Pamphobeteus ultramarinus

[YagerManJennsen]

This has probably been asked before. I'm just wanting to know the general care and enclosure setup for this species. I know nothing about them and are quick expensive but they are just so colorful. Also what is the growth rate?

Thanks.

 

[Angel Minkov]

Damp substrate, 22-24/5C (they don't like it warm) and an appropriately sized enclosure. They're not difficult at all.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Indeed, they are high priced. And beauty. They aren't hard to care for, once you know the "standard" needs for a Tropical Theraphosidae. I can say based on my experience (had one loong time ago) that they are more opportunistic rather than burrowers.

Kept mine on moist substrate, a nice glass water dish, cross ventilation, some nice inches of substrate, hide (cork bark) fake leaves etc

A friend had a P.antinous back then, i owned a 1.0 P.vespertinus.

As far as temperament is concerned, they are on the "nervous" side. Nothing like a pissed off 0.1 P.muticus, of course

Good choice, great genus.

Edit: never owned a P.ultramarinus, but i don't think there's that much of care/needs differences.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

Thanks. I spotted a breeding pair of these and thought to jump on that opportunity as soon as possible.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

How long would it take on of these to grow from 2.5 inches to mature mating size?

 

[mistertim]

Thanks. I spotted a breeding pair of these and thought to jump on that opportunity as soon as possible.

Awesome. But holy moley, that must cost a pretty penny.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

Awesome. But holy moley, that must cost a pretty penny.

$750 to be exact. I never thought to buy a tarantula or two that cost that much, but these may be an exception... If my grades are high enough that is.

 

[mistertim]

$750 to be exact. I never thought to buy a tarantula or two that cost that much, but these may be an exception... If my grades are high enough that is.

Hey, if you have the funds and the experience with breeding, more power to you. Will be nice to have more of these in the hobby.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

I have not bred any Ts before. I Originally planned on doing a breeding project with an A. seemani pair but I can only choose one. Either the pampho pair or the seemani pair. And if by some miracle the breeding ended up successful, I dint the how to price this species.

 

[Angel Minkov]

I have not bred any Ts before. I Originally planned on doing a breeding project with an A. seemani pair but I can only choose one. Either the pampho pair or the seemani pair. And if by some miracle the breeding ended up successful, I dint the how to price this species.

If you've had no breeding experience, paying 750 bucks for a pair of young spiders and hoping to get something out of them would be almost surely wasted money and afterwards you don't know the female locality and cannot get matching spiders, so breeding becomes even harder. Ultramarinus require very low temps for breeding and seasonal changes - definitely not easy to breed

 

[YagerManJennsen]

Thanks. I'll just wait a long while before trying to breed these.

 

[Steve123]

Indeed @YagerManJennsen. Do follow Angel Minikov's advice and cut your teeth on something more straightforward. Only two people in the US and five or so in Germany/EU have been successful. Try something like Psalmopoeus irminia, or if you like fancy and expensive, Harpactira pulchripes. These are easy to breed and require no special temperatures beyond average ambient.

 

[YagerManJennsen]

I'll just stick with the seemani pair then. Thanks

 

[viper69]

Indeed @YagerManJennsen you like fancy and expensive, Harpactira pulchripes. These are easy to breed and require no special temperatures beyond average ambient.

I remember when they were super expensive, $500.00, and now their prices are dropping like rocks, and will continue to do so. The same thing happened to P. sazimai. I always wait to see if a new locality is going to be difficult or the next OBT in terms of reproduction. I believe H. pulchripes is headed in that direction over the course of years. A cheap pretty T is a good thing!