I was on Arachnoboards and saw a gorgeous Haplopelma minax for sale. These are jet black with faint tiger stripes on the abd. They come from the Malaysia rain forest and spend their days deep in a burrow until nightfall. They are fairly aggressive/defensive and have a habit of sitting motionless if they are prodded are even sprayed with water, then will explode in a burst of speed biting whatever it feels threatened by. After a little haggling, I made a deal for this black beauty and received her by USPS just Thursday.
So far she has behaved herself and has not tried take a chunk of my flesh yet. She is about 6" maybe a tad more and the last two nights has been exploring her new enclosure. I had an old 10 gal tank and added about 6" of peat moss, some fake plants, small bamboo and a small stone pagoda . She's tried to dig down in the back corner but I buried two large, rectangular tupperware type containers across the back of the tank. They are side by side and about 4" tall leaving an area across the front length of the tank about 4" wide for her to burrow.
Above are a few pics of her in her new home I took the other night. Just need a name for her...yes, I really name all my tarantulas.
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