Psalmopoeus cambridgei

[Poecilotheria]

Hi, I just got an adult female in a trade, was 5in. but it molted and is now 8in. Shes busy fattening up right now, are males of this specie hard to find? I read that they are very easy to breed and this female in particular has a very good temperment. After she bulks up I'll snap some pics with her on my hand, shes the most beautiful green.
Steve

BTW, I didn't know they got this big, is this normal? Just thinking about it, what does LMAO mean?

 

[nemesis6sic6]

hey

Wow going from 5in to 8in? how did that happened? wh0a I'm amazed any ways LMAO means laughing my @$$ off yeah well any ways you have a big cambridgei there...I'm still a little amazed by the growth size any ways have a nice day
geo

 

[Wade]

These guys grow really fast (as you've already seen) so your best bet is to buy 3 or 4 slings and raise them. You'll probably have a male in two years or less. The slings are usually on the cheap side.

Wade

 

[si_sleaf]

Wow! 3" growth?!? That's incredible, mine grew from 4.5" to 5.5" just a few days ago. What are you feeding that thing for it to grow like that? Must get mine fed up to a big size:} How do you find that cambridgei? Mine isn't as fast or as aggressive as was suggested to me.

Have you got any pics? I'd love to see some.

 

[Poecilotheria]

Yeah I gotta try to get some pics up, I got a camera but can't figure out how to post on here. I got her from a guy in a trade, he said she was 5in. and she molted, I got her, measured her at 8in. I have another at 3 1/2in. speedy and jumpy at times(literally jumpy!?) But other T's I got from him were 2in. bigger than he said,
Steve

 

[Aviculariinae]

hi mate, ithink the guy you got it off must have got the size wrong,cause its not possible for a spider to grow that big in one molt,but still they are a cool species

 

[Palespider]

Yeah, the previous owner probably measured without the legs spread while you measured with the legs spread. I've seen some grow as much as 1-1.5" in a molt, but 3" would be something new

Great species by the way.

Jim B.

 

[bluerich74]

Mine just molted also.It had a considerable growth too.Unfortunatley the area on the old shed where you can sex them was messed up.All the rest was perfectly intact.Figures.Anyway ,Heres a pic

 

[Venom]

Wow, I had not idea P.cambridgei could attain 8". Congrats on the monster chevy!