Trinidad Chevron - Psalmopeus cambridgei

[Denny Dee]

Hey all you Trinidad Chevron owners out there,

I Picked up a 3.5" Trinidad Chevron at the Scott Smith All Animal Expo last weekend. Still acclimating but a very cool addition to the collection. Photos to come soon...

Any interesting or funny stories out there on these fast arboreals?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Yes I have a female Trinidad Chevron, large fast and attitude to match. Its a stunning looking T, looks bulky as well. I have that one, an irminia and pulcher.

 

[Denny Dee]

Very cool looking T's. I love the looks of the Sun Tiger. This is my first Psalmopeus. And, regrettably probably the last? I have one arboreal enclosure vacant and have my eye set on a P. metallica soon.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Very nice indeed, I recently got two P.Metallica's . Stunning looking, would love to try a breeding and then a communal.

 

[Denny Dee]

If you do end up succeeding, let me know. I get nervous about the communal setups. I have two Pandinus Imperators sharing a good size enclosure. So, far so good but worry every morning there will be one.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

So far from what I've been told, first important thing is leaving the mom with her offspring. Obviously there are more factors than just that, so I will make sure to look at all variables.

 

[Denny Dee]

Interesting. Keep us posted. May open up a whole new world for me...Thx.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Spoke to someone that knows them well, he said that they should be separated at 2nd instar due to the fact they will eat each other. When they are 5cm or so, they can be re-introduced together.

 

[Denny Dee]

Good info! You still going to try it?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Yes I am, I'm really into the idea.

 

[arakna-G]

The speed of these guys is pretty amazing. I still get nervous transferring my small .75 inch P. cambridgei.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Yes they are speed demons, this doesn't change even when they are larger.

 

[arakna-G]

I'm sure there's going to be more escapes in the future but hopefully I'll be more comfortable with fast t's by that time.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Haha,escapes should be okay the only time in my opinion is rehousing. That's a pretty risky occasion, hope you don't go through that too much even after things like that I still see the funny side of what happened how I reacted etc.

 

[Denny Dee]

Here is a good clip of the P. Cambridgeri's speed. With legs like this, anytime you open the enclosure, there is a risk of temporary escape. The real danger is to the spider as a fall like the one I saw here could have ended up poorly. Transferring, maintenance, watering and feeding are all opportunities. If possible, try to keep the enclosure on the ground when doing all of the above. I always take longer on my arboreals as I generally do everything a little slower to avoid putting a spook into them and ending up with them all over me. . Again the real danger is to the spider and a fall.

 

[Jake (Cascade)]

You have have made an awesome choice.
P. cambridgei are stunning spiders.

Here is a picture of one of my females.

I have not a had a scary or funny story with her, but she loves coming to grab the prey item from the top of the cage, and then chooses to stay on the outside of the cage and eat her meal.

 

[Denny Dee]

Gorgeous T! Mine does not have the pronounced orange streaks as of yet but hopefully soon! That is funny how she stays outside the cage to eat! Thanks.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

Congratz on your new T.

 

[Nada]

all I can add here is that P.cams are one of my absolute favorites. They're so under-rated, but great tarantulas. and surprisingly gorgeous. Can't beat the green.