst bite of any of the "pet" tarantulas EVEN causing coma in healthy adults.The import of this species is now being questioned as it seems to be only a matter of time before some child gets a bite and dies from it.

BTW Almost 90% sure its a female so its now "Fluffy"
Richie

thedrowner · 14-02-2003 12:50pm

i feel honoured!!!!!
*takes a bow*

(i did suggest that didnt i?)

Wickhmar · 14-02-2003 1:21pm

If ya find a hubby for her, call him Mr. T

Hellrazer · 25-02-2003 12:35am

Updated pics of "FLUFFY" especially for The Drowner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hellrazer · 25-02-2003 12:38am

And 1 more.The Tarantula is about 5-6 inches in size now.

Nikkie · 25-02-2003 12:15pm

Call him Spike!!!!!

D nominater · 05-03-2003 6:59pm

by the way: I heard that some of the everday harmless spiders running around the place actually have deadly venom, but their fangs can't pierce human skin (plus they don't go round biting people anyway).

Kaelen
Arch Araachnid
Taurantaurellion
Kmos Q
ven m.s.
Clark Kent
Crusader
Runandhideandgetemwhentheyresleeping
Quark
Morpheous
Neo
Trinity
The bad guy in the Matrix
8leggedfreak
Bloodypousineous watch out
Ben Gore
Gore
Triplicit
Jet Li
Getting carried away
Jack
Paul Phoenix
Stopping now............
Rhesus
ok ok okk ookok ok

:cool: :eek: eek

D nominater · 05-03-2003 7:13pm

On a more serious note:
How about;
Jaws(don't go for it myself(more of a shark name really) but some people might)
Daredevil
Matrix ??
XXX ??

Also to the person who said that if a tarantualla could survive having it's poison glands removed they would grow back, how do you know that?

name for a piranha...vischy(across between vicious and fish)

Name my Tarantula for me!!!!!!!!!

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