Care/setup for Cyriopagopus doriae

[jrim88]

I’m looking for advice on the husbandry for a Cyriopagopus doriae.

I purchased an AF around a month ago and set up a 30x30x30 and set it up fossorial with deep substrate and a starter burrow. She has so far not taken to the starter burrow but seems to sit in the corner of the enclosure most of the time, she has refused food since housing although her abdomen is a decent size so I’m not too worried about that other than it’s a telltale sign she’s not yet comfortable.

I wanted to ask any advice on how any other keepers have set their enclosures up. I set mine up fossorial style after watching many videos of set ups etc on YouTube, but have since seen some shops/sites label them as a terrestrial species instead.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

I’m looking for advice on the husbandry for a Cyriopagopus doriae.

I purchased an AF around a month ago and set up a 30x30x30 and set it up fossorial with deep substrate and a starter burrow. She has so far not taken to the starter burrow but seems to sit in the corner of the enclosure most of the time, she has refused food since housing although her abdomen is a decent size so I’m not too worried about that other than it’s a telltale sign she’s not yet comfortable.

I wanted to ask any advice on how any other keepers have set their enclosures up. I set mine up fossorial style after watching many videos of set ups etc on YouTube, but have since seen some shops/sites label them as a terrestrial species instead.

They're obligate burrowers, so a fossorial setup is the way to go. It can just take them longer than you'd expect to settle in an start building a burrow. I think you just need to give it time. It can take them up to a few weeks to settle in. Make sure you have deep, moist substrate and you should be OK. You can try putting her encosure someplace dark and quiet with minimal disturbances for a while to help her settle in.

 

[viper69]

What sites said they were terrestrial, in the broadest sense they are terrestrials haha

 

[jrim88]

Thanks for the reply, it was just the fact I’d never seen her in the starter burrow yet once haha, I may the idea of moving the enclosure into a quiet dark room though!
I’ve been misting daily also due to the summer weather wasn’t sure if that was stressing the t out also

 

[viper69]

They're obligate burrowers, so a fossorial setup is the way to go. It can just take them longer than you'd expect to settle in an start building a burrow. I think you just need to give it time. It can take them up to a few weeks to settle in. Make sure you have deep, moist substrate and you should be OK. You can try putting her encosure someplace dark and quiet with minimal disturbances for a while to help her settle in.

More time - certainly true for other members of the genus

 

[jrim88]

What sites said they were terrestrial, in the broadest sense they are terrestrials haha

The site is the spider shop U.K.

 

[viper69]

Thanks for the reply, it was just the fact I’d never seen her in the starter burrow yet once haha, I may the idea of moving the enclosure into a quiet dark room though!
I’ve been misting daily also due to the summer weather wasn’t sure if that was stressing the t out also

Have you compared their native weather to your current weather inside your home?

 

[jrim88]

Have you compared their native weather to your current weather inside your home?

Yes and I’ve tried to replicate it as much as possible as it is a wild caught so I’ve also read they may take a little longer to settle also

 

[viper69]

The site is the spider shop U.K.

Lee still owns it right?

Yes and I’ve tried to replicate it as much as possible as it is a wild caught so I’ve also read they may take a little longer to settle also

Few people can replicate the environment of Borneo in captivity for tarantulas. Be careful your air doesn't get stagnant as that kills T quite easily.

 

[jrim88]

Lee still owns it right?

I don’t know the owner unfortunately haha. I’ll just be patient and hopefully she makes one of the amazing burrows I’ve seen other make

Few people can replicate the environment of Borneo in captivity for tarantulas. Be careful your air doesn't get stagnant as that kills T quite easily.

So lay back on the misting? The whole top of the enclosure is open mesh and side ventilation isn’t really an option with so much substrate haha

 

[viper69]

So lay back on the misting? The whole top of the enclosure is open mesh and side ventilation isn’t really an option with so much substrate haha

Is this your first T? If not, what have you owned before?

