Hello folks,

Just recieved my Galeodes arabicus today from Lee at the spider shop. As usual, well packaged and arrived safely. It is a small specimen, about 5cm in length. Its chelicera are massive...it looked a bit cheeky (and well terrifying), so I have called it "Yojimbo" after the famous samurai film.

Managed to get one photo of "it" before it warmed up enough. It has now made a deep burrow in the substrate under some cork bark, so I guess ill not see it until tonight...

So far, it has eaten some hatchling locusts. I normally wouldnt feed to soon after travelling, but this munched them rapid.

I will post the photo later, but i've forgotten my camera, and have to walk across town to use the computers! D'oh!

Steve: Have your two arrived yet? I'm glad to say that my set-up appeared fine - no pacing, and its settled in fine It appears my mix of desert sand and aquatic compost seems to work pretty well for burrowing

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Brachypelma albopilosum (Charlotte)
100's of Harvestmen
Member of the BAS and AAS.

Think these are pretty cool Saw them at the show.

Do you know how to keep these?

Don't feed very often.. and keep them cool (people think because they're desert they need it hot.. they don't)

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hehe, yeah, I read about them all the time. They are my favourite arachnid order.

The one I have originates from north africa, so I'm presently googling temperature gradients for it now. Punzo suggests mid 20's C is hot enough for them; mine is currently at about 21C with a gradient in the tank.

I'll keep people posted about my experience with them. Its good to finally have some of my own hands on experience to add to my care sheet.

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Brachypelma albopilosum (Charlotte)
100's of Harvestmen
Member of the BAS and AAS.

i saw a couple of these Solifuge's on the spider sho look quite cool

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Yeah, I love them. I'll have to see how I get on with mine. I have a suspicion I have a male...

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Brachypelma albopilosum (Charlotte)
100's of Harvestmen
Member of the BAS and AAS.

Yes mate, they have.

Three actually, as I had forgotten about another one that I ordered from another place, about three weeks ago!

The sand coloured one that Lee sent me is large!

Very.

may have to get one of these myself

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On BN, someone was saying how they turn off the heat mat at night, to replicate the drop in temp on it's normal environment.

GRB, what do you think of that, mate?

Mine seem to have settled in fine.

I am getting condensation/moisture forming in the tanks, not sure if this is a good thing, or a bad thing.

I thought it might be a good thing, as the water droplets keep the sand a little bit moist.

Would like to see pics of your set up, Grant, I would do mine, but can't be bothered messing around, opening a photobucket account, etc, and you can't seem to put pics on here, in a direct manner...

condensations a bad thing, it means the air holds all the moisture it can, thats excess from the air deposited on the sides, means you dont have enough ventilation.

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Steve, they need cold night time temps, and winter temps of about 12C... hardly feed them either, it prolongs their life.

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