Ally's Eight-Legged Journey

As discussed in a recent previous post, due to the overcrowded nature of Spood-tropolis, sometimes accidents happen. Today, I accidentally knocked over Asmodeus' Arboreal keeper. I was reaching over to grab a different enclosure for a misting, and my sleeve just caught the top of his tub, and over he went. He is OK. Despite one of the following photos looking like he has a missing limb, I can assure you that it is only the angle that he's sitting at - he does in fact have all limbs intact. But now I have a new problem. I now can't set the enclosure upright again without piling all of that substrate on the top of his head, potentially squishing him. And obviously, that's not an option. So from now on, Asmodeus's enclosure will be lying on its side, until such a time as his replacement arrives and I rehouse him. What I have been able to determine from this accident is that yes, Asmodeus is still alive, but he doesn't appear to be growing very fast. His abd...

So, now that my new spoods have had a little time to settle in, it is time to introduce them. Obviously, I have already mentioned Fred, the regal jumping spider, but this post is for the Spoods. As with the original three Spoods, I do not know the sexes of these animals, but the names are what they are. First up is Joy. Joy was named by my daughter. She is a Salmon pink birdeater from Brazil, or Lasiodora parahybana . She may be small now - approximately 2cm DLS (diagonal leg span) - but at her full size she could be up to 11 inches. My daughter named this spider, so I am hoping that Joy does in fact turn out to be a female - I don't want to be the one to explain to her that Joy is a boy spider with a girls name. At this stage she reminds me very much of how Lolth looked prior to her first molt. But this makes sense, as when they are both adults they will have very similar colours and markings, even if their sizes are different. Salmon Pink birdeater adult: Catchy Camouflag...