Ack! I’m guessing the pet store where you purchased your tarantulas failed to mention that they’re solitary creatures unless you’re positive you have a male and female of the same species and they’re ready to mate. Most tarantulas will eat anything moving, including other tarantulas.
Having said that, I have multiple tarantulas that I’m unsure of their sex. Once they attain a decent size, its easy enough to sex them from their molts. However, I have multiple spiderlings that are far too small to sex. I’ve assigned them names based on how I perceive them to be, ie Hera is my feminine, blue little A.seemanni, Frank is my hairy, manly looking G.rosea, Moses is my masculine, aggressive G.auriostriata, and so on and so forth.
I received a leopard gecko from a friend, and was taught how to sex him. Thus, Lazarus got his name.
I forgot to mention Gary, my giant african land snail. Since they reproduce asexually, I just picked a name that would suit him/her best.
I’ve had a big 'ol goldfish I named “Syd Vicious” because he bullied the crap out of the other goldfish I bought at the same time I got him. He’s blind now but he’s still feisty as anything.
When I adopted Sami, my Quaker Parrot, I was told that no one was sure of gender. Well, about 2 days after she got settled in, she laid eggs. You could have heard me and my hubby laughing for miles! Good thing she came with a gender neutral name.
I have African Greys :
Steve the TAG: gender unknown, claims to be a boy
Richard Birdzilla: gender unknown, seems fairly butch
MikadO: known to be male, is the same kind of jerk as Steve when jerk-ness is exhibited
Princess Pollyfoofoo: known girl. girly girly divalicious girl
Zahzoo: gender unknown, presumed male. Displays the same mannerisms and postures as his previous (Male and almost stereotypically gay) owner. This includes screaming like a little girl when startled.
I also had a mitred conure that Steve Bird claimed was a boy, and also a “bad bird” and a “brat”. Steve was right on the last two, so we figured he knew what he was talking about.
I came in to post about my Quaker Parrot, Wynmoor. We always referred to the bird as he, but (for those who aren’t familiar with the birds) since males and females are the same size and coloration there was no way to be sure.
You know, you’re right. I’ve been around and (even owned one) parrots, who can screech really loud when they want to, but it has never gotten to the point of the damnable lovebirds. OUCH.
And the shrillness delivered straight to the eardrum when she’s sitting on my shoulder. It literally makes your head ring. :rolleyes: Definitely guaranteed to garner some attention, even if it’s the ‘wince, yell, and grab at the bird’ kind.
Yeah, a snake can get away with eating about once a month or every three weeks. If the snake is a pet, it just sits there and does nothing until you throw a mouse in the cage. But you should never handle a snake after it eats. because it will probably vomit.
Somebody in the parrot LJ community said that big-bird loud is like being hit in the head with a hammer, and little-bird loud is like an ice-pick through the eardrum.
