S. crassipes

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Hello there! It has been a while since I've posted on the forum, but I'm back at it again. I picked up a Selenocosmia crassipes sling along with a Chilobrachys huahini juvenile this morning since I desperately need them. Although S. crassipes are relatively easy to get and fairly inexpensive here in SA, I don't know much about this species except that it sounds like something I'd keep. I like to be well informed when I buy my spiders but I feel like I need some tips from the people who have experience with them.

Thanks yall and have a great day.

 

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Selenocosmia crassipes, also known as the Queensland whistling spider, or the barking spider, as they can stridate, that is, make a hissing sound. I have a few cressipies & they are very simple to keep T. Sometimes when I take the lid off to give them water, or feed them, they are around, but they soon move for cover. And normally they are more than happy with partial cover. So you do get to see them & they are a gorgeous velvet brown colour.

I would not describe my crassipes as either defensive or fast. They seem comfortable just walking for cover. But from what I have read about them, their venom is potent, especially with dogs. With even large dogs dying quickly after a bite.

They are a burrowing species, but far from a pet hole. They web everything in site & have moved the substrate in their enclosures into a mound in the middle & webbed everything from water bowl to the substrate, to the walls of the enclosure.

I have 2 dachshunds & as I have seen a report of crassipes killing an Austrailian Shepherd dog within 20 minutes of a bite. I am very cautious with my crassipes as my Dachshunds are a fraction of the size of an Austrailian Shepherd. But I have never been given any reason to be cautious of them, beyond bite reports on dogs.

 

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Selenocosmia crassipes, also known as the Queensland whistling spider, or the barking spider, as they can stridate, that is, make a hissing sound. I have a few cressipies & they are very simple to keep T. Sometimes when I take the lid off to give them water, or feed them, they are around, but they soon move for cover. And normally they are more than happy with partial cover. So you do get to see them & they are a gorgeous velvet brown colour.

I would not describe my crassipes as either defensive or fast. They seem comfortable just walking for cover. But from what I have read about them, their venom is potent, especially with dogs. With even large dogs dying quickly after a bite.

They are a burrowing species, but far from a pet hole. They web everything in site & have moved the substrate in their enclosures into a mound in the middle & webbed everything from water bowl to the substrate, to the walls of the enclosure.

I have 2 dachshunds & as I have seen a report of crassipes killing an Austrailian Shepherd dog within 20 minutes of a bite. I am very cautious with my crassipes as my Dachshunds are a fraction of the size of an Austrailian Shepherd. But I have never been given any reason to be cautious of them, beyond bite reports on dogs.

Yeah I was aware of the effect the venom has on dogs. Being a dog lover and having 4 dogs myself I worried for a while but as I got used to working with fast spiders I started creating methods and techniques for old worlds.
Thanks for the info, this will definitely help.

Selenocosmia crassipes, also known as the Queensland whistling spider, or the barking spider, as they can stridate, that is, make a hissing sound. I have a few cressipies & they are very simple to keep T. Sometimes when I take the lid off to give them water, or feed them, they are around, but they soon move for cover. And normally they are more than happy with partial cover. So you do get to see them & they are a gorgeous velvet brown colour.

I would not describe my crassipes as either defensive or fast. They seem comfortable just walking for cover. But from what I have read about them, their venom is potent, especially with dogs. With even large dogs dying quickly after a bite.

They are a burrowing species, but far from a pet hole. They web everything in site & have moved the substrate in their enclosures into a mound in the middle & webbed everything from water bowl to the substrate, to the walls of the enclosure.

I have 2 dachshunds & as I have seen a report of crassipes killing an Austrailian Shepherd dog within 20 minutes of a bite. I am very cautious with my crassipes as my Dachshunds are a fraction of the size of an Austrailian Shepherd. But I have never been given any reason to be cautious of them, beyond bite reports on dogs.

Thanks for the info, this will definitely help. I was aware of the effect of the venom has on dogs. As a dog lover myself and having 4 dogs around, I was worried at first but after working with old world T's for a while I started learning techniques and creating methods to stay in control of the situation.

 

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Sorry for the double reply. My bad