Genus Poecilotheria

[Philth]

Nice!!Goodluck man!
Hey any chance I can use that tigrinawesseli male when your done?
-Chris

For sure man, I've been plucking P. tigrinawesseli males out of a communal the last few weeks.

Later, Tom

 

[jarmst4]

Are Males in a communal a
Problem? I have 2 in a regalis one. Will I have to worry about inbreeding?

 

[Philth]

Are Males in a communal a
Problem? I have 2 in a regalis one. Will I have to worry about inbreeding?

Communal Poecilotheria tanks are often the most effective by raising siblings together. I would assume this is how you have raised them ? If that's the case, if there is a female large enough to breed in that communal I can't see why inbreeding wouldn't happen:?. ( regardless whether inbreeding is bad or not) If you raised spiderlings all from different sacs together (Less likely in my experience) then there is less of a chance they will be inbreed.

At one point I had 4 mature males living in a communal P. tigrinawesseli tank. I never saw any kind of aggression or anything abnormal with the males behavior, and they were living with females pretty close to breeding size. You don't hear of to many successful breeding reports within a communal Poecilotheria tank though. I'm sure its not impossible though. I'm more worried that these mature males I have will be desensitized to mating when I introduce them to a female in a solo tank, since they lived there entire life close to other spiders. I don't really suspect that will be the case though.

Later, Tom

 

[jarmst4]

That makes sense. Just wasn't for sure if Inbreeding was something to avoid.

 

[jarmst4]

Trying out the camera on my wife's new iPhone 5. How do the pictures look in your opinion?

 

[jarmst4]

P. Regalis

 

[crawltech]

A few of my young P. metallica, from the brood...

 

[Ceratogyrus]

Freshly moulted P.tigrinawesseli female

 

[kongekilde]

my Poecilotheria metalicca black

 

[Philth]

my Poecilotheria metalicca black

Nice spider, perhaps you can share more info about this spider in THIS THREAD. (<<<Click this). I'm interested in seeing pics of it when it was younger and hearing where it came from.

Later, Tom

 

[kongekilde]

first sorry my bad english,im from denmark and dont wright eng that well :-/

i see ind the tred that ther is some that thinks, that the P.metallica black,just might be an older normal P.metallica,or just is a pic that have ben manipulated in fotoshop,but this is not the case. now i dont have pic off my metallice black as sling or juvi,i got it as adult from a guy ho did not know a lot about spiders,(so i got it to a werry werry god price)but i know that its not more than 3½-4 years olde, i have some normal metallica thats maby 4-5 years and they dont come close to having the same coller, and ther is sice, the black,will not get the same sice, as the normal metallica,as an adult i think it will reach a legspand, of maby 14 to 16 cm.
the one i have is now about 13 to 14cm in legspand.
now its a new spider for me and im still looking for info on it,but what I found out for now is this, and this info is not 100% for sure,its only what im ben tolde, its from india,its an higeland spider,its not an hybrid,its werry rare,and teh price it to insane...Im sorry i dont have more info at this point on the P.metallica black,but I will update as sone i get more info on this spider
and I have to say again that this info on the P.metallica black,is only what I have ben tolde,by others I know in the hobby from denmark,sveden and germany,and ther is not a lot of info on this spider any werr,so if some of u finde more info,pls wright it ind this tread
i have just founde in a other tread that. (There are three variants (natural) of metallica as far as I'm aware, black and brown and blue) link to the tread- http://www.the-t-store.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=13287

 

[LLLReptile]

Just wanted to share one of my own personal T's that I've been raising for a little bit - a gorgeous little P. subfusca.

Can't wait for her to get to be full size!

-Jen

 

[xTimx]

this is Wraith (Pederseni) 1"+, first two pics are post molt and then about 4-5 days later eating a cricket (i'm thinking its a female!!???? (crosses fingers))

 

[del9800]

P tigri


P metallica sling


P regalis sling

 

[Scorpendra]

I was given this pederseni as part of a trade 2 year ago, and his coloration is really bugging me even though the leg stripes are right.

 

[del9800]

Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2

 

[Palespider]

P. ornata

My big P. ornata girl caught in the act of putting a bolus in the water dish XD

 

[crawltech]

P. metallica.....this is what happens when you dont lock her enclosure door after feeding...lol

....a nice lil suprise the next morning, when walk into the spider room

---------- Post added 02-20-2013 at 01:54 PM ----------

^^ thanx guys!

P. rufilata

 

[Ceratogyrus]

I know there is another thread with these pics on, but might as well share here...
P.regalis

And then a juvie P.ornata (Suspect female with the light carapace)

 

[stewstew8282]

P. metallica.....this is what happens when you dont lock her enclosure door after feeding...lol

....a nice lil suprise the next morning, when walk into the spider room

lol wow, i would have crapped my pants had i saw that (until said beauty was safely back in her enclosure)