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Blog going on holiday! I have decided to shelve the blog posts for the next few weeks as I really am too busy with work, family and life in general! I will resume after the ‘Summer break’. I returned a few days ago from a trip away with my mother in-law and have a lot to catch up on. Most of the bugs seem to be thriving in this heatwave, especially the arachnids. I have baby spiders and scorpions everywhere. I have also purchased a number of beautiful, captive bred tarantulas this week so they too need sorting out. All I need is a clone! But I do in fact have the next best thing which is my daughter around during the school break J

My beautiful Zebra tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) who moulted while I was away


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  1. ROB HARPERAugust 03, 2018

    Hi Virginia

    I hope that you are keeping well a couple of things firstly my leaf insects are all adult and laying eggs they are a truly lovely species it seems a shame that they are gone from your site but hopefully you still have them and will see just how lovely they are and the other thing is would you be interested in

    Phidippus regius slings around 3-4 weeks old I have been offered quite a few but maybe to many for me

    Anyway glad things are going well your end
    Rob

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