Oliverhenderson
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is a p muticus a good beginner fossorial tarantula i already own an old world and i really want another one and i love tarantulas that burrow wondering if i could get your input
Apparently they're one of the easiest fossorials to care foris a p muticus a good beginner fossorial tarantula i already own an old world and i really want another one and i love tarantulas that burrow wondering if i could get your input
No, if you really want a terrestrial "baboon", E. pachypus (they make really interesting burrows), C.darlingi or marshalli or even a Pterinochilus species other than P. murinus are much better choicesis a p muticus a good beginner fossorial tarantula i already own an old world and i really want another one and i love tarantulas that burrow wondering if i could get your input
In terms of husbandry, most terrestrial "baboons" are incredibly easy to care for.Apparently they're one of the easiest fossorials to care for
c marshalliWhich Old World species do you own already?
It sounds to me like you already have a great beginner OW fossorial.c marshalli
Yeah, if someone has a bit of experience, yes :-sApparently they're one of the easiest fossorials to care for
Yeah but they're total beasts....for such a large t, they're incredibly fast, and the tunnels and the speed at which they construct them is amazing. H. gigas was, for me, a t I never searched out, and have one just because it fell in my lap...I wish I had several...for me its become one of my most favorite fossorials...although I agree, next to me I. mira, this t is my least visible burrower.I got 3 h gigas t's 4 or 5 months ago. These were tiny when I got them and all have molted a few times and grown a lot. They grow at the exact speed as my obt. These are very similar to king baboons. The main differences are growth rates (muticus are extremely slow growing), humidity requirements (h gigas kept moist) and cost (h gigas are much cheaper). Make sure you really want a burrowing tarantula. Out of a dozen different t's I own, the h gigas are my least favorite. They are literally containers of dirt and I can see them a bit in their borrows with a flashlight.
If that's your basis for choosing, a fossorial is probably the wrong choice altogether.depends if you want a spider you can see. ive seen my muticus out of its burrow twice in 3 years. go for I mira, or Hysteocrates if you want a burrower you can see sometimes.
all my arachnids are for display. why do people buy C lividus if not for their colors?? dont know why youd buy a tarantula in the first place, you cant play with them so displaying them like fish is the only option.If that's your basis for choosing, a fossorial is probably the wrong choice altogether.
People buying fossorials aren't buying them for "display"....if they are, they're mis-guided in their motivations.
Oh that's an easy one...because they're mis-guided and don't know any better....we see it pretty much constantly.all my arachnids are for display. why do people buy C lividus if not for their colors??
5 inI would avoid Pterinochilus. P. mut isn't a bad choice , but a painfully slow grower.
Ceratogyrus and Harpactira are great baboons and are usually less highly stung.. But are you looking for something more feisty?
What size is your marshalli?
Ahh they are lovely at that size I would recommend C. meridionalis/sanderi or Harpactira hamiltoni/chrysogaster/baviana/marksi/pulchripes/namaquiensis.5 in
Hmm, may I ask why? I agree when it comes to P. murinus, they are IME more prone to bolting than most African Ts. They are also readily available and a lot of people tend to house them as semi-arboreals which is not a good idea. When it comes to the other species of the genus, however, I can´t really see that a P. lugardi or a P. chordatus for example should be more challenging to keep than a P. muticus ?I would avoid Pterinochilus. P. mut isn't a bad choice , but a painfully slow grower.
Yep all localities of murinus are prone to bolting but there is a couple that will stand and fight regularly though. Again with localities there has been a couple of localities seen in the wild living like semi-arboreal ie. murinus Tete and Kenya.Hmm, may I ask why? I agree when it comes to P. murinus, they are IME more prone to bolting than most African Ts. They are also readily available and a lot of people tend to house them as semi-arboreals which is not a good idea. When it comes to the other species of the genus, however, I can´t really see that a P. lugardi or a P. chordatus for example should be more challenging to keep than a P. muticus ?