Phormictopus Atrichomatus Inquiry

[Raghild]

Does anyone have much experience with this species?

Currently I'm working with a care guide I found that was written by Tom's Big Spiders, and their needs don't seem particularly different than other species of phormictopus. But it was also the only care guide I found really.

I generally like to read up on new species quite heavily, but there just didn't seem to be a lot out there on this one and it got me wondering why.

Are they simply not a particularly popular choice? Or am I just looking in all the wrong places?

The little one in question:

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Hi
Tom's big spiders is good place for information. You can't go wrong with following his advice.All Phormictopus sp have more or less same care and husbandry requirements.
Good luck with the little one.
Regards Konstantin

 

[Mustafa67]

Does anyone have much experience with this species?

Currently I'm working with a care guide I found that was written by Tom's Big Spiders, and their needs don't seem particularly different than other species of phormictopus. But it was also the only care guide I found really.

I generally like to read up on new species quite heavily, but there just didn't seem to be a lot out there on this one and it got me wondering why.

Are they simply not a particularly popular choice? Or am I just looking in all the wrong places?

The little one in question:
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[Raghild]

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I did. There's info out there, just not a lot compared to other species. As noted, I'm using the guide from Tom's Big Spiders, and care appears on par with other phormictopus species.

The lack of widespread information just got me curious about why.

My inquiry was simply if they aren't as popular as other species for some reason. So was curious to hear from people experienced with them.

 

[nicodimus22]

I have an adult female that I raised from a small blue sling. Did a lot of burrowing as a sling. A little slower than my other Phormictopus specimens in terms of growth rate. I made both moist and dry substrate available to her, and as a juvenile and as an adult, she always chooses the dry substrate (and this seems to be true of all of my Phormictopus specimens.) She is rather laid back in her behavior, and mostly just walks into her hide if disturbed. Overall, I would say she's not any different than most terrestrials in the hobby in terms of care, save the moist-substrate dependent species like Pamphobeteus and Xenesthis.

 

[Raghild]

I have an adult female that I raised from a small blue sling. Did a lot of burrowing as a sling. A little slower than my other Phormictopus specimens in terms of growth rate. I made both moist and dry substrate available to her, and as a juvenile and as an adult, she always chooses the dry substrate (and this seems to be true of all of my Phormictopus specimens.) She is rather laid back in her behavior, and mostly just walks into her hide if disturbed. Overall, I would say she's not any different than most terrestrials in the hobby in terms of care, save the moist-substrate dependent species like Pamphobeteus and Xenesthis.

Thank you for the feedback it seems to be settling in well. I set it up on par with other phormictopus, except I mixed a little bit of excavator clay into the substrate as well. From what I could find, the regions they are native to tend to be clay heavy soils.

Going to be a fun few months trying to trust nature to do its thing.

I really enjoy raising slings, but all four of these ones are new species for me. And two are about half the size of the p. atrichomatus too

 

[WolfieKate]

Thank you for the feedback it seems to be settling in well. I set it up on par with other phormictopus, except I mixed a little bit of excavator clay into the substrate as well. From what I could find, the regions they are native to tend to be clay heavy soils.

Going to be a fun few months trying to trust nature to do its thing.

I really enjoy raising slings, but all four of these ones are new species for me. And two are about half the size of the p. atrichomatus too

I’m trying to avoid this forum as it’s full of grumpers who have caps lock stuck on and can only type one letter a minute. But I have a female Phormictopus atrichomatus. She is about 4-5 inches dls. And apart from Tom and a few rehousing videos I have found very little about this spider. I had no idea what to expect. The seller also loves Phormictopus and keeps alot in their private collection so I was able to quiz them. Fast forward. She is awesome, built like a tank. But still a bit of a mystery to me. I consider her to be one of my prettiest spiders as her adult colours are amazing, browns, pinks and bronze. She is also my biggest spider just. She doesn’t dig, hide, web, she is always out and very confident. She never kicks hairs or threatens. She runs towards air currents or out of open enclosures and once legged it out the top of a rehousing tube when I naively thought i’d blow air to get her to move... I suspect disposition varies from specimen to specimen but nothing rattles the tank more when fed. I’d be interested to hear how you get on with yours. Mine is kept entirely terrestrially with hides she never uses and a large water bowl. Ferocious eater. Good luck.

 

[herpetogeorgie]

Atrichomatus are a great example of a Phormictopus. Care would be the same as any other from the genus. They like it fairly dry and are very terrestrial and rarely burrow. They generally are aggressive feeders and have a fairly feisty temperament. Get very large like many others in this genus.

Strange to hear they aren't popular where you are. I usually find the three most common phormics for sale are auratus, cancerides and atrichomatus.

I have quite a few Phormics in my collection so am happy to answer any questions you might have