P. irminia tips?

[Swagg]

Hey all,
So I picked up a P.irminia at repticon yesterday along with a C. versicolor. (couldn't pass up the deal I got). I'm pretty comfortable with the versicolor as I have some experience with Avics. I am, however, out of my element but confident with the irminia. any advice on the irminia would me much appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[Ungoliant]

So I picked up a P.irminia at repticon yesterday along with a C. versicolor. (couldn't pass up the deal I got). I'm pretty comfortable with the versicolor as I have some experience with Avics. I am, however, out of my element but confident with the irminia. any advice on the irminia would me much appreciated.

You may find this thread helpful: A closer look at: Psalmopoeus irminia (Venezuelan Suntiger).

Let us know if you still have questions after reading it.

 

[Swagg]

@Ungoliant Great info, thank you.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Standard non-Avic setup, enough slightly moist sub so they can burrow if they want to, wide bark piece leant against the side or into a corner, low level plant cover around the bark, and a water dish.

 

[viper69]

Hey all,
So I picked up a P.irminia at repticon yesterday along with a C. versicolor. (couldn't pass up the deal I got). I'm pretty comfortable with the versicolor as I have some experience with Avics. I am, however, out of my element but confident with the irminia. any advice on the irminia would me much appreciated.
Thanks!

Females are super pretty, males- not hah. I've had both.

They are reclusive, and this species is quite photosensitive compared to other members of the genus. You'll know when its hungry because they will have tips of toes at the burrow edge.

They are quite fast compared to Avics. Give it more space as they are zippy, prevents escapes better that way.

 

[Swagg]

Females are super pretty, males- not hah. I've had both.

They are reclusive, and this species is quite photosensitive compared to other members of the genus. You'll know when its hungry because they will have tips of toes at the burrow edge.

They are quite fast compared to Avics. Give it more space as they are zippy, prevents escapes better that way.

Any words of wisdom on rehousing?

 

[viper69]

Any words of wisdom on rehousing?

Bag method - don’t ask until you google

 

[Swagg]

Bag method - don’t ask until you google

...genius. Thank you!

 

[Goopyguy56]

Never stick your fingertips into the enclosure would be my tip. I might grab the water bowl of some other t's with my hands but I would use extra long tongs for my Psalmopoeus. Probably a great idea to use tongs for everything anyways but I get lazy sometimes.

 

[cold blood]

When it comes to re housing, ive ALWAYS been met with threat postures and slapping the ground....drop a catch cup over them and typically you are done....but they can be super fast if they choose to bolt, so re house in an open, controlled space, like the bathtub.

I bite!

• cold blood
• Jul 5, 2018
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• irminia psalmopoeus psalmopoeus irminia suntiger tarantula threat venezuelan suntiger tarantula

typical angry irminia

Ive had them hold threat postures upwards of 45 minutes.

 

[Sinned]

One of the T's I would love to keep, but the speed that people describe freaks me out a bit. One day, one day maybe...

 

[Swagg]

One of the T's I would love to keep, but the speed that people describe freaks me out a bit. One day, one day maybe...

Mine so far hasn’t been bad at all. I gave it PLENTY of places to hide and it chose to chill out behind its cork bark. It’s the smallest sling I’ve ever had, like 3 instar. Which freaks me out more than the speed tbo lol

 

[The Grym Reaper]

One of the T's I would love to keep, but the speed that people describe freaks me out a bit. One day, one day maybe...

They can shift when they want to but they're not as willing to show their speed as cambridgei/pulcher/ecclesiasticus are in my experience.

 

[Swagg]

They can shift when they want to but they're not as willing to show their speed as cambridgei/pulcher/ecclesiasticus are in my experience.

I can attest to that. Looked at a cambridgi sling in the shop near me. Opened the lid to take a look and a breeze must have hit it the wrong way and it was gone. Surprised me, I had never seen speed like that before and wasn’t ready for it. The spider was out and across the desk before I knew really what happened.