Lycosa spp.

[Tegenaria]

I have 0.2.2 Hogna carolinensis !

May sem a dumb question but whats the significance of the 0.2.2?

 

[Glen Southern]

0.2.2 = he has 0 Males, 2 females and 2 unsexed. Its the accepted way of reporting what sex your inverts are. Its not dumb, everone asks it once.

 

[Tegenaria]

Thanks for that Glen. I have no idea what sex my G rosea is, its just a baby yet but I'm hoping its a female as they live a lot longer!

 

[spinnekop]

Hi

Hehe. Thanks . My planes tu future are: I will have babyes once will be 100eur/pc ;P

Brachy, I hope you mean it :razz: 'cause they are almost never offered on any fair in Europe (which is strange since they are not rare at all). As already said, they live in colonies and you just have to find the right area. Point is, I don't think anybody will ever pay that much for babies where the chance of early dead is very high but I will for adult specimen. :}

There are several subspecies in the region around the black sea and former Sovjet countries and I have to admit 'truhlik' and 'brachy', the specimen you show are the most beautifull I've ever seen.
I hope you will be able to obtain more of them.....

 

[truhlik]

Brachy, I hope you mean it :razz: 'cause they are almost never offered on any fair in Europe (which is strange since they are not rare at all). As already said, they live in colonies and you just have to find the right area. Point is, I don't think anybody will ever pay that much for babies where the chance of early dead is very high but I will for adult specimen. :}

There are several subspecies in the region around the black sea and former Sovjet countries and I have to admit 'truhlik' and 'brachy', the specimen you show are the most beautifull I've ever seen.
I hope you will be able to obtain more of them.....

Thanks it is really nice species but I have one problem with it. In nature they "hybernate" all the winter. And I don´t know which temperature is ideal to hybernate. So i have to trying but i´m afraid of dieing it. Any idea how to do it?

 

[Steven Gielis]

I think the temperature in the frigidaire is good. That's between 5 and 10 degrees Celcius. Buth the spider will need acclimatization to the temperature.

 

[spinnekop]

I think the temperature in the frigidaire is good. That's between 5 and 10 degrees Celcius. Buth the spider will need acclimatization to the temperature.

Yep. That's also my guess. I suppose they hybernate rather deep underground where it probably is a more stable 5 to 10 degrees. But I think not the level of "low" temperature is what might kill a spider but the speed of the temperature fluctuation. I think they might survive a slow steady drop to even below 5 degrees but not an immediate change of 20 to 5 degrees (or vise versa). They will go in shock then and die.
Truhlik, do you have a cellar? This might be the most ideal place to keep them during winter (provided ofcourse it's not freezing inside) because temperatures fluctuate only very little in cellars.

 

[truhlik]

Yep. That's also my guess. I suppose they hybernate rather deep underground where it probably is a more stable 5 to 10 degrees. But I think not the level of "low" temperature is what might kill a spider but the speed of the temperature fluctuation. I think they might survive a slow steady drop to even below 5 degrees but not an immediate change of 20 to 5 degrees (or vise versa). They will go in shock then and die.
Truhlik, do you have a cellar? This might be the most ideal place to keep them during winter (provided ofcourse it's not freezing inside) because temperatures fluctuate only very little in cellars.

Yes, I have a cellar, I was there today for mark of the temperature and there was 9°C, so I think it should be good there. But there are mouses, so I have to get it on some safe place somewhere over the ground. Right now I have it still in the window, so I belive it will not go in shock. I have one more question - how long it should be in cold? To march or longer?

 

[spinnekop]

I have one more question - how long it should be in cold? To march or longer?

I have no idea about the climate in your country but I guess not before start of april. If there's still a change of freezing at night, then don't get it out.
At least that's my guess.