Acanthoscurria geniculata info

[jb62]

Hi.

I'd like to know what you think of genic's and how you keep yours,
Best age/size to start with and what age/size could a moult be sexed by microscope, Are yours more docile - less docile, have or do you handle?,
And if you have photo's that shows what they look like from sling to adult that would be great too.
Are the sexes the same with temperament or personality?.


Thanks to who ever passes on this information and look forward to reading so it will give me a wider view of genic's .

 

[Fran]

A geniculata comes from Brazil-mainly-, from the rainforest. That said, they like humid and warm enviroments, althought they can tolerate a bit drier enclosure also.

Hardy overall tarantula, great eater and thick looking. Fast growing as well .

Quite an entertaining T since they love to mess around with dirt in the early stages of their lifes. (slings-juvies).


They are not really aggressive, but they tend to stand their grownd with no problem .
Females, as usual, are thicker looking, fatter and nicer.

 

[Durandal]

Mine's very well established in its tank. It's about 6" right now and its in a 12x12x12 exoterra. I keep the humidity moderate to high by soaking the sub every 3 or 4 weeks and keeping a full water dish.
I got it around 3.5" and it's molted twice. If I could, I would start even smaller because this has been an excellent specimen to keep. Very active, and with a lot of personality.
The main difference between this one and my others is a complete lack of fear... a lot of charging at the door when I open it, or at the water stream when I refill the bowl. It never curls up in fear when I disturb the tank either.

 

[jb62]

Mine's very well established in its tank. It's about 6" right now and its in a 12x12x12 exoterra. I keep the humidity moderate to high by soaking the sub every 3 or 4 weeks and keeping a full water dish.
I got it around 3.5" and it's molted twice. If I could, I would start even smaller because this has been an excellent specimen to keep. Very active, and with a lot of personality.
The main difference between this one and my others is a complete lack of fear... a lot of charging at the door when I open it, or at the water stream when I refill the bowl. It never curls up in fear when I disturb the tank either.

Is a 12x12x12 ok for an adult?
And yours charges at you is this common or just with yours?

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A geniculata comes from Brazil-mainly-, from the rainforest. That said, they like humid and warm enviroments, althought they can tolerate a bit drier enclosure also.

Hardy overall tarantula, great eater and thick looking. Fast growing as well .

Quite an entertaining T since they love to mess around with dirt in the early stages of their lifes. (slings-juvies).


They are not really aggressive, but they tend to stand their grownd with no problem .
Females, as usual, are thicker looking, fatter and nicer.

I hear they flick hair and the aggression is towards food.

 

[rockrox1]

Got mine as slings about 2cm. great Ts. Fast growth rate. jump from 2cm to 2.5inches in about 5months i think. aggressive toward food, water droplets and tongs. Never tried to handle it.

 

[Durandal]

Is a 12x12x12 ok for an adult?

I will probably rehouse to a 10gal at some point. She uses the entire 12" right now, and I expect she will get to about 7" or 8" and that's a bit big for an exoterra.

And yours charges at you is this common or just with yours

From what I understand they can be very defensive, but I think with a larger enclosure that might change.

 

[Blackbeard]

I keep my juvinile on dry substrate but overall humidity here isn't too bad and it's been doing great for over a year since it got it.
As for temperament, my P. irminia is a kitten compared to the A. geniculata.
I tend to refill the water dish through a grille on top of the enclosure and it usualy comes charging out of hiding to maul the stream of water.

I bought it at a reptile show where it was marked as female but you can never be too sure of that.
I don't have an exuvium to try and sex it as I foolishly threw them away.
It's banding is more of a light pinkish colour instead of the pure white I usually see.
I read somewhere that males tend to have a more pink banding.
Can anyone confirm that the pink coloration is a clear indicator for a male?
I can make a good picture tomorrow when I have some sunlight to work with.
Sure I would be okay with a male but I ended up with a lot of them so I would thrilled if at least one of my fav's turned out to be female.

 

[jb62]

I keep my juvinile on dry substrate but overall humidity here isn't too bad and it's been doing great for over a year since it got it.
As for temperament, my P. irminia is a kitten compared to the A. geniculata.
I tend to refill the water dish through a grille on top of the enclosure and it usualy comes charging out of hiding to maul the stream of water.

I bought it at a reptile show where it was marked as female but you can never be too sure of that.
I don't have an exuvium to try and sex it as I foolishly threw them away.
It's banding is more of a light pinkish colour instead of the pure white I usually see.
I read somewhere that males tend to have a more pink banding.
Can anyone confirm that the pink coloration is a clear indicator for a male?
I can make a good picture tomorrow when I have some sunlight to work with.
Sure I would be okay with a male but I ended up with a lot of them so I would thrilled if at least one of my fav's turned out to be female.

I know what you mean as most of my t's are male and it's nice to have some females.

 

[Pugsley]

I got an A.geniculata sling a week ago "Peanut".. I'm going to try and keep up a Blog of his/her progress.

Peanut's Blog

 

[gmrpnk21]

I LOVE mine! She is one of my absoluter favorites. This picture was just taken

If you want a giant one that's been well cared for, buy Fran's!

 

[jb62]

I LOVE mine! She is one of my absoluter favorites. This picture was just taken

If you want a giant one that's been well cared for, buy Fran's!

I can't buy Fran's I'm in England lol.

How comes you can handle yours?.

 

[jb62]

Has any one sexed a moult smaller then 5cm?

 

[BrynWilliams]

i sex tiny moults all the time. read my threads on how to do it

Has any one sexed a moult smaller then 5cm?

 

[skar]

temperment, care and looks are almost identical to Brocklehursti correct ?

 

[BrettG]

temperment, care and looks are almost identical to Brocklehursti correct ?

Yes.............

 

[MrEMojo]

My 5'' girl is actually very well behved most of the time. very agressive feeding response too! She is my favorite T

 

[Hellion299]

Geniculata!!

You just gotta remember that ALL Ts are wild animals and no matter how "nice" or "tame" they seem; at anytime they COULD bite. Doesn't mean they will though. I prefer to just watch my Geniculata female. She is an AWESOME eater and gives me tons of enjoyment without having to hold her. : ) Def get one of these though....or 2...3....4...5...6...12....Yeah get 12 of these guys!

Frank IV

 

[nicholo85]

Mine thought everything hitting the ground was food. Bottomless pits for appetite. Great looking T.

Once it gets the hit that it's not food it's pouncing on, she became clueless and just sat there.

 

[jb62]

Well last night my friend dropped off his 7" female after he showed me how nice she takes no notice and when she did move it was slow and with grace.
I have her for a month to get to see how genic's are.

I must say I can see why genic's are liked.