poecilotheria rufilata communal

[Rick Stallard]

Quick update on the communal so I threw in some crickets and something quite amazed me but scared me at the same time. The regalis and 1 rufilata went for the same cricket. The regalis narrowly missed and the rufie was on the regalis feeling around on him. What scared me was I thought for a second he was gonna chomp on him but what amazed me was the rufilata realised it wasn't food and that was it. Thing is when I put the crickets in all the T's start moving around in the hide then boom feeding frenzy crickets and spiders running all over the place but they still know what is food and what isn't. Then it calms down a couple of spiders don't have food then it's like as if they know who has food and theres a little chase on "gimme that cricket" one trys to snatch one from the other but his not letting him. All of a sudden a loan cricket on the other end of the tank having a drink and a regalis knows his there and pounces straight on him. The cricket is no where near him UNBELIEVABLE

God, I wish I could see all this. To me, you and Martin are making some tarantula history here ! Communal set ups may become a lot more common. I know I'm looking into it.

 

[terror_corpz]

God, I wish I could see all this. To me, you and Martin are making some tarantula history here ! Communal set ups

God, I wish I could see all this. To me, you and Martin are making some tarantula history here ! Communal set ups may become a lot more common. I know I'm looking into it.

I will try and post a feeding video if it comes out good

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

God, I wish I could see all this. To me, you and Martin are making some tarantula history here ! Communal set ups may become a lot more common. I know I'm looking into it.

I'm still learning about these,I have started a Monocentropus Balfouri communal as well.

 

[Ceratogyrus]

Not to take anything away from terror_corpz, but these have been done for a number of years already. The majority of the people who have been doing these have split theirs up though after seeing the results.

 

[terror_corpz]

I'm still learning about these,I have started a Monocentropus Balfouri communal as well.

Are these still mega expensive

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Are these still mega expensive

In South Africa they are going for between R400-550 a sling,so just convert that to your currency.

 

[tcrave]

Are these still mega expensive

in the states you can get a 3/4 inch sling anywere between 60 to 100 dollars.

 

[Rick Stallard]

Not to take anything away from terror_corpz, but these have been done for a number of years already. The majority of the people who have been doing these have split theirs up though after seeing the results.

Kind of a buzz kill there. Maybe terror_corpz and Martin won't be in the majority. Most of us hope so anyway. Martin has an established communal and terror_corpz could be on his way to one. I don't think you can take anything away from him. He's having a great time doing this and is taking us along for the ride.

 

[Ceratogyrus]

Sorry, just being realistic. Been keeping communals for a few years now and at some stage 95% of them go South. Just know the feeling when you walk in one day and there are legs lying everywhere and one fat spider.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

wow, metallicas? thats pretty risky, huh?

There you go,3 of the 4 together they could have been all over the enclosure only one moving in and out of that area as I type.

 

[Rick Stallard]

There you go,3 of the 4 together they could have been all over the enclosure only one moving in and out of that area as I type.

Way to go!! This communal thing is getting very interesting.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Way to go!! This communal thing is getting very interesting.

Only time will tell,but so far it's going well.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

My M.Balfouri communal setup,3 young ones in there. Something that is totally different,these carried the substrate to the same point and moving from the same point when they were building the nest.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

But wait there is more !!! My m.Balfouri female made herself a new nest,mmm Fossorial slightly terrestrial or maybe ... Not check following photo to come.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

How's that ? Some sceptics will offer reasons,but I'm open to answer speedily.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I have two females,and the communal but this ones confused.

 

[Rick Stallard]

But wait there is more !!! My m.Balfouri female made herself a new nest,mmm terrestrial slightly Fossorial or maybe ... Not check following photo to come.

So are they all old enough to be sexed?? 1 male, 3 female?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

The two females are large,the 3 in the communal are young/slings. The two females are kept separately in their own enclosures,but this specific one is weird to say the least.

 

[Rick Stallard]

The two females are large,the 3 in the communal are young/slings. The two females are kept separately in their own enclosures,but this specific one is weird to say the least.

Ok, got it. Sorry I misunderstood. So do you have 2 or 3 communals going right now.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Ok, got it. Sorry I misunderstood. So do you have 2 or 3 communals going right now.

Communal setups I have
- P.regalis been together for years
- P.metallica for two or three months
- M.Balfouri for few weeks
- H.Gigas split up after few months.
- H.incei together few months still together.