Communal tarantulas

[Spyder b]

OK I read on a previous post obt''s have a successful communal rate or so have the people that have done them said

 

[boina]

OK I read on a previous post obt''s have a successful communal rate or so have the people that have done them said

What?? I've never ever heard of an OBT communal, not even short term. Are you sure you remember the species right?

 

[Spyder b]

Yeah lemme see if I can find the post

What?? I've never ever heard of an OBT communal, not even short term. Are you sure you remember the species right?

I'm sorry they were saying how they aren't technically communal they are more tolerant of each other but build different web structures and don't socialize very much with one another

What?? I've never ever heard of an OBT communal, not even short term. Are you sure you remember the species right?

What?? I've never ever heard of an OBT communal, not even short term. Are you sure you remember the species right?

 

[boina]

So, the spiders basically live close to each other but don't feed on each other because they presumably get enough other food...

I really don't see why anyone would want to do that - forcing spiders to live in close proximity. Even the poster said there's no communal interaction. There is always a pretty high risk of canibalism included. This sounds like a very weird experiment along the ways "Let's just try out what happens". OBTs are easy to replace after all.

I think enough people have already stated in this thread that the only communal species are in the Monocentropus genus. It may or may not work for a while with other species but the risk of cannibalism is much higher with those. I don't see the attraction in putting spiders in a situation where they may kill each other off.

 

[Spyder b]

Exactly how I feel about it too I really just need to find a good breeder somewhere in the US that has them avaliable

 

[Theneil]

Exactly how I feel about it too I really just need to find a good breeder somewhere in the US that has them avaliable

check out the classifieds. i think i saw a fellow selling slings in the 30-40 dollar range a few weeks ago. (might all be gone by now.)

Edit: 45 each.

 

[viper69]

Don't exist

 

[AbraxasComplex]

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

 

[Theneil]

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

is the Pampho comunal still going or did it die out due to no successful sacs?

 

[WildSpider]

OK so I have a good amount of t''s but I've been craving to start a communal setup would anyone be able to tell me which t''s can be housed together? I know M Balfouri and H incei would be recommended but would there happen to be any others? Thanks for the help!

http://www.mikebasictarantula.com/Keeping-Tarantulas-Communal.html

 

[WildSpider]

Chicken Slider

Mmm

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

This is really cool info to hear. Especially about the N. incei being together so long and doing well with it.

 

[Andrea82]

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

Interesting. Can you post more info on your communals. How many spiders did you start them up with? Were they all slingsat first? How many spiders did you lose per species? How did you feed? How is the set up? Any changes between then and now?
(I'm not curious or something... )

 

[TyjTheMighty]

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

Give us all the deets please! With pics!

 

[antinous]

The fabled Pamphobeteus sp. Chicken Slider is incredibly communal. The group I imported had multiple generations living in one burrow and in my large tank. None of my 3 eggsacs made it though.

Also had multiple generational setups of Heterothele villosella (7 years), Heterothele gabonensis (4 years), and Neoholothele incei (13 years and still going). Those species I would say are highly social with mothers caring for young, communal feeding on large prey items, and you can have multiple juveniles and adults sharing the same web tunnel. However cannibalism can readily happen if food and hiding spots are in short supply.

My Monocentropus balfouri communal also did well too.

This is true, I’ve seen it in the wild when I was out researching in South America. It was really fascinating to see multiple generations living in the same and nearby burrows. Wouldn’t mind having a communal of these, but the price is what’s keeping me away and it seems like there are none available right now. I’ll try to add in pics once I get home in a few days.

Also to the OBT communal thought, even if they do happen to tolerate each other, why would you want to? One OBT is a handful already, now multiply that by 3x-5x+? No thanks.

 

[WildSpider]

even if they do happen to tolerate each other, why would you want to? One...is a handful already, now multiply that by 3x-5x+? No thanks.

Lol, this is what my dad says about people who have more than one wife .

 

[Theneil]

Interesting. Can you post more info on your communals. How many spiders did you start them up with? Were they all slingsat first? How many spiders did you lose per species? How did you feed? How is the set up? Any changes between then and now?
(I'm not curious or something... )

He actually has threads on at least a couple of his comunals. They are pretty easy to find if you go to his profile and look for threads he started.

 

[WildSpider]

Mmm


This is really cool info to hear. Especially about the N. incei being together so long and doing well with it.

@cold blood Eh? What's the face palm for?

Or maybe with the last couple jokes I did...what isn't it for, lol.

Edit: Ah, I got it. Didn't read that paragraph all the way through I guess.
Correction: "This is really cool info to hear. Especially about the N. incei being together so long and having some potential to do pretty well under the right conditions."

 

[Greasylake]

This is true, I’ve seen it in the wild when I was out researching in South America. It was really fascinating to see multiple generations living in the same and nearby burrows.

@viper69 @Venom1080 @boina I think you guys might find this interesting.

 

[antinous]

@viper69 @Venom1080 @boina I think you guys might find this interesting.

Just want to add in that I’m not 100% if they were Pamphobeteus sp. ‘Chicken Spider’, they were found in Iquitos, Peru. But I remember reading back somewhere saying that they were found there (or another member of the antinous complex).

 

[Greasylake]

Just want to add in that I’m not 100% if they were Pamphobeteus sp. ‘Chicken Spider’, they were found in Iquitos, Peru. But I remember reading back somewhere saying that they were found there (or another member of the antinous complex).

Well as far as I know you're the only person to report on the forum seeing any tarantula specie living communally in the wild, which is why I find this so interesting. You wouldn't happen to have pictures of this somewhere would you?