Panama Blonde Psalmopoeus pulcher care

[regalpaws]

I've been doing some research on this species and I've read to water the substrate and let it dry out completely between waterings. But Im not finding too much info on this species and was wondering how everyone is keeping them and what success you're having in your husbandry? To be more specific, what size arboreal enclosures are you keeping your 1" slings in, and info on watering down the substrate and how often. Kinda keep it like an A. avicularia? Thanks so much!

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

You can't see the sling in this picture but it is about an inch, enclosure is 4" x 8", I let it dry out before dampening again, water dish at the bottom and foliage down low (opposite of how you would do it for an Avic) it will almost always run to it's webby dirt hide when disturbed.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Psalmopoeus are hardy and easy to keep once you've got the basics down. They're very fast growers- for a sling of that size a tall deli cup would be just fine. Include a decent amount of substrate since this genus tends to burrow a lot as slings, then lean a piece of cork bark up against the side of the cup so that the sling has a place to hide/ climb. Moisten the substrate every so often, but done worry too much about it. Put a small water dish in the container (maybe a cap from a water bottle). Put some sphagnum moss in the container, because the sling will use it to make "dirt curtains" to hide the entrance to its burrow. As slings they mainly burrow, and as it grows it'll become more bold and start climbing more often. They're VERY food motivated and will grow quickly. Make sure you have good ventilation. Melting a few small holes in the sides of the cup should be good.

 

[viper69]

I've been doing some research on this species and I've read to water the substrate and let it dry out completely between waterings. But Im not finding too much info on this species and was wondering how everyone is keeping them and what success you're having in your husbandry? To be more specific, what size arboreal enclosures are you keeping your 1" slings in, and info on watering down the substrate and how often. Kinda keep it like an A. avicularia? Thanks so much!

The water substrate stuff-- one can read that for tons of species. I've never found it useful, and I don't do it but for maybe a few specimens.

I've kept this species, they are like the other members of this genus- easy.

At that size no larger than a 32oz deli cup. I had a female, raised from sling to adult- always ate well.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

But Im not finding too much info on this species and was wondering how everyone is keeping them and what success you're having in your husbandry?

Apart from P. ecclesiasticus (which are less drought-tolerant) they all have exactly the same care, slightly moist sub as slings, can be kept mostly dry as juvies/adults (just overflow the water dish and repeat when it dries out).

I've raised 3 of this particular species to adulthood (2 females, 1 male), I've also raised cambridgei/ecclesiasticus/irminia/langenbucheri/victori.

To be more specific, what size arboreal enclosures are you keeping your 1" slings in

32oz deli cups set up in the non-Avic configuration (slightly deeper sub than you'd give an Avic, cork bark leant against the side, low-level plant cover around the bark, and a water dish).

and info on watering down the substrate and how often

There's no set schedule for this as your local climate and whether or not you have heating/AC running will determine how quickly water evaporates from the substrate, do it as needed.

 

[antinous]

Psalmopoeus are hardy and easy to keep once you've got the basics down. They're very fast growers- for a sling of that size a tall deli cup would be just fine. Include a decent amount of substrate since this genus tends to burrow a lot as slings, then lean a piece of cork bark up against the side of the cup so that the sling has a place to hide/ climb. Moisten the substrate every so often, but done worry too much about it. Put a small water dish in the container (maybe a cap from a water bottle). Put some sphagnum moss in the container, because the sling will use it to make "dirt curtains" to hide the entrance to its burrow. As slings they mainly burrow, and as it grows it'll become more bold and start climbing more often. They're VERY food motivated and will grow quickly. Make sure you have good ventilation. Melting a few small holes in the sides of the cup should be good.

x2, had something written out but it was basically this.

 

[Duke1907]

Does this species have a dark coloration as slings? I've got what is supposed to be a P pulcher but it black as a mf at about 1.5 inches. I'm wondering if maybe I got sent an irminia (it uses it cork tube) or even some kind of terrestrial tit or Brachy by mistake. There's not a single blond hair on this b*tch.

 

[slocoj91]

Does this species have a dark coloration as slings? I've got what is supposed to be a P pulcher but it black as a mf at about 1.5 inches. I'm wondering if maybe I got sent an irminia (it uses it cork tube) or even some kind of terrestrial tit or Brachy by mistake. There's not a single blond hair on this b*tch.

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pulcher sling "Pudding " big worm for my bolty little nut job don't worry I crushed the worms head first rather be safe than sorry 😊

arachnoboards.com

There are sling pics about.

 

[Duke1907]

20220315_141559.jpg

pulcher sling "Pudding " big worm for my bolty little nut job don't worry I crushed the worms head first rather be safe than sorry 😊

arachnoboards.com

There are sling pics about.

Thank you. Maybe mine just has not "blossomed" yet. IDK.

 

[Smotzer]

As slings, and I also keep my adult Psalmopoeus the same way, keep them slightly moist and offer some digging depth to build burrows and dirt curtain webs with.

Kinda keep it like an A. avicularia?

No not like an Avicularia, definitely different than keeping it predominantly dry or mostly dry, especially as sling you need much more moisture than that.

And as far as the enclosure goes, also not like Aviculariinae where you want the plant cover in the upper 25-30% of the enclosure to build webbing in, I prefer the set up the enclosure with the plants primarily in the bottom 50% of the enclosure. I have tested this and by adequately cluttering the bottom portion around the wood piece it has allowed me to see even the reported most "reclusive" of the genus, P. irminia everyday. Enclosure design is not simply, just throwing some fake or live plants in just because that's what you do, plants, either live or fake, can be used to offer security to tarantulas in a way that helps them settle in quicker and also hide less. At least this has been my direct experience with enclosure designing.

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