"Orange treespider"
(Tapinauchenius gigas)

Quick stats:
Type: Arboreal, may burrow some
Size (approx): 3½"? legspan
Feeding: Medium crickets
Enclosure: 16 oz. Spice jar
Substrate: 1½" deep bed-a-beast
Furnishings: Cork slab for climbing
Temp/Humidity: 80-84°F, 70-80% humidity
Temperment: Sprinter and marathon runner in one, aggressive when grown
Recieved from: Arachnocentric on 08/04/2000

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  The T. gigas
Tiny bumblebee spiderling..

Species Information:
This species, native to French Guiana, is a speedy and aggressive arboreal. Reported by some to be the fastest T in the hobby.

Feeding:
She eats medium crickets.

Housing:
This spider lives in a 16 oz. tall spice jar. It has a lid with two halves, one that snaps open (designed for a spoon) and the other that just snaps open to reveal holes from which to sprinkle your spices. I just melted a bunch of small holes through the whole lid for ventilation. When I want to feed her, I just snap open the spoon side and drop the crix in. The substrate is about an inch and a half of bed-a-beast. There's a cork bark slab for climbing.

I try to keep the humidity around 75%. It's usually about 80-84°F in my spider room, where it is kept. Because it's still really too small for a water dish, humidity is maintained by misting and moist substrate.

She's spun a small web between the cork bark and the side of the container about 3/4 of the way up the side.

Temperment:
The dominant aspect of its personality is speed. Even the pokes can't keep up with this guy. It's got the speed and acceleration of a sprinter, with the endurance of a marathon runner.

Molting:
 Date  Old LS  New LS 
 08/27/2000  ½"?  ¾"? 
 09/25/2000  ¾"?  1¼"? 
 10/18/2000  1¼"?  1¾"? 
 11/14/2000  1¾"?  2"? 
 12/10/2000  2"?  2¼"? 
 01/10/2001  2¼"?  2¾"? 
 03/11/2001  2¾"?  3½"? 
  - Notes: Mature male (TINY!)
 

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