Psalmopoeus cambridgei

[Timmy G]

I received two slings this weekend and noticed one likes to dig and burrow constantly. The other is a show off and likes to climb the plants I put in its enclosure. Both have been eating well, and each has webbed up a hole in the coconut shell in their respective homes. Is it normal to burrow? I figured an arboreal species would spend more time up than down. They get lightly misted once a day and the soil is slightly damp. Cute little boogers.

 

[MassExodus]

Perfectly normal for them to burrow. Usually, over time they'll build a web tunnel running vertically out of the burrow. It's what my irminia did anyway, and I have two new cambridgei slings doing the same thing

 

[Timmy G]

When they are babies, how often do they molt? I figure they're shedded skin will be difficult to see due to their size.

 

[MassExodus]

I believe once a month at that size, I'm guessing though. Time between molts increases as they grow.

 

[Timmy G]

Thank you for the info ME

 

[MassExodus]

No problemo.

 

[Bugmom]

When they are babies, how often do they molt? I figure they're shedded skin will be difficult to see due to their size.

I've kept a lot of irminia and cambridgei, and I'd say every 6ish weeks for a molt. These are fast growing; I've had males mature in a year.

 

[MassExodus]

I've kept a lot of irminia and cambridgei, and I'd say every 6ish weeks for a molt. These are fast growing; I've had males mature in a year.

A year?! Krikey!

 

[SpiderDad61]

I received two slings this weekend and noticed one likes to dig and burrow constantly. The other is a show off and likes to climb the plants I put in its enclosure. Both have been eating well, and each has webbed up a hole in the coconut shell in their respective homes. Is it normal to burrow? I figured an arboreal species would spend more time up than down. They get lightly misted once a day and the soil is slightly damp. Cute little boogers.View attachment 13870

My 2" P cam made a burrow, then completely webbed it up and created a web/dirt tube out of 2 ends. It's amazing.
My sling does pretty much the same.
It seems like they do both

 

[Timmy G]

They are eating like little pigs. I'm seeing the web/dirt tube. I

 

[micheldied]

I think every arboreal species I've owned has made a sort of burrow. IMO it's because we don't provide similar holes and crevices that they would pick in the wild. Even adults I've had would burrow down their cork bark hides into the substrate.

 

[SpiderDad61]

Yea, they like to crawl into spots that are weird sometimes

 

[Rockpython]

This is a one year old male cambridgei

 

[Timmy G]

Do you handle him? I have been getting my slings out on my finger . Don't know if it will get them accustomed to it as they grow.

 

[Rockpython]

I don't hold my Ts (with a few exceptions ) Tarantulas (imho) are not advanced enough to be "tamed". You also risk a bolt, a bite, a missing T, or worse, a dead T.

Psalmopoeus can be crazy fast

 

[Timmy G]

Roger that. My G. Rosea is no problem to pick up. I've seen videos of the Trinidads with sick speed and I think I'll just enjoy them as Show Ts. I gotta say, the slings are cute as hell.

 

[Kymura]

I have to agree, the slings are the absolute cutest things ever, one of mine has the dirt tube going the other hangs under a leaf in a crevice on his cork.
That's the quieter more skittish shyer one, the other is a threat monster, Really enjoying seeing them behave so differently.

 

[SpiderDad61]

P cams are very fast. They grow like weeds and eat a ton. I love mine

 

[Timmy G]

P cams are very fast. They grow like weeds and eat a ton. I love mine

Mine are eating well. Even as slings they are ultra quick.

 

[leaveittoweaver]

Generally most tarantulas start out burrowing and as they grow you will see them out more often. Although this is not true with my P.Irminia. That thing never comes out of its dirt web ever.