I haven't owned this species. However knowing the general population of T owners, I would back off- mind you I have no idea what your setup looks like.

 

[jrim88]

Is this your first T? If not, what have you owned before?

I haven't owned this species. However knowing the general population of T owners, I would back off- mind you I have no idea what your setup looks like.

Noo I wouldn’t jump straight in with a Cyriopagopus lol, I have a sub adult female p.Metallica, a sub adult female C. Sp electric blue, a sub adult male b. Hamorii, a juvie caribena versicolor and 5 different sling species

 

[viper69]

Noo I wouldn’t jump straight in with a Cyriopagopus lol, I have a sub adult female p.Metallica, a sub adult female C. Sp electric blue, a sub adult male b. Hamorii, a juvie caribena versicolor and 5 different sling species

HAHAH thank god. Many people have come here starting out with a P met because it's a pretty blue T

Electric blue - nice!

 

[jrim88]

HAHAH thank god. Many people have come here starting out with a P met because it's a pretty blue T

Electric blue - nice!

I think I have a thing for blue as I have a birupes sling , the p Metallica was my first old world although they may look great but I only get to see it for about ten minutes after the lights go off each night other than that it pretty much appears an empty enclosure with a cork bark in

 

[viper69]

I think I have a thing for blue as I have a birupes sling , the p Metallica was my first old world although they may look great but I only get to see it for about ten minutes after the lights go off each night other than that it pretty much appears an empty enclosure with a cork bark in

I've raised some African OWs, and some Asian OWs, I have a P met now, worst eater ever for an OW, the worst. I expected a higher metabolism based on my P rufilata experience- NOPE!

 

[jrim88]

I've raised some African OWs, and some Asian OWs, I have a P met now, worst eater ever for an OW, the worst. I expected a higher metabolism based on my P rufilata experience- NOPE!

I think if I’d known now I’d have gone for a ruffilata, although I may still do yet it’s a never ending obsession haha. That’s good to know as I have a Obt and a c. Marshalli sling too

 

[viper69]

I think if I’d known now I’d have gone for a ruffilata, although I may still do yet it’s a never ending obsession haha. That’s good to know as I have a Obt and a c. Marshalli sling too

Mets are the most crazy of the genus, and the smallest. However rufi are not that unpredictable, and the largest of the Poki by leg span. They are a gorgeous species on top of that.

You'll know in a short time if the marshali is m or f - great species and genus.

 

[jrim88]

Yer my p. Met is the most defensive of my t’s so far trying to remove molt or do maintenance and it’s threat poses haha, even the doriae is quite chill compared.

really how is it possible to tell quickly? Mines still a 1/2” sling at the minute buthas a great appetite

 

[viper69]

Yer my p. Met is the most defensive of my t’s so far trying to remove molt or do maintenance and it’s threat poses haha, even the doriae is quite chill compared.

really how is it possible to tell quickly? Mines still a 1/2” sling at the minute buthas a great appetite

I've given my met good cover and I don't disturb it. I won't pop the lid when it's near the top of course. It also hasn't reached adult size. But in a recent most it's grown more confidence than it used to have.

1/2 too small. In this genus, the species which grow owns, only the females grow large horns, Males grow "buttons" as well call them. If you aren't sure what looks like, google up the only horned T in the NW.

Plus w/marshalli having the largest horn of species in captivity you'll know pretty early on. I've owned 4 Cerato species

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

I purchased an AF around a month ago and set up a 30x30x30 and set it up fossorial with deep substrate and a starter burrow. She has so far not taken to the starter burrow but seems to sit in the corner of the enclosure most of the time, she has refused food since housing although her abdomen is a decent size so I’m not too worried about that other than it’s a telltale sign she’s not yet comfortable.

You need to put the starter burrow in a corner. Never fails at reducing the acclimation period of a burrowing tarantula of any kind.