she's growing

[bassett524]

man she's growing up on me fast.

A lot more blue on teh legs now and the rump it bright orange with great stripes on it.. the camera isn't really picking up the green shine though in the middle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/bassett524/Green%20Bottle%20Blue%20T/GBBT8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/bassett524/Green%20Bottle%20Blue%20T/GBBT7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/bassett524/Green%20Bottle%20Blue%20T/GBBT6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/bassett524/Green%20Bottle%20Blue%20T/GBBT5.jpg

[Kiote9]

Very pretty little spidey!!!!

[jay]

She is so awsome looking! I just love how bright her colors are.

[sircat]

very nice...
is that a greenbottle blue?

[Blackwidow69]

bassett524, very cool pics of your T molting, but may i sugest please try to keep your humidity up durring times of molting. Alot of T keepers lose a T durring molting due to incorect humidity..
sircat, that deffinately looks like a greenbottle blue to me.. :wink: I had several of these Ts but sadly they all turned out to be males.. :cry: They are one of the worlds most beautiful T's....

[sircat]

on a side note...ppl suggested a A versicolor or B emilia for a good beginner...what do you think?

[bassett524]

BW.. I've always heard to keep green bottles very dry, but I'm not sure if that applies to when moulting. I'll have to do a lot of research. This is my first T so any other advice or suggestions would be very welcome and greatly appreciated. The humidity in my room is generally around 20% on average. in her dish I'm going to estimate it's about 25%. I'll get a smaller hydrometer and figure it out for sure.

[Blackwidow69]

sircat, A versicolor are not good beginer Ts as they are extremly fast and flighty and some have been know to bite out of fear. They are handable but i sure wouldnt recomend them as a first time T, also B emilia would not be a good choice for a first timer, they are hair flingers and can be nervous at times although they to can be handled. I would recomend if your wanting a T that you can handle or one that atleast wont fling hairs or strike at you when working in or around its tank. Try going with G. Pulchra - Brazilian black, B. Smithi - mexican red knee which was formaly mexican red leg, B. Albopilosum - Curly hair which they do good but can be alittle jumpy at times, a few others would be the Pink Zebra Beauty, the Chaco Golden Knee, i dont recomend the Rose hair due to sometimes they can have a real nasty temper out of nowhere and also they tend to go off feed for long periods of time, now some arent like that but most i have delt with are...

bassett524, you want to keep them dry but you dont want them to go without humidity, you want your humidity to be in atleast the 68% range for them and at times of molting, try to atleast mist the tank once a day, not drench it just a light mist will do, use a peatmoss/sandy/soil mix for bedding make sure theres no chemicals in it and moisten one section and leave the rest dry. As long as you have good air exchange it wont get over humid in its tank.. Tarantulas molting are at high risk and danger of losing there life due to they need the extra humidity to help get the old exoskeloton off. You can also use a clay flower pot for a hidey house and fake plants as well to make it more homey for your T.. Also remember after a T molts wait 7 days befour offering prey items as it needs to harden its new exoskeloton and also it takes time for the fangs to harden as well, offering prey items to soon can cause the crix to bite the T causing damage or even killing the T. I hope that helps some... Take care of that beautiful baby you have.. :wink:

[sircat]

oh...thanks...that's a shame...ppl suggested them when I said all the usual beginners are just too boring for me...brazilian black would be my choice out of that bunch...nice black but I really like color...don't know if I'll end up getting one then

[bassett524]

I'm pretty lenient when it comes to the word "beginner." my first boa was an argentine which is supposed to be a pissy baby... my second boa was a 9 foot venezuelan which was preceeded a month later with a blood python and an anaconda... I've never had a problem with a single one of them, with the exception of false information from teh seller on my blood. I even plan on getting a breeding pair of false water cobras in a month.. My first lizard was a savannah monitor. My first T was the one above (green bottle blue), none of which I would consider beginner pets. It just depends how much time you are willing to put into research and how much effort into husbandry. I don't know too many people besides me who consider a fun day one that consists of 6 hours straight of cleaning cages just because I get to see my animals roam around.

I'm a firm believer in "get what you want" just be prepared for it when you get it.