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08-10-2009, 06:51 PM
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P. cambridgei slings vid and escaped!
Some of you may know that I bred P. cambridgei back in April and decided to let mum look after the slings. All was going very well and on my return from holiday in August the fruits of her labour were evident - lots and lots of tiny slings within my Exo-Terra enclosure.
It was a joy to watch seeing mum interact with the slings and carefully tread around them. I also noticed mum catching size 1 crickets to feed to her slings. This was on their first feed after moulting into 1st instar. Soon after the slings decided to leave the safety of the bamboo tube and venture around their new enclosure - see video. I watched this for a couple of hours, seeing plenty grab crickets and run off to find a space of their own, plus I also got to see them share food. In the morning I again watched the slings who now were walking around the enclosure, marvellous! However, as I left the room I noticed 3 spiders on the ceiling, arrggggggghhhhhh! Cambridgei!!!! and then another 2 further down the stairs. In total I caught 8 before telling the wife the bad news. By the time I was home from work it was 15 and by the following day it reached 20. They obviously escaped through the gap around the doors which I've belatedly taped up. I have no idea how many there were or how many escaped but the total I've counted has amounted to 80 slings with a few still remaining in the enclosure. The wife wasn't pleased at all and its been a learning experience in several ways. Hopefully others can learn from my mistake. YouTube - P-cambridgei
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  L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig. 
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08-10-2009, 06:58 PM
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woah!, bet u was gutted!
 and just like to say nice vid  oh and whats 1st instar mean please? i have heard this said before but i never knew what it is
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08-10-2009, 07:13 PM
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Instars refer to the moult. The initial stages of moulting whilst they are eggs with legs is technically not a moult but once they move from that stage and become recognised as spiderlings they are considered 1st instar. After the 4th moult they are referred to 4th instar and become juveniles. After 6 - 8 moults its adult but people usually stop referring to instar between 4-6th moult.
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L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig.
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19-11-2009, 01:46 AM
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I have been wondering about this, I knew instar related to the amount of molts but wasn't sure how many it took for them to reach juveniles and adults (have even googled it but found nothing
 ). Glad I stumbled across this thread and the amazing vid 
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19-11-2009, 02:06 AM
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Wow that's a lot of Cambridgei.
My one off you moulted a couple weeks back. She's looking pretty big now. Love feeding time with her. She shows quite a bit of enthusiasm... plus it's the only time I ever see here. 
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19-11-2009, 07:39 PM
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Lol they certainly can be fast. I still have a few slings living in this enclosure but as they've made small holes in the wood their home it's just to hard to get them. Mum has since moulted and I shall soon put a new male in for her
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L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig.
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19-11-2009, 09:09 PM
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Very nice slings m8, its all about learning.
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