Citharacanthus cyaneus husbandry questions

[Edan bandoot]

That's interesting. Which vendor are you referring to? Did someone after Patterson produce slings?

I take photos every time mine is out, but he's skittish and runs underground most of the time. He's also a very strangely shaped creature, with a torso shaped more like my Neischnocolus species, but very leggy. You can see him decently from his last molt photos below:

I'll have to ask around on my email list to tell you who made the sac because I like to keep my email empty but I'll edit this comment (if I still can) when I trace them down.

I've never kept neischonocolus but I've noticed that most of the dwarves are oddly shaped

 

[CommanderBacon]

I'll have to ask around on my email list to tell you who made the sac because I like to keep my email empty but I'll edit this comment (if I still can) when I trace them down.

I've never kept neischonocolus but I've noticed that most of the dwarves are oddly shaped

I keep loads of dwarfs and I haven't noticed that, but perhaps I'm just used to looking at them. The Citharacanthus cyaneus prosoma and opisthosoma are weirdly mashed together, the pedicel area appearing rather girthy compared to my other species. Their bodies look weirdly stumpy, very much like my big Neischnocolus yupanquii.

 

[Edan bandoot]

I keep loads of dwarfs and I haven't noticed that, but perhaps I'm just used to looking at them. The Citharacanthus cyaneus prosoma and opisthosoma are weirdly mashed together, the pedicel area appearing rather girthy compared to my other species. Their bodies look weirdly stumpy, very much like my big Neischnocolus yupanquii.

Most of the psuedhapolusus are pretty weird looking too (in a good way) in the sense that they're more oblong as opposed to circular like most NWs

 

[CommanderBacon]

Most of the psuedhapolusus are pretty weird looking too (in a good way) in the sense that they're more oblong as opposed to circular like most NWs

That's one genus I haven't had yet! I think that's similar to what I am observing here.

 

[rosicakes]

Hi I was wondering how big he was now?

 

[CommanderBacon]

Hi I was wondering how big he was now?

He is still just over 3".

His body is 2" alone. His legs easily add another inch plus. He's super leggy but not yet mature.

I tried to hold a measuring tape up to the enclosure when he was stretched out, but he freaked out and half-bolted into his burrow.


It's impossible to show you a solid measurement of this jerk Most of the time I can't even get a picture of him out of his burrow because he hides when I pick up or touch his enclosure, so this is the best I can do.

Molt sexed male, not yet mature. I am convinced this species gets much larger than the 2" I keep hearing, mostly because of my boy.

 

[CommanderBacon]

okay well, mine molted last night and I don't see emboli still -? I have pulled the molts and I have seen zero indication that it was female and every indication that it was male, from ventral shots to molt-sexing.

I am confused.This spider is a solid 3" in diameter, larger at this point after this molt. I just don't know what's going on with it.

 

[Edan bandoot]

okay well, mine molted last night and I don't see emboli still -? I have pulled the molts and I have seen zero indication that it was female and every indication that it was male, from ventral shots to molt-sexing.

I am confused.This spider is a solid 3" in diameter, larger at this point after this molt. I just don't know what's going on with it.

It's a mislabeled rosea, or you got an acme ruler

 

[CommanderBacon]

It's a mislabeled rosea, or you got an acme ruler

hahahah! I'm going to rehouse it in a week or so. Hopefully then I can get an updated measurement, but he tends to stress pose a lot and is super skittish.

 

[Martian Man]

Hello! I was wondering if you’ve found out anymore about this species. I’ve acquired one from FNT in the Mystery Event. Not finding much info on them, even a few years from your post. Lol

I didn’t see the other page numbers until after I posted. I’m going to sift through them now to see what I can find.

 

[CommanderBacon]

Hello! I was wondering if you’ve found out anymore about this species. I’ve acquired one from FNT in the Mystery Event. Not finding much info on them, even a few years from your post. Lol

I didn’t see the other page numbers until after I posted. I’m going to sift through them now to see what I can find.

Hello! They are a cool looking species and good for display, imo. Mine hasn't molted again since last year, and it is still not mature. So I've had it for 3 years. It grew pretty fast at first, and then slowed way down.

I kept him in a way that he could live any way he wished - fossorial, terrestrial, with some anchor points if he wanted, and bits of leaf litter. He burrowed for a long time, but for the past 8-9 months or so, he's just been out on top all the time. He is a bit skittish, but has never kicked a hair. He also eats faithfully every other week or so despite looking like he should stop eating.

He seems to like living terrestrially, despite his setup being suitable for fossorial living. I overflow his water bowl every week, and even though the top stays fairly dry, I think the extra depth of substrate is keeping it as humid as he's comfortable with. If he wanted it wetter, I think he'd dig for it, but aside from his shallow burrow, he hasn't dug anywhere in a long time.

If I went back in time, I'd just them terrestrially after they reached about 2" dls. Hope that helps!