P.metallica + G pulchripes = ????

[Kyayro]

Hello I've recently bought a P metallica and a G pulchripes they're in seperate containers atm and I wanted to ask if they could be put in the same enclosure since the G pulchripes likes to burrow and the P metallica stays in the tree is that a good idea for when they reach adult size?
my P metallica is around 1.75-2inch and my G pulchripes is around 0.75-1 I think

 

[cold blood]

No, absolutely not.

 

[Kendricks]

Wow. I'm kinda in awe.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Recently I've started to keep my 'pet holes' in Magnum boots full of dirt so, why not? That's a nice idea, in the videogames language is called a 'combo'

 

[Mychajlo]

Hello I've recently bought a P metallica and a G pulchripes they're in seperate containers atm and I wanted to ask if they could be put in the same enclosure since the G pulchripes likes to burrow and the P metallica stays in the tree is that a good idea for when they reach adult size?
my P metallica is around 1.75-2inch and my G pulchripes is around 0.75-1 I think

Not to sound rude or anything but I sincerely hope you are kidding

 

[spookyvibes]

Hello I've recently bought a P metallica and a G pulchripes they're in seperate containers atm and I wanted to ask if they could be put in the same enclosure since the G pulchripes likes to burrow and the P metallica stays in the tree is that a good idea for when they reach adult size?
my P metallica is around 1.75-2inch and my G pulchripes is around 0.75-1 I think

Do you want a fat P. metallica or a fat G. pulchripes?

On a serious note, if you are seriously considering doing this, all I have to say is PLEASE DON'T. Eventually one will encounter the other, and you're either going to be out $10 or $80 (depending on prices in your area.)

 

[BoyFromLA]

A bear lives on the land, and a salmon lives in the water, and...

 

[Dennis Nedry]

This is like asking if you can keep a tiger and leopard together. Don't, just don't. P metallica + G pulchripes = at least one dead spider

 

[Kyayro]

Thanks for the replies I was curious if it was possible since i wouldn't fight since I've read that P metallica is a communal species I didn't know it was communal only to other P metallica. Also bought the P metallica last week for 20$ and so far so good it molted yesterday

 

[Dennis Nedry]

Thanks for the replies I was curious if it was possible since i wouldn't fight since I've read that P metallica is a communal species I didn't know it was communal only to other P metallica. Also bought the P metallica last week for 20$ and so far so good it molted yesterday

I hear that an adul male and female will tolerate each other for a short time, but they're not really communal. Certainly not tolerable of other species, they are predators after all

 

[boina]

Thanks for the replies I was curious if it was possible since i wouldn't fight since I've read that P metallica is a communal species I didn't know it was communal only to other P metallica. Also bought the P metallica last week for 20$ and so far so good it molted yesterday

You are either a troll or I really need that facepalm emoji.

Let me give you an example: A wolf is a communal species. Do you know what happens if you add a bear to a wolf enclosure? It's going to be very, very messy...

And no, P. metallica is not communal in the first place.

 

[Kyayro]

You are either a troll or I really need that facepalm emoji.

Let me give you an example: A wolf is a communal species. Do you know what happens if you add a bear to a wolf enclosure? It's going to be very, very messy...

And no, P. metallica is not communal in the first place.

I've read and seen P metallicas being communal

Poecilotheria metallica's behavior parallels that of many arboreal spiders. In the wild, P. metallica lives in holes of tall trees where it makes asymmetric funnel webs. The primary prey consists of various flying insects. Spiders of this genus may live communally when territory, i.e. the number of holes per tree, is limited. The species is skittish and will try to flee first, and will also flee when light shines upon it, as it is a photosensitive species. Under provocation, however, members of the species may bite.

I'm new to owning tarantulas so i have a lot of questions not trolling since I'm not used with tarantula behaviors

 

[Little Grey Spider]

$20 P. metallica to a person who doesn't even know rudimentary keeping information?? I smell bullcrap.

