Getting really impatient!

[Loafman]

I placed an order for lots of critters (19 of them in total ) back on the 5th of February. It just so happened that the guy who runs the shop I ordered them from went on holiday on the 7th and it wasn't possible to despatch them prior to his holiday, so I'm having to wait.. it's just not fair!
He is apparantly back on the 23rd, so hopefully I might receive them this weekend (he delivers weekends apparently, which is ace! ).
Part of the order is 10 x P. regalis, which I am hoping to make a couple of communal setups with.. I love the look of communal setups..

Please, please, please let it be this weekend! Haha!

 

[Marija]

Fingers crossed it arrives this weekend!
Do post the communal setups pics I'd love to see those.

 

[Evanthomas]

Can't wait to see pics! I hope they get there soon for you

 

[Loafman]

Fingers crossed it arrives this weekend!
Do post the communal setups pics I'd love to see those.

Can't wait to see pics! I hope they get there soon for you

If all goes well there will be lots of pics guys..
If it doesn't , I may end up with a few less P. regalis's

 

[Phil]

One of the members on her @Johnnyp1987 has a communal of these. He was telling me that the others are on guard duty when one moults, how cool is that!

 

[Johnnyp1987]

Yeah they do, amazing to watch.

 

[Loafman]

One of the members on her @Johnnyp1987 has a communal of these. He was telling me that the others are on guard duty when one moults, how cool is that!

Yeah they do, amazing to watch.

Ace! Hopefully if all goes well I will get to witness that!

 

[Evanthomas]

One of the members on her @Johnnyp1987 has a communal of these. He was telling me that the others are on guard duty when one moults, how cool is that!

That's super cool, I'd love to see that one day

 

[Loafman]

Just had word they will be delivered next weekend.. which isn't a bad thing as I've been breeding my crickets and have had some tiny pinheads starting to emerge over the last few days, so should have plenty of food for the little guys when they all arrive. It also gives me a chance to make up a number of small enclosures (including a couple of communal ones) during this week.

 

[IamKrush]

Hope you get them tomorrow

 

[Loafman]

Hope you get them tomorrow

He said they'll be here next weekend. Not enough time to sort it this weekend unfortunately..

 

[IamKrush]

He said they'll be here next weekend. Not enough time to sort it this weekend unfortunately..

That's a bummer to hear.

 

[Evanthomas]

Sorry to hear, the suspense will make it that much more exciting though!

 

[MassExodus]

I've heard of scorpions guarding molting mates, never spiders though. Are spider communals like scorps? I wait till they're adult to put them together. (The R junceus doing great, the C margaritata are now down from 5 to 1 very fat female She murdered 4 on one night..

 

[Loafman]

That's a bummer to hear.

Sorry to hear, the suspense will make it that much more exciting though!

Well, not long now, should be this Saturday evening. Just need to get enclosures etc. sorted and ready for the new arrivals..

 

[Loafman]

I've heard of scorpions guarding molting mates, never spiders though. Are spider communals like scorps? I wait till they're adult to put them together. (The R junceus doing great, the C margaritata are now down from 5 to 1 very fat female She murdered 4 on one night..

Some species of tarantula can be kept in communal groups, P. regalis being one of them. Although they should be kept together from small slings, then they should live together without (too much?) problem. There are some African species that can be kept together as well if memory serves me correct..

 

[MassExodus]

Some species of tarantula can be kept in communal groups, P. regalis being one of them. Although they should be kept together from small slings, then they should live together without (too much?) problem. There are some African species that can be kept together as well if memory serves me correct..

Strange the way that works. Even well fed scorplings will eat a molting sibling. Im going to have to try this regalis communal when I breed my female. Shes ready too..

 

[Loafman]

Strange the way that works. Even well fed scorplings will eat a molting sibling. Im going to have to try this regalis communal when I breed my female. Shes ready too..

Yeah, I couldn't resist the idea either, I just hope it works out and I don't lose some of them. I wont have any finger nails left initially I can tell you!

 

[Evanthomas]

I've heard of scorpions guarding molting mates, never spiders though. Are spider communals like scorps? I wait till they're adult to put them together. (The R junceus doing great, the C margaritata are now down from 5 to 1 very fat female She murdered 4 on one night..

I would have been devastated! I'm sorry for the loss. I've never kept scorps, I figured most of them were fine housed together though

 

[MassExodus]

I would have been devastated! I'm sorry for the loss. I've never kept scorps, I figured most of them were fine housed together though

Yeah the margaritata were my main project. When they all matured, I put three females with two males in a huge enclosure, plenty of hiding spots. Apparently the biggest female was a serial killer. Devastated and hugely pissed is what I was. Im hoping she at least mated with one before she killed it. . My fault for assuming all Centruroides were communal