Neoholothele incei communal?

[Martsinsects]

Heyhey everyone,

I would like to have your opion about keeping Neoholothele incei communal.

I know some people keep this species communal and I know some people fail to keep them communal and some people succeed to keep this species communal.
I only have 1 Neoholothele incei but I might want to breed with this species in the furture and if possible I like to keep the slings communal.
What are the do's and donts when keeping them communal and how big is the risk of ending up with only 1 fat spider?

 

[moricollins]

The risk of ending up with only one Tarantula at the end is quite high. As far as I can recall every communal of Neoholothele incei that I've seen on here has ended badly.

 

[Matt Man]

every communal ends badly that I have ever heard /seen

 

[cold blood]

Not a communal species.

 

[Matt Man]

Not a communal species.

unless your idea of communal is "Thunderdome" or the Roman Coliseum

 

[Hakuna]

Heyhey everyone,

I would like to have your opion about keeping Neoholothele incei communal.

I know some people keep this species communal and I know some people fail to keep them communal and some people succeed to keep this species communal.
I only have 1 Neoholothele incei but I might want to breed with this species in the furture and if possible I like to keep the slings communal.
What are the do's and donts when keeping them communal and how big is the risk of ending up with only 1 fat spider?

No one has succeeded with N. incei. What are you talking about? You watch Dark Den’s train wreck of a communal? Several died for that “experiment”

 

[Smotzer]

Neoholothele incei is certainly not communal. Do not try unless you are okay will killing spiders.

 

[Matt Man]

I think sitting on your back porch and lighting $10 bills on fire sounds more fun for a similar result

 

[Neonblizzard]

I think sitting on your back porch and lighting $10 bills on fire sounds more fun for a similar result

At least no animals get hurt when you go that route

 

[8 legged]

Heyhey everyone,

I would like to have your opion about keeping Neoholothele incei communal.

I know some people keep this species communal and I know some people fail to keep them communal and some people succeed to keep this species communal.
I only have 1 Neoholothele incei but I might want to breed with this species in the furture and if possible I like to keep the slings communal.
What are the do's and donts when keeping them communal and how big is the risk of ending up with only 1 fat spider?

I tried a little longer ago.
I kept 4 siblings in one enclosure and they accepted each other, but always seemed stressed. After three months I separated the animals and gave each one an enclosure. The animals were suddenly much more agile and produced a lot more webs!
Meanwhile I am of the opinion that NO tarantula is made for socialization! I even find a communal with adult Balfouris terrible. The fact that the animals do not kill each other permanently does not mean for me that they have a stress-free life because of it.
As I said, I had this one try (luckily no loss) and I won't do that to any spider again!

 

[Matt Man]

At least no animals get hurt when you go that route

exactly. I mean if you wanna burn money, just burn money. Don't spend money on something just to kill it

I think the only way a communal set up would work is it it was huge, like one of those model train build outs that are 10' x 17' (yes I mean FEET) so each animal had it's own territory.

 

[Timc]

Do’s:
Don’ts: keep multiple tarantulas in the same enclosure.

 

[sasker]

I think The Dark Den's Petko had some success with keeping them communally. He had two groups of 15 tarantulas. After a few months, seven tarantulas were left of the first group, and four of the other group. So, it was a great success, if losing 19 tarantulas in a few months is your goal.

 

[viper69]

Heyhey everyone,

I would like to have your opion about keeping Neoholothele incei communal.

I know some people keep this species communal and I know some people fail to keep them communal and some people succeed to keep this species communal.
I only have 1 Neoholothele incei but I might want to breed with this species in the furture and if possible I like to keep the slings communal.
What are the do's and donts when keeping them communal and how big is the risk of ending up with only 1 fat spider?

They are not communal!!

 

[moricollins]

I think The Dark Den's Petko had some success with keeping them communally. He had two groups of 15 tarantulas. After a few months, seven tarantulas were left of the first group, and four of the other group. So, it was a great success, if losing 19 tarantulas in a few months is your goal.

Agreed, it's a great way to whittle down the number of tarantulas.

 

[Smotzer]

Agreed, it's a great way to whittle down the number of tarantulas.

Its one of the easiest ways to do so as well.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Do: House them in separate enclosures.
Don't: Try to house them communally.

They're not communal, anyone selling "communal groups" is more concerned with making a quick profit on their unwanted stock than the welfare of their animals.

I think The Dark Den's Petko had some success with keeping them communally. He had two groups of 15 tarantulas. After a few months, seven tarantulas were left of the first group, and four of the other group. So, it was a great success, if losing 19 tarantulas in a few months is your goal.

That was just by the time he rehoused them as juvies, he rehoused both groups into communal setups again and I believe he only had one of each left at the end of it.

 

[Martsinsects]

Aha so everyone of you thinks its a bad idea, well this is why I ask stuff before trying it

 

[Table]

Communals are just a bad idea .

 

[Matt Man]

I think The Dark Den's Petko had some success with keeping them communally. He had two groups of 15 tarantulas. After a few months, seven tarantulas were left of the first group, and four of the other group. So, it was a great success, if losing 19 tarantulas in a few months is your goal.

19/30 is roughly 2/3rds death rate. So if you want a good batting average for your Ts survival you are on the right track