Introducing New Balfouris to Communal

[Humphrey]

I have a communal set-up of three 3-4 inch M. Balfouris that I got last year. I'm wondering if I could introduce a new batch of three of these stunning Ts to their enclosure without having any problems.

 

[mschemmy]

Check out Urban Tarantulas if you havent already. He does a lot with M. Balfouri communal set ups. He is on the web, tiktok and Instegram.

 

[DonLouchese]

There should be no problem with introducing new M. balfouris into the current enclosure from my experience. There are plenty of sources on the internet as well.

Regards,

Don

 

[Wolfram1]

Check out Urban Tarantulas if you havent already. He does a lot with M. Balfouri communal set ups. He is on the web, tiktok and Instegram.

he does horrible sensationalistic stuff with his animas and there is no telling how many he looses in the process, nor does he seem to care

@op that said i know of examples that went well while others didn't, basically it could go ether way

 

[viper69]

I have a communal set-up of three 3-4 inch M. Balfouris that I got last year. I'm wondering if I could introduce a new batch of three of these stunning Ts to their enclosure without having any problems.

No one can predict this for sure- you’re either willing to risk the lives of animals dependent upon you for their lives, or you are not.

 

[DaveM]

This gets done all the time. When it happens with humans you usually prepare some kind of icebreakers or plan a team-building retreat.
I think the equivalent for tarantulas would be plush communal feasts, ensuring that everyone is well-fed and happy before and after the merging of unfamiliars.

 

[Wolfram1]

This gets done all the time. When it happens with humans you usually prepare some kind of icebreakers or plan a team-building retreat.
I think the equivalent for tarantulas would be plush communal feasts, ensuring that everyone is well-fed and happy before and after the merging of unfamiliars.

and perhaps making sure everyone is equaly familiar/unfamiliar with the meeting place to avoid established seating orders

 

[Dementeddoll]

I picked one up as a sling and I’ve been doing research as I too wanna start a communal and from what I’ve been reading says if you’re gonna introduce them from a different egg sac then best thing to do is to always rehouse into a different enclosure all together. That you shouldn’t introduce them into the enclosure they’re at right now. That it should always be a different one to avoid any fighting or loss of T’s as the new ones will have to go into unknown territory it’s a bigger risk. So that way with new territory for all of them they learn to coexist but almost all articles I’ve read is that you need to be prepared for some losses and failure. So it’s a hit and miss with them. Keep us updated though.

 

[Humphrey]

Thank you, everyone. I'll have to go with the safer option and just introduce everyone to a new enclosure all at once.

 

[quirinus]

what about putting every T in a single enclosure..?
re-read vipers post, read about communals here, then rethink your opinion of communals before you start a new one.
then do what feels right

 

[Jonathan6303]

I heard some bad stories when people try to introduce new m balfouris into an already established communal. I would leave your communal as is and house the other specimens in different enclosures.

 

[Yama777]

I have read that it is better to introduce all the individuals in a new enclosure than to add new individuals in an already inhabited enclosure.