MBALFOURI COMMUNAL

[margoo]

Hi guys! I was planning on getting an M.balfouri on communal set up. Can you guys pls give me a tips on how they won't eat each other or any other guides rather than that. Any tips will help thankyou!

 

[Arachnopets]

pls give me a tips on how they won't eat each other

By keeping them separate and not communal.

any other guides rather than that. Any tips will help

There are MANY threads on here about this very subject. You would benefit from doing a bit of research by searching through those very threads.

 

[jrh3]

As stated above. Do your own research and you can have a successful communal. Tons of threads here.

 

[Wolfram1]

Cannibalism in M. balfouri has been observed at every stage, from Prelarvae (eggs with legs) to adults.

For every communal that "works" there is another that doesn't.

That said if you absolutely must go the communal rout there is nothing that we can do to stop you. The chances for sucess will rise if you keep them well fed.

They are extremly reclusive so many people force them to build their webs out in the open by only providing anchor points and sandy soil, rather than providing them with proper hides and dirt to dig in. I don't aprove of that practice but it is how it is. Youtube is full of examples.

there are no veryfied reports of communals in the wild and they are found in the little pockets of greenery that exist on Socotra rather than the open desert. So dirt and a corkbark hide/hides with a starter burrow are still the best setup.