Favourite Asian Tarantulas

[Thrashed84]

I'm off to an expo this weekend and I'm looking to get my first Asian T. What are your personal recommendations?
I'd love to hear your favourites, experiences with them and why you prefer certain types over others. I've got my heart set on a possible few but maybe you can inspire me. Any photos would be great to see too.
Thanks!

 

[cold blood]

my favorite is O. schioedtei....sure, theyre reclusive...most Asians are...but dang, they are ridiculously stunning....great eaters, too.

schioedtei munching a dubia

• cold blood
• Feb 13, 2019
• 1
• feeding malaysian earthtiger tarantula omothymus omothymus schioedtei schioedtei

 

[basin79]

Chilobrachys fimbriatus due to them being absolutely stunning and heavy webbers. And Haplopelma sp Bach Ma. Again absolutely stunning tarantulas. Stunning.

 

[Thrashed84]

my favorite is O. schioedtei....sure, theyre reclusive...most Asians are...but dang, they are ridiculously stunning....great eaters, too.

schioedtei munching a dubia

• cold blood
• Feb 13, 2019
• 1
• feeding malaysian earthtiger tarantula omothymus omothymus schioedtei schioedtei

Wow! That is a beauty you have there. Do you see her out often? And these guys are mostly arboreal?

Chilobrachys fimbriatus due to them being absolutely stunning and heavy webbers. And Haplopelma sp Bach Ma. Again absolutely stunning tarantulas. Stunning.

These are amazing. I love the webbing of the Chilobrachys. And the colours of the Bach Ma! I guess they are pretty shy, but so worth wating to see them out. Do you find them easy to keep? I read they are more moisture dependent

People who say that tend to be the new keepers that come here with bad attitudes...its true that our level of tolerance for such individuals can be harsh...but the vast majority arent like that and we tend to be extremely helpful to most of the new keepers.

I would not just give up, if its alive, there is always at least a degree of hope.

Unless there's a surefire way to confirm she's dead...all signs point to it. She's limp and unresponsive and looks deflated.

I've tried the ICU, I've tried dropping water on her mouth parts and placing them in her water dish.

Impaction causes bloating and this isn't what the problem is - her abdomen is clearly caving in.
The only thing I can think of is that many of this species, especially adults, are coming in wild caught and this one couldn't handle it.

I'm going to avoid this breeder going forward and stick with more reputable sites such as Jamie's or Fear Not. I can't see any other way to reduce the risk of buying WC, esp if I'm purchasing a sub-adult or adult.

I also have a monocentropus lambertoni that I'm guessing might be WC too as I don't think they're really being bred in captivity. Although I got that one from Austin Spears (03Arachnids), so perhaps not.

 

[basin79]

These are amazing. I love the webbing of the Chilobrachys. And the colours of the Bach Ma! I guess they are pretty shy, but so worth wating to see them out. Do you find them easy to keep? I read they are more moisture dependent

Haven't had the Bach Ma lass long. To be honest she's out pretty much ever night. Although sadly I have to get pics with my phone like this as she quickly reverses back down her burrow if she senses me. Deep sub and I overflow her water dish. She's extremely defensive.

 

[cold blood]

Wow! That is a beauty you have there. Do you see her out often? And these guys are mostly arboreal?

They are arboreal by nature, but tend to live fossorially in captivity.

At times I rarely see them, other times I see them often...but its not like they will just park in the open all day long like a geniculata or something. Generally speaking, they disappear late in the molt cycle, but when feeding, the prey drive has them showing themselves on some level routinely, even if its just feet.

schioedtei

• cold blood
• Jul 5, 2018
• malaysian earthtiger tarantula omothymus omothymus schioedtei schioedtei

I don't know of a single species of Asian t that isn't reclusive....fwiw

 

[SonsofArachne]

I don't know of a single species of Asian t that isn't reclusive....fwiw

I'll be the "exception to every rule" guy, and this is based on one example so make of it what you will, but my Haplocosmia himalayana acts like a Brachy. Sits out when I open her enclosure and feeds in the open too. She has burrow but only uses it to molt.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Lampropelma nigerrimum - Like G. pulchra? Want a fast growing, perpetually angry arboreal version with a better appetite? Say no more, fam.

