What are some good communal tarantulas?

[Taco123]

Sorry if I someone already posted something about this. I would like to know which tarantulas are good in communal setups besides holothele incei. Im thinking of starting a communal setup so just learning the facts right now!

 

[Kaltheory]

There's always a hazard with any attempt at a communal. But I have heard of/seen some success with M. balfouri

 

[JC014]

H Gigas are good communal tarantulas, and P Regalis as well i had mine in a communal set up and theres no problem..

 

[fenhawk1]

Some Poecilotheria, can't remember all the exceptions but I'm sure that Ornata will cannibalize.
Monocentropus balfouri can be kept communally.
Hysterocrates gigas could be but they get quite large so I guess you'd need a large enclosure.
Holothele incei
There was an old post a while back about a guy who imported some "Chicken spiders" from Peru; Arana polita?
Some people have kept Pterinochilus murinus together with some success.

 

[Arachtion]

Holothele incei, Hysterocrates sp., most Poecilotheria sp., Monocentropus balfouri, Pterinochilus murinus

 

[prairiepanda]

H gigas are neat in communals because they tend to make use of water features, so you can get really cool enclosures set up.

P murinus and Poecilotheria sp. communals are probably better for display, because you'll see the Ts more.


H incei are probably the best to start with, though, because there's a lot more experience in the hobby with them in communal setups. Plus, they're dwarfs, so when they multiply it's easier to manage than with larger species like H gigas that need a lot of space.

 

[MrCrackerpants]

Pokies: Not P. ornata : (

 

[prairiepanda]

Pokies: Not P. ornata : (

As for as Poecis go, P regalis is probably the safest one, because it's the cheapest and the most common communal poec. I've heard of a few P met communals doing well also.

 

[MrCrackerpants]

I have miranda and regalis communals and they are going strong.

 

[Poec54]

I have miranda and regalis communals and they are going strong.

What size are they?

 

[MrCrackerpants]

What size are they?

The miranda are 1.5 inch and the regalis are 2 inch. They have been together since they were .5 inch.