Poecilotheria metallica's behavior parallels that of many arboreal spiders. In the wild, P. metallica lives in holes of tall trees where it makes asymmetric funnel webs. The primary prey consists of various flying insects. Spiders of this genus may live communally when territory, i.e. the number of holes per tree, is limited. The species is skittish and will try to flee first, and will also flee when light shines upon it, as it is a photosensitive species. Under provocation, however, members of the species may bite. I'm new to owning tarantulas so i have a lot of questions not trolling since I'm not used with tarantula behaviors

You pulled that off Wikipedia .

G. pulchripes: new world terrestrial, opportunistic burrower.
P. metallica: Old World arboreal.
Answer: no you cannot house them together

Communals are done with members of the same species and I believe usually from the same sac even (I've seen it with P. murinus for instance) and not just any species will live communally successfully. This takes far more research than Wikipedia can provide you. Please dont.

 

[boina]

Poecilotheria metallica's behavior parallels that of many arboreal spiders. In the wild, P. metallica lives in holes of tall trees where it makes asymmetric funnel webs. The primary prey consists of various flying insects. Spiders of this genus may live communally when territory, i.e. the number of holes per tree, is limited. The species is skittish and will try to flee first, and will also flee when light shines upon it, as it is a photosensitive species. Under provocation, however, members of the species may bite. I'm new to owning tarantulas so i have a lot of questions not trolling since I'm not used with tarantula behaviors

In the wild a tarantula may flee when there's a conflict. In an enclosure it gets killed and eaten. P. metallica may be tolerant of each other as slings and juveniles but it very likely won't work long term.

That, however, is not even the question here. Tolerance for other tarantulas never crosses species borders.

 

[ItzXskrilla]

Thanks for the replies I was curious if it was possible since i wouldn't fight since I've read that P metallica is a communal species I didn't know it was communal only to other P metallica. Also bought the P metallica last week for 20$ and so far so good it molted yesterday

Interesting question to say the least...
Ide say they wouldn't last more than 24 hours together. Possibly less possibly more. Either way one would be dead and the other most likely part dead.
I wish I could find a find a P. Metallica for 20$

 

[Venom1080]

Poecilotheria communals work until they don't. Smaller cages are preferable to mirror the conditions they have in the wild when they co-hab.

 

[viper69]

Hello I've recently bought a P metallica and a G pulchripes they're in seperate containers atm and I wanted to ask if they could be put in the same enclosure since the G pulchripes likes to burrow and the P metallica stays in the tree is that a good idea for when they reach adult size?
my P metallica is around 1.75-2inch and my G pulchripes is around 0.75-1 I think

If you do this, you will end up with one pet.

 

[Andrea82]

What is it with these Philippine dudes?? Don't mean to be rude or something but they seem to have a penchant for getting advanced species and knowing nothing about it but thinking they know a lot. If i got an euro for every person posting this exact same content from the Philippines, I'd be rich by now!

@Kyayro
Although some people here ( europe) keep them communally, this is only in its testing phase. And it is being done by long time keepers and breeders mostly, not beginners.
You do not want a communal of this species as your first. Getting this species as your first is something i would not recommend either. It is fast, has potent venom, and to add to that, in your case, if it escapes, it will just set up shop in your home because your climate is perfect for it. It will become a threat to you, your housemates and your neighbours.

Please be careful and house it appropriately and take caution when dealing with it.

 

[viper69]

Communals are done with members of the same species and I believe usually from the same sac

A bit too general. There's only a few species that man forces into a communal container. No one has reported observing seeing Ts in a communal setup. There have been observations of a couple of species living in close proximity in the wild, but that is not a true communal living situation.

Don't mean to be rude or something but

Facts are facts.

 

[Moakmeister]

I am so baffled.

First of all, why those two species in particular? They need completely different types of enclosures and moisture requirements, so that's already a bad idea. And the P. metallica, already being larger than the G. pulchripes, grows very quickly and would be a massive adult tarantula in the same enclosure as a tiny G. pulchripes spiderling. They'd also detect each other very quickly and try to kill each other, bye bye tiny G. pulchripes... what even? I don't get it!