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Well Vez, looks like I already have the spider bug (no pun intended) I already have #2
This beauty is compliments of Ken the Bug Guy.

He's already eating and proving not to be a burrower which is pretty awesome. He has already turned the entire enclosure into just an endless column of webs. P-r-e-t-t-y cool.
I named him sin because I have not read a single nice thing about these guys. HA HA!

Congrats on the new spider. I'll look at you pics later, can't see them right now.

I had a female P. murinus for a couple years, just recently sold her to make room for a different T. Can't really say too much bad about them. They are pretty active and never refuse a meal unless they are nearing a molt. Require very little water/maintenance at all. Have fun with it.

Here are some pics of mine.

Don't reccommend this, just showing it can be done.

Jan 2008 - seriously webbed up

Watch out!

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Don't know why this pic didn't show up. Here is what the cage looked like at the beginning in Dec 2006.

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Wow that web is sick! I think I am too much of a wuss right now to attempt holding the little fella. Plus he's only 1.5 inches so he is like a little fiery ball of hell! I enjoying watching the stuff he makes and feeding him though.

Handling a P. murinus is not somehting to be attempted by the sane, and must be done in the proper circumstances. Most of the time I wouldn't dare touch her.

You have to get them out of their element for them to be handled. Somehting happens to them when they lose thier home field advantage. I handled mine during a rehousing session. She completely calmed down when I put her in her new cage, and I prodded her onto my hand. Held her for a couple minutes, took a couple pictures and put her back. Never tried it again.
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