phormictopus cancerides

[Colorado Ts]

@flyerguy ...Do you know what other species of Phormictopus are in your area?

Are they all P.cancerides, or do you think there might be other regional variations that overlap...or might be in nearby areas...?

Seriously...this genus is such a wreck, you could be an awesome onsite source of information....as you collect these slings, take pictures of them in their natural environment.

If you come across any adults....take pictures and see if you can safely include a scale reference, like a ruler or a coin of known dimensions in the image. You could possibly have several types, or species in your area, or in different terrain types...in your area.

And...YOU LIVE THERE....

 

[8leggedPreds]

I’ve been looking for a female P. Cancerides to add to the collection, but they’re hard to find right now here in the U.S.

 

[BennyBTamachi]

Haha, getting new tarantulas for you sounds like going out catching pokemons

 

[8leggedPreds]

Lol yeah I guess so! It’s just that the online dealers I know of don’t have any right now. At least not a sexed female.

 

[flyerguy]

@flyerguy ...Do you know what other species of Phormictopus are in your area?

Are they all P.cancerides, or do you think there might be other regional variations that overlap...or might be in nearby areas...?

Seriously...this genus is such a wreck, you could be an awesome onsite source of information....as you collect these slings, take pictures of them in their natural environment.

If you come across any adults....take pictures and see if you can safely include a scale reference, like a ruler or a coin of known dimensions in the image. You could possibly have several types, or species in your area, or in different terrain types...in your area.

And...YOU LIVE THERE....

i really dont know if they are all p cancerides i actually think they are because upon doing research i found out they are native to my country so i assume they are p cancerides i went back to hunt for more and was unsuccesful but i will go back today because i want to raise more than one. i took pictures yesterday that i will upload today so you can see it.

 

[flyerguy]

Lol yeah I guess so! It’s just that the online dealers I know of don’t have any right now. At least not a sexed female.

i could send you one if you pay the shipping and handling i get them for free out here just gotta hunt them down

 

[flyerguy]

these are the pics of my lil friend, bare with me horrible camera on my phone.

 

[flyerguy]

hey guys. my lil t died yesterday. i was very sad. but i wnet back to the same place and thank God i was able to find another one. ima do my best so it doesnt die on me. im learning as i go...

 

[flyerguy]

hey guys n gals n ts. i have unfortunate news. my baby t died yesterday and left me devastated for i was really looking forward to watching him grow. good news is i found another baby t roaming around and caught it. now im doing my best to not have this one die on me, thank god i was able to get another one for i have been really sad. any tips on how to raise him right ill be grateful, i dont want this one to die on me....

 

[mjzheng]

Post pic of enclosure

 

[Chebe6886]

Also do you know the species?

 

[flyerguy]

this is my new t but the other enclosure is the same as this one...

Also do you know the species?

i assume its a phormictopus cancerides because that is the t that is native to my country, but then again i am only assuming...

Post pic of enclosure

i posted the pics sorry for not posting it as a reply to you...

 

[Chebe6886]

Whoa not sure what that vegetation is in there but I’d take that out immediately and put some substrate in there. If you have access to coconut fiber do that.

 

[kingshockey]

use coco fiber and a pinch of moss instead of that chunk of plant? you have in the deli cup then it will burrow and settle in to its new home

 

[Colorado Ts]

hey guys. my lil t died yesterday. i was very sad. but i wnet back to the same place and thank God i was able to find another one. ima do my best so it doesnt die on me. im learning as i go...

You are really having a time with it...keep us posted.

 

[flyerguy]

You are really having a time with it...keep us posted.

yeah man thank god alot of these ts are born around this time, here are some pics of my new lil friend...

 

[EpicEpic]

I’ve been looking for a female P. Cancerides to add to the collection, but they’re hard to find right now here in the U.S.

Bro......go to the gas station....DUH!!!!

Pinch grab, ventral sex, male? Nexxxxxxt.

-P

 

[EpicEpic]

yeah man thank god alot of these ts are born around this time, here are some pics of my new lil friend...

Look up basic husbandry videos please or you will destroy the natural ecosystem aka the gas station!

Good luck troop!

-P

 

[flyerguy]

hey!!!
got a new tarantula spiderling, now im raisng two. wish me luck, these guys seem to die for no reason sometimes...

 

[Colorado Ts]

hey!!!
got a new tarantula spiderling, now im raisng two. wish me luck, these guys seem to die for no reason sometimes...

I would love to just walk around down there and see all the flora and fauna. I cannot imagine being able to go down the road and just pick up Phormictopus species...at the local gas station. I would be exploring everywhere looking for little pockets of indigenous populations.