Communal Tarantula Project

[jbrd]

communal set T's

Do you have better luck with a communal setup with P. Regalis then A. Avicularia?

When I first go into the hobby I had interest in a A. Avicularia communal setup and was informed from multiple reputable breeders that I would eventually end up with one fat Tarantula.

I personaly have kept A.avics and P.murinus from sling to adults with no losses with plenty of food, water and hiding places. I also kept isopods in each enclosure to help with maintence.
Even though i have not kept an ornamental communal set up the thought does intrigue me. I think if you provide plenty of food, water and hiding places then go for it and keep us all updated on your results.
I for one am very interested in in doing a communal set up with pokies and the wife just agreed to help

 

[AubZ]

I have heard of M Balfouri living together for a year & a half. I would love to try a setup like that. Would be expensice though.
Good luck to those who have it running or are trying to set it up.

 

[gagamboy]

i do beleive i've read a tarantula book on avics sharing a mouse...

i think it was "Tarantulas and Other Arachnids" by Samuel D. Marshall

 

[sparular]

I wonder if this sort of venture is more sucessful with all spiders from the same litter. I say this because genetically similar animals (like siblings) frequently protect or display less aggression toward one another (like a "selfish gene" behavior). I don't know if spiders can detect who their blood relatives are, but it might be better to set it up with spiders from the same sac.
A word on inbreeding. Inbreeding is not always bad. If two very related individuals breed, there is a high chance that any undesirable recessive traits will manifest in the offspring. However, if both parents are carriers for the trait, some offspring will be wild type (normal) for that trait. If you select offspring that do not have those undesirable traits, you will end up with a line of spiders free of undesirable recessive defects that are nearly genetic clones of the parents (after several generations). These could then be outbred to others lines to later introduce genetic diversity if that is what you seek. Also recessive traits can take the form of color morphs and other visual traits that might be appealing to you. I would like to stress the point that a fertile inbred line can always be outbred later.

 

[Rydog]

I am getting some rufilata slings and was wondering how communal they are compared to most other pokies.

 

[jmhendric]

Any species preferences?

Take a look at this set up and it seems to be doing great;P
http://www.arachnofreaks.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3325&PN=1

 

[funnylori]

Take a look at this set up and it seems to be doing great;P
http://www.arachnofreaks.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3325&PN=1

That is awesome! I love my H. incei!

I have seen no less than 2 P. regalis communities (15ish adults, and one that was 6-8 juvies), and even an A. purpurea community with 40-70+ slings! All by the same breeder. I plan on purchasing a juvie pokie community from him sometime this fall if there is one available.

Good luck!

 

[Merfolk]

As for cannibalsim, it will happen one day or the other. Even humans turned to cannibalism in extreme circumstances, so spider will surely do!

 

[dtknow]

I'm pretty sure, though, that a lot of cannibalism happened in the H. incei colony to prevent it from exceeding carrying capacity. ...but there is not much you can do about that.

Are their any stories of other successful long term colonies?

 

[dbozic]

Bok matija nadam se da si to ti sa borčeca , več sam ti poslo jednu poruku nadam se da si ju vidio molim te da mi što prije odgovoriš, Dario

 

[dbozic]

Hrvatska

Bok Matija , več sam ti poslo par poruka da budem siguran da si ju vidio , nadam se da si to ti sa borčeca ako jesi odgovori mi što prije molim te.

 

[Talkenlate04]

Say what?

 

[dbozic]

Hrvatska

I need some help , that guy who posted on the first page , Matija i dont know how to send him a message and to be sure that he saw the message , Dario

 

[phil jones]

you can say that again and you tell me about :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: ---- phil

Bok matija nadam se da si to ti sa borčeca , več sam ti poslo jednu poruku nadam se da si ju vidio molim te da mi što prije odgovoriš, Dario

Bok Matija , več sam ti poslo par poruka da budem siguran da si ju vidio , nadam se da si to ti sa borčeca ako jesi odgovori mi što prije molim te.

Say what?

 

[Anonymity82]

I know this is a very old post, but are there any other species that can possibly be communal?

 

[grayzone]

obts... seen a couple videos with them.. im sure theres a couple.. look at google or youtube

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i see one withn M. balfouri

 

[Anastasia]

I know this is a very old post, but are there any other species that can possibly be communal?

P. subfusca is The BEST communal Poecilotheria that there is. And I kept them ALL, except P metallica, those I didnt have a pleasure to keeping together just yet.

obts... seen a couple videos with them.. im sure theres a couple.. look at google or youtube

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i see one withn M. balfouri

OBT's ? really? everytime I follow someone on doing those communal, they end up with only one at the end

 

[grayzone]

i could swear i read a post somewhere and they were fine ? granted their WERE a few losses along the road..i will try to dig it up.

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P. subfusca is The BEST communal Poecilotheria that there is. And I kept them ALL, except P metallica, those I didnt have a pleasure to keeping together just yet.

and really? that is good to know.. better than the regalis huh? which subfusca is best for a communal set up? highland/lowland or is it the same

 

[groovyspider]

i noticed no one posted about the cage matience with a trillion spiders to keep an eye on maybe a large commuinty of isopods (roly polys)

 

[Anastasia]

i could swear i read a post somewhere and they were fine ? granted their WERE a few losses along the road..i will try to dig it up.

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and really? that is good to know.. better than the regalis huh? which subfusca is best for a communal set up? highland/lowland or is it the same

I Am keeping both in groups, same communal behavior, IMO better then any other Poecilotheria, practically 0 losses. No bulling no picking on smaller ones no aggression towards one to the other, even when food scares 0 losses.