B.emilia temperament?

[Jmanbeing93]

What is Brachypelma emilia's temperament like? Is it as skittish and nervous as B.boehmei? Or does it vary between the individual specimen? They really are a visually striking spider, I love the pictures of B.emilia on here, really good stuff. Feel free to share pictures on this thread. Anyway, the reason why I am asking is because I am planning to collect all of the Brachypelma genus and I would like to have a general idea of what expect when getting a B. emilia when the time comes.

 

[sasker]

I had one for a while. Mine was pretty quiet. He did not move around very much but he had a good apatite (until he matured). He was not a hair kicker and I don't think the species is know to kick a lot hair (unlike B. boehmei). They are absolutely gorgeous indeed. He was one of my favourites and the second tarantula I owned. I would not mind getting another one.

 

[Jmanbeing93]

@sasker

What was he was like as a mature male? Did you ever use him in a breeding project?

 

[sasker]

As a male he did not eat a lot. He hardly ate at all at that stage. I tried to find someone in my area who could be interested in breeding with him, and I almost succeeded. But the guy I wanted to give him to said he was now more into breeding leopard geckos. Can't blame him. He only had failures with his tarantula breeding attempts. So I decided to let this old bachelor live out his days in my care

 

[johnny quango]

I've currently got a juvenile B emilia in my collection it was the tarantula that got me back in the hobby after 8 years away. B emilia as a general rule are mild mannered and they are less likely to flick hairs although individuals can and do vary. They have a pretty good appetite but grow really slow it is worth it though as i actually think they are the most beautiful of the red Mexican species

 

[keks]

I have my juvenile girl since two months. My girl is a calm one. She was the most time out, now she is buried since about two weeks. I hope I soon will see a larger, beautiful spider .

 

[KezyGLA]

Picture of B. emilia in situ-

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Logan_Rock_Treen_closeup.jpg

 

[Jmanbeing93]

Picture of B. emilia in situ-

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Logan_Rock_Treen_closeup.jpg

So in other words the proverbial pet "rock"?

 

[keks]

Picture of B. emilia in situ-

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Logan_Rock_Treen_closeup.jpg

My emilia moved periodically. Every day she was on another place in her enclosure. So she was not a pet rock .

 

[Jmanbeing93]

My emilia moved periodically. Every day she was on another place in her enclosure. So she was not a pet rock .

I saw a picture of her, how is she doing as of late?

 

[keks]

I saw a picture of her, how is she doing as of late?

At the moment she is still burrowed in her hide. Sealed all around. I hope that I see her again one day. She is in there since about two weeks .

 

[Paul1126]

I love mine!
Only seen mine kick hairs once and that was when trying to get it out of the enclosure.

 

[boina]

Pet rock. They don't kick hair because that would require them to actually move. Very pretty type of rock, though.

 

[PanzoN88]

The two I have are a little skittish.

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

Mine I bought as a sub-adult female and I have had it for 2+ years now. She is as calm as can be, and has a decent feeding response when it's hungry. Mine moves around quite a bit, moving in slow walks around the enclosure every few hours. I would get another one if I found one, they are fantastic T's

 

[The Grym Reaper]

My 3" female is a little on the skittish side, she doesn't kick hairs that often but does tend to run to her burrow when disturbed, she's a good eater and likes to dig (she built a burrow that spanned half a lap of the enclosure) but is out pretty often.

B. emilia

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 24, 2017
• 5

Scarlet, my 3" female.

 

[miss moxie]

Pfff you guys must be lucky. The female I had before I downsized kicked hair at everything. I'd pick up her enclosure to pop off the top for feeding and watering and as soon as the keeper rocked slightly, bam hairs. Hairs for days. She had the baldest bum I'd ever seen until recently on my B. auratum male.

She was pretty skittish but when she wasn't being bothered she was out on display. Beautiful tarantula, absolutely loved her. But she was a heck of a kicker.

 

[nicodimus22]

Mine is skittish and reclusive, but it's only 1 inch, so the adult behavior could be a lot different.

 

[TyjTheMighty]

My B. emilia is definitely on the skittish side. Most of the time she's doing nothing - which is why I named her Potato. But as soon as she's even slightly disturbed she kicks hairs like crazy! My B. boehmei (whos also does a lot of nothing) doesn't even kick as often as she does!

 

[miss moxie]

My B. emilia is definitely on the skittish side. Most of the time she's doing nothing - which is why I named her Potato. But as soon as she's even slightly disturbed she kicks hairs like crazy! My B. boehmei (whos also does a lot of nothing) doesn't even kick as often as she does!

Yeah I wish I had a picture of her bald spot but I don't. She was an itch cannon.