How do you care for Birupes simoroxigorum sling?

[Harrys009]

I had my birupes sling from 1 month ago it's doing fine but i still don't know how to care for it. I'm searching for any information for birupes and I can't find anything. So i'm asking here for advice to care for birupes sling. About feeding, enclosure, substrate or anything, any advice would be great.

 

[Pmurinushmacla]

Use the search function in the top right hand corner, im sure there are posts about them here.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Same care as any other Asian fossorial species, look up Cyriopagopus/Ornithoctonus/Fossorial Ornithoctoninae husbandry.

 

[Cmac2111]

I had my birupes sling from 1 month ago it's doing fine but i still don't know how to care for it.

Look man, I'm not trying to be an a-hole here, but PLEASE do research BEFORE buying animals in future... No-one wants to see any creature in the hands of someone who doesn't "know how to care for it".

 

[Tarantuland]

Same care as any other Asian fossorial species, look up Cyriopagopus/Ornithoctonus/Fossorial Ornithoctoninae husbandry.

To me they seem closer to Orphnaceus or Selenocosmia but it’s all the same care really

 

[NMTs]

To start, you may want to put it in an enclosure that it can't touch all the sides of at the same time... It has outgrown that deli cup and could use something larger.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

#1 Never get an animal you haven’t fully researched the care of. It’s irresponsible.

#2 That enclosure is WAY too small. Like, borderline cruelty small. This is the equivalent of keeping a dog crated 24/7 and expecting it to urinate and deficate in the same place it’s expected to eat and sleep. You need something with a width and length of 3 times or more the spiders diagonal leg span and because this is a terrestrial/fossorial species, at least 5 times the dls in depth with a minimum of 5-6” of substrate.

#3 This spider is from the subfamily Selenocosmiinae, first described out of Sarawak, Borneo in 2019. Specifically out of lowland rainforests. (Information readily available through a cursory Google search.) A search that also provided this

Neon Blue Leg Tarantula (Birupes simoroxigorum) Care Guide | ThePetFAQ

The Bornean Neon Blue Leg Tarantula, also known as the Birupes simoroxigorum, is a new addition to the tarantula hobby. It was first discovered as recently as

thepetfaq.com

A care guide?! Short of which you would research the region they originate from and attempt to replicate those conditions. But as with most of these Asian fossorial species, 80% humidity and 78-80 for temp.

To me they seem closer to Orphnaceus or Selenocosmia but it’s all the same care really

You are correct my good sir, Selenocosmiinae subfamily

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Here's a start:

Ornithoctoninae care and info

Relevant genera: Phormingochilus Lampropelma Cyriopagopus Ornithoctonus Cytharognathus This thread will cover the care for all species and genera in the Ornithoctoninae subfamily. These spiders are commonly referred to as “Earth Tigers” due to their burrowing tendencies and striped...

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[viper69]

Why buy something you don’t how to care for- that isn’t smart at all, it’s the exact opposite of smart and caring with regards to an animal’s life

 

[Jonathan6303]

 

[arthurliuyz]

They are a Selenocosmiinae sp.. They should be kept and IME they behave like a Chilobrachys sp. as well. Birupes simoroxigorum aren't as reclusive and are heavy webbing etc. Mine is more shy when it comes to eating.