C.Cyaneus, C.Leetzi, C. Elegans or K. Brunnipes??

[SkyderMan]

Hello everyone,
The plan is to purchase a new tarantula Sling in the next week. This will be the 4th T to my collection and the last one I buy for a few months. This time I want to add a dwarf species to my collection; something a little smaller than my current T's will grow to be. Currently, the 4 available to me that I'm interested in are:

* C. Cyaneus
* C. Leetzi
* C. Elegans
* K. Brunnipes

Does anyone have any recommendations based on experience with any of these Tarantula's? Just curious to hear some opinions before I make the purchase.
Will post pictures of sling when I make a decision and put in my order
Thanks in advance, Stay safe and healthy!

~ SkyderMan

 

[JayManges]

Hello everyone,
The plan is to purchase a new tarantula Sling in the next week. This will be the 4th T to my collection and the last one I buy for a few months. This time I want to add a dwarf species to my collection; something a little smaller than my current T's will grow to be. Currently, the 4 available to me that I'm interested in are:

* C. Cyaneus
* C. Leetzi
* C. Elegans
* K. Brunnipes

Does anyone have any recommendations based on experience with any of these Tarantula's? Just curious to hear some opinions before I make the purchase.
Will post pictures of sling when I make a decision and put in my order
Thanks in advance, Stay safe and healthy!

~ SkyderMan

I don't have any of those T's but I've been wanting a C. elegans. Something about that cute little heart on their butt says I have to have one.

 

[nicodimus22]

I don't have any of those T's but I've been wanting a C. elegans. Something about that cute little heart on their butt says I have to have one.

That was my thought process before getting one. I've seen it twice in 20 months of owning it, one of which was when I unearthed it to photograph it. Super reclusive, and not very fun to own, for me at least. You never know if it's hungry, thirsty, if it's molted, what size the abdomen is, if it's dead, etc. It's like owning a box of dirt you have to guess-feed.

 

[Liquifin]

From what I've heard from the Cyriocosmus genus is that they're quite reclusive. I've never owned one and don't have any plans to because I'm not feeling the dwarfs right now. But have you consider an N. incei?

 

[viper69]

Hello everyone,
The plan is to purchase a new tarantula Sling in the next week. This will be the 4th T to my collection and the last one I buy for a few months. This time I want to add a dwarf species to my collection; something a little smaller than my current T's will grow to be. Currently, the 4 available to me that I'm interested in are:

* C. Cyaneus
* C. Leetzi
* C. Elegans
* K. Brunnipes

Does anyone have any recommendations based on experience with any of these Tarantula's? Just curious to hear some opinions before I make the purchase.
Will post pictures of sling when I make a decision and put in my order
Thanks in advance, Stay safe and healthy!

~ SkyderMan

All are good. I've owned all of them at some point.

Have some fun, number them, roll a die let chance decide your life's fate.

I'm not feeling the dwarfs right now

You need therapy, this is obvious w/that statement. You can fit more dwarf containers in the same space as a NW average/large T! Maximus Tarantulus!

Hello everyone,
The plan is to purchase a new tarantula Sling in the next week. This will be the 4th T to my collection and the last one I buy for a few months. This time I want to add a dwarf species to my collection; something a little smaller than my current T's will grow to be. Currently, the 4 available to me that I'm interested in are:

* C. Cyaneus
* C. Leetzi
* C. Elegans
* K. Brunnipes

Does anyone have any recommendations based on experience with any of these Tarantula's? Just curious to hear some opinions before I make the purchase.
Will post pictures of sling when I make a decision and put in my order
Thanks in advance, Stay safe and healthy!

~ SkyderMan

All the slings are extremely small, often 1/8", be prepared to feed something that small. All of them easily die due to dehydration from their size.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

The only one of those I own is C. leetzi, they're gorgeous but I rarely see her.

 

[Vanessa]

I would go for the Cyriocosmus leetzi, or elegans.

 

[SkyderMan]

I don't have any of those T's but I've been wanting a C. elegans. Something about that cute little heart on their butt says I have to have one.

This is one my gf is actually cool with me buying because of the heart pattern on it and it stays small lol.

 

[SkyderMan]

That was my thought process before getting one. I've seen it twice in 20 months of owning it, one of which was when I unearthed it to photograph it. Super reclusive, and not very fun to own, for me at least. You never know if it's hungry, thirsty, if it's molted, what size the abdomen is, if it's dead, etc. It's like owning a box of dirt you have to guess-feed.

