Milah's Molt

I might be a little bit late to announce that Milah had already undergone molting at 15th June 2009. That was her 14th molt. She was totally fluffy 2 months before molting since she enjoyed eating crickets but now she has turned thin back (give it one or two weeks to settle down after the molt). Actually, I did not feed her only with crickets but also grasshoppers, caterpillars, roaches and moths. This was to diversify her balance requirements. From what I could see and learn from Milah is that she has a very high lust for food and very much greedy. At one time, she could devour 4 small grasshoppers at the same time and some other time, she could eat 3 big crickets at once (grab them at once) lol!. Milah is also kinda strong if I could say because there was a time when she escaped from the rearing tank by knocking off the lid. The surprising thing was that the lid was made of glass! So just wonder how heavy the glass lid she could knock off. I guess I am lucky to have Milah since she has inherited strong genes from her parents hahaha! ViVa La Milah!

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Geedy's just molted

This morning I woke up finding that Geedy had just molted. This was her 24th molt. Also I managed to get her soft molted skin and set it up!. She has been getting bigger and bigger. Hopefully she could stay with me for another 20 years since she could live up to 30 years (some reported about it). She is a female afterall....

This was her at 24th molt. Pretty bigger now lol!

Okay, this was how they came to me... I was not that serious until last year on 24/1/2008...when I finally picked up the phone and called Elson Tan.... after a year or so been in the state of uncertainty. Walla, I bought Brachypelma smithi , the most recommended tarantula for beginners, which I named her 'Milah'. She is a New World tarantula, so basically a little bit docile and does not bite all the time. instead she rubs off her ophisthomic utricating hairs.. in which can cause blindness if they get into the eyes or itchness to your skin. But so far, I always becareful when handling Milah. While we were busy doing trading, suddenly something looked crawling and black caught my eyes. It was in a plastic box. Medium size with black colorful, hairy body. I pointed at it as I asked Elson what species that was. It was Brachypelma auratum. After the lid was opened, I got stunned for a second the moment I saw her beauty. Elson seemed to have the instinct that the tarantula had just caught my interest. So, he let me have the spider and told me to pay for her up next time. I was so excited and speechless. I named her, Geedy for she was so greedy and gluttoneous when feeding. So, that night, I went back home with the two new pets that would change my course of life for the next 30 years...

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How They Came to Me the Tokaebis....

It came to me as if I had been struck by a high voltage lightning. An electric current ran through my spinal cord, forcing the very nerve cells of mine to wallup the hemorgan buddies. Then, the andronaline buddy bursted out and rushed towards the bag of myriad hollow tunnels. And I started beating and sweating.......they were there, right in front of the computer screen at the student lobby, at Korea University. They caught my attention very much and drew my curiosity. The year was 2005 and I wondered how I could get them on that time. Alas, I said to myself that one day I would get them once and for all...

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