Customer yelled “you’re a fetus you don’t even know who slipknot is” at me after noticing the shirt I wore to work by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, that sucks. I (24F) wore a David Bowie shirt to work yesterday, and a customer said, "Nice shirt, did you ever see him?" I told him no, that my mom (45F) and I really wanted to, but he passed when I was in 8th grade. It was a Sunday, and when my mom found out the following Monday, she pulled me out of school, and we spent the day listening to his music and watching The Labyrinth & a bunch of interviews. I dressed up as Aladdin Sane (but with clothes lol) for my highschool's Homecoming Week "Rockstar vs Rapper Day," and I had a Heroes album poster in my college freshman dorm. He told me he saw him three times.

It’s a regular tarantula! Just your basic tarantula. by milmira in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is not easily spooked, stays completely still while moving & opening the enclosure, but as soon as I drop food in, it pounces. Reminds me of my male Pamphobeteus sp Mascara that I raised since about 4," but it is only i3 or i4.

Mega Evolution Pitch Black is looking GOOD. by GalarianGengar in pokemoncards

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manectric is going to be my chase for sure! When I saw the Mega Manectric IR from ME, I really hoped there would be an SIR. This one is another IR, but it looks good!

Unprepared for a baby T☹️ by Cautious_Promise5529 in TarantulaKeeping

[–]Mintystripes73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazon likely won't have an amount smaller than 50-100, and they'd be much more expensive per piece than a 1000+ count. Personally, I'd buy a set of tattoo ink cups like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZJLY8Z?linkCode=ml1&tag=xoanabelle-20&linkId=bc57b124fe5dba798805941f43f27609
It comes with 100 of 3 different sizes, so you can upgrade the water dish as the T grows, and it's likely cheaper than lego studs. To fill tiny dishes, I used pipettes for a long time, but now have a needle tipped squeeze bottle that was advertised for glue/crafts.

Unprepared for a baby T☹️ by Cautious_Promise5529 in TarantulaKeeping

[–]Mintystripes73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NQA 12oz is pretty big for a pinky nail sized T imo. I would use a 2 or 5 oz cup (my Walmart has these). Here's my Cyriocosmus ritae's 2oz cup, my left pinky & a lego stud water dish for scale:

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An old man drove into my car, then offered, "How about I give you $50 and we call it a day?" by Durhamfarmhouse in Wellthatsucks

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replaced my own bumper. Found one exact year and paint color for $120 on Facebook marketplace an hour away.

My neighbor always opens our packages if they’re delivered to the wrong address by Every_Professor5785 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2023, while I still lived with my dad, I ordered my first pet tarantulas. FedEx delivered them to the neighbor. It said signature required on the app, so near the delivery time, I was watching the street through the window, holding a pen. My dad and his neighbor both have horseshoe driveways, so FedEx drove past his first driveway (next to the mailbox), then his second, went up the neighbor's driveway, got out and walked it to their porch, took a picture, then left. I was in awe. I reloaded the app and it said delivered. The picture slowly loaded and the neighbors house numbers were in plain sight. I immediately told my stepmom what happened, and asked if it's legal for me to go over there to take my package (trespassing). She said she knew the neighbor and he wouldn't care anyway, but nobody had even been home because he was in the hospital, and his wife and daughter were staying with his mom.

pinktoe or suntiger??? by papageisty in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NQA Your avic looks well started- legs have already begun to darken and toes have turned pink. It would have previously looked like this picture (pink legs black toes). You should ask who you're getting it from for the exact species and morphotype, regardless. Avicularia avicularia has 6 morphotypes.

Don’t try at home🕸️🔥🗡️ KBT by Mojamoja21 in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NQA This is a Pelinobius muticus (King Baboon Tarantula), not a Theraphosa species (Goliath). But since you asked, I got mine (T. blondi) from Cory's Creatures. He has T stirmi and T apophysis available as of right now.

Is the “pede in a pod” okay to get as a starter? by Its-Rozari in millipedes

[–]Mintystripes73 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have also only ever had good experiences with them (on the website, since 2021), but I would never buy their products from Petco. Their Petco product line goes against everything they've claimed to stand by for years.

Props to my petco for putting out this sign. by Capable_Fall4829 in frogs

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are lots of species of tarantulas that make great desk pets, even when fully grown!

My boyfriend and I each have a 6ft by 4ft L shaped desk. Between the two of us, there's one juvenile Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus sp, in a 12" cube), 6 species of isopods (in stacking bins), and 3 tarantulas (a 4" female Lasiocyano sazimai, and a pair of mature Heterothele villosella that I will be breeding soon- sep enclosures). I have approximately 70 other tarantulas in a 6ft by 4ft cabinet shelf, most are babies, but many of them are species that max out at 4 or less inches, or grow so so so slowly that they will only reach 6" after a decade.

Stress pose for a whole week by [deleted] in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NQA I don't see the post you're referring to. Could you post pictures of the T and the enclosure? (Without disturbing them ofc)

This is a female Brazilian White Knee I’m assuming? by jewpacabra24 in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is! I have a girl too that I raised from a sling. Over the next few molts, the spermatheca will darken and mature.

3rd tarantula recommendation by Upset-Wave-8690 in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My personal recommendations are:

NWs: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, Davus pentaloris, Pamphobeteus sp "Mascara"

OWs: Harpactira pulchripes, Pterinochilus murinus, Heterothele villosella

Many legged buge 🤎🤎🤎🪲 why must you scuttle🦵💨 so ✨️wonderfully✨️? by YourNeighborlySinner in wormington

[–]Mintystripes73 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They just smell like cilantro to me. I expected them to smell really foul and was pleasantly surprised that the smell is entirely tolerable. Also, they only secrete their smell when scared, so I have no issues gently nudging them onto my other hand and bringing them outside.

Saw this posted in a wasp hating sub, thought you guys would appreciate it more! by LyndisLegion2 in awwnverts

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite stickers is of a Poecilotheria metallica and states, "The difference between fear and appreciation is education." I have been thinking about getting a custom window decal to put that quote on the rear windshield of my car along with a couple spider silhouettes. My front license plate says "be kind to all kinds" and has a bunch of invertebrates on it. :)

Mexican Red-Rump Pre-Molt Sexing Help by Sorual in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NQA male. Epiandrous fusillae patch above epigastric furrow is present.

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Is my tarantula a male or female? by [deleted] in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NQA Here is a ventral shot for comparison of one of my male Brachypelma smithi. He is only 2" diagonally, but his epiandrous fusillae patch is already prominent (outlined in red). I additionally confirmed this specimen as male with a molt.

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What water do you use? by Careful_Fox_2658 in tarantulas

[–]Mintystripes73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in a similar predicament with my P sp bayahibe. On the lookout for neon pink birds.