P. Lugardi

[suntiger117]

Hello everybody,

I am an owner of a P. Lugardi and I wanted to learn more info on them. My t is very, very, very, verrrrrrrrry stubborn and I have no idea why. It wont feed, idk if it drinks, and it sure as hell aint friendly. I feel like it is always stressed but idk how to exactly tell. It won't come out of it's burrow but will attack anything that goes to the entrance.

So if anyone owns this T comment and lets start a Fort Hall Baboon thread going. I feel like this is a T that no one really cares about. GOOOO


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^^Not my P. Lugardi. Mine is below vv

 

[salmonpink]

That is a awesome looking t

 

[suntiger117]

I'm going to post of pic of my 2" girl, she's a beut!

 

[le-thomas]

I've got a few of these. They're awesome spiders. I don't often see my larger one eat, but the young ones are ecstatic whenever I drop food into their vials. The best thing for you to do would be to stop worrying about the spider; it knows what it's doing.

 

[suntiger117]

I know! No one really cares about them. They care about it's cousin the OBT but i found that they're very similar. I put my t into a much smaller enclosure and i'm going to leave it alone for a week or so then feed. I want to know more about their habbits, what can you tell me about your old one?

 

[le-thomas]

I know! No one really cares about them. They care about it's cousin the OBT but i found that they're very similar. I put my t into a much smaller enclosure and i'm going to leave it alone for a week or so then feed. I want to know more about their habbits, what can you tell me about your old one?

I love the OBTs, but P. lugardi and P. chordatus are just as interesting to me. They appear thicker and more tarantula-like, in my opinion, and they don't seem to have the semi-arboreal tendencies of the P. murinus, sticking mostly to burrowing and terrestrial living.
My older one has a pretty complex burrow with what appear to be two openings despite its relatively shallow substrate. He/she is a feisty thing, but never reared up at me during rehousing. He/she is very secretive, and never really comes out of the burrow, though I do see it every once and a while through the side of its container as the burrow is up against the wall.
These seem a little less skittish and aggressive then the OBTs, but I don't know for sure. My small slings are lightning fast and unpacking them when they arrived was really difficult.

 

[NGLepine]

In general, I LOVE pokies, baboons, and brachys!!!

 

[spiderengineer]

I keep mine like i keep my OBT dry with lots a substrate. mine has nice deep burrow and spends most of its time in their, typical baboon behavior.

 

[spiderengineer]

mine eating in its chamber

 

[suntiger117]

Yeah baboons are an interesting species. I myself love the agression

---------- Post added 11-05-2013 at 07:17 AM ----------

Whoaa very deep burrow indeed! I just transferred mine into a smaller tank, it seems to like it. Idk why but p. Lugardis are very quick to make themselves at home aren't they? Lol

 

[ReclusiveDemon]

Are these species considered obligate burrowers?

mine eating in its chamber

Are you using Coco coir?

 

[spiderengineer]

Are these species considered obligate burrowers?



Are you using Coco coir?

i wouldn't necessarly call them obllligate burrowers but its not a bad idea to provide them with some substrate. I mainly use peat moss as a substrate

 

[suntiger117]

I use ecoearth

---------- Post added 11-05-2013 at 10:22 AM ----------

You should post more pictures of the enclosure, like the opening of her borrow or even try and lure her out

 

[JadeWilliamson]

I had a 3" P lugardi for a while. I had her for about a year and she never molted. I gave her about 6" of substrate and started a burrow for her with a cork bark shed and she took to it. She was capable of being pretty quick when she needed to, but like le thomas said they're kinda built thicker than OBT so they don't teleport around. I never had problems with defensiveness in the specimen I kept. I even handled her once or twice. Once she was out of her enclosure she was very well-behaved. She did spend a lot of her time in her hole, especially during the day. Some quieter days I would find her walking around, and dropping in a roach always encouraged feeding at those times. I guess she was hunting!

 

[suntiger117]

Wow you have a trained T lol. Mine is so picky, it refuses to eat. The last time I even thought it ate was in august and that was before I even bought her! haha

 

[spiderengineer]

[/COLOR]You should post more pictures of the enclosure, like the opening of her borrow or even try and lure her out

she only recently burrow and spent most of the time in a premade burrow which you can see in this pic



she actually only burrow recently because she was in premolt and wanted to feel safe, but this what she is currently in




I also have her molting in a vid on my Youtube channel

 

[Poec54]

I am an owner of a P. Lugardi and it is very, very, very, verrrrrrrrry stubborn and I have no idea why. It wont feed, idk if it drinks, and it sure as hell aint friendly. I feel like it is always stressed but idk how to exactly tell. It won't come out of it's burrow but will attack anything that goes to the entrance.

BTW, tarantulas aren't stubborn. They've evolved to certain conditions in their habitat, and only seem 'stubborn' when those aren't provided. They don't know what else to do. Any problems with tarantulas in captivity are due to people, not the spiders.

 

[suntiger117]

I see that makes sense

---------- Post added 11-06-2013 at 07:11 AM ----------

Wow! She's gorgeous and that's an impressive burrow btw

 

[catfishrod69]

P. murinus is the species in the genus that i like the least. Im much more interested in the other species, especially the ones that arent in the hobby.


P. lugardi female #1


P. lugardi female #2


P. lugardi female #3


P. lugardi sling/juvie



P. chordatus female

 

[Poec54]

Im much more interested in the other species, especially the ones that arent in the hobby.

There's definitely more baboon species needed in the hobby. Besides other Pterinochilus, we need to see more Ceratogyrus, Harpactira, Augacephalus, Hysterocrates, Phoneyusa, Eumenophorus, Heteroscodra, & Stromatopelma. There's a rich variety of tarantulas in Africa, and more to be discovored.