Calisoga

[Pacmaster]

So I finally got my calisoga spiders.
I been wanting some for a while now, as I caught one years ago whenI was young and it was the most aggressive spider I had seen at the time.
I cant wait for these guys to grow into their attitudes, and get down to business of being large nasty spiders.
Being that they are Ca natives, and are found not too far from me, I wouldnt think Ill have too many issues with care conditions(I live in the heart of their range), but There is not alot of info out there that pertains specifically to them.
Any tips or advice is wanted and appreciated!
Ill get my pics uploaded in a few.

 

[Pacmaster]

 

[CodeWilster]

The setups look good! I've always kept mine pretty dry though. They are an awesome spider.

 

[Pacmaster]

Yeah, I had just made the substrate and figured some humidity wouldnt hurt for a few days while it dries out.
They also have some bark on the surface to hide under.
They have each stopped up the entrances of the burrows as they excavate the bottom into chambers it looks like.

They seem to be making themselves right at home, and I might try feeding them later tonite.

 

[skippy]

any info on growth rate? i might keep one or two if i find any this year...

 

[Pacmaster]

Imma go on a hunt in the late summer as well.

Im about an hour away from Marin co, the most common place Ive heard to find them, and where I found one years ago.

Im gonna have to let you know about growth rate

 

[skippy]

are you going to the sfbats meeting on the 25th in concord?

 

[halfwaynowhere]

These are definitely on my want list. very cool.

 

[Pacmaster]

are you going to the sfbats meeting on the 25th in concord?

Dunno, tell me more?!
Im outta the loop . . .

 

[skippy]

check it out: http://sfbats.myfreeforum.org/

we're having a get-together on the 25th in concord. there'll be a few tables with exhibits and sales and ken the bug guy will be there too! if you want something off his site you can email him and pick it up at the meeting.

there should be quite a few newbies and old hats alike with lots of friendliness all around

 

[Pacmaster]

Sounds like fun dude!
Circumstances permitting, Ill be there!

Hey, THANKS!!!

 

[CodeWilster]

I'll also be at the next meeting! I'll be bringing a bunch of 5.5 gallon tanks if anybody needs any,as well as some other stuff. They will look VERY new. And my C. longitarsus is male and I got him last summer from a friend as a 1" sling and he is currently about 2-2.5" (about 2 or three molts later). He should be molting again soon, I think this one will be the maturity molt. As far as he is concerned, growth rate is not much different than most terrestrial, subtropical Ts and seems to be growing at the same rate as my Brachy slings. So I guess not pokie fast but not Citharischius slow either, if that helps at all.

 

[skippy]

cool, thanks for the info. and i'll look forward to seeing you both there

 

[Pacmaster]

I'll also be at the next meeting! I'll be bringing a bunch of 5.5 gallon tanks if anybody needs any,as well as some other stuff. They will look VERY new.

How many you got, and how much you gonna want for them?
I can wash them out myself . . .

 

[Pacmaster]

Just a little update for ya . . .

My calisogas have dam near doubled in size since 4/3 when I got them.
Both have molted, and they are ALWAYS hungry- they each take 2-3 just-biger-than-pinhead crix a day.
I know thats alot, but I want to get these guys out of the "sling zone" as quickly as possible, and they havent slowed down yet so hope all is well(seems to be).

I love my native Ca spiders . . .

 

[cacoseraph]

these are some of my favorite CA/native USA spiders


Code... was i supposed to do a write up of my experiences catching these guys for you?


i had vid of mating a couple pairs but i lost it when my stupid memory card erased itself :/
ah, nice... i forgot ihad uploaded some pics

presumably C. longitarsus

possibly C. theveneti (they are more blue in sunlight... SO hard to get a good pic of!)

 

[Pacmaster]

I saw another thread, where you and another guy went on a collecting trip . . .
I sent probably him a PM, shoulda sent it to you . . .


Where???
When???
Tell me please???
PM???

Thanks!!!
Those are awesome spiders you got there . . .

 

[cacoseraph]

you should join scabies... it is more specifically oriented towards soCA ppl but we have stuff on lots of NoCA species, too

thev
http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/about1338.html


longi
http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/about1336.html


both
http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/about898.html




oh, and their might be another species... there is a chance it is er, just brown. unfortunately me and the main bug guy who went collecting kind of had to piecemeal out our collections and i have no idea where the possible third species went. we found brown individuals in the same place we found the bluegreen ones

 

[Pacmaster]

Yeah, just joined sfbats, Im on too many to keep up with as it is . . .
Ill prolly join tho!

The 1 I found in Marin a long time ago was a velvety brown, not silver or blue or green.
It was a menace- had to keep the tank duct taped shut . . .

So you guys found those ones down south?

EDIT:
Hey, just tried to reg for that site, and it said the reg link is broken . . .

 

[cacoseraph]

Yeah, just joined sfbats, Im on too many to keep up with as it is . . .
Ill prolly join tho!

The 1 I found in Marin a long time ago was a velvety brown, not silver or blue or green.
It was a menace- had to keep the tank duct taped shut . . .

So you guys found those ones down south?

EDIT:
Hey, just tried to reg for that site, and it said the reg link is broken . . .

the longitarsus were found in more like Sacramento latitudes
the theventi was found in mariposa county


the ones that look crazy silver in my pics can look almost completely brown in the "wrong" light. even in the sun they are more brown than silver... the flash brings out the super silvery goodness of them