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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nicolas C" data-source="post: 92496" data-attributes="member: 3795">For P irminia, I would say exactly the same as [USER=4182]@Will[/USER]: i raised mine from sling to adult without any issues. A good full waterdish (mine is not too small), a tube of cork bark, enough subtrate (they like to dig at the bottom or under the bark) - 2-3 inches for instance. I pour some water once a week / once every two weeks in a corner where I put some moss, and that's it! Mine likes to stay out in evening and morning, when lights are low. She's a beauty, really really fast, but always run in her hide when startled (no threat poses against me). Once, she refused to move when my wife openend the lid and stayed on her bark: enough to say that my wife decided to clean the enclosure later...! They also have the ability to jump on their prey or to flee, even long jumps. Be prepared!For Ornithoctonus aureotibialis, mine (adult female) is a true terror when rehousing: threat poses, chelicerae wide opened, slapping legs... But otherwise, she stays in her hole: I only see the legs, but she never goes out to attack or defend. Her strategy is: "I don't move, maybe he will not see me..." However I'm sure that if I provoke her, she will bite. I provided her a tall tank (6 inches x 12 x 12 "haplotank") that I filled with peat (around 8 inches deep). I provided a water dish and that's it. She dug a deep burrow on one side and stays there all the time (except at night!). I barely see her, to be honest. Her maintenance is like Haplopelma. The substrate is kept a little moist: once a week, I pour some water on a side; as I have ventilation holes on a side at the bottom, it helps the tank to stay rather clean.Both are stunning creatures, really beautiful. But the O aureotibialis is very rarely seen. The only picture I was able to take was during rehousing (<a href="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/threads/nicolas-gang-of-fools.6618/" target="_blank">see my pictures page if you want</a>).</blockquote>

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