Enclosure size for AF Ceratogyrus marshalli?

[aphono]

What's the suggested enclosure size for an AF C. marshalli? Are they one of those that web a ton with shallower substrate, pet holes with deeper substrate?

Picked up a supposedly sexed female at just shy of 4" DLS. It's likely mature and probable female at that size, right? In my search, noticed a few comments about baboon males hooking out at rather small sizes. Even if it is not at full size, would like to rehouse it to permanent enclosure, hence my question above.

 

[Venom1080]

I've kept my girl both ways. Best to give them the option to IMO.

 

[aphono]

I've kept my girl both ways. Best to give them the option to IMO.

Good point. What's the middle of ground amount of substrate for them? Also how many inches above the substrate in case it proves to be a webber?

 

[vespers]

Something with the footprint of a 5.5 gallon tank would be plenty of room to house it for life.

 

[Venom1080]

Good point. What's the middle of ground amount of substrate for them? Also how many inches above the substrate in case it proves to be a webber?

4" of sub as that's about as big as they get, and about 4" of space above ground ideally. Mine basically a terrestrial, hides like one but doesn't care to extend her webs up high.

 

[aphono]

Thanks to both of you!

 

[Venom1080]

Here's a parting pic of my set up for my af.
Not that you can see much..lol

 

[aphono]

Here's a parting pic of my set up for my af. View attachment 249328
Not that you can see much..lol

Haha that is how it is with them sometimes! You see way less with the I. miras... still love them though. That actually gives me a much clearer idea of how they might roll, so thank you.

 

[cold blood]

Are they one of those that web a ton with shallower substrate, pet holes with deeper substrate?

Both...they will make a deep burrow, and they will web a ton, but they also spend most of their time outside the burrow.

Like venom said, 4-5" is fine, as would be 10 if you are inclined. My burrowers generally have 5-9" and a little room so they can extend burrows horizontally...My Ceratogryus are on 5", my muticus is on 9"

Picked up a supposedly sexed female at just shy of 4" DLS. It's likely mature and probable female at that size, right?

Marshalli are sexually dimorphic...only females have horns...so it would be obvious.

This is a 3.5" male...

Male Ceratogyrus marshalli

• cold blood
• Jan 30, 2017
• ceratogyrus ceratogyrus cornuatus ceratogyrus marshalli great horned baboon tarantula male marshalli straight horned baboon tarantula straighthorned tarantula

male marshalli

This is a 3.5" female...

marshalli

• cold blood
• Jun 2, 2017

C. marshalli

 

[miss moxie]

Marshalli are sexually dimorphic...only females have horns...so it would be obvious.

marshalli

• cold blood
• Jun 2, 2017

C. marshalli

At what size do they typically get their horn?

 

[cold blood]

At what size do they typically get their horn?

They can start to show a button as small as 2"

 

[aphono]

Both...they will make a deep burrow, and they will web a ton, but they also spend most of their time outside the burrow.

Like venom said, 4-5" is fine, as would be 10 if you are inclined. My burrowers generally have 5-9" and a little room so they can extend burrows horizontally...My Ceratogryus are on 5", my muticus is on 9"




Marshalli are sexually dimorphic...only females have horns...so it would be obvious.

This is a 3.5" male...

Male Ceratogyrus marshalli

• cold blood
• Jan 30, 2017
• ceratogyrus ceratogyrus cornuatus ceratogyrus marshalli great horned baboon tarantula male marshalli straight horned baboon tarantula straighthorned tarantula

male marshalli

This is a 3.5" female...

marshalli

• cold blood
• Jun 2, 2017

C. marshalli

Thanks for this- covered everything plus nice pictures(besides the cool horn, they really are beautiful creatures). Your comment on behavior gives me more confidence to be generous with substrate and room for her. Somehow I had completely missed on the sexual dimorphism. Finally a guaranteed female in my collection, yeah!

p.s. I also got an 1"ish P. cambridgei sling because of your advocacy for them on here. It is very cute with that crazy chevron butt. It's real vicious with prey though, ha!

 

[KezyGLA]

I keep in large KK with one end deep sub the other shallow with anchor points once they web up the shallow end I see them outside of the hole more often aha.

Usually will make use of whole enclosure.