P. irminia

[Trenor]

Can you really evaluate a species by a sling?

My C.cyaneopubescens sling is housed in a similar (but smaller) enclosure and it behaves very similarly to the pre-adult male I have. It disappears more frequently for molts but for day to day the behave it is close to the same. I realize this may not be true for all species or even for all C.cyaneopubescens.

So, maybe, maybe not, but when I've only encountered a sling of a species that's all I have to go on. So I put what I have experienced out there and he elaborated on what he had experienced. That gives me a better understanding of the species.

Can you really evaluate species by just a few you have kept? Even on here, people keeping the same species have had greatly different behaviors from them.

The slings acted like just about any other sling. Once they became juvies, I never saw the darn things again. It wouldn't matter so much now, but at the time, I only had three tarantulas. That's really my main gripe. Oh, but I'll tell you, it sure taught me patience in this hobby.

Good to know, mine still is still really small so I have a ways to get before I can see the juvi/adult behaviors. I've seen where others have commented that their P.irminia Ts are out more often and I wonder if how the enclosure or lighting setup could be a big factor on how visible they are. It would be interesting for everyone to compare setups and photos and see if there is a more common setup that allows to be more comfortable. Which could encourage them to be out more.

 

[Blackout14]

My C.cyaneopubescens sling is housed in a similar (but smaller) enclosure and it behaves very similarly to the pre-adult male I have. It disappears more frequently for molts but for day to day the behave it is close to the same. I realize this may not be true for all species or even for all C.cyaneopubescens.

So, maybe, maybe not, but when I've only encountered a sling of a species that's all I have to go on. So I put what I have experienced out there and he elaborated on what he had experienced. That gives me a better understanding of the species.

Can you really evaluate species by just a few you have kept? Even on here, people keeping the same species have had greatly different behaviors from them.



Good to know, mine still is still really small so I have a ways to get before I can see the juvi/adult behaviors. I've seen where others have commented that their P.irminia Ts are out more often and I wonder if how the enclosure or lighting setup could be a big factor on how visible they are. It would be interesting for everyone to compare setups and photos and see if there is a more common setup that allows to be more comfortable. Which could encourage them to be out more.

I have lighting in my female and almost every morning she is out and on her cork hide when the light kicks on. Maybe that could be part of it since so many people keep ts in the dark mine really seems to enjoy basking for a short while in the morning

 

[Andrea82]

My two irminia slings were from hell...or had themselves mistaken for an obt. Fast, unpredictable and highly defensive.
My pulcher slings run and hide when disturbed, but attack prey that is their size. Psalmopoeus genus seems to lull you with slow deliberate movement, and then bolt on you.

 

[Blackout14]

So I recently moved my tarantulas to the basement and my scorps. I have them all on my big workbench right now they have been in the dark for about 4 days and I have not seen my p irminia once. I use under cabinet lights for my scorpians and some snakes cause they are thin bulbs are cheap and provide heat. So I brought 3 of them downstairs with the timer tonight and tuned then on on the scorp tanks and immediatly who came to the top of its hide..my p irminia . Like I said mine does seem to enjoy the lights and maybe it's the added heat but she instantly climbed up to the top and hung out.

 

[EulersK]

Good to know, mine still is still really small so I have a ways to get before I can see the juvi/adult behaviors. I've seen where others have commented that their P.irminia Ts are out more often and I wonder if how the enclosure or lighting setup could be a big factor on how visible they are. It would be interesting for everyone to compare setups and photos and see if there is a more common setup that allows to be more comfortable. Which could encourage them to be out more.

I was the definition of a greenhorn when I first got mine. It's very likely that I was keeping them improperly, which led to this behavior. To be perfectly honest, I don't remember exactly how I kept them beyond the basics.

 

[Trenor]

I was the definition of a greenhorn when I first got mine. It's very likely that I was keeping them improperly, which led to this behavior. To be perfectly honesty, I don't remember exactly how I kept them beyond the basics.

I've been there myself man. No worries.

I have lighting in my female and almost every morning she is out and on her cork hide when the light kicks on. Maybe that could be part of it since so many people keep ts in the dark mine really seems to enjoy basking for a short while in the morning

So I recently moved my tarantulas to the basement and my scorps. I have them all on my big workbench right now they have been in the dark for about 4 days and I have not seen my p irminia once. I use under cabinet lights for my scorpians and some snakes cause they are thin bulbs are cheap and provide heat. So I brought 3 of them downstairs with the timer tonight and tuned then on on the scorp tanks and immediatly who came to the top of its hide..my p irminia . Like I said mine does seem to enjoy the lights and maybe it's the added heat but she instantly climbed up to the top and hung out.

I'm curious about the light aspect. My T room gets some light in the windows as well. As mine gets older I'll have to see how it does.

 

[Blackout14]

I've been there myself man. No worries.




I'm curious about the light aspect. My T room gets some light in the windows as well. As mine gets older I'll have to see how it does.

