My Ts are dying! Help!

[Venom1080]

Think I'm out of the woods on that end. T room got to 66 and right as I was driving to grab a family member's generator, my neighbor called and let me know power was back on. Looks like everyone's all good, but my concern is the 100+ P. sp Sabah Blue eggs in the incubator .


Anytime! Ornithoctoninae is hands down my favorite subfamily and I want everyone to be as successful with them as I have been. I tried to logically think through your problem as presented and I kept coming back to why didn't the Theraphosa have problems? For all intents and purposes, they practically require the same care, being moisture dependent denizens of the rainforest. Ventilation is the only thing that makes sense to me and fills in the gap, so to say.

Couple follow up questions if you don't mind. Are the Phormingochilus sp (which ones by the way?) the only arboreal Ornithoctoninae that you've had some success with and by the statement done well, how much longer have they been in your collection than the deceased specimens were and what's the ventilation like for the success stories? Were they kept on higher shelves then the deceased specimens? Remember, I do believe that temps were the final killer, but I think a lack of air turnover weakened them. If the temps are fixed, it's possible you might not see another death, but changing up your ventilation is still something to consider.

The genera you have listed as humid arboreals I wouldn't really classify as such TBH. All of those genera (with maybe the exception of tappies) are what I would consider to be more generalist tarantulas (meaning not moisture dependent to the degree that Ornithoctoninae is) and are usually highly adaptable. They can be found in a variety of habitats, some of them man made even, and are very hardy in captivity. IMO, If you were having potential ventilation issues with a tarantula like a Psalmo, it would probably be because there's no ventilation holes at all lol.

How long have you kept Ornithoctoninae and other tarantulas?

One picture has two larger cages. My 6" P everetti is in the right enclosure. About 1.5-2 years. Also never had issues with P sp Rufus. Have a couple now and raised another a while ago. And no.

 

[l4nsky]

How long have you kept Ornithoctoninae and other tarantulas?

Let's see. If my memory serves me correctly, I've been keeping inverts since mid 2016, started getting serious around Jan 2017, I've been keeping Ornithoctoninae sp since Oct 2019 and started breeding them this year. Of the 34 permanent members currently in my collection, 24 are Asian and 14 are moisture dependent Ornithoctoninae, mostly of the arboreal variety .

Arboreal Ornithoctoninae and Avicularia seem to be the problem children for a lot of keepers and I've always believed ventilation to be the key to their successful husbandry (It's kind of already been proven with Avics). As such, I've always utilized it in my enclosures and have had success with no unexplainable losses or suspected losses to environmental parameters (The only premature death in my collection I've had so far was due to an injury of unknown origin with a 2i Ornithoctoninae sp Mindanao Central). I've written and posted about how I care for them multiple times because I think every serious collector should have and keep atleast one member of this visually stunning subfamily and I want them to be successful as well.

One picture has two larger cages. My 6" P everetti is in the right enclosure. About 1.5-2 years. Also never had issues with P sp Rufus. Have a couple now and raised another a while ago. And no.

Hmmm.... I'm guessing you're referring to the first picture of the 32oz deli and one of the enclosures in the background? Is the everetti in the exo terra towards the bottom right or do I have this all wrong lol?

 

[Venom1080]

Let's see. If my memory serves me correctly, I've been keeping inverts since mid 2016, started getting serious around Jan 2017, I've been keeping Ornithoctoninae sp since Oct 2019 and started breeding them this year. Of the 34 permanent members currently in my collection, 24 are Asian and 14 are moisture dependent Ornithoctoninae, mostly of the arboreal variety .

Arboreal Ornithoctoninae and Avicularia seem to be the problem children for a lot of keepers and I've always believed ventilation to be the key to their successful husbandry (It's kind of already been proven with Avics). As such, I've always utilized it in my enclosures and have had success with no unexplainable losses or suspected losses to environmental parameters (The only premature death in my collection I've had so far was due to an injury of unknown origin with a 2i Ornithoctoninae sp Mindanao Central). I've written and posted about how I care for them multiple times because I think every serious collector should have and keep atleast one member of this visually stunning subfamily and I want them to be successful as well.


Hmmm.... I'm guessing you're referring to the first picture of the 32oz deli and one of the enclosures in the background? Is the everetti in the exo terra towards the bottom right or do I have this all wrong lol?

Thats good. Those are both cool sub families.

Hmm, there's a pic with two big plastic tubs. The right tub.