You'll be waiting a long time, Euoplini (well, all Idiopidae to be honest) grow at glacial speeds. But nonetheless, they are gorgeous spiders.
Unlike Euoplos, Cryptoforis don't make plug-like lids out of soil but instead use debris like leaves, moss and dried grass, similar to Cataxia. They'll still want a heavily sloped clay setup though
Good to know. the cryptoforis is only my second spider. I came home from work today to see that it had already made itself a nice little den. I recently also got a phlogius sp. Kuranda. Do you know how fast these spiders grow?
Good to know. the cryptoforis is only my second spider. I came home from work today to see that it had already made itself a nice little den. I recently also got a phlogius sp. Kuranda. Do you know how fast these spiders grow?
All Phlogius tarantulas are very fast growers, way more so than our other 3 current described tarantula genera. Kept warm and fed well, a male Phlogius can grow from a tiny spiderling to a mature male in only 14 months. Both sexes often reach at least 10cm legspan in their first 12 months if temps and feeding are right. As with most other spiders, males don't live anywhere near as long but they still last a decent while after maturing.
Feel free to browse my media gallery here and see if there's any spiders you're curious about, I've kept all but the absolute rarest mygalomorph families in Australia, and should be able to help you source stuff from most families aside from Migidae, Dipluridae and Halonoproctidae
All Phlogius tarantulas are very fast growers, way more so than our other 3 current described tarantula genera. Kept warm and fed well, a male Phlogius can grow from a tiny spiderling to a mature male in only 14 months. Both sexes often reach at least 10cm legspan in their first 12 months if temps and feeding are right. As with most other spiders, males don't live anywhere near as long but they still last a decent while after maturing.
Feel free to browse my media gallery here and see if there's any spiders you're curious about, I've kept all but the absolute rarest mygalomorph families in Australia, and should be able to help you source stuff from most families aside from Migidae, Dipluridae and Halonoproctidae
Hey, I did have another question. I've purchased two spiders, that I think I've seen in one of your videos. two adult spiders, a euoplos similaris and a teyloides bakeri. Would you have any tips on keeping these guys and making them happy?
Hey, I did have another question. I've purchased two spiders, that I think I've seen in one of your videos. two adult spiders, a euoplos similaris and a teyloides bakeri. Would you have any tips on keeping these guys and making them happy?
Hey, sorry for the late reply!! Euoplos similaris should prefer the same style of enclosure I made for my Euoplos turrificus on YT, just on a smaller scale than the big fishtank I used.
T.bakeri should prefer excavator clay and sand mix for substrate, about 15-20cm (preferably deeper if you have the space) of burrowing room and a piece of wood or flat rock, as sometimes they burrow underneath objects
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