It's like clockwork. And I know they are fine my basement is 75-80 degrees so they have heat it's not like they are cold then want the heat..they either want additional heat or are drawn towards the light which one it is I couldn't tell you lol. I can try it with led lights that give off no heat and let you know

 

[Blackout14]

It's not a ton of heat they put out either I mean the lights get hotter then he'll but a few inches and it's just warm. They are only 25 watt lights but the desert scorpians get weird when they don't have lights almost like it's overcast and you don't see them at all lights and it heats up a bit durning the day they come out at nught

 

[Trenor]

I can try it with led lights that give off no heat and let you know

That would be worth trying just to see.

 

[Blackout14]

That would be worth trying just to see.

I have some a halogen light I can dig up in the next few days after the scorpian cage drys out I'll give it a try and post up what she does

 

[viper69]

How reclusive is your P. pulcher? Mine is always out of its hide, and it doesn't really run until you tap the sides of the enclosure or something of that sort.

Mine is a pet hole, just like my irminia. It's a better eater than my irminia. My irminia take these small crickets when they should be taking larger ones for their size. It drives me crazy. I had a 4" P irninia I raised from a sling. It always ate these small sized medium crickets, while my Avics are chowing down large adult size crickets, sometimes 2 at time. It's the way this genus is IME. I love the Suntiger's looks, females that is, but I rarely saw mine, sooooo if this new irminia is not a female, it's the last irminia I'll own.

 

[Storm76]

Can't attest to the sensitive to light thing with my irminias really. Actually none of my Psalmopoeus spp. is really bothered by it that much. But my T. violaceus and those A. purpureas I had are all very photosensitive. So are many P. metallicas from what I've seen...

Also: Blasphemy! P. irminia boring to raise? They usually teach you right from the start and with gaining size just how much a pain in the rear they can be at times from my experience!

 

[Ryuti]

My P. irminia is one of my slowest Ts in my collection, although it's only 2" right now so that could change in a few molts. I also own a cambridgei and i'm definitely able to see her more often, although both of them are almost never outside of their hides, my cambridgei is just up against the wall for a better view.

Like others said they're "semi-arboreal" however one of my friends is actually doing an experiment of sorts with her irminia. She has hers in a full terrestrial setup and it's been thriving for months in it. She said it was extremely stressed out and cramped up in a arboreal setup. She posts on the AB facebook group occasionally about it.

 

[arachnidsGrip]

My P. Irminia is shy, would rather go to her hide than come to you. However, she's an oddball; only webbed a little, but has burrowed under the cork I had as an anchor, so she's acted more terrestrial although she roams.

Only one of my T's I've seen drink, too. Always after refilling the water bowl she'll get a drink. Good eater, though she has to realize the prey isn't gonna hurt her first, lol.

 

[Blackout14]

Had some time switched tit he leds last night..went to work came home went down stairs and when she realized I was their she took off for her burrow..not crazy fast but enough I was only able to get one pic lol. So at least with mine and a few others my obt And a few others were doing the same seem to enjoy the light at least a bit

 

[Venom1080]

kind of the opposite here. i have a book over most of my irminias cage and shes out pretty often. once a day at least. all of my reclusive Ts usually come out as long as theres shade over the cage. O.V. , multiple Poecilotheria, Irminia, C. marshalli for example.

 

[Blackout14]

kind of the opposite here. i have a book over most of my irminias cage and shes out pretty often. once a day at least. all of my reclusive Ts usually come out as long as theres shade over the cage. O.V. , multiple Poecilotheria, Irminia, C. marshalli for example.

Yea I believe that by no means am what I saying is what I believe to be 100% just my observations of my particular spiders. I would need a much bigger sample to draw a conclusion but mine seem to like it..who knows maybe it is just the warmth and she associates the light with warmth now hell I don't know lol. This is part of the fun for me watching them and seeing what they seem to like

 

[Blackout14]

I guese maybe if people are experience pet holes turn a light on nearby or next to the cage and see if they come out a bit won't hurt anything to try it

 

[Jones0911]

They're arboreal, yes, but you'd be surprised how much time they spend on the ground. They like to make long web tubes along the cork bark and usually burrow just an inch or two under the substrate. It will spend most of its time there.

1) Full arboreal with 2-3 inches of substrate
2) Huge sexual dimorphism on this one, so it depends
3) Terrible appetite in my experience, worst for an arboreal I've seen
4) Hidden, always. They're a ghost usually.
5) Not even a comparison to a GBB. Expect something along the lines of an avic, probably less.

Disclaimer: I don't keep many arboreals, but I've kept two of these (sac mates, both male)

Here's a picture showing the sexual dimorphism in this species. Huge size difference.
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Gorgeous Ts you have!!!!

 

[EulersK]

Gorgeous Ts you have!!!!

Ah, I wish that female were mine. No, that's a picture of my male with the breeder's female. I sent him off on a loan, the breeder sent me that, and unfortunately I never heard from him again. Lesson learned - loans are garbage, only take trades or sales.