Best Psalmopoeus for a beginner keeper (poll)

[lindale450]

I do

Maybe a Heterothele villosella or Heterothele gabonensis are T's you can consider, these are small tarantulas from Africa and are normally very docile.

I don’t think he wants an old world. Or a dwarf, I just recommended a inci as a bridge to the Psalmopoeus he wants, because they’re small but very fast. Heterothele are definitely awesome little spiders though

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

I do

I don’t think he wants an old world. Or a dwarf, I just recommended a inci as a bridge to the Psalmopoeus he wants, because they’re small but very fast. Heterothele are definitely awesome little spiders though

No I'll consider it. I could go for a speedy little dwarf NW or a fairly calm relaxed old world. I just wanna stay away from real feisty old worlds with powerful venom (not powerful enough to kill you obviously, but can potentially lead to an ER visit) like H. macs, S. cals, OBTs & Pokies. I'd totally consider something like a C. darlingi/marshalli, H. pulchripes, M. balfouri or A. ezendami. Good "beginner" OW. Would also consider something like the N. incei you mentioned. They seem pretty cool. It's just that Psalmos are the ones I'm most interested in getting, mainly the cambridgei.

 

[jay444]

I do

I don’t think he wants an old world. Or a dwarf, I just recommended a inci as a bridge to the Psalmopoeus he wants, because they’re small but very fast. Heterothele are definitely awesome little spiders though

I see my H. Gabonensis no more than a couple times a year. Very reclusive genus when housed properly.

 

[dman13760]

my first and only psalmopeous is a victori. Definitely my most definsive T; as a 1" sling, it climbed to the top of its dram vial and gave me a threat a pose as I was watering.....pretty funny. It was always out and about but since it's last molt (it's probably about 4-4.5" now) it's been a total recluse. They are beautiful though!

 

[Cmac2111]

Would also consider something like the N. incei

You defo should. N. incei was a T that I never wanted (I like big NW's), but I got one as an unexpected freebie and it quickly became one of my fav T's; Huge webbers, strong feeding response, easy to keep, small (so don't take up much space) great patterning & colors... can't go wrong with these guys, they are criminally overlooked by many IMO (myself being one of the people who looked past them lol). They are very quick though, will disappear on you in the blink of an eye!

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

You defo should. N. incei was a T that I never wanted (I like big NW's), but I got one as an unexpected freebie and it quickly became one of my fav T's; Huge webbers, strong feeding response, easy to keep, small (so don't take up much space) great patterning & colors... can't go wrong with these guys, they are criminally overlooked by many IMO (myself being one of the people who looked past them lol). They are very quick though, will disappear on you in the blink of an eye!

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The one dealer I'm considering buying from has N. incei olive 1.5" unsexed for $35. I was thinking of going for 2 P. cams 1.25"-1.5" unsexed for $30 and then a P. reduncus 1"-1.5" unsexed for $35 but I could get the N. incei instead of the P. reduncus if I felt like it. I might. I want at least 3 slings cause I wanna increase my chances of ending up with at least one female.

 

[Pillenslikker]

Or maybe you can buy a Tapinauchenius.

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

Or maybe you can buy a Tapinauchenius.

Perhaps. I think I may have heard, and I may be wrong on this, that they can be even faster and more skittish than the Psalmos. A. germani was one of the ones I had thought about and I know they used to be Tapinauchenius. On the one site I've been looking at in the description they added "Comments: Very pretty Orange, lighting fast species". I'll definitely be sure to watch that video though. Thank you.

 

[Pillenslikker]

Perhaps. I think I may have heard, and I may be wrong on this, that they can be even faster and more skittish than the Psalmos. A. germani was one of the ones I had thought about and I know they used to be Tapinauchenius. On the one site I've been looking at in the description they added "Comments: Very pretty Orange, lighting fast species". I'll definitely be sure to watch that video though. Thank you.

A. germanis are real teleporters, the fastes T's i ever had, compared to them my Psalmopoeus Reduncus is like a snail.

 

[ladyratri]

A. germanis are real teleporters, the fastes T's i ever had, compared to them my Psalmopoeus Reduncus is like a snail.

The speed difference didn't really hit home for me until I went through some of my feeding time videos frame by frame. Same size sling, same size cricket, same distance for the pounce...G. pulchra: 5 frames. P. irminia: ...more than 1 but less than 2?

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

Looks like the P. cambridgei is gonna win this poll by a pretty wide margin. I know I want 2 P. cam slings, that's for sure, but I also want a third T and the question is whether I want a 3rd P. cam sling, a P. reduncus, a P. irminia, an N. incei or a C. darlingi. Currently leaning P. reduncus.

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

Well, poll ends in a day and it looks like the P. cam has this one locked down unless things drastically change in less that 24 hrs.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

The one dealer I'm considering buying from has N. incei olive 1.5" unsexed for $35. I was thinking of going for 2 P. cams 1.25"-1.5" unsexed for $30 and then a P. reduncus 1"-1.5" unsexed for $35 but I could get the N. incei instead of the P. reduncus if I felt like it. I might. I want at least 3 slings cause I wanna increase my chances of ending up with at least one female.

I generally get 3-5 of any species I buy so I can guarantee at least 1 female

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

I generally get 3-5 of any species I buy so I can guarantee at least 1 female

I think that makes sense. I might go 3 P. cam slings or 2 P. cam 1 reduncus. Hopefully at the very least I'll end up w/ a female reduncus that way. Could also just get an AF P. cam, still thinking about it. Messaged the one guy asking about the temperament of the one he has in stock but haven't received a reply yet. If it's a calm one than maybe. Probably won't get an irminia sling since they sound like the least beginner friendly Psalmo, despite their beauty.

 

[Butterbean83]

I've had one cambridgei which depending on the day sometimes even when well fed, would make a beeline for you, had cambridgei slings which escaped out the tub, not far as I made sure I caught them, I didn't make the same mistakes with the Irminia, gave them an even taller set up so they couldn't escape as these were fast, I found pulcher very fast probably escape if given the chance but out of all of the species, this is going mainly by slings I've had and I have had 2 before and have a grown on sling now... I feel that reduncus are the most chilled. Mine doesn't even try and escape, I'm ready incase it tries but to be fair, unless I left the lid off and walked out the room I feel like they are the most chilled. Still probably very fast but they don't seem as skittish or defensive.

Love to hear everyone else's experience with reduncus, both slings and adults. I quite enjoy keeping them... Not as beautiful as pulcher or emeraldus but still awesome in character, it's nice to have a more chilled species as I own a Java Fury, 3 x Chilobrachys sp Kaeng Krachan, Chilobrachys sp Prachuap Khiri Khan,2 OBTs (RCF Sling and a TCF Juv), Cyriopagopus doraie, Ornithonoctinae sp Ho Chi Minh, and a Cheloctonus jonesii Scorpling.

A. germanis are real teleporters, the fastes T's i ever had, compared to them my Psalmopoeus Reduncus is like a snail.

I think reduncus would be the best of the genus to keep for a beginner, from my experience. People may have had much more speedy, skittish or defensive specimens.