Nhandu Chromatus Habits? Care?

[Pennywise]

The beauty of these arachnids really intrigues me. I believe
I will get one of these T s next. I can't find too much data
on them. Do any collectors out there have N. Chromatus(s)?
Do they burrow much? Hide A Lot?

 

[OldHag]

Mine has made an elaborate burrow! She will come out in the evenings but if disturbed she's quick to run right back down into her burrow. They really are stunning spiders! GET ONE! Ive had mine since she was so small I could barely find her in the vial. Now shes a big huge 5" beauty! You wont be dissapointed.

 

[Windchaser]

My sling stays burrowed pretty much all the time. My adult female has been using a hide most of the time. She just recently started a burrow. These are very beautiful T's, but they can have a bit of an attitude. My female will easily throw a threat display when she is disturbed. I keep mine like I keep all of my other T's. I use dry peat moss and provide a water dish.

 

[Mike H.]

My big female stays out in the open, but has a peice of corkbark to hide under if she wants to, awsome spider IMO, I keep her on dry subsrtate with a water dish as well..

Regards, Mike

here she is... http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=49434

 

[rwfoss]

The timing on this post couldnt' be better, as I just got my first Nhandu chromatus in the mail yesterday. She was non-reactive when I first unpacked her, but by the evening she had moved to the hide I provided her.

I will be curious about future replies to this thread. How big to these T's get? Mine is about 4-5 inches right now.

Rick

 

[Mike H.]

From what I have seen they max out around 6 to 7 inches...

Regards, Mike

 

[Pennywise]

Thanks, So far It all sounds really positive, I have to get one!
Headed for Daytona Breeders Expo this Sat. if there isn't one there
I think Swift's has some.

 

[JohnxII]

Got mine as a 2.5" juvenile. At that time she'd prefer to stay in the pre-made hide. Digs a little. Now at 4"+ she stays out almost all of the time.

Just keep in mind they are a bit on the skittish side. And for ground dwellers they are quite capable of teleporting.

 

[Windchaser]

From what I have seen they max out around 6 to 7 inches...

Regards, Mike

Yes, this is about the size of my big female at home.

 

[Bigboy]

I got mine around 1/8", it's 3/4" now and it loves to burrow but as long as it is hungry it'll be right out in the open.

 

[The_Monk]

just had two of these delivered today only 1/8", never had a sling so small before, how fast do they grow? One has eaten already and the other doesnt seem interested much so i'll try tomorrow now.

 

[GoTerps]

just had two of these delivered today only 1/8", never had a sling so small before, how fast do they grow? One has eaten already and the other doesnt seem interested much so i'll try tomorrow now.

Well I'm still feeding ~150 small slings of this species I still have from an eggsac.

They do start out very small, but that's not unusual for a species that regularly pops out 1500+ eggs! I've heard of eggsacs of this species breaking 2000 eggs.

They are very good feeders for their size though, and will easily take down prey their own size.

While they are still small like this they will molt and grow rapidly if fed well... as they get a little bigger the growth will level out, being about average in my experience.

 

[Bigboy]

Why did they get put into genus Nhandu?

 

[Bigboy]

Is it a matter of structure or a big genetic difference nobody knew about before?

 

[GoTerps]

Why did they get put into genus Nhandu?

Are you asking why it was changed from Lasiodora cristata? Well, simply put, it wasn't. Prior to being described as Nhandu chromatus by Schmidt this was an undescribed species. Lasiodora cristata is a completely different spider altogether.

This spider aparantly shares some characteristics with Nhandu, Lasiodora, and Vitalius and it may very well not belong in genus Nhandu.

 

[Schlyne]

They do burrow a lot. I kinda accidently nudged my N. chormatus a couple of days ago :8o and it moved so quickly it was on top of the forceps (yay for long ones) over the deli cup, attacking the forceps. Then it ran back into the cup to hide.

 

[Wadew]

I got a nhandu 10 days ago and it is a tiny thing not afraid of food and has a good appetite

 

[wolfpak]

i have a tiny N. chromatus sling about 3mm in size. do i start feeding it or wait for another molt, before i feed it? what do i feed it? first time to have a sling so small

 

[Wadew]

Try a pinhead cricket,make sure it is a supervised feeding and if there is no interest in a couple minutes take it out . Dry substrate is the key here I will wet a pea size piece of moss and put it in every couple of days.

 

[wolfpak]

what about chopped crickets or mealworms? will they feed on it?