Are P.irminia hard to care for?

[Aslwyzx]

Got one sling today, fed it with small lats just like any other T, but this one friend of mine keeps saying P.irminia are in fact the hardest to care for in its genus, and claims that most of his friends Irminia keeps dying. Im getting nervous about his statement so i wanted to confirm it.

 

[Venom1080]

No. That guys friends are just morons.

Slightly damp sub, a small water bowl as insurance, a arboreal hide (bark), and feed a couple times a week. They grow fast.

 

[Aslwyzx]

No. That guys friends are just morons.

Slightly damp sub, a small water bowl as insurance, a arboreal hide (bark), and feed weekly. They grow fast.

dammit i knew he's wrong,I googled it for some info, and one of those thread that appear stating that its easy to care for dun know if hes tricking me to sell it to him. but hey Thanks a lot for your reply reallyHelped a lot, and makes me feel at ease.

Any advice would make help me a lot.

 

[Venom1080]

dammit i knew he's wrong,I googled it for some info, and one of those thread that appear stating that its easy to care for dun know if hes tricking me to sell it to him. but hey Thanks a lot for your reply reallyHelped a lot, and makes me feel at ease.

Any advice would make help me a lot.

They're very fast, and can be very defensive as they get bigger. Venoms not particularly bad though.

 

[Aslwyzx]

They're very fast, and can be very defensive as they get bigger. Venoms not particularly bad though.

Thanks a lot im going to start looking for small barks tommorow.Btw your Irminia was a beaty! Wish i could grow them that big.

 

[Nightstalker47]

Yeah they are just as hardy, they appreciate a little extra moisture though IME...temperament wise they are the most difficult and defensive.

Keep them like any other psalmo, cork bark hide, slightly moist sub and lots of food. They grow quite fast, had three 1/2'' slings get up to 4'' in just over a year.

 

[Aslwyzx]

Yeah they are just as hardy, they appreciate a little extra moisture though IME...temperament wise they are the most difficult and defensive.

Keep them like any other psalmo, cork bark hide, slightly moist sub and lots of food. They grow quite fast, had three 1/2'' slings get up to 4'' in just over a year.

That girl lools stunningly beautiful, how did you manage to raise them as slings? like i fed mine (approx 2cm in size) hatchling lats twice a day, and eats like a monster but not sure about his environment heres a pic, it has no bark yet, and no waterdish cuz im worried it might drown.

 

[Nightstalker47]

That girl lools stunningly beautiful, how did you manage to raise them as slings? like i fed mine (approx 2cm in size) hatchling lats twice a day, and eats like a monster but not sure about his environment heres a pic, it has no bark yet, and no waterdish cuz im worried it might drown.

It wont drown, so no need to worry about that. You can house these in larger enclosures right off the bat...psalmos actually do better with the extra space and things to interact with. Unlike terrestrial slings for example.

Your enclosure looks to be on the small side, and the sub is too moist as well...shouldn't ever be saturated. I would rehouse it, same original instructions, couple of inches of semi-moist sub, slanted piece of cork bark and water dish.

Good luck.

 

[Venom1080]

Thanks a lot im going to start looking for small barks tommorow.Btw your Irminia was a beaty! Wish i could grow them that big.

I'm sure you'll be fine. They're out of the more delicate sling stage very quickly.
Thanks, she needs to molt. Then she'll be something.

 

[Greasylake]

You should try to find out how your friend's friends are keeping their irminias to consistently be killing them.

 

[viper69]

Got one sling today, fed it with small lats just like any other T, but this one friend of mine keeps saying P.irminia are in fact the hardest to care for in its genus, and claims that most of his friends Irminia keeps dying. Im getting nervous about his statement so i wanted to confirm it.

This is not true at all. They are however the most photosensitive and most nervous of the commonly kept Psalmos IME.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

but this one friend of mine keeps saying P.irminia are in fact the hardest to care for in its genus

Na, ecclesiasticus have a slightly lower drought tolerance than the rest of the genus and even they're not that difficult tbh.
P. irminia was the first Psalmo I got and she's what got me hooked on the genus.

Setup is pretty similar at all sizes.