0.1 Lampropelma nigerrimum

• The Grym Reaper
• Jun 29, 2019
• adult adult female female lampropelma lampropelma nigerrimum nigerrimum sangihe black tarantula sangihe island black

Caught Aurora outside of her cork tube, pretty sure that's one of the harbingers of the apocalypse.

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis - Pet hole but absolutely stunning.

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis

• The Grym Reaper
• Jun 26, 2019
• 1
• aureotibialis haplopelma chrysothrix ornithoctonus ornithoctonus aureotibialis thai golden fringe thailand golden fringe tarantula threat threat posture

Fight me.

 

[Minty]

Omothymus violaceopes is my favourite. She just moulted yesterday. They’re stunning and great eaters.

I’m also a big fan of Chilobrachys species.

 

[FrDoc]

Several have standout characteristics as many described above, but for one that has it all going on, C. schmidti (gold).

 

[Thrashed84]

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Omothymus violaceopes is my favourite. She just moulted yesterday. They’re stunning and great eaters.

I’m also a big fan of Chilobrachys species.

That's very pretty!

 

[Jesse607]

Chilobrachys fimbriatus. Beautiful, beautiful species, and fast growing, great appetite, and ridiculous webber. I see my AF quite often, as she often sits at the entrance of her burrow or is busy (and bent on) filling the enclosure with webbing. No worries about her moist substrate getting moldy because it is all covered with thick webbing.

 

[Asgiliath]

I know it's kind of basic but C. lividus has a special place in my heart. Being my first OW.

 

[Thrashed84]

Chilobrachys fimbriatus. Beautiful, beautiful species, and fast growing, great appetite, and ridiculous webber. I see my AF quite often, as she often sits at the entrance of her burrow or is busy (and bent on) filling the enclosure with webbing. No worries about her moist substrate getting moldy because it is all covered with thick webbing.

They are very pretty! Seems to tick all the boxes for me. I like the idea of a borrower who webs a lot

I know it's kind of basic but C. lividus has a special place in my heart. Being my first OW.

They are gorgeous so totally understandable that they are anyone's favourite. How do you find them to keep?

 

[Asgiliath]

They are gorgeous so totally understandable that they are anyone's favourite. How do you find them to keep?

I mean, I'm lucky that my particular specimen leaves their burrow about once a week to hangout under the plants at the back of the enclosure. They also provided me with my first OW rehouse experience which was a fun challenge!

 

[0311usmc]

That's a tough one. I really love my adult female C.lividus but i really like how the C.albostriatus looks too.

 

[Moebius]

I'll stick with some of what I've worked with recently, vs my wish list:
Omothymus schiodtei; impressive females without a rank price tag, hard to go wrong with that, nice mix of colors and markings. Our gal hasn't been as reclusive as some other popular species either.

Cyriopagopus sp. Sumatran Tiger; think a giant darker C. hati hati with some nice striping. Crazy eaters and growers. Still waiting for them to get their full size, but definitely a species I want to keep and propagate for the forseeable. C. hati hati-like but impressively big leg spans, what's not to love?

Phormingochilus sp. rufus I'm lucky in that I see ours out and about a fair bit. A striped P. gigas with some purple blush to that peach. I love P. gigas and P. elenae, so having another similar colored OW honestly is a treat.

Chilobrachys fimbriatus; tiger tiger with some attitude packed in a small (compared to a tiger that is) body, but gorgeous as both males and females. Again lucky in that ours wasn't a pet hole, I'd love to keep going with these.

 

[Bigme213]

Haven't had the Bach Ma lass long. To be honest she's out pretty much ever night. Although sadly I have to get pics with my phone like this as she quickly reverses back down her burrow if she senses me. Deep sub and I overflow her water dish. She's extremely defensive.

Man, just gorgeous

 

[weibkreux]

Cyriopagopus hainanus. Reclusive but a great eater, always seeing mine near her burrow entrance.
Ornithoctonus sp. South Mindanao. Always out at night, very beautiful spider. Mine have a semi-arboreal set-up.

 

[Thrashed84]

I mean, I'm lucky that my particular specimen leaves their burrow about once a week to hangout under the plants at the back of the enclosure. They also provided me with my first OW rehouse experience which was a fun challenge!

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Some great photos there. Those blues are amazing. At rehouse time was she more bolty or defensive?