Charinus acosta questions

[Isiyah Hawkins]

Hi,

I've been looking into keeping charinus acosta, but there isn't too much info on them on the internet. I wanted to ask about general information on keeping them, and what would be a suitable container for them (and that babies couldn't escape from).

 

[Edan bandoot]

Hi,

I've been looking into keeping charinus acosta, but there isn't too much info on them on the internet. I wanted to ask about general information on keeping them, and what would be a suitable container for them (and that babies couldn't escape from).

They like eating isopods, but they'll still take live and prekilled crickets.
I suggest having the back of your enclosure be a climbing surface and leaning a piece of bark against it, they appreciate some leaf litter or ground hides aswell.
They'll start reproducing after about a year to a year and a half.

I'm unsure what their max size is though. (Legspan, Whipspan, Bodylength)
@wizentrop, maybe our local expert can help.

 

[wizentrop]

There's not much I can add here.
Charinus species seem to prefer eating isopods, so I wouldn't even offer them crickets (unless that's the only feeder you have). Isopods are super easy to breed and there are always too many.
As for the enclosure, Charinidae are different from all other Amblypygi families in that they are more ground dwellers than climbers. They can and will definitely climb, but prefer to rest in the leaf litter or inside pieces of wood.
They climb glass very well (babies too), make sure you are prepared for that.

 

[Isiyah Hawkins]

There's not much I can add here.
Charinus species seem to prefer eating isopods, so I wouldn't even offer them crickets (unless that's the only feeder you have). Isopods are super easy to breed and there are always too many.
As for the enclosure, Charinidae are different from all other Amblypygi families in that they are more ground dwellers than climbers. They can and will definitely climb, but prefer to rest in the leaf litter or inside pieces of wood.
They climb glass very well (babies too), make sure you are prepared for that.

Thank you for the info. Stupid question, but what species of isopod should I get for them, I'm very unfamiliar with isopods in general.

 

[wizentrop]

NOT rolly pollies. They prefer flat woodlice, so dwarf whites should work, or any small sized flat species.

 

[Edan bandoot]

NOT rolly pollies. They prefer flat woodlice, so dwarf whites should work, or any small sized flat species.

Do you have a ballpark measurement on whipspan vs legspan for adults?

 

[wizentrop]

Do you have a ballpark measurement on whipspan vs legspan for adults?

Sorry, I don't keep C. acosta, only the two species that I discovered.

 

[Edan bandoot]

Sorry, I don't keep C. acosta, only the two species that I discovered.

ok nice flex Were you the one who found isrealensis? I remember them being in canada a while back ago, so i'd bet on it.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

ok nice flex Were you the one who found isrealensis? I remember them being in canada a while back ago, so i'd bet on it.

yah he did, that badass.

 

[wizentrop]

@Albireo Wulfbooper I think you meant "that asshat"

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

@Albireo Wulfbooper I think you meant "that asshat"

I am shocked and offended that you think I would call you by my special pet name for you in a public forum.

 

[Scourge]

Here's a photo of an adult carrying eggs, to show how big they are