Haplocosmia nepalensis

[manwithaplan]

hey guys has any1 had any experiences with --Haplocosmia nepalensis ive not seen them before any wondered if you could give me an idea on what there like

 

[Ashbosh]

i'd also like any help with these

 

[arachnidgill]

Does anyone have info on this spider H. Nepalensis? I know they are fossorial and adults are about 3-4" I think (found conflicting numbers). As for care, deep slightly moistened substrate and a water dish?

 

[arachnidgill]

Also is it new or old world?

 

[arachnidgill]

No sure if anyone saw this when AB was acting up.

 

[Nightstalker47]

OW species from asia, heavy webber...keep on deep moist sub.

 

[boina]

They may burrow and/or web, a bit like Chilobrachys, and they need moisture. They are also one of the few tarantulas that do better at slightly colder temps, at around 70 or so, give or take a few degrees. Mine is on the lowest shelf, where it can get down to 65F in winter and doing very well.

 

[JanPhilip]

I do not own this species, but apparently Katmandu, where they occur, isn't extremely humid, so they should do fine even if it dries out a bit more. More interestingly you can apparently find them within brick walls in the city. So they seem to be very adaptable when it comes to habitat choice.

 

[arachnidgill]

Thanks for the info everyone, I appreciate it! Another question, would this be an alright T as a first old world?

 

[Scarabyte]

Thanks for the info everyone, I appreciate it! Another question, would this be an alright T as a first old world?

If they're anything like Haplocosmia himalayana I don't see why not if you're careful about it, they burrow a lot but may web. As long as you respect the T and know it can be fast, and has decently potent venom you'll be fine.

 

[boina]

They are very fast and very skittish. Rehousing is not easy. You have to dig a highly pissed off, very fast OW out of a burrow. If it gets annoyed enough it will come charging out... There are definitely easier OW species around.

 

[Vanisher]

Sorry for bumping an old thread! But how large do those get? A friend is selling slings of this speicies for 10 bucks!

 

[MiCks023]

Bumping, i received a 0.1 H. nepalensis and she has around 2,5-3 cm BL and this morning i found that she made a sack..
Is this normal around that size?

 

[Nevermore Exotics]

I know this is old but I'm looking for anyone with mature females.