Enough sub to burrow if it chooses to, this should be kept slightly moist (not sopping wet) but they can cope with dry spells fine, a cork slab angled against one of the sides that it can chill under, plant cover at mid-ground level around the bark and a decent sized water dish.

Just be aware that they are fast and can be a bit on the cranky side. Also, while their venom is considered weak compared to OW venom, a bite will still ruin your day (and possibly the day after).

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and no waterdish cuz im worried it might drown.

Slings can literally walk on water, no need to worry about drowning.

I guarantee that if you find a dead sling in a water dish then it died elsewhere and fell into it, tarantulas are incredibly difficult to drown.

This is not true at all. They are however the most photosensitive and most nervous of the commonly kept Psalmos IME.

Unless the OP gets a "broken" one like mine, she's my calmest and most visible (hides during the middle of the day but out every morning and evening), my (apparently also "broken") P. cambridgei was the most reclusive tarantula I've ever kept, the rest of the genus falls somewhere in between.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

They're very fast, and can be very defensive as they get bigger. Venoms not particularly bad though.

Well, compared to 'pokies' (or others similar), indeed. But their venom is a bit annoying, according to the bite reports. Every Psalmopoeus spp. are IMO T's that, definitely, you don't want to end tagged, unlike pet rocks ones or 'avics'.

 

[Venom1080]

Na, ecclesiasticus have a slightly lower drought tolerance than the rest of the genus and even they're not that difficult tbh.
P. irminia was the first Psalmo I got and she's what got me hooked on the genus.

Setup is pretty similar at all sizes.

Enough sub to burrow if it chooses to, this should be kept slightly moist (not sopping wet) but they can cope with dry spells fine, a cork slab angled against one of the sides that it can chill under, plant cover at mid-ground level around the bark and a decent sized water dish.

Just be aware that they are fast and can be a bit on the cranky side. Also, while their venom is considered weak compared to OW venom, a bite will still ruin your day (and possibly the day after).

0.1 Psalmopoeus irminia

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• Jun 8, 2018
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Slings can literally walk on water, no need to worry about drowning.

I guarantee that if you find a dead sling in a water dish then it died elsewhere and fell into it, tarantulas are incredibly difficult to drown.



Unless the OP gets a "broken" one like mine, she's my calmest and most visible (hides during the middle of the day but out every morning and evening), my (apparently also "broken") P. cambridgei was the most reclusive tarantula I've ever kept, the rest of the genus falls somewhere in between.

How do you know that?

@Chris LXXIX I haven't actually read any bite reports on them. If they were ow level I'm sure I would have heard of it.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

How do you know that?

The ecclesiasticus thing? Heard of a few people losing them at the sling/juvie stages, it seems that the common denominator in most of those cases was letting them dry out too much although there are a fair few that just seem to die for no reason at all, I think @KezyGLA had a few die for no discernable reason, they don't seem to be as hardy as the rest of the genus.

@Chris LXXIX I haven't actually read any bite reports on them. If they were ow level I'm sure I would have heard of it.

Yeah, not OW level but a bite will still mess you up for a day or so.

 

[KezyGLA]

I have lost a fair share of ecclesiasticus slings. Kept them the same as I have all other Psalmopoeus but for some reason had a chunk die off. I have heard a few others have the same problem.

 

[Venom1080]

@The Grym Reaper @KezyGLA good to know, thanks.

 

[boina]

If they were ow level I'm sure I would have heard of it.

The generalized symptoms are not as bad as OWs by far, but the venom contains a specific toxin, creatively called psalmotoxin, that binds to the same receptors as capsaicin - the stuff that makes peppers hot. Imagine getting really hot pepper juice injected into your tissue - that's psalmotoxin. It hurts - much more than other NW venoms.

 

[Greasylake]

psalmotoxin

I still don't think it's as creative as the "spooky toxin" found in some pedes.

 

[Venom1080]

The generalized symptoms are not as bad as OWs by far, but the venom contains a specific toxin, creatively called psalmotoxin, that binds to the same receptors as capsaicin - the stuff that makes peppers hot. Imagine getting really hot pepper juice injected into your tissue - that's psalmotoxin. It hurts - much more than other NW venoms.

That's a funny way to put it. Thanks