Damn, might have to consider something else. I like to actually see my T's. Currently mine are pretty good with displaying themselves.

 

[SkyderMan]

The only one of those I own is C. leetzi, they're gorgeous but I rarely see her.

I agree, very nice looking. Sucks that they are so reclusive. How often do you see yours?

 

[clive 82]

I have had C. elegans in the past. Excellent little T but as others have said I rarely saw it, which for me personally wasn't a problem. If you want a display Tarantula then reconsider, otherwise go for it!

 

[StampFan]

Hello everyone,
The plan is to purchase a new tarantula Sling in the next week. This will be the 4th T to my collection and the last one I buy for a few months. This time I want to add a dwarf species to my collection; something a little smaller than my current T's will grow to be. Currently, the 4 available to me that I'm interested in are:

* C. Cyaneus
* C. Leetzi
* C. Elegans
* K. Brunnipes

Does anyone have any recommendations based on experience with any of these Tarantula's? Just curious to hear some opinions before I make the purchase.
Will post pictures of sling when I make a decision and put in my order
Thanks in advance, Stay safe and healthy!

~ SkyderMan

I have two K brunnipes. Legit pet hole, for my older one only saw its legs at the mouth of the burrow for the last 6 months. Only came out of the burrow to molt.

 

[CommanderBacon]

I own all of them. The C cyaneus is about 3" and not mature yet (is male). So far, that one's been fun because it's newer to the hobby and not everyone has it.

The C elegans and C leetzi will mature within a year or so if you get a male. They're neat but extremely fast.

The K brunnipes are my favorite out of all of those. They've been great eaters, prolific burrowers, and I love seeing their little pink legs sticking out when they are hungry. You won't see them much, however.

if you want a spider you'll see more, I might recommend the C cyaneus. The C elegans and C leetzi behaviors are almost identical to each other, imo, and they are usually underground.

 

[moricollins]

I used to see my elegans quite frequently. I don't think I still have any pictures of the setup but essentially the whole cup was their burrow, so you could easily see them most of the time... Aggressive eaters, take down prey 2-3x their size (by take down I mean attack a prekilled cricket)

 

[SquidStina]

K. brunnipes is my first T, and she is a pet hole. She was awesome as a sling, in and out of the burrow so I got so see her pretty frequently. As an adult I don't see more than some toes for 2-4 months at a time.
I used to have a C. elegans. He turned out to be male, passed away at about 18 months old. He was also mostly a pet hole, but I was lucky that he tended to construct his burrows all along the side of his enclosure. I got to watch him carry dirt around and rearrange things pretty regularly. He's also the only T I've had that (briefly) escaped. Occasionally when I opened the enclosure he'd suddenly decide to try and make a mad dash out of the enclosure.

I don't know about the other two species you listed, but out of the two I've had, I'd choose C.elegans. The little heart pattern is adorable, and they take up no space at all because they're so teeny.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I agree, very nice looking. Sucks that they are so reclusive. How often do you see yours?

I can see into her burrow but she very rarely leaves it, I had to coax her out to get this pic.

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Sin rocking her new suit.

 

[AlexWae]

That was my thought process before getting one. I've seen it twice in 20 months of owning it, one of which was when I unearthed it to photograph it. Super reclusive, and not very fun to own, for me at least. You never know if it's hungry, thirsty, if it's molted, what size the abdomen is, if it's dead, etc. It's like owning a box of dirt you have to guess-feed.

You took the words out of my mouth on that description about owning a c. Elegans

But i still love that little box of dirt enough to water and feed it

 

[WolvesInSpaceMarines]

You've got a lot of great advice in this thread, so I won't add to it (besides, I'm still a noob, so not exactly qualified anyway lol). But I have a C. leetzi. I think it's about 1/4" now, but as everyone has said, I don't see it. I don't think you can go wrong with anything from Cyriocosmus. I feed mine pre-killed pinhead crickets, parts of mealworms and some flightless fruit flies. But yeah, be prepared for a pet hole. I only know it's still alive because there's more webbing and the feeders disappear. I'm honestly still surprised it is alive, but I guess that's a good thing. Hope you enjoy whichever one you go with!