show me your Linothele enclosures!

[Ceymann]

So I recently got this sling of L. sericata (formerly megatheloides) and housed it in a 1 gallon plastic jar about two weeks ago, its already built itself quite a web castle, its my first mygalomorph and Im really liking it, it hits prey super quick and beautiful webbing, looking to get a fallax soon too.

Im just curious to see what everyone's enclosure and webbing progress looks like, especially those with adults.
So, show off your dipluridae enclosures!

 

[Edan bandoot]

no thanks

 

[Scp682]

Don't have any atm because theyre expensive and hard to find and I'm broke. In addition they have short life spans for mygos. Might get one if i find any at the reptile show coming up.
Also you could do with some added cross ventilation in your enclosure, i don't see any. Nice sling btw

 

[Ceymann]

Don't have any atm because theyre expensive and hard to find and I'm broke. In addition they have short life spans for mygos. Might get one if i find any at the reptile show coming up.
Also you could do with some added cross ventilation in your enclosure, i don't see any. Nice sling btw

I see, how long have yours lived in the past?
I have read varying lengths of time, usually between 2-8 years, which yeah is a little short for mygalomorphs, but to me with their unique look, they are worth it.
There are drilled cross ventilation holes, but thanks

 

[Scp682]

I see, how long have yours lived in the past?
I have read varying lengths of time, usually between 2-8 years, which yeah is a little short for mygalomorphs, but to me with their unique look, they are worth it.
There are drilled cross ventilation holes, but thanks

<2 years for L fallax. L. Mega probably lives longer but i don't have personal experience. Still definitely worth it but again i haven't found any slings recently. Just a mature female L mega for 120$... also yea I just didn't see them before.

 

[Ceymann]

<2 years for L fallax. L. Mega probably lives longer but i don't have personal experience. Still definitely worth it but again i haven't found any slings recently. Just a mature female L mega for 120$... also yea I just didn't see them before.

Will admit it was a bit pricey for a sling, I paid 65usd for It, If I found a MF for 120 I probably would have scooped that up as well, diplurides are quickly becoming my favorite group of spiders right now, availability in the US is kinda poor, hence high prices, I have aboreal OW experience and have also kept loxosceles- but the speed of these linothele is on a whole different level! These guys are stupid quick ! I'm interested in possibly breeding them in the future, but my lord they can be difficult to contain!

 

[Edan bandoot]

rn in Canada we can get L1 dipluridae for $25 I think, you'd think the land of the free would be cheaper

 

[basin79]

I think I paid £18 or around that for my Linothele fallax sling here in the UK.

 

[Ceymann]

rn in Canada we can get L1 dipluridae for $25 I think, you'd think the land of the free would be cheaper

I think I paid £18 or around that for my Linothele fallax sling here in the UK.

Jeeze, cheapest I have found them online here in the states is $50usd, so basically double of what you all are paying.
They just aren't terribly common here.

 

[Scp682]

rn in Canada we can get L1 dipluridae for $25 I think, you'd think the land of the free would be cheaper

You'd think but it's not quite like that. More like, freedom within boundaries with exceptions in the fine print, It's freedom to be expensive and overpriced and greedy.

 

[Bastian Drolshagen]

Linothele sericata


Linothele fallax

 

[ClearlyNewhere]

Linothele sericata
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Linothele fallax
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What are the dimensions for your enclosures? Are they top opening?

 

[HeartBum]

What are the dimensions for your enclosures? Are they top opening?

Don’t think you’ll get a response any time soon as they haven’t been active since September

 

[Biollantefan54]

Just popping in on this revived thread to say I have had a L. megatheloides for at least 6 years now so their lifespan isn’t super short. Not 20+ years like tarantulas but I still wouldn’t consider it short