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I will be keeping that finger, thank you very much!

Posted On 08/14/2010 10:21:50 by TiaMarie

So much for fixing Buddha!

Every time one of my tarantulas moves from its jar into an official tank or keeper, I place a water resistant mini Buddha in one of the corners. Usually everyone ignores the Buddha, but my C. fasciatum (Zero) has found him useful to make webbing from.

Tonight, I managed to shift the tank, knocking over the Buddha. Zero was playing aboreal, so I thought I could simply get my hand in the tank, and put the Buddha upright again. Besides, Zero had just finished a good sized adult cricket, so I had no reason to worry�..

Come to find out, Zero is just a fan of attacking ANYTHING within the enclosure that moves. I managed to pull my fingers out right before it reached them. It stopped, and appeared to look up at me as if saying:� I�ll get you next time, my pretty, and your little dog too!!�

Buddha still sits on his side, and I am adding fast and VERY AGRESSIVE to the 1.5″ C. fasciatum care sheet.

Zero the Tigerrump and Buddha

*When this photo was taken, Zero actually walked up to where I was photographing, and sat there watching me. Photogenic, but very eerie�..

Tags: Cyclosternum Fasciatum Behavior C Fasciatum

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From: TiaMarie

08/14/2010 16:51:24

bluemerlyn78 wrote:

i like the name! sounds to me like he was still hungry or ticked that you ruined "his" masterpiece LOL

Good call on the ruining! Buddha will stay on his side until I can get some tongs to fix him. I am not losing a hand over it!!

Thank you for the name compliment! My husband wanted me to name his something Halloween-ish, like Jack, but then I remembered my favorite Halloween movie- The Nightmare Before Christmas- and in it, Jack Skellington's ghost dog was named Zero!

My husband thinks that Zero looks like a Halloween spider due to the bright orange markings, so it fits! It's like my fast, mean, little compaion- He's a good boy, yes he is!

From: TiaMarie

08/14/2010 16:46:23

VespidGirl wrote:

Wow. I guess he thought you were more food! Or maybe he wants a finger to add to the Feng Shui of his enclosure... :D

Either that or I was harshing his "now"! LMAO!!

From: bluemerlyn78

08/14/2010 16:35:19 i like the name! sounds to me like he was still hungry or ticked that you ruined "his" masterpiece LOL

From: VespidGirl

08/14/2010 15:02:04 Wow. I guess he thought you were more food! Or maybe he wants a finger to add to the Feng Shui of his enclosure... :D

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