Eusparassus walkenaeri(?) pics

[bengerno]

Hi guys,

I bought 3 speciemens of them, from a Tanzanian shipment..they were the "extra plus". Unfortunately a 1-2 legs are missing in every speciemen. But they are eating well, and fast.
Any info would be fine about keeping them.

Here are the pics:

 

[Selenops]

Wow! Those are awesome looking.

Love their overall fawn color and the "silver-back" effect on the carapace.

Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[Blackrose]

Hi

It would be better if you keep them on sand!
I also have some of those and they also have not all feet!

Regards
Andi

 

[bengerno]

Hi

It would be better if you keep them on sand!
I also have some of those and they also have not all feet!

Regards
Andi

Thanks the comments!
I will change the substrate for sand.

 

[Blackrose]

Hi

You will have to put a waterbowl to them because they need high humidity at night. They will build trapdoors in the sand so you will have to give them much sand!

Regards
Andi

 

[Emanuele]

They aren't Eusparassus in my opinion, but Cerbalus sp.
Are you sure they come from Tanzania? I received some of them and they were from Egypt.
Keeping them on sand could be right, but let them a source of water or spray the tank each night.
Regards
Ema

 

[Blackrose]

Hi

Ema is wright! That should be cerbalus spec.!

Regards
Andi

 

[bengerno]

Hi,

Thanks for the infos! I will put them into tall boxes with a lot of sumbstrate (I will mix sand with dry soil). I noticed, they like water..all of them has a waterbowl now. How deep should be the substrate 10cm?..or more?
It was a Tanzanian shipment, what doesn't mean they are not form Egypt.

 

[Emanuele]

It was a Tanzanian shipment, what doesn't mean they are not form Egypt.

yes of course
I just wanted to inform you that they probably come from more "sandy" habitats.
I'd add a 15 cm deep substrate.
Cheers
Ema

 

[bengerno]

yes of course
I just wanted to inform you that they probably come from more "sandy" habitats.
I'd add a 15 cm deep substrate.
Cheers
Ema

Hi Ema,

As you know, Tanzanian importers are smart guys. This shipment delayed almost a year, and was full of not ordered animals.
I will try to keep them well, thanks for teverything!

 

[Emanuele]

For this reason I never ordered anything from those guys, cause I always heard strange stories about them (money lost, animals never arrived and so on).
Let me know if you'll breed them, cause I kept them, but they were two female and they never laid anything.
Cheers
Ema

 

[bengerno]

For this reason I never ordered anything from those guys, cause I always heard strange stories about them (money lost, animals never arrived and so on).
Let me know if you'll breed them, cause I kept them, but they were two female and they never laid anything.
Cheers
Ema

Yup they aren't reliable.
Unfortunately I have 3 females...maybe they will make some eggsack.

 

[Steven]

Hey Imre,... some very nice additions !!! :clap:

like Ema and blackrose allready said, they're prob. cerbalus sp. and like it on more sandy substrate,... But maybe you should only add another top-layer to the substrate you're using now,... is that "lime" ?

i used to keep them like this:
bottom layer "lime" and top desertsand.

*edit,...
anyone aware of Eusparassus walkenaeri or Eusp.dufouri available in the European pet-trade ???

 

[Stefan2209]

anyone aware of Eusparassus walkenaeri or Eusp.dufouri available in the European pet-trade ???

Hi Steven,

Thomas had an E. walkenaeri available over the last months. However, as far as i know, just one single specimen (that´s why he didin´t list it) and i donno if he´s still got it.

Just to let you know.

Stefan

 

[Steven]

Hey Stefan,

thanx,... yeah i forgot about the one Thomas had the last time at a fair,
if i remember correctly it was from Greece ? indeed only 1 specimen and the price wasn't cheap, i was just checking around if anyone had ever kept/bred more Eusparassus sp.

 

[bengerno]

Hey Imre,... some very nice additions !!! :clap:

like Ema and blackrose allready said, they're prob. cerbalus sp. and like it on more sandy substrate,... But maybe you should only add another top-layer to the substrate you're using now,... is that "lime" ?

i used to keep them like this:
bottom layer "lime" and top desertsand.

Hey Steven,

Thanks!
My current substarte is loam...from the wood next to my place. It was dry, but I misted It a bit before put them in...they were thirsty. As I see they like to be at the top of their boxes.