Need caresheets

[MizM]

Does anyone know where I can find the following caresheets?

Paraphysa scrofa
Phormictopus cancerides

I though at least the cancerides would be an easy one, but I can't find it!!

Also:
Full grown size of B. vangas
Origin of C. fasciatum

I'm preparing for my big city library presentation!!

=D THANKX YOU GUYS!!!

 

[kellygirl]

Full grown size of B. vagans = ~5"
Origin of C. fasciatum = Costa Rica


-Kelly

 

[MizM]

Thanks Kelly! I thought the Costa Rica part was kind of obvious.... but how many species with the common name "Mexican Somethingorother Tarantula" REALLY come from Mexico?

Thanks for not teasing me on that one!=D

 

[bluerich74]

Heres one for the Cancerides Miz M.Ill keep looking for the Scrofa...http://hem.spray.se/minax/arter/arter_e.html

 

[MizM]

OMG thank you... I did and internet search and could not find ONE of them in English!!!

Now if I just knew how big 7-8 cm KL is!!!!!

 

[bluerich74]

This is about all I could find on P.Scrofa.http://www.e-spiderworld.com/genus_text.htm

 

[bluerich74]

No problem Miz M.Ive gotten so much help here Im just glad I could help someone else out for a change...Rich

 

[bluerich74]

OK.I just emailed Minax to find out what the 7-8cm KL meant.I know the L stands for length but not sure what the K could be

 

[MizM]

Awwww, thank you so much!!!! That's the only one I could find too! I know they top out at 3", come from Chile, and mine is terrestrial. I guess that's about all I need - nobody's going to be much interested in a tiny little T anyway. Although I love her, when doing presentations, SIZE MATTERS!!!

=D YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED!!!!=D

 

[Crotalus]

KL is kroppslängd in swedish, it should be "BL" (body lenght). I was in a hurry when translating it seems.

/Lelle

 

[MizM]

Ahh, figures it's Swedish. Yet ANOTHER occasion for me to wish I had learned the language of my heritage. (My grandparents are from Norkopping. Please excuse my Swedish spelling!!) (And ALL of my spelling for that matter!=D )

So, in inches, if you please, what is the average full grown size of a p. cancerides?

 

[Crotalus]

Originally posted by MizM
Ahh, figures it's Swedish. Yet ANOTHER occasion for me to wish I had learned the language of my heritage. (My grandparents are from Norkopping. Please excuse my Swedish spelling!!) (And ALL of my spelling for that matter!=D )

So, in inches, if you please, what is the average full grown size of a p. cancerides?

Norrköping, thats a nice town
Its never too late to learn swedish

Average size around BL 2,5-3, legspan around 6-6,5


/Lelle

 

[MizM]

Thank you so much for the help!!

Well, when do my lessons start? I just LOVE my grandma's name: Hillevi Braug Danielson

Again, 'scuse the spelling!!

 

[tarcan]

The best caresheet I ever found for Paraphysa scrofa is on the GEA site:

http://gea.free.fr/paraphysa.htm

Well, it is in french, but I had translated for a buddy of mine a while ago and here it is:

Please note that I post this for the benefit of everyone and I hope it will not cause any problems. This portion of the GEA site is accessable by anyone and I do not believe that translating this information is violating and copyrights it is merely to try to help fellow enthusiasts. I did not compose this caresheet, only translated it to the best of my knowledge of the english language. The original author is Gérard Huleux.

Here is the translation for the P. scrofa care sheet:

DISTRIBUTION:
This spider comes from near Santiego (Chile). It is also been seen in
Argentina on the West side of the Andes (in low altitude). In order to
achieve good results with this specie you have to take the following in
consideration: The Santiego is under the influence of a
xerothermomediterraneen to thermomediterraneen climate (what ever that is!)
alternating with periods of cold sub-desertic climate. The ideal biotop for
that spider is asubtropical, meaning absolute dryness for 4 months in summer
and really humid from the end of fall to the end of winter. The temparatures
in this region are from 5 to 20, 6 celcius maximum in summer (you will have
to convert to Farenheit, **this sentence is tricky to translate as I do not
fully understand it in it's french version, I do not know if they say from 5
degrees to 20,6 degrees or from 5 to 20 max. with a max. of 6 in summer---I
don't know if you understand what I am trying to tell you!). The dry period
is from 150 to 200 days in total. The rain falls are about 350mm per year
(in a subtropical climate that means fast evaporation). Please nothe that in
the month of March, minimu temparature is 7 and max is 20 celcius, humidity
is at 93%!!!

HOBBY:
For the hobby they suggest a relatively dry substract, water available of
course. Temparature should be near 20 to 23 degrees with a big drop for the
night period. A 2 to 3 month period at a temperature of 15 celcius is
necessary for the good development of the spider. Note that the temperature
drop has to be progressive.

REPRODUCTION:
Feed well the female before mating. Ther is not great danger for the male,
but they say to watch the action. Then a cooler period of one to two months
is necessary for the female after mating (I do the same with my G. rosea and
it works). Female will produce the egg sac after 4 to 6 months mayby more if
you rspect the cooling period suggestion. The egg sac may be taken away from
the female and placed in an incubator after 8 weeks. Incubation period is
about 3 months. You may ahve between 150 to 200 spiderlings.

Growth rate is slow. 4 years for a male and 5 to 7 years for a female
depending of the conditions you keep her. Spiderlings can be separated after
2 to 3 weeks after their birth in order to minimize cannibalism

 

[MizM]

Thak you SO MUCH!

I searched for literally HOURS and could find nothing in English about my little scrofa girl!! I really appreciate it!